When:
Thursday, October 29, 2015
All day
Where: Norris University Center, Norris University Center , 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free
Contact:
Dittmar Gallery
(847) 491-2348
Group: Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Category: Fine Arts
School Works
Jerry Troung
Reception: Thursday, October 29: Free to all
School Works examines the political implications of the American educational system through blackboard-like large-scale paintings, sculptures that utilize objects such as plastic chairs and overhead projectors, and signs displaying summaries of notable teaching philosophies. On one hand, the works function as a critique by pointing out the contradictions embedded in education, while simultaneously referencing philosophical, social, and political ideas and art movements that challenge traditional modes of thinking. This exhibition strives to embody all we hope for out of school, a space that encourages learning and independence, but also the very thing that we fear it could become: a site of conflict as a political tool.