Urban Alchemy: Seeking the Spirit of the City

Artist Discussion begins at 6:30 pm

Addington Gallery invites you to a special exhibition and dialogue with four artists who have developed very personal idiosyncratic visual languages that speaks to the experience of living in Chicago's urban environment.

The paintings by Chicago artists Anthony Adcock, Misha Goro, Karen Perl, and Jeff Hirst all express a search for transcendence amidst the urban fabric of Chicago's streets, architecture, and meteorological events. While engaging in a process-heavy exploration of painting's physicality, each artist paradoxically uncovers an almost ethereal dimension within the Chicago urban experience.

The discussion will take place among installed examples of the artists' work.