Since opening in 2004, Corbett vs. Dempsey has presented a range of international artists as well as artists connected with the historical and contemporary legacy of Chicago. The gallery’s mission has included extensive exploration of widely known artists, including Ellen Berkenblit, Brian Calvin, Arturo Herrera, Charline von Heyl, Dick Higgins, Rebecca Morris, Albert Oehlen, Joyce Pensato, Arlene Shechet, and Christopher Wool, supporting emerging and mid-career figures including Christina Forrer, Gabrielle Garland, Magalie Guérin, David Hartt, Celeste Rapone, Rebecca Shore, Lui Shtini, Cauleen Smith, John Sparagana, Omar Velázquez, and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, and championing artists of critical significance to post-war Chicago including Margot Bergman, Dominick Di Meo, Edward Flood, Philip Hanson, Thomas H. Kapsalis, Robert Lostutter, Christina Ramberg, Diane Simpson, Karl Wirsum, and Jimmy Wright.&nbsp;Creative music has always been a feature of the gallery’s activities; in addition to having its own record label, CvsD is proud to represent Peter Brötzmann and the estate of Sun Ra.Member Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA).&nbsp;Image: Installation view of Christopher Wool, February 8–March 30, 2019. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman.&nbsp;

New York artist Dara Birnbaum's Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman is a video art classic, featuring appropriated footage from the titular TV show hilariously edited into a visual mantra, repeating the explosive moment of WW's metamorphosis from secretary into superhero until it becomes a sort of miraculous new force of energy.&nbsp;Image: Still from Dara Birnbaum,&nbsp;Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman,&nbsp;1978 | 00:05:45 | United States | English | Color | 4:3 | Video&nbsp;

Dara Birnbaum: Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman

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