Evan Jenkins and Virgil Wong: 20 EYES
@ HungryMan Gallery
2135 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 12th, from 6PM - 11PM
HungryMan Gallery presents the photographic works of Evan Jenkins and Virgil Wong in 20 EYES, a show curated by fellow photographer and mentor Craig Doty. The pair, also roommates, met Doty in his photography classes during his teaching stint at the School of the Art Institute. This show is about the camaraderie felt between these three men and their relationship to photography. Doty elaborates, “We all like pictures. Pictures of blankets, couches, mirrors, girlfriends, trash. That’s not really what these photographs are about though. They are about seeing.” It is about growing beyond the institutional walls of critiques into a much more mature conversation with a visually and historically aware audience. As Doty’s show Women opens at fellow art space Roots and Culture the preceding night, and his recent exodus to Los Angeles, this is a culmination of growth for the trio, as well as a grand farewell.
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