Dunning explores the history of Cook County’s insane asylum through the works of 10 visual artists and 10 poets. The asylum and psychiatric traditions of the past would have incarcerated these artists for a variety of reasons, including identifying as queer and/or trans and being Black or Indigenous.
The exhibition exemplifies the types of culture we lose when our only solution to divergent philosophies is lifelong incarceration. Join the Center for Mad Culture for this unique glimpse at Chicago’s past and future.
Participating artists and poets include: Stephanie Heit, Robert Ives, Gabrielle Jensen, Charlie Nutley, Edwin Parker, Salem Hue Penny, Evan Reynolds, Titus Wonsey, Joy Young, Cam Collins, Lily Cozzens, Melissa Kreider, Michael Michalski, Bri Noonan, Genevieve Ramos, Megan Sterling, Joshua With, and Keira Wood.
The Center is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 11:00 am-5:00 pm, or by appointment.
Dunning is supported by Hyde Park Art Center’s Artists Run Chicago Fund as part of Art Design Chicago.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
