About this Event
Join us for an exclusive, intimate conversation with ART on THE MART Executive Director and ART on THE MART summer headlining artist, British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer . The two will discuss Ilori’s artistic practice and immersive public projection, Omi Okrun, viewable nightly from Wacker Drive and the Chicago Riverwalk June 6 through September 11.
Coffee and pastries will be served. RSVP recommended. Free and open to the public.
For the first time, ART on THE MART has commissioned a NeoCon keynote speaker, Ilori, to create a new projection. Entitled Omi Okun (Yoruba for ‘Ocean Water’), the immersive installation is the artist’s most personal and largest project to date, amplifying memories into a multi-sensory work that will recreate his experience of the Pentecostal church ritual and traveling from London to Margate. Omi Okun is split into four chapters: white garments, incense scents, the water, and finally, a dreamscape. Weaving in his personal experiences through accompanying sound, the work will also feature Ilori reciting a prayer and echoes of a choir.
, presented in partnership with Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), is one of the world’s largest digital art platforms that transforms an architectural landmark into a permanent, larger-than-life canvas. A shining example of Chicago’s long-standing commitment to public art, ART on THE MART brings cutting-edge video mapping techniques to Chicago’s Riverwalk, displaying projections of contemporary art across the 2.5-acre façade of THE MART, the largest privately held commercial building in the United States, internationally recognized as a global innovator in culture, design, and technology.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
21c Museum Hotel Chicago, 55 East Ontario Street, Chicago, United States
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