Stockyard Institute

 
 
25 years of art and radical pedagogy. 

Stockyard Institute is an ongoing civic and artistic practice founded in 1995 by Chicago artist Jim Duignan. Influenced and shaped by youth, radical teachers, and local activists, this continually growing network of collaborators instrumentalized the traditions of conceptual art and grassroots community organizing to collectively respond to the needs, questions, and hopes of those involved. A truly "lived practice," Duignan's projects emerge organically from early, formative experiences in Chicago's neighborhoods and alleys, public schools and parks, and his encounters with artists working outside of the mainstream. Operating on the margins of institutions, Stockyard Institute utilizes artistic processes to create utopian spaces of radical equality. This exhibition presents a retrospective look at Duignan’s practice through objects, ephemera, and documentation and brings together key collaborators, past and present, to imagine alternative futures for the city.

El Instituto Stockyard es una práctica cívica y artística fundada en 1995 por el artista de chicago Jim Duignan. Influida e informada por la juventud, por maestros radicales y activistas locales, esta red de colaboradores en continuo crecimiento instrumentalizó las tradiciones del arte conceptual y la comunidad de bases que se organiza colectivamente para responder a las necesidades, las preguntas y las esperanzas de los involucrados. Al ser una verdadera “práctica vivida”, los proyectos de Duignan surgen orgánicamente de experiencias formativas tempranas en los barrios y los callejones de Chicago, en sus escuelas públicas y sus parques, y de sus encuentros con artistas que trabajan fuera de la cultura dominante. Al operar en las márgenes de las instituciones, el Instituto Stockyard utiliza procesos artísticos para crear espacios utópicos de igualdad radical. Esta exposición presenta una mirada retrospectiva de la práctica de Duignan a través de objetos, coleccionables y documentación, y reúne a colaboradores esenciales —pasados y presentes— para imaginar futuros alternativos para la ciudad.

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Stockyard Institute: 25 Years of Art and Radical Pedagogy is organized by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Director of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, with Rachel L. S. Harper, Professional Lecturer for DePaul's Department of Teacher Education, and DPAM staff.

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Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

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