Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.
Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Talk | Andrea Carlson

August 3, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

A dense, horizontal image divided into 24 quadrants. Text at center states: "Neverending monument, please spare the garden. But if you must, let this be the place where you cast a shadow."
Andrea Carlson, Cast a Shadow, 2021. Oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, color pencil, and graphite on paper; overall: 46 × 182 in (each of 24 elements). Forge Collection, Hudson Valley, NY.

Join the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in celebration of Chicago Works | Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons with a conversation between the artist and Curatorial Associate Iris Colburn, who organized the exhibition.

English CART captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) are available.

Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe/European descent) is an artist based in northern Minnesota and Chicago. Carlson’s work includes multimedia artworks, works on paper, and public art projects, including a billboard project at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2021. Recently, Carlson participated in the Toronto Biennial, completed a residency at the Joan Mitchell Center, and was selected as part of Prospect.6, an upcoming triennial organized by Prospect New Orleans. Carlson received a 2021 Chicago Artadia Award, a 2022 United States Artists Fellowship, and a 2024 Creative Capital Award. The artist’s writing has appeared in books such as Indigenous Futurisms (IAIA Museum of Contemporary Indian Arts, 2020) and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map (Whitney Museum of American Art, 2023), as well as in online publications such as e-flux Architecture. Carlson is a cofounder of the Center for Native Futures, an art space dedicated to the work of Native artists in Chicago.

Details

Details

Date:
Saturday, August 03, 2024
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Event Category:

Accessibility

ASL interpretation

Wheelchair Accessible

Open Captioning

Other

Region
Downtown
Format
In Person
Audience
Life-long Learners, Scholars, Teens
Accessibility
ASL interpretation, Wheelchair Accessible, Open Captioning
Event Topics
Activism, Community, Design, Native American Arts, Social Justice, Women Artists

Venue

Locations

Location

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
+ Google Map
View Location Website