AREA Chicago and Requited Journal invite you to 'Whose world is this? The world is yours.' curated by Fereshteh Toosi. The screening will be followed by an open discussion with the artists and editors.
Friday, May 20, 7-9 PM
La Casa de Arte y Cultura ~ "Calles y Sueños", 1900 S Carpenter St.
"Maze & Labyrinth" - Hyeon Jung Kim
"Heavy Skirt" - Leang Seckon
"Wonder Stranger" - Via Tania & Michelle Ruiz
"1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim" - Anida Yoeu Ali & Masahiro Sugano
"To Persia" - Yasi Ghanbari
"Don't Shoot the Messenger" - Anne Elizabeth Moore
From the curatorial statement:
"There are no borders here". The artists in this program represent the best of transgressions, coyotes for cultural expression that reflect the complexity of living in a world connected by satellites but increasingly divided by borders traced on its surface. These nomads live and move among various places scattered across both hemispheres. They are shape shifters working in many forms including video, performance, collage, poetry, painting, photography, conversation and sound. These artists welcome us with open arms and after our visit they pack our bags with memories of magic, war, labor, and revolution. Their works are gestures that compel us to construct our own hospitable homes, safe and surprising at the same time.
Requited: a journal of innovative art, is a live semiannual journal
publishing work in several mediums, including writing, visual art,
video, and sound. Through publication and local events, Requited's editors bring together artists from different areas in the hopes of creating exchange, collaboration, and a uniquely curated experience.
La Casa de Arte y Cultura Calles y Sueños-Chicago Collective is a collective of Chicago artists and cultural activists who work to provide an alternative arts space for exhibition, the performing arts, music, film and cultural workshops for the Latino community. As a Latino Internationalist collective, we work to sustain collaboration, dialogue, cultural exchange and connection of the diverse Latino community in Chicago to La Casa de Arte y Cultural-Calles y Sueños, Juchitan- Oaxaca, Mexico. We build bridges to our motherland to nurture a new creativity and understanding.
