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Post-conceptual Practices from the Early 20th Century to the Present
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an infinite room, but still a room
Micah Schippa-Wildfong @ CHICAGO HARDCORE
October 3 — November 1, 2025
Assembly Ephemera I, II, III — documentation of NEGATIVE ECSTASIES (performed by Courtney Mackedanz, Kim Upstill, Lizz Smith, Max Buzone, Micah Schippa-Wildfong, Noël Morical, and Ulysses Wildfong) and Preparation of a poisonous fish (performed by Andy Slavin and Alex Hovi), giclée on deep metallic photo paper, framed, dimensions variable, 2025
an infinite room, but still a room — photograph of choreographic work of the same name (performed by the artist), dissolved in liquid fog, Borgova 500W fog machine, broken clarinet parts, deconstructed floor lamp set to incremental timer, dimensions variable, 2025
hope without hope — clock mechanism from the collection of the artist’s grandfather previously dissolved in lacrimal solution (false tears formulated by the artist), unframed, 2025
an infinite room, but still a room — photograph of choreographic work of the same name (performed by the artist), dissolved in liquid fog, Borgova 500W fog machine, broken clarinet parts, deconstructed floor lamp set to incremental timer, dimensions variable, 2025
hope without hope — clock mechanism from the collection of the artist’s grandfather previously dissolved in lacrimal solution (false tears formulated by the artist), unframed, 2025
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Curatorial social: @posttheorie, POSTTHEORY
Email: inverse.cubism@gmail.com
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