MARGIN ARTISTS OPEN THIRD ANNUAL FALL SHOW IN CHICAGO ARTS DISTRICT
Chicago, IL-August 6–On Friday, September 11, Margin Gallery and Collective will hold its opening reception for “THREE” the group’s third annual fall show at 1915 S. Halsted Street in the Chicago Arts District.
Margin artists’ works include photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, and metalwork. “THREE” displays the show’s curator, Ted Argiris, says, “I love working with these artists because they’re always challenging themselves, pushing themselves, to say something new in innovative and different ways.”
The show runs from Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 27.
Artists Talk: Friday, September 4 starting at 7 pm.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 11 from 6-10 pm.
Pilsen Open House: Friday September 25 ? Sunday September 27
Gallery hours: Fridays 5-9 pm; Saturdays 12-7 pm; Sunday 12-5 pm.
For information about the show, contact Ted Argiris, telephone: 312-893-8152 or email: targiris@ksgmac.com
FIRST ANNUAL SPRING ART EXHIBIT
Chicago, IL– April 10, 2009 — On Saturday, May 2, Margin Gallery and
Collective will hold an opening reception for its first annual spring art
exhibit at 1003 W. Fulton Street in the Fulton Market arts area. Margin is
comprised of 14 members whose work includes ceramics, photography, drawings,
painting, sculpture, and multi-media installations. This show marks
Margin’s first spring exhibit, adding to Margin’s successful annual fall
exhibits in Pilsen. It will showcase highlights from the members’ newest
works.
Ted Argiris, the show’s curator, says, “The emergence of spring in the air
in the city is a great time to see the creative endeavors of the past
winter. These artists are a talented and eclectic group, not afraid to take
risks and experiment while creating visually appealing work.” The Fulton
Street space features several pieces by each artist, allowing visitors to
take in a varied collection. Argiris says, “The Margin artists are active
and fiercely independent and this spirit comes through in the work.”
The show runs from Saturday, May 2 to Saturday, May 30.
Opening reception: Saturday, May 02 6-10 pm
Closing reception: Saturday, May 30 6-10 pm
Gallery hours: Sunday, May 3 12-5 pm
Thursdays 6-9 pm, Fridays 6-9 pm, Saturdays 12-7 pm
For more information about the artists and their work, visit the Margin
website www.margingallery.org
For information about the show, contact Ted Argiris, tel: (312) 893-8152
email: targiris@ksgmac.com
REVIEWS OF SOJOURN:
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“Sojourn”
Through Oct. 21 at Margin Art Gallery and Collective, 1915 S. Halsted; 5-8 p.m. Thursday Friday; 2-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday This exhibit’s title is apt, given the journey taken by this barely year-old collective and the paths its artists have traveled to show something meaningful in this Pilsen space. The trip may veer from expectations, like Todd Logan and Paul Kepner’s framed e-mails, which elevate the frivolous medium to more adequately convey life crises, or Linda Logan’s “Disposable Art,” shredded paper salvaged in wood boxes and classified by hue. And in the “Parking Garage” diptych and “Off Ramp” triptych, Jason Watts elevates our auto addiction to a bright pop art religion.
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Soujourn
Runs through October 21 at Margin Art Gallery and Collective The exhibit’s title references the journey taken by this barely year-old collective and its artists, like Avisheh Mohsenin’s reconnection to departed loved ones living in worlds she never knew, and Todd Logan and Paul Kepner’s recontextualized emails. The darkest corners of this exhibit, from T.W. Li’s reevaluation of images related to 9/11 to Paige Barnes’s return to childhood’s forbidden forest, are its most fascinating.
PRESS RELEASE FOR SOJOURN:
(Chicago, IL)–Margin Gallery launches “Sojourn,” its first group show, on Friday, September 28 at 1915 S. Halsted Street in Chicago. The collective was formed a little over a year ago by Nima Taradji of Evanston. Taradji, a co-founder of Hello Artichoke, a cooperative gallery in Los Angeles, sought to replicate that experience here. Taradji believes the exuberant scribbles of a seven year-old are as full of wonderment and passion as a Picasso. “What is intrinsic, “ Taradji says, “is that participation in art will in all likelihood lead to a better quality of life. “
18 months later, Margin comprises 14 members, whose works embody a range of differences and experiences as widely as the artists themselves. Painting is the medium of choice for artists Sioban Lombardi, Jason Watts, Dellamarie Parilli, Erica Huntzinger and Kris Casey. Nima Taradji and Avisheh Mohsenin express themselves through photography. Eric Steele and Beth Kamhi are sculptors; Linda Logan and Todd Logan explore conceptual art; TW Li and Pate Conaway are interdisciplinary artists; Josh Garrett creates monumental metalwork.
Ted Argiris, the show’s curator, says, “I love working with these artists because they are such a talented and eclectic group. Some are emerging artists, tentatively stepping out of their shells, while others are at mid-career, ready to take on more risk and experimentation.” Argiris says the group is driven by two passions: the drive toward mastery and the freedom to work untrammeled by the imprimatur of a gallery, a “school,” or a fashionable movement.
“Sojourn” represents the initial steps of the Margin Art Gallery and Collective’s first year’s journey. Like insects in amber, these works reflect a process caught in time, forever preserved.
The show runs from September 28 to October 21.
Thursdays and Fridays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Saturdays from 2-8 pm, Sundays from noon-6:00 pm.
Opening reception Friday, September 28 at 6-11 pm.
Second opening reception Friday, October 12 at 6-9 pm.