VISIT Public Media Institute DURING EXPO weekend!
Public Media Institute will be hosting three exhibitions during EXPO Chicago:
SPACORE, a group exhibition at Co-Prosperity
Deep Needle, by Angela Davis Fegan in Co-Prosperity’s Windows
Art 4 Sale: Value Prints at Buddy!
We’ll also be hosting two events on April 15th:
A public reception for Art 4 Sale: Value Prints from 3-7PM at Buddy
A one-night event presenting performance work and object activations in Co-Prosperity’s gallery space from starting from 5-8pm, followed by SPACORE: THE CUNTY AND CLOWNISH PARTY from 8pm - midnight
You can read more details about these events and exhibitions below:
Co-Prosperity Chicago
Address: 3219 S. Morgan St // Open Hours: Saturdays 12-5:00PM [+ Sunday, April 16th 12-5PM]
Sat, April 15th:
The CUNTY AND CLOWNISH PARTY
📌Co-Prosperity [3219 S. Morgan St.]
12-5:00PM: Open Hours 5:00PM - 8:00PM: Performances 8:00PM - Midnight: DJs + Dancing (DJs: Francine Alameda + DJ Janesita)
SPACORE’s Performance Event and Party
Date: Saturday, April 15th
Address: Co-Prosperity @ 3219 S. Morgan St
Performances: 5:00PM - 8:00PM | The Cunty & Clownish Party: 8:00PM - Midnight
A party featuring absurdist spa treatments, performances, live music, a juice bar, and custom cocktails served from a ceramic fountain of blood! Want to call out from your stupid job on Monday? We got you covered! Take a selfie in our SICK DAY PROOF installation and be Instagram-ready to prove to your boss you can’t come to work. ONLY CUNTS AND CLOWNS ALLOWED.
(March 3 - April 23) In her solo exhibition DEEP NEEDLE, Chicago artist Angela Davis Fegan presents mixed-media portraits and letterpress posters drenched with queer desire. The 18 paintings and 200 letterpress prints collected in this feature range from antifascist political slogans, intimate self-portraits with a lover, and abstract renderings of life at the intersection of political identities.
(April 1- April 22) SPACORE is the lifestyle aesthetic of the moment. The luxury spa is the epitome of wellness capitalism in which all moments of rest are moments of rejuvenation for work, and so all rest is work. This ambitious exhibition is a satirical horror spa featuring multimedia work by an exciting group of over 40 artists from around the country interrogating wellness and labor in the midst of global illness.
Buddy Chicago
Address: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Ave // Open Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11-5:00PM
Art 4 Sale: Value Prints
(March 28 - April 31) Value Prints is an exhibition of images made by makers reflecting each other. By showcasing the work of LATITUDE’s staff, volunteers that support the space, and DIY users that flourish within its access, LATITUDE members support one another by embracing a possibility that is wholly unique to Chicago.
Public Reception for Value Prints
Date: Friday, April 15, 3:00-7:00PM
Address: Buddy Chicago @ the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Ave.
Buddy will be hosting a public reception at their shop in the Chicago Cultural Center for a show featuring LATITUDE staff, volunteers and artist community. Drinks will be served.
About Public media institute
Co-Prosperity is a gallery and HQ for Public Media Institute: a non-profit organization that brings you independent media projects like Lumpen Magazine, Lumpen Radio, and Lumpen TV, a gallery in upstate New York, Buddy (an artist store at the Chicago Cultural Center), and MdW: a coalition of artist-run organizations in the Midwest.