March 25 - 29, 2009 / Chicago As our world becomes increasingly interdependent, local practices are at once threatened, celebrated, worthy of preservation and dangerously divisive. As printmakers, our medium is likewise evolving, its borders increasingly permeable. Our traditions are a source of strength, but also a source of isolation. We now realize that our resources are limited, that what is done in one location will probably affect someone, somewhere else. Our community of supportive souls is part of a world in which time has become compressed: digital files can circle the world in seconds, and new technologies change the nature of exchange. Prints can be made and exhibitions can be mounted in ways that break away from sterile white walls to include installations, printed artists’ books, graffiti prints and paste-ups on city streets, 'zines and comics, even work that exists only in cyberspace. The 2009 Global Implications Conference features exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions, private collection viewings, and special events at over 40 locations around Chicago. Keynote speakers include Kathan Brown, Enrique Chagoya, Anne Coffin, and Jane Hammond. Bad at Sports will be podcasting a series of shows on the Chicago print community during the weeks leading up to the conference. Check out the first installment with Steve Walters and Jay Ryan at badatsports.com and look for new episodes every Sunday! Conference t-shirts, hats and other merchandise are now available through Cafe Press! Shop online now! |
