Power In Numbers
Now in a Pop-Up Art Loop Gallery @ 205 S. State Street
Please join us for the closing night of Power In Numbers. This night is sure to pack just as big of a punch as the opening. We have great DJs lined up, it’s free, and of course there are 40 posters created by talent from all parts of the world!
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*Listen to the CAD Report Podcast. For the first Chicago Art Department podcast host Nat Soti welcomes Jason Frohlichstein and Mike Wilgus, curators for the Power In Numbers Exhibition. They discuss the show, design, posters and debate Shephard Fairy vs. the Mona Lisa
Power In Numbers is an international poster exhibition showcasing the work of over forty contemporary designers, illustrators, and printmakers. Participating artists have been asked to create a poster exploring their perspectives on multiplicity, ubiquity, and collectivism in contemporary poster design.
Power in Numbers addresses working in multiples and how posters are able to reach a wider audience through their innate accessibility. Posters are omnipresent within present day culture, making us both aware and oblivious to their presence. They have the ability to persuade, inform, enlighten, and even entertain. By uniting a diverse group of creative disciplines through one common medium, Power In Numbers strives to capture the global temperature of today’s leading poster design.
All work is available for purchase. To schedule an appointment for a private viewing or to purchase work between the opening/closing, please contact the Chicago Art Department at jason@chicagoartdepartment.org or wilgus@chicagoartdepartment.org
Curated by Jason Frohlichstein & Mike Wilgus
Sponsored by
The Participating Artists:
Adam Smith of Part Time Studios
Alex Fuller of The Post Family
Andy J. Miller
Bill Connors
Brennan Kelly
Bryan Christopher Baker of Stukenborg Studio and Press
Christian Kuras
Dan Funderburgh
Darren McPherson
Delicious Design League
Deutsche & Japaner ドイツ人と日本人
Duncan MacKenzie
Edie Fake
Eric Bonhomme of Mark Makers collective
Eric Zelinski aka OBNXMUTE
Iain Hector
James Gulliver Hancock
Jamie Winder
Jan Avendano
Jeremiah Chiu & Renata Graw of Plural
Onsmith
Jeroen Erosie
Joe Van Wetering
Julia Sonmi Heglund
Justin Fines of DEMO
Matthew Hollister
Miss Lotion
Nils Kristofersson of Studio ORO
Paul Sahre
Philip Tseng
Physical Fiction
Ray Frenden
Rod Hunting of The Post Family
Sue Doeksen
Torakamikaze
Undoboy
Veronica Corzo-Duchardt of winterbureau
Yani Arabena (in collaboration with Guille Vizzari, Y&G)
Yann Brien
and more…
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