In collaboration with The Museum of Art Chicago, Highpoint Editions Artist, Andrea Carlson “has announced the placement of billboards around the Midwest in conjunction with their exhibition, “Chicago Works | Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons.”’ The billboard will be an adapted version of Carlson’s 2019 print, “Exit,” which features an earthwork that is known as Man Mound. Man Mound “is one of thousands of Indigenous structures and burial sites that have been fractured, flattened or otherwise destroyed by highways crossing through the Midwest.” “Conceived “a sigil for those who travel on I-94,” “Exit” will appear along roads between Illinois and Wisconsin—including near Man Mound—”so it can be observed by travelers on the same infrastructure that continues to cut across the landscape, including these mounds.”’
Andrea Carlson, “Exit,” 2019, screenprint. Courtesy of the artist and Bockley Gallery/Photo: Andrea Carlson
Chicago Works | Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons will be on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago from Aug 03, 2024 until Feb 02, 2025