When:
Thursday, March 7, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Free
Contact:
Debra Blade
(847) 491-2307
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
War Games began in 2014, the same year that 12 year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun in a public park. This tragedy and the national conversation surrounding it sparked a series of unsettling realizations. While childhood play is often seen as a safe space, it is clear that real violence and play violence overlap and influence one another, creating a murky line between safety and danger.
Each work of art in War Games combines children's toys with state-sanctioned violence, commenting on the insidious ways that threats of violence impact American domestic life. The surreal toys presented here seem disconcertingly new, disturbingly familiar, and vaguely threatening. A question hangs over the work - what will keep us safe?
When:
Friday, March 8, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Free
Contact:
Debra Blade
(847) 491-2307
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
War Games began in 2014, the same year that 12 year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun in a public park. This tragedy and the national conversation surrounding it sparked a series of unsettling realizations. While childhood play is often seen as a safe space, it is clear that real violence and play violence overlap and influence one another, creating a murky line between safety and danger.
Each work of art in War Games combines children's toys with state-sanctioned violence, commenting on the insidious ways that threats of violence impact American domestic life. The surreal toys presented here seem disconcertingly new, disturbingly familiar, and vaguely threatening. A question hangs over the work - what will keep us safe?
When:
Saturday, March 9, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Free
Contact:
Debra Blade
(847) 491-2307
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
War Games began in 2014, the same year that 12 year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun in a public park. This tragedy and the national conversation surrounding it sparked a series of unsettling realizations. While childhood play is often seen as a safe space, it is clear that real violence and play violence overlap and influence one another, creating a murky line between safety and danger.
Each work of art in War Games combines children's toys with state-sanctioned violence, commenting on the insidious ways that threats of violence impact American domestic life. The surreal toys presented here seem disconcertingly new, disturbingly familiar, and vaguely threatening. A question hangs over the work - what will keep us safe?
When:
Sunday, March 10, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Free
Contact:
Debra Blade
(847) 491-2307
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
War Games began in 2014, the same year that 12 year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun in a public park. This tragedy and the national conversation surrounding it sparked a series of unsettling realizations. While childhood play is often seen as a safe space, it is clear that real violence and play violence overlap and influence one another, creating a murky line between safety and danger.
Each work of art in War Games combines children's toys with state-sanctioned violence, commenting on the insidious ways that threats of violence impact American domestic life. The surreal toys presented here seem disconcertingly new, disturbingly familiar, and vaguely threatening. A question hangs over the work - what will keep us safe?
When:
Monday, March 11, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: Free
Contact:
Debra Blade
(847) 491-2307
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
War Games began in 2014, the same year that 12 year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police while playing with a toy gun in a public park. This tragedy and the national conversation surrounding it sparked a series of unsettling realizations. While childhood play is often seen as a safe space, it is clear that real violence and play violence overlap and influence one another, creating a murky line between safety and danger.
Each work of art in War Games combines children's toys with state-sanctioned violence, commenting on the insidious ways that threats of violence impact American domestic life. The surreal toys presented here seem disconcertingly new, disturbingly familiar, and vaguely threatening. A question hangs over the work - what will keep us safe?