Tiger Strikes Asteroid features ATP faculty and alumni in "put a bow on it"

Learn more about the exhibition here. Companion programming below:

In addition to the opening reception on Saturday, February 1, 1 pm - 4 pm please join Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago for the following programs during the run of the exhibition. 

Saturday, February 15, 2pm–4pm join us in the gallery for a workshop by musician and fashion disruptor Anabel Hirano. In this workshop titled T-Shirts Can Be Betterparticipants will explore methods in deconstructing and reconstructing the ubiquitous form of a t-shirt. Processes will include cutting, tying and basic hand sewing techniques. The workshop is free and open to the public. BYO t-shirts, all other materials will be provided while supplies last.

Saturday, February 22, 2pm join us in the gallery for live performances by participating artists Flor Flores and Liz McCarthy. In the first performance, Flor Flores will conjure Kiki, a queer monarch butterfly, into the space through a blend of poetry and sensorial gestures. In the second performance, titled “The Mother Players,” McCarthy’s sculptural works will be activated by artist-mothers following a score of sound and movement. The performance will explore the idea of babies as vessels for desire, and how parents and society project their expectations and normalizations on these small forms.

Wednesday, March 12, time (TBA) join us for an evening virtual panel discussion between artists in the exhibition. The curators Maggie Borowitz and Frances Lee will moderate a conversation that explores themes present in the artists’ practices and exhibition at large including: iconographies that read as unapologetically feminine, formal strategies that suggest a restlessness around the idea of adornment, and representations of introspection and intimate exchange.