July 12 - August 18
IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW
A three-part series at rowlandcontemporary.
2006
June 9
NEW WORK
JEREMY BOYLE, solo exhibition.
May 5
ENDO GAINER
J. PATRICK WALSH III, solo exhibition.
April / May
GROUP GROUP SHOW and NFO XPO at Version Fest ‘06 Parallel Cities.
April 7
COVERS
OLI WATT, solo exhibition.
April 2
WILD TALENTS
A talent show organized by ALINE CAUTIS.
March 3
ALL EYEZ ON ME
JUSTIN SCHAEFER, solo exhibition..
February 18
SILENT AUCTION. To benefit Booster and Seven.
January 14
AROUND IT. A screening of the work of 11 contemporary film and video artists.
2005
November 18
GROUP EXHIBITION.
WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN, CHRIS UPHUES,
DAVID ROTHENBERG, &c.
October 14
CrystalMythFantasyMeth.
KELLY BRESLIN, solo exhibition.
September 9
KALEIDOSCOPIC
AMY MAYFIELD + ANDREA MEYERS, group exhibition.
June 10
ADVENTURES IN DECADENCE
RYAN SWANSON, solo exhibition.
May 27
READING
With Chicago writers Adam Novy + Daniel Borzutzky.
May 13
GEOTROPISM
COREY ANTIS, solo exhibition.
April 22
MY OTHER CAR IS A BROOM
JOSH FAUGHT, solo exhibition..
April 11
MICRO-CINEMA VIDEO SCREENING.
Curated by MIKE MILES + DAVID LEWIS.
March 18
WE'RE ALL FOR FORGETTING
TIM RIDLEN, solo exhibition.
March 3
SEXUAL POLITICS TODAY
Lecture + Discussion with GREGG BORDOWITZ.
February 20
A performance by GRIZZLY BEAR.
Oli Watt
Booster and Seven is pleased to announce Covers, a solo exhibition of new work by OLI WATT. This body of work is a result of Watt’s continued interest in the trail of printed matter and objects that document daily experiences. Utilizing his printing practice in a variety of ways, Watt meticulously replicates a range of printed matter and lovingly mocks select objects, undermining their usability and readjusting their use value on both personal and broader sociocultural levels. Covers explores how these prints and objects relate to ideas of reproduction, duplication, and forgery, particularly in regards to the progression of technology.
Oli Watt received his BFA in painting and a BA in Art Education from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He received his MFA with an emphasis in printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he currently teaches printmaking classes.
Watt’s artwork has been exhibited at a number of galleries and museums including Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Terra Museum of American Art, the Rocket Gallery, London, and Anchor Graphics, Chicago.
His work is included in the permanent collections of The Joan Flasch Artist's Book Collection at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Artists Book Collection at the MCA Chicago, and the Tate Museum Library.
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