LECTURE: On Making; Methods and Techniques for the Production of Artist’s Publications in Historical Context
Save the date for the first lecture in a series at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, where Bridge Journal Editor-in-chief Michael Workman will trace the avant-garde lineages of the Bridge Journal going back more than a century, as well as, as the museum states: “the evolution of artists’ publications and manifestos. Using the Driehaus Museum exhibition, PAN: Prints of Avant-Garde Europe 1895-1900 and William H. Bradley and The Chap-Book from the Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, as a starting point, Workman will take us through decades of intriguing and sometimes revolutionary visual, literary and social history.”
Terrain Biennial 2021 Exhibition: Andrew Schachman at Landing Projects
For this year’s Terrain Biennial, Andrew Schachman: Cloudless Sky No. 1 will premier at Bridge experimental project space, Landing Projects. Hosted on the back landing of a private residence, the space provides a low-fi environment for artists to play and test-balloon new ideas.
LECTURE: Avant-Garde Publications in Perspective “From PAN to Bridge”
Save the date for the first lecture in a series at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, where Bridge Journal Editor-in-chief Michael Workman will trace the avant-garde lineages of the Bridge Journal going back more than a century, as well as, as the museum states: “the evolution of artists’ publications and manifestos. Using the Driehaus Museum exhibition, PAN: Prints of Avant-Garde Europe 1895-1900 and William H. Bradley and The Chap-Book from the Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, as a starting point, Workman will take us through decades of intriguing and sometimes revolutionary visual, literary and social history.”
Programming Announced for SOURCE RECURSIONS at The Martin, Chicago Sept 30-Oct 10
SOURCE RECURSIONS will showcase an exhibition of works drawing from and integrating the visual elements of our essays in the Bridge Journal, Volume 21, N1. Focusing on and deliberating the history of these elements as they relate to specific architectural, dance and movement art histories discussed in the volume.
SOURCE RECURSIONS at The Martin, Chicago Sept 30-Oct 10
SOURCE RECURSIONS will showcase an exhibition of works drawing from and integrating the visual elements of our essays in the Bridge Journal, Volume 21, N1. Focusing on and deliberating the history of these elements as they relate to specific architectural, dance and movement art histories discussed in the volume.
Bridge Journal V21N1 Now Available
Hello from Chicago’s independent, print-only journal of interdisciplinary art scholarship, where we just released the latest edition of the Bridge Journal, Version 21, Number 1 (click cover image above for our full masthead and table of contents). Designed by Bob Faust and Faust, Ltd., for this volume, focusing on the background and specifics of our Assembly Zones program, section editors Michelle Kranicke, David Sundry and Michael Workman worked with a wide range of artists and institutions including MoMA, Gladstone Gallery, The MIT Press, Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and others to produce our most in-depth research yet.
New Movement Matters Artists Roundtable: Selections from the Bridge Journal (click image to watch)
Movement Matters Artists Roundtable: Selections from the Journal …….. This long-running Bridge program hosted by Michael Workman, the Movement Matters symposia series investigates work at the intersection of dance, performance, politics, policy and issues related to the body.
This iteration of the Movement Matters series focuses on the themes of the Bridge Journal Volume 21, number 1. Artists and writers who edit the various sections from the Bridge Journal and their contributions will discuss how their work for the current volume relate to its overarching themes, including the role of artists around the world in agitating for democracy and social justice, the Assembly Zones initiative, and more.
Bob Faust & Faust Ltd.-Designed Assembly Zones Mural Installed on the Façade of the Evanston Art Center (click image for a video walkthrough)
Launched on June 19, 2021, the Bridge core collective oversaw installation of the timeline development mural for the Assembly Zones program designed by Bob Faust and Faust, Ltd. that wrapped around the façade of the Evanston Art Center building. The mural showcased architectural drawings and materials from the core project team member David Sundry, as well as materials developed through the Your Turn campaign.