Press Release: Ten x Ten 2013
Homeroom, Spudnik Press and Access Contemporary Music
present "Ten x Ten 2013"
Release Concert & Exhibition
Saturday, November 16 at 6 p.m.
at Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 West Chicago Avenue
Ten x Ten 2013 provides a unique opportunity for visual artists and
music composers to collaborate in a meaningful, shared creation. The
product explores how visual and auditory senses can interact
artistically while providing documentation of Chicago’s visual art and
contemporary music communities.
The project strives to introduce artists and musicians that might not
have otherwise crossed paths, and encourages the development of a
creative relationship that transcends the typical show poster. The final
package consists of ten songs and ten screenprints developed
exclusively for the project.
10 Chicago artists are paired with 10 Chicago contemporary (classical)
music composers to each produce a work. The artists and composers
collaborate on a joint statement of intent describing the similar themes
and concept their works will explore. Using the joint statement of
intent as a focus, each visual artists has created one 10 inch by 10
inch scale print, published by Spudnik Press Cooperative. And each
composer wrote a piece performed and recorded by Palomar Ensemble that
is being pressed onto 12” vinyl.
The final package that will be released on Saturday, November 16,
2013 will be a suite of 10 prints and a record with 10 corresponding
compositions issued on record. The entire package will be sold for $35
and includes admission to the debut concert and exhibition at Ukrainian
Institute of Modern Art.
The partnerships of Ten x Ten 2013 are:
Edie Fake and Andrew Tham
Jo Dery and Jude Mathews
Aaron Renier and Brain Baxter
Chad Kouri and Marjorie Rusche
Craig Hansen and Betsy Start
Aaron Maurer and Tim Corpus
Ann Worthing and Amos Gillespie
Angee Lennard and Randall West
Renee Robbins and Seth Boustead
Homeroom designs artistic projects and programs with two core
values: conversation and collaboration. We build programming structures
with artists, audiences, curators and venues to create an artistic
dialogue with shared and far-reaching impact.
Spudnik Press was founded on the premise that art should be a
democratic and empowering medium, Spudnik Press Cooperative is committed
to being an approachable and affordable print shop; a space where
professional printmakers merge with aspiring students; a space that
encourages collaboration and the sharing of ideas.
Access Contemporary Music is a non-profit organization that
presents classical music as a living tradition. We perform new works in
innovative ways for new audiences, provide community-based education,
and collaborate with composers from around the world.
