CYCLICAL, CIRCULAR. LIKE VULTURES // new work by JESSE BUTCHER & ANTHONY ROMERO

2013 April 1

by theacreproject

CYCLICAL, CIRCULAR. LIKE VULTURES.
new work by JESSE BUTCHER & ANTHONY ROMERO
April 6-27, 2013

Opening Reception: April 6, 7-10PM
Open Hours: By appointment

Happy Collaborationists
1254 N Noble
Chicago IL, 60642

Work in this exhibition begins within an endless series of stops and starts. Magnifying the liberation and ultimate demise of the American Hippie Movement the initial thoughts and images reflect upon current mirroring elements of modern culture in relation to the Woodstock and Altamont concerts, signifying the height and low of the 60’s. Subsequent generations seek to define themselves from the elements carved out and altered from the “present tense” of previous times. These works are a reflection as well as a ponderance of American belief systems and ideas of authority and anti-authority. It is intended that the work reflects both aspects of this ideal. There is a constant horizon. It is always sunset. It is always sunrise.

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JESSE BUTCHER (b. 1982 Germantown, TN) is an artist and educator living and working in Chicago, IL. BFA, 2005, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.RI. MFA, 2011, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.IL.

ANTHONY ROMERO (b. 1983 Austin, TX) is a writer and performer living and working in Chicago, IL. BFA, 2009, Texas State University, San Marcos.TX. MFA, 2011, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.IL.

HAPPY COLLABORATIONISTS is the curatorial collective of Anna Trier and Meredith Weber. “Happy C” provides exhibition opportunities for performance, installation and media works – including but not limited to solo exhibitions, public programming and private event planning. Together Anna and Meredith also collaborate on their own performance art practice under the name Meredith and Anna.

More information about Happy Collaborationists can be found at www.happycollaborationists.com