Elizabeth Allen-Cannon for ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐
๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, 2023. Acrylic on gessoed paper, 13 x 15 in
On view now through April 24 at @circlecontemporary at @the_arts_of_life
Chicago friends, I have work in this show and will be in town for the opening on Friday. I miss you all and hope to see you there! ๐ค Details below ๐ค
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RADAR is pleased to present The Threshold Varies, a group exhibition featuring artists who engage in perception as something that is variable, contingent, and unstable.
Artists include Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez, Ben Gould, Paul Heyer, Katrina Jackson, Will Krauland, Lawrence M., Susan Pasowicz, Forrest Frederick, Noelia Towers, and Lucy Walsh.
Join us for an opening reception on Friday, March 13 from 5:00โ8:00pm at @the_arts_of_life@circlecontemporary !
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#katrinajackson
@see4eva
#LawrenceM.
@susan_pasowicz@forrestfrederick@noeliatowers@lucy_kid_danger_walsh_12_
Special thanks to @latitudechi for the printing assistance
RADAR is a curatorial platform supporting artists and their practices in the Midwest, founded by @madelinegallucci . Learn more at radarmidwest.com
More photos by @grace_with_style of ๐ข๐พ๐ท ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ฎ, an installation of mine currently on view at @pennantplace
Exhibition statement:
The function of any shade is to limit the unpleasant effects of sunlight: to increase oneโs time in the sun by tempering the harsh effects of it. While sunshine is nurturing and pleasant, it is also radiation, quickly becoming fatal without the protective partition of the atmosphere.
For all of our time beneath it, the sun remains elusiveโwe cannot see it directly, and to attempt to do so is to blind oneself. And yet, sunlight not only makes the world visible, but is responsible for the growth and nourishment of everything on it.
In this installation, a shade sail serves as the substrate for a painting of saturated, cloud-like forms. Standing in contrast to the subtropical scenery of Central Florida, this work imagines the shield of ether between us and the essential yet unyielding force of the sun. What is our threshold for unbearable necessity? How do we position ourselves relative to such forces? And what structures must we build to support our own flourishing?
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Acrylic on shade sail
8 x 8 ft
2026
Now on view at @pennantplace
Exhibition statement:
The function of any shade is to limit the unpleasant effects of sunlight: to increase oneโs time in the sun by tempering the harsh effects of it. While sunshine is nurturing and pleasant, it is also radiation, quickly becoming fatal without the protective partition of the atmosphere.
For all of our time beneath it, the sun remains elusiveโwe cannot see it directly, and to attempt to do so is to blind oneself. And yet, sunlight not only makes the world visible, but is responsible for the growth and nourishment of everything on it.
In this installation, a shade sail serves as the substrate for a painting of saturated, cloud-like forms. Standing in contrast to the subtropical scenery of Central Florida, this work imagines the shield of ether between us and the essential yet unyielding force of the sun. What is our threshold for unbearable necessity? How do we position ourselves relative to such forces? And what structures must we build to support our own flourishing?
Iโm headed up to Gainesville, FL next week to install this exhibition at @pennantplace curated by @flounderlee
If youโre nearby, I hope to see you at the opening reception on Saturday from 2-4 pm at 928 NW 21st Ave ๐ฉถ
Thanks to @grace_with_style for the flyer design!
