MECHANISMS

Opening reception April 8, 2005, 6pm–10pm
April 8 through April 23
Heaven Gallery 1550 North Milwaukee 2nd floor, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Gallery hours: Saturday 1-5pm or by appointment phone/fax 773-342-4597
Curated by Duk Ju L. Kim in collaboration with Edmar/Version05.

Mechanisms: An instrument or a process, physical or mental, by which something is done or comes into being

ArtForum critic Peter Plagens recently opined, “irony has seeped so thoroughly into the pores of young artists that they don't even know anymore (or if they know, they don't care) that it's irony.

Irony has mutated in current art into qualities that seem, deceptively, unironic.”
Mechanisms measures the phrase “that the majority of post modern artists are caricatures of artists” and responds.

Mechanisms is not a détournement of the current the political climate. It is not about riding the wave of current contemporary art trends. It’s about the moment when a vision is taking place - as traditional as it gets. Without publicity for publicity’s sake.

Seven artists from NYC, South Carolina, Minneapolis, and Chicago examine the term mechanism through multidimensional surfaces.

Andrew Dunnill
Andrew Hurst
Kathleen Judge
Duk Ju L. Kim
Rollin Marquette
John Salhus
Raha Raissnia

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Andrew Dunnill
Mojocar, 2002, compositional study for metal sculpture, mixed media




Andrew Hurst
For whom the ghosts kiss, 2005, mixed media collage



Kathleen Judge
Engine 2, 2004, charcoal on paper




Duk Ju L. Kim
Untitled, 2005, charcoal on pape




Rollin Marquette
Untitled, 2005, study for sculpture, graphite on paper




Raha Raissnia
Untitled, 2004, mixed media collage




John Salhus
Untitled, 2005, oil on canvas