HEAT:05 Public Dialogues

In conjunction with the exhibition HEAT:05, Vespine Gallery hosted Nicole Garneau in a series of public dialogues. Location: 1907 S. Halsted, Chicago. All events were free and open to the public.

Friday April 7, 2006
Public Dialogue: Performance as Social/Political Action
Nicole Garneau’s experiences in the Women’s Action Coalition, Insight Arts, and other artist/activist groups formed a basis for HEAT:05. In what ways was HEAT:05 a political project? This public dialogue included other artists whose work has an explicitly political nature, and concentrated on contemporary artistic approaches to politically or socially engaged work. 

Friday April 21, 2006
Public Dialogue: Making Public Art without Permission
It’s great to get a commission for a mural or site-specific installation. But this dialogue focused on how artists reclaim public space without official sanction. We explored how and why we make art that is legal or illegal, and how we talk to cops, audience members, and passers-by. Tonight’s talk used as a jumping-off point the HEAT:05 events of January 30, 2005 or, “How Nicole got Busted Doing Beet Juice Painting on Frozen Lake Michigan.”

Friday April 28, 2006
Public Dialogue: Themes, Materials, and Process in HEAT:05
HEAT:05 was initiated in order to publicly mark 10 years since the 1995 Chicago heat wave disaster, in which 739 people died in a week. Nicole Garneau approached the practice of daily artmaking as a way of doing research; of exploring the content of the heat wave; of figuring out-—as she went—-how to commemorate this tragedy. The project unfolded in an organic way with the help, input, and collaboration of many people. This dialogue looked back at the themes that emerged out of the year, the materials used, and the processes involved in making and documenting 365 performances in a year.

HEAT:05 project log

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