Center Field | Fielding Practice Episode 5: Open Engagement, William J. O’Brien at The Ren
On this month’s episode of Fielding Practice, Bad at Sports’ co-founder Richard Holland joins Duncan MacKenzie, Dan Gunn and Ime for our regular roundtable discussion about art, culture, and related happenings in Chicago. Duncan provides a brief report on this year’s Open Engagement, an annual conference addressing current issues in art and social practice; and we discuss the current survey of William J. O’Brien’s ceramic sculptures at The Renaissance Society (May 15-June 26, 2011). The discussion is a little more rowdy than usual, so hang on and hang in there and as always, thanks so much for listening!
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William J. O'Brien at The Renaissance Society, installation view.
William J. O'Brien, "Untitled," 2010. Ceramic. 19 1/2 x 18 x 6 1/2 inches.
William J. O'Brien, "Untitled," 2008. Ceramic. 7 x 6 x 5 1/2 inches.
Our picks for this month and beyond:
- Duncan MacKenzie: Frieze Art Fair in New York (upcoming 2012)
- Dan Gunn: Pandora’s Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (June 18 – October 16, 2011)
- Claudine Ise: The World as Text: A Temporary Reading Room at Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts (June 16 – August 12, 2011)
- Richard Holland: Western Xeditions, ongoing exhibition of artists’ books and multiples at Western Exhibitions.
