Opening: September 18, 5–8pm, during the Wabash Arts Corridor Crawl
Glass Curtain Gallery
Columbia College Chicago
1104 S Wabash Avenue
First floor
Chicago, IL 60605
Hours: Monday–Friday 9–5pm, Thursday 9–7pm, Saturday 12–5pm
T 312 369 8177
Slow Read presents the work of five Chicago painters alongside collections of books curated by each artist. The selected books, which range from Roberto Bolaño’s biographies of imaginary Pan-American authors to Anaïs Nin’s diaries, offer unique points of access to the complex and subtle abstract work in the exhibition. Installed amongst the work, these curated libraries also offer moments of respite, slowing down the viewer’s experience and allowing them the time to absorb the complexities of the paintings and drawings on display.
As part of Slow Read, the artists will work with the Center for Book and Paper Arts on the production of a limited-edition artist book that will be available during the exhibition.
Artists include Emiliano Cerna-Rios, Magalie Guérin, Brian Kapernekas, Nazafarin Lotfi and Tim Nickodemus.
Slow Read is curated by Justin Witte.
Programming
Artist gallery talks:
Tuesday, September 10, 1pm: Emiliano Cerna-Rios
Wednesday, September 25, 1pm: Tim Nickodemus
Thursday, October 3, 11am: Nazafarin Lotfi
Wednesday, October 16, 1pm: Magalie Guérin
Monday, October 28, 1pm: Brian Kapernekas
All gallery talks take place in the Glass Curtain Gallery at 1104 S. Wabash and are free and open to the public.
For additional information, visit:
Department of Exhibitions, Performance and Student Spaces
www.colum.edu/deps
Contact
Exhibition information: Justin Witte, [email protected], T 312 369 8177
Press inquiries: Cara Birch, [email protected], T 312 369 8695
