Join Villa Albertine for the opening of Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris, an outdoor installation at Experimental Station in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, to meet the artists and curators in person.
Photographs by two artists living and working on Chicago’s South Side, zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal and Tonika Lewis Johnson, are shown here on 61st street along with a series of images produced along the Paris transit system by Assia Labbas. Together, these images invite reflection on how the histories of racial and socioeconomic division within each city have shaped the relationship between center and periphery and the particular connection each of us has to public spaces.
Opening Passages is a citywide photographic exhibition featuring recent works by ten American and French artists who are interested in the dynamic social landscapes of Chicago and Paris. Selections from all participating artists are currently on view together downtown at the Chicago Cultural Center, while site-specific installations like this one highlight intersections between artists whose work resonates with similar themes or particular areas within each city.
The discussion between the artists is moderated by exhibition curators Carl Fuldner and Clément Postec (Ateliers Médicis, Paris) and is followed by a reception. Please note: the outdoor exhibition and reception are wheelchair accessible, but the talk is not.
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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.
