And Now

Stories from the Edge

Aug 10 - 24, 2024

We are on the precipice of a world that could soon be unrecognizable.

How is the world changing? What could that mean? What agency do we have in that change? How can we take control of the change for the common good? AND NOW is an exhibition that explores those questions. It will be on display in Chicago during August 2024, when the Democratic National Convention is in town.


Opening Reception :: August 10, 6 – 10 pm

Closing Reception & Performances :: August 24, 6 – 10 pm

Promotional image: Detail from DECEPTION by Jason Greenberg >>
Exhibition photos by Jason Greenberg & Gretchen Hasse

Scroll through artwork documentation & installation views below.

Above Banner: Detail views of installation of “FUTURE FOSSILS” by Ralph Skunkie Davis
Below Banner: “DEATH FOLLOW ME” oil painting on wood by
J Maloof

AND NOW: Stories from the Edge was curated by Gretchen Hasse, Agitator co-founding member.

All participating artists were asked to reflect on the current state of our country and make art that speaks about this specific moment in time. This exhibition is a continuation / follow up / response to /inspired by the 2020 Agitator exhibition And THEN which asked artists to envision and comment on the state of this country post-the COVID pandemic (which was in full swing and had forced the closure of Agitator’s gallery space at the time). Copies of the 2020 published catalog for “And THEN?: A Digital Exhibition” were also displayed and sold in the And NOW exhibition.

AND NOW: Live Fiction Reading & Performances - AUG 24, 2024

Featured writers/speakers:
arianna maggio
INSIDIOUS STUDIOS
Israel Villa
Lily (Basil) MacLachlan
Tamar Brooks
Rosa Lee
Mark S. Rosati
Maria Lourdes Byers
Jennifer Hochgesang


Performance by:
Alonso Galué
Wendy Madrigal
 


Exhibition installation assistance and promotions for the exhibit were provided by Jason Greenberg, Agitator guest artist.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

Andrea Cardinal
Andrew Francisco
Eugene I-Peng Tang
George "LARDO" Larson
Giovanna Aguirre-Peresson
Isabella Covert
J Maloof
Jason Brockman
Jason Greenberg
Jaxanna Fink
Juan-Carlos Perez
Kateryna Tkachenko
Katherine Nemanich
Leslie Hardie
Gretchen Hasse
Marie Magnetic
Mark Nelson
Nina Sun
Ralph Skunkie Davis
Rowan Campbell
San Chen
Sarah E. Rieser
Ramin Takloo-Bighash
Scottie Kersta-Wilson
Scumdrop
Victoria Park
Yi Sun
Zion Blu