'LAX / ORD’ - curated by Thinkspace

Thinkspace x Vertical Gallery
'LAX / ORD’ - curated by Thinkspace (Los Angeles, CA)

September 3 - 24, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 3rd 6-10PM

Opening September 3rd at Vertical Gallery, Chicago, is LAX/ORD, a group exhibition showcasing new small format works by some of the most relevant and exciting artists working in the New Contemporary Art Movement. Connecting the West Coast art scene to that of the MidWest's, this survey exhibition will feature local and international artists curated by one of the movement's most active and respected proponents: Los Angeles' Thinkspace gallery. This collaborative presentation with Patrick Hull's Vertical Gallery is Thinkspace's tenth iteration of its successful traveling exhibition series, and will be the largest presentation of New Contemporary art ever to take place in Chicago.

Featuring 12" x 12" small format works by nearly one hundred individual artists, LAX/ORD is broadly curated by Thinkspace's co-founder Andrew Hosner. This comprehensive exhibition is meant to capture the diversity and dynamism of the steadily growing New Contemporary Art Movement, bringing the largest representative cross-section of its burgeoning international community to the MidWest for the first time. In addition to the ambitious gallery display, a sitespecific mural collaboration between Ghostbeard and Patch Whisky will be presented in tandem with the exhibition.

“With roots firmly planted in illustration, pop culture, comics, street art, and graffiti, put quite simply the New Contemporary Art Movement is art for the people," said Thinkspace co-founder Andrew Hosner.

Participating artists include: Aaron Nagel
ABCNT
Adam Caldwell
Alex Garant
Alex Yanes
Allison Sommers
Amy Crehore
Anthony Clarkson
Apex
Ariel DeAndrea
Baghead
Benjamin Garcia
Brandi Read
Brian Mashburn
Buff Monster
C215
Candice Tripp
Carl Cashman
Casey Weldon
Chad Pierce
Chie Yoshii
Christina Mrozik
Colin McMaster
Craig ‘Skibs’ Barker
Cycle
Dan Lydersen
Dan-ah Kim
David Rice
Derek Gores
Drew Leshko
Dulk
Edwin Ushiro
Erik Siador
Felipe Pantone
Fernando Chamarelli
Fintan Magee
Frank Gonzales
Fuco Ueda
Fumi Nakamura
Gaia
Ghostbeard
Greg Mike
Henrik Aa. Uldalen
Icy and Sot
Jacub Gagnon
Jaime Molina
James Bullough
Jana & JS
Jason Thielke
Jason Woodside
Jeremy Fish
Jeremy Hush
Joanne Nam
Josie Morway
Juan Travieso
Kelly Vivanco
Kohshin Finley
Know Hope
Kwanchia Moriya
Kyle Stewart
Linnea Strid
Lisa Ericson
Liz Brizzi
Lunar New Year
Mando Marie
Martin Whatson
Mary Iverson
Matt Linares
Matt Small
Matthew Grabelsky
Meredith Marsone
Michael Reeder
Mike Egan
Miles Toland
Molly Gruninger
Nevercrew
Neil Perry
Nosego
Okuda
Oneq
Pam Glew
Patch Whisky
Paul Barnes
Peter Adamyan
Seamus Conley
Sean Mahan
Sean Norvet
Sebastian Wahl
Sepe
Sergio Garcia
Seth Armstrong
Stella Im Hultberg
Stinkfish
Tatiana Suarez
Tony Philipppou
Troy Coulterman
Troy Lovegates
UR New York
Wiley Wallace
X-O
Yok & Sheryo
Yosuke Ueno