CoLaboratory Exhibit Allows Attendees to Become Interactive With Art at Columbia College September 8, 2011

Columbia College Chicago presents CoLaboratory, an exhibition that visually examines the nature of collaborative art. Using dramatic video projections and mobile structural interventions, Chicago artists’ collaborative ED JR and (f)utility projects will exhibit works created independently within each group, but integrated in the Glass Curtain Gallery with reference to both the space and the interactions experienced in the development of the exhibition.

CoLaboratory will address the inherent frictions and challenges of collaboration, as well as its fruitful outcomes. Visitors are invited to adjust the structure on which video projections are shown, amending and re-forming the evolving images as they move. Four gallery events will allow those attending a chance to participate in ED JR’s large-format painting practice. The videos created from these interactions will then be screened as a part of the exhibition itself.

CoLaboratory is curated by Annie Morese with ED JR and (f)utility. This exhibition is in conjunction with ArtCrawl, Columbia College’s annual fall artwalk.

Sept. 6–Nov. 2
Opening Reception: 5–8 p.m., Sept. 8
Closing Reception: 5–7 p.m., Nov. 2
Gallery Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Thursday and 9 a.m–5 p.m., Saturday

RELATED PROGRAMMING:

•Artist Lecture: The Uncommon Nature of Artists as Collaborator with ED JR. and (f)utility projects collective members Paola Cabal and Edra Soto: 6 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Columbia College’s Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., First Floor

INFO: Mark Porter, 312.369.6643, mporter@colum.edu

Official Website: http://www.colum.edu/deps