Eel Space

Eel Space Is Moving

eelspace — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:02:53 +0000

Eel Space is moving out of its current location, and will reopen this summer.
Chris Lin’s exhibition that was scheduled for January will be hosted at a different location at the beginning of 2010. Updates may be found on this website, on Eel’s email list, and on Eel’s Facebook page.

Make Believe In Yourself

eelspace — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:31:18 +0000

Make Believe In Yourself – Geoffrey Hamerlinck with Geoffrey John Hamerlinck.
Opening November 21st, 6pm-9pm, through December 13th.

Embodiment

eelspace — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:56:21 +0000

Nikki Renee Anderson, Madeleine Bailey, Alex Chitty, Lauren Gregory, Isabelle Schiltz, and Chris Tourre.

Through November 1

Conduction, A Performance by Chris Tourre, October 25th, 1pm-2pm.

Exhibition information PDF

Speculative Ways Of Living

eelspace — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:52:41 +0000

Aylor Brown and Carson Fisk-Vittori expand our relationship to the objects we live with, and Casey Smallwood facilitates a relational activity making ‘mini-pies.’

Opening September 5, 6pm-9pm
Through September 27

Exhibition information PDF

Devastation And Space

eelspace — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:57:32 +0000

Emily J. Gómez, Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen, and Jesal Kapadia.

Opening August 1, 6pm-9pm
Through August 30

Exhibition Information PDF

Reviews:
Time Out Chicago
New City
Bad At Sports
The Gallery Crawl And So Much More

Work On Paper

eelspace — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:47 +0000

Work On Paper (Silent Auction)
July 11th, 5pm-7pm

It’s been a real pleasure to see so much amazing work come in for the auction. There are some real steals to be had. Proceeds will help Eel Space pay the rent so it may continue bringing together people and ideas through its focus on Chicago artists and thematic group exhibitions.
Artists include Rebecca Schoenecker, Katy Collier, Kristina Paabus, Ryan William Chamberlain, Madeleine Bailey, Ryan Richey, Stephanie Nadeau, Jessica Taylor, Valerie Snobeck, Andrew Neher, Alex Chitty, Geoffrey Hamerlinck, and many others.

Afterwards, head over one block to the Humboldt Moving Picture Show!

Gained In Translation

eelspace — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:34:01 +0000

Andrew Blackley, Maria Gaspar, and Steffani Jemison investigate the translation of language, history, and cultures.

Exhibition information PDF

Opening: May 30th, 6pm-9pm
Through June 28

Domestica

eelspace — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:02:21 +0000

Sarazen Haile, Ryan B. Richey, Gina Siepel and Deborah Stratman investigate domestic space, memory, socioeconomics and history through the media of film, painting, cornbread and more.

Opening: April 18, 6pm-9pm
Through May 17

Exhibition Information PDF

Moonwalk

eelspace — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:47 +0000

Download Moonwalk here. An audio tour of Humboldt Park; Forces of Nature parallel project by Val Snobeck. On new tab/page in Firefox or other browser, go File > Save Page As, and save the MP3 on your computer. Add to iTunes, iPod, or any MP3 player, and enjoy the park tour.

Also in the back room, Snobeck's 'Nuture.'

Forces of Nature

eelspace — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:25:28 +0000

Despite ‘inventing’ nature through our cultural constructs, we still deal with its forces, as investigated in critical, playful, and ironic ways by Katy Collier, Rebecca Schoenecker, Val Snobeck, and Brett Tracy, with objects, work on paper, and video.
Exhibition Information PDF

Opening: March 7, 6-9pm
Through April 5