Please join us for the launch celebration of Portable Gray’s 14th issue, Pope.L: The Chicago Years, a special limited hard cover edition of the journal, on Wednesday, August 27, 5-7pm, at GRAY Chicago. The event will feature a panel discussion with contributors Mami Takahashi and Theaster Gates at 6pm, a live DJ performance by contributor Dieter Roelstraete, and issues available for purchase.
The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the release of the fourteenth issue of Portable Gray, a publication that draws on the work of the Gray Center. Pope.L: The Chicago Years is a special hard cover edition of the journal dedicated to remembering and considering the work of Pope.L, with a particular emphasis on his time in Chicago (2010–2023). Personal remembrances, art historical essays, creative writing, and reproductions of Pope.L’s works spanning 40 years, some never before published in their entirety, come together to offer a comprehensive view of the life and oeuvre of this extraordinary artist.
This event is free and open to the public. Please Resgister at the link below