Yuge Zhou (MFA 2015) emigrated to New York from Beijing intending to study computer science. After a change of course brought her to SAIC, she's projecting her views of America's landscape.
Literally.
Midtown Flutter, Zhou's entry for ArtPrize Nine, is located on Grand Rapids Art Museum's second floor, and features a projection map of midtown Manhattan exploring the interactions of people with their environment. It's a take on synchronization—how individuals within a group influence one another's behavorial patterns. In addition to a top 20 public vote placement from ArtPrize, Midtown Flutter has also been shortlisted for the 2017 Lumen Prize
Of viewing her work, which in itself is a meditation on viewing, Zhou says that "when you walk into the gallery, it’s kind of an uncanny appearance and seduces you to look closer and see what is going on.”
November 6, 2019
Geoffrey Alan Rhodes' Collaboration with Chicago History Museum Wins Chicago Innovation Award
Chicago00, a ground-breaking collaboration between the Chicago History Museum and filmmaker and Associate Professor Geoffrey Alan Rhodes (Visual Communication Design), won a Chicago Innovation Award in the Social Innovator category.
September 10, 2019
SAIC Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty Members, Visiting Artists, and Fellows
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is pleased to welcome new full-time faculty members who are joining the School.
March 1, 2019
F News Shines at the Illinois College Press Association
F Newsmagazine, SAIC's student-run publication received numerous awards from the 2018–19 Illinois College Press Association contest.
