Gallery 400 (Venue Partner)
400 S Peoria St
312.996.6114
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Michael Ruglio-Misurell, Project #12, Courtesy Gallery 400, Chicago
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Aug 25, 2009 – Oct 3, 2009
Tuesdays–Fridays (10am–6pm)
Saturdays (noon–6pm)
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Directions: Just north of "UIC-Halsted" stop on CTA Blue Line
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Some of the more memorable artworks of recent years have been immersive, meticulously constructed environments (see Mike Nelson, or Marfa's Hello Meth Lab in the Sun). Nevertheless, room-swallowing installations are a relatively rare species in Chicago. While that's partially a matter of funding, the work of Michael Ruglio-Misurell attests that you don't need lavish resources to pull it off. Balancing order and chaos, his Project #12 fills Gallery 400 with piled-up wreckage, make-shift dwellings, even uprooted urinals. Details within the aestheticized devastation provide the kernel of a narrative: squatters have taken up residence in a ruined food court. This scenario gives the work an open-ended quality, evoking economic decline or the plight of the homeless along with the aftermath of natural disasters.
