A peek inside Patient Info, the Ukrainian Village DIY Artist Space.
Release Date: 12/20/2021
Architecture is Human
SAIC Beat
In our one and only, extended cut episode of season 7, we talk with Architect Duo Dickenson and SAIC Professor Douglas Pancoast about the changing landscape of architecture in our society today. But it's not just about buildings. It's about us.
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A peek inside Patient Info, the Ukrainian Village DIY Artist Space.
SAIC Beat
In the second episode of this season, we take a peek inside Patient Info—a DIY artist space here in Chicago that retains the structure of its former purpose: a doctor's office. To get a better understanding of the space and how its intact history converses with the work showcased in the venue, we sat down with MFA student and Director of Patient Info, Brian Jucas.
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Katherine Skwira-Brown's 'Porch Portal'—A Terrain Biennial Exhibition
SAIC Beat
In this two-part season, we speak with SAIC students working beyond the studio, outside the institute—After hours. Our first episode follows BFA student Katherine Skwira-Brown as she guides us through the complicated creation process of her Terrain Biennial exhibition piece, 'Porch Portal'.
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S05E02 - Shawné Michaelain Holloway on sexuality and power structures in the arts
SAIC Beat
To follow our exploration of SAIC's first dormitory history as a former Playboy mansion, we speak with Shawné Michaelain Holloway, an SAIC professor and alum who recently taught a course titled "Sex and Gender in New Media." Her instruction involves a critical engagement with existing ideas of sex and gender, so we asked her to share her observations about how these conversations have evolved over the years.
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S05E01 - Why did SAIC students live in a former Playboy mansion?
SAIC Beat
In this two-part season, we’ll explore how conversations about sex, gender, and sex work have evolved at SAIC over the years. Our first episode recounts the story of SAIC’s first residence hall — the original Playboy mansion — and poses some of the questions we can ask now, as artists and students.
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S04E03 - Sami Ismat on the consequences of whistleblowing
SAIC Beat
When the U.S. put sanctions on Syria in December of 2019, Sami Ismat (MFA 2020) questioned this sequence of events through a performance that brought participants into the mind of a whistleblower. In this final episode of Season 4, Sami explains why exposing injustice is not always foolproof.
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S04E02 - Zhisheng Wu on destruction and preservation
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MFA first year Zhisheng Wu describes a project he worked on with residents of a shantytown in Southern China to preserve their memories after the demolition and reconstruction of their home. His sculpture, titled Message Wall, combined the bricks from the fallen town and the dreams and wishes of its residents into a single form to honor the community’s roots.
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S04E01 - Nicole Marroquín on the power of rebel youth
SAIC Beat
Artist, researcher and School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Education professor Nicole Marroquín describes a critical moment of activism among Black and Latinx Chicago youth in the early 1970s — the Harrison and Froebel High School student uprisings, which were a grassroots response to racial injustice in the city’s public education system and beyond.
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S03E02 - Two Lies & A Truth: Brontë Mansfield
SAIC Beat
Brontë's stories:
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S03E01 - Two Lies & A Truth: Anna Godfrey
SAIC Beat
Anna's stories:
info_outlineIn the second episode of this season, we take a peek inside Patient Info—a DIY artist space here in Chicago that retains the structure of its former purpose: a doctor's office. To get a better understanding of the space and how its intact history converses with the work showcased in the venue, we sat down with MFA student and Director of Patient Info, Brian Jucas.
Patient Info Instagram: @patientinfo
Patient Info Website: patientinfo.club
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