Found objects

Abstract found in back of zine- "This group of paper ephemera was gradually collected in 2011 at the Blue Line California CTA stop public message board in the Logan Square neighborhood."

Marking the fifth anniversary of the Contemporary Arts Council, "Stuff" is an exhibition catalog commemorating an art show "about the stuff of our time."

Photos and description of artist Juan Angel Chavez's exploration of found and borrowed urban objects transformed into a large-scale fantasy "speaker" exhibition in collaboration with sound performers.

Artist's statement accompanying an installation at Atomix Coffee Shop.<br />

<p>From the project's website: A ravioli is a FREE, clear, water-proof, 12&quot;x12&quot; plastic packetfilled with original artworks and random materials submitted by contributors and artistsfrom all over the country. Any given ravioli contains an assortment of items or ingredients, ranging in media, intent, content, production level, and relation to one another. Items included may be practical, attempt to engage the participant in an activity or thought process, or may simply intend to amuse.</p><p>The project brings together a range of items, artistic and non-artistic, from a range of sources, and puts all the materials back out in public without definitions, restrictions or explanation. There is no right answer. There is no wrong action. A passer-by may choose to view the packet as garbage and throw it away. She might open it and pick out things that interest her. She might take the whole thing home with her to show her family or her friends.</p><p>There is no hidden agenda. There is no theme. There is no expected outcome.</p><p> Contains CD.<br /></p>