Water | Sept 24, 2023 – Feb 3, 2024
A still from 22 by Jennifer Buyck
Water is a partner program of the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial. This exhibition is a collaboration between 6018|North, and Villa Albertine; the works of two former residents will indeed be on view: Jennifer Buyck and Pierre-Alexandre Savriacouty. Water is ongoing research in sustainable strategies for a 2024 exhibition as a part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art investigating and elevating Chicago’s rich visual art and design histories and creative communities.
Water is presented throughout 6018North, with each floor housing four thematic sections:
- “Now” depicts the present conditions of the Chicago River and Mississippi River.
- “Then” offers archives and historical documents of Chicago’s waterways.
- “We the People – What Have We Done?” explores the anthropogenic effects on water.
- “Imagination” contend with the dueling view of water as harsh reality (a reflection of climate insecurity) vs. abstract metaphor of possibility (of fluidity and adaptability).
The exhibition features work by Rebecca Beachy, Jennifer Buyck, Eugenia Cheng, David Freid, Virginia Hanusik, Candace Hunter, Anna Johnson, Roland Knowlden, JeeYeun Lee, Jin Lee, Meredith Leich, Pierre-Alexandre Savriacouty, Tria Smith, and Ines Sommer.
Exhibition Open Hours Saturdays, September 30 to February 3 from 1-5 PM and by appointment.
Full program of events:
Sunday, September 17 at 5:30 PM on Lane Beach, 5915 North Sheridan Road: Water Music on the Beach: Persephone
Friday, September 22 at 7 PM at 6018|North : Chicago River at the Scale of the Anthropocene panel discussion with Jennifer Buyck, Adam Flickinger, Ron Henderson, and Phil Nicodemus – Limited number of attendees, click here
Sunday, September 24 at 5 PM at 6018|North : Exhibition Opening Reception and Surface Tension, performance by Anna Johnson (at 7 PM)
Thursday, November 2 at 7 PM at 6018|North : Chicago Architecture Biennial Opening Weekend Reception and Water Organoids, performance by Baudouin Saintyves