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Art Tue May 11 2010
Sweet Tea & American Values: Ray Noland @ CUAS
From June 11-July 30, Chicago Urban Art Society (the Pilsen-based nonprofit arts organization and studio) presents Sweet Tea & American Values, an exhibition of solo works by artist and designer Ray Noland, aka CRO. The show offers "a glimpse into the absurd and at times distressing reality of our social experiment called the United States" and features Noland's boldly colored hand-cut stencil work on canvas. The works engage a variety of subjects--e.g., pop culture icons, political figures, and skin whitening ads of the 1940s and '50s.
Noland, who graduated from the School of the Art Institute, specializes in sociopolitical screen-printed posters and art activism. During the 2008 presidential election, he toured the country with "GoTellMama!", a grassroots art and video campaign in support of Obama. He's also the artist behind the popular "Run, Blago, Run" street art phenomenon (which, apparently, made it all the way to NC).
For a sneak peek of Chicago Urban Art Society's new 4,200-square foot exhibition and creative-use space in Pilsen, check the website. Or, better yet, see it in person at the opening of Sweet Tea & American Values on June 11, from 6pm-11pm.
CUAS | 2229 South Halsted
[CUAS] / May 12, 2010 1:00 AM
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