Shifting the Center

Tuesday, August 29–Saturday, October 14

William Wiebe, They compacted the earth to bear weight (the soil shifted)_Benghazi, 2017. Photo courtesy of the SAIC Media Bureau.

Shifting the Center showcased projects by current MFA and BFA students that consider individual experience and the everyday through the use of architecture and site. These artists intervene into spaces of confinement, reassembling familiar visual markers and, in doing so, question sites that often go unnoticed. Viewers are invited to reconsider overlooked spaces and their relationship to the bullet environment.

Featuring works by Ivana Brenner, Ashley Freeby, Ryan Goh, Hope Wang, Catherine Hu, Ayesha Singh, Falak Vasa, and William Wiebe.

Curated by Graduate Assistants Lindsay Hutchens (MFA 2017, MA 2018) and Adia Sykes (MA 2018).

For more than 155 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program ranked number two in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world, and adults, teens, and kids in our Continuing Studies classes have the opportunity to explore their creative sides, build portfolios, and advance their skills. Notable alumni and faculty include Georgia O’Keeffe, Nick Cave, David Sedaris, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cynthia Rowley, Michelle Grabner, Richard Hunt, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Jeff Koons.

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