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Art Symposium 'The Figure, Humor and the Chicago Imagists'


Bold, graphic, irreverent and inspired by pop culture, the work of Chicago Imagist artists includes highly original, personal expressions of the human form. On Dec. 16, Elmhurst College will host The Figure, Humor and the Chicago Imagists, a full-day symposium that explores works by Chicago Imagist artists and highlights the College’s extraordinary collection of Imagist art. Featuring presentations and discussions on the topic, the symposium also includes the opportunity to view 33 works from the College’s collection that are on exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum.

The symposium begins with an introduction by Suellen Rocca, curator of the Elmhurst College Art Collection and one of six artists who formed the Hairy Who, a groundbreaking artist group founded in Chicago in the 1960s. Known for their powerfully graphic images and brazen sense of humor, the Hairy Who and others working in the ’60s and ’70s whose works possessed a similar spirit became known as the Chicago Imagists. The main presentation will be given by writer and curator Dan Nadel, who recently organized the exhibition What Nerve! Alternative Figures in American Art, 1960 to the Present, at the Rhode Island School of Art and Design and Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City.

The Figure, Humor and the Chicago Imagists symposium begins at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Schaible Science Center, Illinois Hall (190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, elmhurst.edu/campusmap), and later moves to the Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst). Admission to the symposium is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. For more information and to reserve a spot, visit www.elmhurst.edu/2018artsymposium.

 

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Date and Time

Sunday Dec 16, 2018
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST

Sunday, December 16
11:00 a.m.

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Elmhurst College - Schaible Science Center, Illinois Hall
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL

Fees/Admission

Free, but reservations are required

Contact Information

Suellen Rocca
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