Opening Preview with the Artists: January 30, 2–4 pm
Vista previa de apertura con el artista: 30 de enero, 2–4 pm
Present Standard
January 30–April 24, 2016
Guest curated by Edra Soto and Josué Pellot, Present Standard gathers 25 works by 25 contemporary, US-based Latino artists whose works play with the manifold meanings of "present" – as in contemporary, attending or existing – and "standard" – referring to a flag or pennant, measuring tactic, guiding principle or a potent symbol...
Opening Preview with the Artists: January 30, 2–4 pm
Vista previa de apertura con el artista: 30 de enero, 2–4 pm
Present Standard
January 30–April 24, 2016
Guest curated by Edra Soto and Josué Pellot, Present Standard gathers 25 works by 25 contemporary, US-based Latino artists whose works play with the manifold meanings of "present" – as in contemporary, attending or existing – and "standard" – referring to a flag or pennant, measuring tactic, guiding principle or a potent symbol of national identity.
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor
Pablo Helguera: Librería Donceles
January 30–April 24, 2016
Conceived by New York-based artist and educator Pablo Helguera, Librería Donceles is a traveling Spanish-language bookstore. Originating in Brooklyn in 2013 and named in reference to Mexico City’s well-known street of book stalls, the second-hand bookstore has traveled to Miami, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle and draws attention to the dearth of access to books in Spanish.
Garland Gallery, 1st floor
Present Standard
30 de enero–24 abril, 2016
Organizado por las curadoras invitadas Edra Soto y Josué Pellot, Present Standard reúne 25 obras de 25 artistas latinos contemporáneos estadounidenses cuyas obras juegan con los múltiples significados del término "present" – que se puede referir a lo contemporáneo o a la idea de afirmar asistencia, y “standard” – que se puede referir a una bandera o estandarte, una táctica de medición, una regla o principio o a un símbolo de identidad nacional.
Galerias del Avenida de Michigan, Piso 1
Pablo Helguera: Librería Donceles
30 de enero–24 de abril de 2016
Concebido por Pablo Helguera, artista y educador mexicano radicado en Nueva York, Librería Donceles es una librería en español itinerante. Iniciada en Nueva York en el 2013 y con nombre en referencia a la conocida calle de la Ciudad de México de librerías de viejo, Librería Donceles ha viajado a Miami, Phoenix, San Francisco y Seattle, y busca promover la literatura y cultura en la lengua española.
Galeria Garland, Piso 1
Image: Untitled, Luis Romero, 2015. Photo by William Bengston.