. Conversations at the Edge (CATE)

Jessica Bardsley: Into the Canyon

Thursday, September 22, 6:00 p.m. In Jessica Bardsley’s evocative, award-winning films, landscapes serve as potent metaphors for emotional states. The humid darkness of underground caves, geological striations of the desert, and unfamiliar topographies of celestial bodies become sites to explore pain, fear, resilience, and a desire for transcendence. Bardsley draws her images from iconic films […]

Announcing Fall 2022

Join us for the fall 2022 season of Conversations at the Edge! The series returns to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) Gene Siskel Film Center (164 North State Street) for in-person screenings with Jessica Bardsley (9/22), Tsai Ming-Liang (10/3), Marta Pajek (10/20), an animation program including Yoriko Mizushiri, Martina Scarpelli, Shoko […]

Thank you! 2021-22 Season

Thank you to everyone who made this year’s program possible! We are so appreciative of the outstanding artists who shared their works, time, and ideas with us: Renée Green, Lynda Benglis, Anocha Suwichakornpong, Pom Bunsermvicha, Tulapop Saenjaroen, Nazli Dinçel, Meriem Bennani, Andy Slater, Dani ReStack, Sheilah ReStack, and Nick Briz, as well as the artists […]

Announcing Spring 2022

Join us for the spring 2022 season of Conversations at the Edge! The series returns to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) Gene Siskel Film Center (164 North State Street) for in-person screenings, performances, and presentations with Nazli Dincel (Feb 17),  Meriem Bennani (Mar 10),  Andy Slater (Mar 31), Dani and Sheilah […]

Fall 2021 Season Recap

We would like to thank all of you for joining us both virtually and in person for our screenings and conversations with the fantastic artists of the Fall 2021 season of Conversations at the Edge! A big thank you as well to all of our presenting partners, including the School of the Art Institute of […]

Lynda Benglis in Conversation

Friday, October 08, 6:00 p.m. Virtual Event Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema Closed captions available Join Lynda Benglis and Molly Donovan, curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art, for a wide-ranging look at Benglis’s groundbreaking 1970s videos and related projects. Donovan organized the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition Lynda Benglis, on view […]

Lynda Benglis: Works in Video

Thursday, October 07–Thursday, October 14 Five videos by groundbreaking artist Lynda Benglis.  Presented in partnership with Video Data Bank. Theatrical Screening Thursday, October 7, 6:00 pm CT Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Screenings Friday, October 8–Thursday, October 14 Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema Closed captions available Renowned for her bold and tactile sculptures, Lynda […]

Renée Green In Conversation

Monday, September 27, 6:00 p.m. Virtual Event Zoom Join artist Renée Green and Jordan Carter, Associate Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, for this in-depth conversation about her expansive and research-intensive practice. Presented in partnership with Video Data Bank and the Society for Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of […]

Renée Green: Partially Buried and Mise-en-scène: Commemorative Toile

Thursday, September 23–Thursday, September 30 See Partially Buried, Partially Buried Continued, and Mise-en-scène: Commemorative Toile by the artist and filmmaker Renée Green. Presented in partnership with Video Data Bank and the Society for Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Theatrical Screening Thursday, September 23, 6:00 pm CT Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Screenings […]

Announcing Fall 2021

The Fall 2021 season of Conversations at the Edge starts Thursday, September 23! Join us for theatrical screenings, virtual artist talks, and virtual screenings! All programs take place at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and on the Film Center’s virtual cinema platform. More info at saic.edu/cate. […]

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