The Horror Show at Chicago City Arts Gallery
By Megan • Dec 27th, 2007 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)Wendy Leopold for Northwestern University reports:
“EVANSTON, IL.- Getting people to reflect on fear in a post 9/11 world where media violence and public numbness are the norm is no easy business, according to Northwestern University Professors David and Debra Tolchinsky. But the two have worked hard to do just that in an exhibit of art opening with a free reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2008.
A husband and wife who teach courses in horror writing and horror film production at Northwestern and whose collaborative artwork leans toward the macabre, the Tolchinskys are curators of “The Horror Show” at Chicago City Arts Gallery, 410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, running through Feb. 23. Among other works, it features art by Northwestern faculty and recent master’s of fine arts graduates.
The exhibit of oil paintings, sound pieces, video installations, interactive sculpture, photography, new media and film is, like much work in the horror genre, about crossing boundaries and uncovering that which is amiss, hidden, obfuscated or unthinkable.
“Horror has been a staple in art and literature for centuries, and continues to be as the opening weekend box office of the movie ‘I Am Legend’ points out,” says Debra Tolchinsky. “Our exhibit is designed to raise questions about what horror is and why it remains popular.”
Megan is a creative producer at Wise Elephant.
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