Events
Experimental Geography: Chicago, IL
A presention / party
January 15, 8pm
STOP SMILING Storefront: Chicago, IL
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Melville House Publishing will host a presentation and release party for the book Experimental Geography: Radical Approaches to Landscape, Cartography, and Urbanism, edited by Nato Thompson and Independent Curators International, featuring contributions by Chicago-based Artists and Organizers: Ellen Rothenberg, Deborah Stratman, Daniel Tucker and AREA Chicago. The event will be held on on January 15th, 2009, from 8pm-10pm, at STOP SMILING Magazine's Storefront—1371 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL.
Experimental Geography explores the distinctions between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth, as well as the juncture where the two realms collide (and possibly make a new field altogether). This lavishly illustrated book features more than a dozen maps; artwork by Francis Alÿs, Alex Villar, and Yin Xiuzhen; and recent projects by The Center for Land Use Interpretation, the Raqs Media Collective, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy.