THURSDAY APRIL 30, 2009
On the Trail of a Disorderly Future ( A tour)
2 PM at the Southwest corner of State and Wacker in front of the Renaissance Hotel
You will need train fare ($2.25)
The Place:
Deep beneath the surface of the city, a tangled ribbon of corridors runs throughout 40 blocks of downtown Chicago. This meandering passage appears to have grown up organically as if it were an animal¹s burrow or a donkey¹s path. Its route is illogical: the corridors exist outside of known space, and its hidden entrances lead to mysterious destinations. What is this place? It is the Chicago Pedway, an intricate non-system of pedestrian tunnels built to separate the citizens of the city from the dangers and foul weather encountered on the street.
The Tour:
The Pedway Walking Tour is a participatory look at the myth and mystery present in our everyday landscape. The tour re-imagines the tunnel¹s origins according to residual undercurrents in our urban history: fear of others, discontent and its Utopian counterpart (order), control, wonder, and fantasies of the future. During the tour, visitors will catch glimpses of characters including a fearful Archduke, a 19th century capitalist, a time traveler, and an eccentric president as well as hear stories about the history of Chicago and multi-level walkways. Although some residents may be familiar with portions of the Pedway, few have walked its entirety from end to end. The 90-minute tour starts at the beginning with the Renaissance Hotel, winds through corridors, lobbies, and connecting train platforms unmarked on maps, to reach the Pedway¹s conclusion in a magnificent vista on the 42nd floor of the SwissOtel, all without ever stepping outside.
Michael T Rea
Version at NEXT
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Hours: 7pm - 10pm (preview show for NEXT) •
by invitation email info@nextartfair.com for invitation.
The producers of Version festival release issue 004 of Proximity, at NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art one year after the publication launched. Please come by and visit our Proximity Materiels table. Version also partners with Reuben Kincaid Artist Management to promote artists featured at Version this year at a booth during NEXT. http://www.reubenkincaid.blogspot.com/
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About Proximity:
Proximity is a Chicago-based magazine dedicated to contemporary art and culture. Our mission is to amplify discourse on local and global art ecologies. We hope to serve as a map - of artists, collectives and alternative spaces, as well as commercial galleries, museums and universities - connecting and cultivating sustainable creative communities.
http://www.proximitymagazine.com
About Next
More than an art fair, NEXT is a showcase for the world’s talents and an adventure in cutting-edge culture. An opportunity to redefine the relationship between art and its public, NEXT is a portal to seeing contemporary art in new, innovative, eye-opening ways. NEXT will include works from both commercial and non-commercial arts organizations--galleries, project spaces, art publications and key private contemporary collections from around the world.
NEXT 2009 Opening Preview takes place Thursday, April 30
Show Hours:
Friday, May 1, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, May 2, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, May 3, 11am - 6pm
Monday, May 4, 11am - 4pm