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Calendar of Events

All events take place at LUMA, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, unless otherwise noted.

RSVP to

luma@luc.edu

or 312.915.7630. For a continuously updated list of

programs please visit

luc.edu/luma.

These programs are generously

sponsored by a grant from the

Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception

Friday, July 6, 2018 • 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Free to the public

Please join LUMA in celebrating the opening of three

summer exhibitions:

Following the Box

curated by Jerri

Zbiral and Alan Teller,

Folded Map

by Tonika Lewis

Johnson, and

Celestial House

by Victoria Martinez.

Following the Box Tour with

Guest Curators and Visiting Artist

Saturday, July 7, 2018 • 1:00–2:30 p.m.

Free to the public

Guest curators Jerri Zbiral and Alan Teller will lead a

tour of their exhibition,

Following the Box,

with visiting

artist Chhatrapati Dutta. Please join us for a first-hand

account of what inspired the exhibition, how it evolved,

and how it came to Chicago.

Artists in Conversation:

Victoria Martinez and Edra Soto

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 • 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Free to the public

Featured artist Victoria Martinez and Chicago-based

interdisciplinary artist, educator, and curator Edra Soto

will discuss Martinez’s work on view in

Celestial House

.

Inspired by her childhood in the Pilsen community,

Martinez’s exhibition evokes the poetics of the urban

environment and memories of home.

Art and Poetry: Victoria Martinez

and José Olivarez

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 • 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Free to the public

In collaboration with the Poetry Foundation, poet José

Olivarez will read a selection of his poems inspired by the

work of featured artist Victoria Martinez. Olivarez is the

son of Mexican immigrants, the co-author of the book

of poems,

Home Court

, and the co-host of the poetry

podcast,

The Poetry Gods

.

Artist in Conversation:

Tonika Lewis Johnson and Paola Aguirre

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Free to the public

Join LUMA for a discussion between artist Tonika Lewis

Johnson and architectural and urban designer Paola

Aguirre on their

Folded Map

collaboration. Aguirre

designed the mural-sized, interactive map featured in the

exhibition.

Academic Panel Discussion:

Following the Box

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Free to the public

LUMA will host a conversation with Ralph Nicholas,

University of Chicago Professor Emeritus of

Anthropology,

Following the Box

artists and curators Jerri

Zbiral and Alan Teller, as well as LUMA Curator Natasha

Ritsma. This panel discussion will provide cultural and

historical context for the

Following the Box

exhibition.

Artist Talk: Folded Map

Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Free to the public

In conjunction with the 2018 Filter Photo Festival,

Tonika Lewis Johnson will discuss

Folded Map

, her

recent project that visually compares the North and

South sides of Chicago. Lewis Johnson will be joined

by Chicago residents who were photographed for the

project.

Film Screening and Discussion:

Following the Box

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Free to the public

Join Loyola University Chicago Professor of Fine Arts

Sarita Heer and guest curators Alan Teller and Jerri

Zbiral for a screening and discussion of the short

documentary film,

Following the Box

, directed by

Anirban Mahapatra. The film follows Zbiral and Teller

as they travel around India and the United States in their

quest to unravel the identity of the mystery photographer

whose work inspired the exhibition.