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ALL THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK OF DEMOCRACY


  • Weinberg/Newton Gallery 688 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL, 60642 United States (map)

Weinberg/Newton Gallery (688 N. Milwaukee Ave.), a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes, is partnering with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to present All that Glows in the Dark of Democracy. The exhibition will kick off the ACLU of Illinois’s 2022 Engagement Series on Democracy titled “We the People” and will feature artworks that present a range of perspectives on democracy as a concept both in theory and in practice. Rather than presuming a universal definition of the term, these artists offer entry points into a dialogue via various media and modes of sensory engagement. Interactive installations, sculpture and video, including newly commissioned site-specific works, invite viewers to think critically about elections, monuments, public and private space, and national symbols. The artists featured are Alejandro T. AciertoKandis FriesenHannah GivlerAram Han Sifuentes, Ariana Jacob and Aay Preston-Myint.