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A SMALL SYMPOSIUM

22 APRIL 2–5pm

AT

COLOR CLUB

4146 N. ELSTON AVE.

CHICAGO, IL

SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO

ADDITIONAL VISITING HOURS

18 – 21 APR, 1 – 6 pm
22 – 23 APR, 11 – 6 pm

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COLOR CLUB's 100-year-old home is not yet wheelchair accessible, but they are working on it. For more information on the venue, visit them here.

BARELY FAIR is host to MINOR MATTERS, a small symposium on the economies of scale. The conversations took place at BARELY FAIR inside Color Club's Ballroom space on 22 APR, 2023 from 2-5PM. Special thanks to Jesse Malmed and Bad At Sports for recording the talks.

2.00PM —

CURATORIAL CONFINES

Scaled Selections Within and Outside Institutions

Nolan Jimbo (Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago), Adia Sykes (Independent Curator), Kate Sierzputowski (Airlock, BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar, EXPO CHICAGO). Moderated by Scott Campbell (Independent Curators International).

From left to right: Scott Campbell moderates a conversation on curating with Nolan Jimbo, Adia Sykes, and Kate Sierzputowski. 📷 Roland Miller

The apartment gallery AIRLOCK opened last summer, inviting Chicago-based curators to form exhibitions within the confines of a laundry room. Producing scaled exhibitions requires an understanding of space and capacity while also maximizing the impact of an artist's practice in the presented confines. Institutions often have similar restrictions, albeit at a larger scale. Join Nolan Jimbo, Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and guest curator at this year's BARELY FAIR for a look at his projects within and outside institutions. Jimbo will be joined in conversation with Adia Sykes, independent curator and former AIRLOCK curator and Kate Sierzputowski, AIRLOCK and BARELY FAIR co-director in a conversation moderated by Scott Campbell, Midwest Programs Manager at Independent Curators International.

 BAD AT SPORTS recorded MINOR MATTERS and released the recordings as a multi-part podcast. Listen to them where you listen to podcasts, or use Apple Podcasts and Spotify links below:

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This week on Bad at Sports we’re presenting more panel discussions from Minor Matters, the programming arm of Barely Fair, a 1/12th scale art fair produced by Julius Caesar at Color Club this April! First up, CURATORIAL CONFINES: Scaled Selections Within and Outside Institutions moderated by Scott Campbell (Independent Curators International) with panelists Nolan Jimbo (Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago), Adia Sykes (Independent Curator) and Kate Sierzputowski (Airlock, BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar, EXPO CHICAGO) then, SCALE AS SUPPORT: The Architecture Behind BARELY FAIR Moderated by Roland Knowlden (Future Firm) with the Directors of the fair itself, Josh Dihle, Tony Lewis, Roland Miller, and Kate Sierzputowski. Finally, in a podcast *exclusive* (sorry terrestrial radio only listeners!), STARTING SMALL: A Look at the Beginning of a Collection, moderated by Roland Miller (BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar) with panelists Courtney Sherrer, Josh Rogers, and Megan Green Rogers.

Today on Bad at Sports we’re presenting two panel discussions held this April as part of Minor Matters, the programming arm of Barely Fair, a 1/12th scale art fair produced by Julius Caesar at Color Club! First up, MINOR EXPORTS: Exhibition Programs Across Cities with Michelle Grabner (The Suburban, Milwaukee, Umbria), Tarik Kentouche (Scherben, Berlin), Aron Gent (DOCUMENT, Chicago, Lisbon), moderated by Josh Dihle (BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar). After the break, SCALING UP: Emerging Artists Presented in Large-Scale Spaces with Torey Gaines (Anthony Gallery), Mickey Pomfrey (MICKEY) and Abby Pucker (GERTIE, Art in Common), moderated by Roland Miller (BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar).

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