Sanford Biggers assistant professor of Sculpture + Extended Media will be the distinguished lecturer at the opening  of the Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The first show “Ahh… Decadence!,” opens August 23 and will run through September 27. the exhibition, curated by Lisa Wainwright, brings together Biggers with over forty Chicago artists to explore decadence as associated with excessively ornamental expressions that suggest decay, the nonrational, pleasure, sex, and death. Recalling a style that reached its height in Europe during the 1890s, the work in this exhibition reflects a careful and critical perspective on conditions that encourage its return in contemporary art. Biggers, who often incorporates performance into his sculptures and installations and is known for his improvisatory edge, here takes on his first role as exhibition designer. “Ahh… Decadence!” is supported in part by The Kristyna M. Driehaus Foundation.

SAIC Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series:  Sanford Biggers

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 3pm

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL 

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