Rooted in Soil : DePaul Art Museum : Jan-Apr 2015

Fifteen pieces of mine, some brand new (including maquettes for a new large-scale project with the Chicago Parks District) are included in the DePaul Art Museum's exhibit Rooted in Soil.

There will also be a public performance of Milkweed Dispersal Balloons at the museum on April 11th from 1-3pm, followed by a panel discussion with NRDC's Manager of Arts Partnerships, Elizabeth Corr and Senior Attorney Rebecca Riley, moderated by animal studies scholar Dr. Giovanni Aloi, from 3:30-4:30pm. More info, here.

From the museum's site: Soil is omnipresent: a life-sustaining but overlooked medium whose cycle of decomposition and regeneration forms the very basis of life itself. Yet human activities such as large-scale farming and deforestation are compromising the health of soil on a global scale. This exhibition will bring together works by contemporary artists that explore multiple aspects of soil, documenting natural processes and human interventions, and proposing radically innovative solutions that combine leading-edge scientific approaches and fresh artistic and philosophical perspectives.

Artists include: Jane Fulton Alt, Vaughn Bell, Edward Burtynsky, John Gerrard, Julia Goodman, Jenny Kendler, Jae Rhim Lee, Sally Mann, Vik Muniz, Claire Pentecost, Justin Rang, Arthur Rothstein, Linda Swanson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Adriaen van Utrecht, plus a special installation by Chicago Wildsounds.

The show runs from January 29 – April 26, 2015. More information here.