Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking
Artist-to-Artist: Sandra Binion in discussion with Corey Postiglione
Join artist Sandra Binion and artist and writer Corey Postiglione in a discussion of Binion’s prolific career as it is represented in her retrospective exhibition Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking. Taking place in the exhibition itself, Postiglione and Binion will guide visitors through the rich collection of objects, documents, artworks, and media from Binion’s archive, unveiling Binion’s unique vision and creative process. Both artists have had long and active careers, and their informed and personal accounts of the cultural, historical, and social contexts that influenced the development of Binion’s work will provide a unique perspective on artmaking from the inside, as well as providing a meaningful assessment of Binion’s contributions to the history of performance and interdisciplinary artmaking.
Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:00
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
Free Admission
This special Artist-to-Artist Discussion is presented as part of the exhibition Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking, taking place at Experimental Sound Studio and throughout Chicago from April 12 - June 9, 2024. CLICK HERE for complete information or visit www.sandrabinion.com.
Sandra Binion is an interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago. From her early work as a solo performance artist in the mid-1970s, her work expanded into multimedia installations incorporating video, sound, photography, painting, sculpture, and scent in dialogue with literature, architecture, and historical references. She studied visual art, theater, ballet, and filmmaking, all of which have contributed to her unique and highly personal artistic practice. During her career she has collaborated with composers, musicians, visual artists, photographers, performers, filmmakers, and architects. Among these are Lawrence “Butch” Morris, Leroy Jenkins, Tatsu Aoki, Harrison Bankhead, Eponine Cuervo Moll, Amos Poe, Dirk Bakker, Marc Dilet, and many others. Her work has been presented in festivals, museums, galleries, theaters, and public spaces in the US, Europe, and Japan.
Corey Postiglione is an artist, writer, and curator. His paintings have been presented in over twenty solo exhibitions and numerous group shows nationally and internationally, and are included in several notable collections. He is currently represented by Space Gallery, Denver, CO; Westbrook Modern, Carmel, CA; and BOCCARA Gallery, Miami, FL. In addition to his career as a practicing artist, his critical writing has been published in Artforum, New Art Examiner, Dialogue, and C-Magazine. He has curated numerous exhibitions and has contributed essays to many exhibition catalogues. For 25 years, he taught studio art, art history, and critical theory in the Department of Art and Art History at Columbia College, Chicago, and is now Professor Emeritus. In addition, he has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology.
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