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Curation as Art as Medium, Again

by Steve Ruiz
Joan of Arc, Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Aleks and the Drummer., Ken Fandell, Paint FX, Mahjongg, Rachel Mason, Industry of the Ordinary, Thank You Rosekind, Jan Tichy, Wendy White at Co-Prosperity Sphere June 17th, 2011 - July 2nd, 2011
Posted 6/27/11

For being an exhibition themed around motivation and perseverance, I left feeling down from “Hang In There,” a show currently on view at Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere and curated by photographer and conceptual artist Jason Lazarus. While I trust that Lazarus’ own motivations were in the right place, the show itself hung as an explosion of labor and positivity toward no discernible end. Here were forty-five artists exhibiting works of all sorts, each expressing or reflecting their own c... [more]

Poetics of Light

by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Jan Tichy at Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) March 28th, 2011 - April 24th, 2011
Posted 4/17/11

On March 28, 2011, a small crowd gathered outside 1230 North Burling, better known as Cabrini-Green. It was an eclectic mix that witnessed this eventon Chicago’s north side: neighbors, former residents, security, journalists and art enthusiasts. This last set of onlookers are of course not commonly found hanging around an inner-city housing project, but they turned out for the lighting of Project Cabrini Green, a public art installation conceived by artist and educator Jan Tichy. Tichy's p... [more]

Illuminating a Recession

by Dan Gunn
Jan Tichy at Richard Gray Gallery - Chicago October 9th, 2009 - January 9th, 2010
Posted 11/16/09

It’s rare that an economic downturn has an 'upside' but without the downturn Jan Tichy’s show “Installations” for Richard Gray Gallery would not have been possible. Mr. Tichy’s video installations are literally embedded in the vacant offices and abandoned conference rooms of an entire floor in the Hancock Building. Stepping off of an elevator into an empty and dimly lit level of corporate offices is already an evocative enough experience on its own and is heightened by what... [more]

Paper House

by E-Slant Team
Hilla Ben Ari, Yifat Bezalel, Jan Tichy, Maya Zack, Shaul Zemach at Ticho House March 1st, 2009 - June 5th, 2009
Posted 5/24/09

Paper, a seemingly basic material that lends itself easily to a variety of functional applications, becomes the focal point for a new exhibition at Ticho House. In Paperworks, it morphs from a neutral and passive role into a meaningful creative medium with particular attributes that are central to the creation of uniquely individual works of art. The exhibition presents works by contemporary artists, including Hilla Ben Ari,Yifat Bezalel, Jan Tichy, Shaul Zemach and Maya Zack, who use... [more]

Interview with Jan Tichy
by Abraham Ritchie
2010-03-26

Chicago, March 2010 -- Jan Tichy's installations and artworks are strongly formal but can also carry a social message, as hidden objects are revealed from the darkness to be abstract forms or constructions of more significance. Connections emerge from the different media that Tichy employs, presenting ongoing investigations into social conditions and politics, as well as being aesthetic investigations in themselves. Tichy's practice has expanded to include exhibition design, designing "Moholy... [more]