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Contact: Tonya Pyatt 312.563.0977, 773.895.0637
This Side of Hope
Michael Genovese, Carlos J Ortiz, & Jon Lowenstein
July 6 - August 30, 2007
Chicago, IL - The Architrouve is proud to present the group exhibition This Side of Hope: Michael Genovese, Carlos J Ortiz, and Jon Lowenstein. This body of work exemplifies the beauty within tragedy of urban life, a visual witness to the human condition and the looming presence of hope. This collaboration testifies that cities are made of struggles and rewards, an experience that doesn't limit itself to one particular culture, race, or class; The exhibition includes photography by Carlos J Ortiz and Jon Lowenstein, and mixed media by Michael Genovese.
Opening Night Party
Friday, July 6, 7-10pm
The Architrouve
1433 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
312-563-0977
Exhibition runs until September 30th, 2007
Gallery Hours: Wed. through Fri. 10-6 & Sat. 10-3
Michael Genovese
Emerging from Chicago's inner-city, Michael's journey is colored by the vibrant diversity of culture and self discovery. He incorporates various skills and materials, learned from his visual progress, to communicate a socially conscious agenda. Michael builds bridges with his work, producing subject matter that speaks to the contemplation of art and industry, differences between cultures, and the value of process.
Carlos J Ortiz
Born in San Juan Puerto Rico and raised in Chicago. Ortiz is a photojournalist who worked on City 2000, a year long project documenting Chicago and its inhabitants. He travels to capture "Street Photography" and has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Tribune Magazine, Parade, Philidelphia Publications, and others.
Jon Lowenstein
Jon Lowenstein has been a professional photographer for more than ten years. He specializes in long-term, in-depth documentary photographic projects that question the status quo. He has completed work on his first book, which explores the lives of developmentally disabled people in Illinois and is now working on several book projects and helped publish "Our Streets" a community newspaper about the nearby South Side Chicago community that he is documenting. He has won many awards, including being recently named a 2007 World Press Photo Award, a 2007 USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism Racial Justice Fellow, and many more.
Further questions please contact The Architrouve Director, Tonya Pyatt at 312-563-0977
This Side of Hope
Opening Friday, July 6 - September 30
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