Selling It

From September 19-23, 2012 the Hyde Park Art Center hosted “Selling It” at EXPO CHGO.  “Selling It” provided representation for artists who have created socially engaged work from across the country at the fair exploring of the place and role of socially engaged art in a market system.

Who and what is represented and how if the work is not primarily by nature object based? How can these practices be financially viable? Are there alternate funding sources to support this kind of work that can come from the market system? How are artists, participants and collaborators compensated, or not?

Represented artists and projects included at Expo:

Harrell Fletcher
Lee Walton
Lori Gordon
Ariana Jacob
Crystal Baxley
Songs on Conceptual Art

You Belong to the Universe, 2012

Jen Delos Reyes and Caitlin Moore

Gingerbread geodesic dome,
Gingerbread, sugar glass

When one hears the name Buckminster Fuller perhaps the image that comes to mind is the geodesic dome. This efficient and economical structure embodies his utopian visions and values, as well as his approach to design and sustainability. Over the course of his lifetime Fuller made countless contributions and innovations in the worlds of architecture, design, philosophy, mathematics, and urban planning.

Buckminster Fuller embarked on a lifelong “experiment to discover what the little, penniless, unknown individual might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity.” He truly believed that each one of us could make the difference. Our lives, and our experiences are our gifts to each other and universe. His life and work serve as an important reminder to in his own words, “Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.”