Counterpublic

Counterpublic

March 13th and
March 14th, 2015

Counterpublic is an expansive exhibition that commissions artists to create a series of projects that engage a different conception of cultural space.

Opening Reception:
March 13th from 7 - 9pm

Public tours on March 14th from 12 to 6pm

Performance by Alberto Aguilar on March 14th at 3pm

"Final Meals" Communal Dinner at Black Bear Bakery on March 14th from 7 to 9pm *RSVP to info@theluminaryarts.com is required. Dinner is free and seating is limited to 50 people.

Counterpublic addresses the complex publics that make up a community, presenting artists and artworks that speak unevenly across space, aiming for a form of public art that folds into the vibrancy of daily life and engages the pressing issues of our city and of our time.

Over the course of two days on March 13th and 14th, 2015, the exhibition will open simultaneously at The Luminary and at various locations throughout the Cherokee Street neighborhood featuring work from Alberto Aguilar, Damon Davis, EDELO, Lucky Pierre, Dread Scott, Sean Starowitz, and Work/Play.

Projects include:
Alberto Aguilar at El Torito & The Luminary
Damon Davis at The Luminary
EDELO at El Chico Bakery
Lucky Pierre at Black Bear Bakery
Dread Scott at multiple locations
Sean Starowitz at Gooolll
Work/Play at Sweet Shears

The Luminary's exhibitions receive significant support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Arts Commission, Arts and Education Council and the Missouri Arts Council. Beer is provided by Urban Chestnut Brewing Company.