The Art Institute of Chicago
Mapping the Globe
2/21, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Fullerton Hall FREE

360 Degrees: Art beyond Borders

For over twenty years, artist Ruth Watson has worked with cartographic ideas and imagery as a major basis for her artwork. From emerging artist projects such as Planetarium at Artspace (Auckland, 1989) to Paradise Now? Contemporary Art from the Pacific (Asia Society Museum, New York, 2003) her work has consistently engaged these concerns, particularly the image of the world.

In this talk, Watson will focus on recent work and ongoing concerns with the histories and specificities of map projections.

Presented with the Newberry Library and the Chicago Map Society.


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