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Cobb Cafe Art Installation<\/p>\n
The experimental student art installation \u201cCobb Cafe,\u201d located in the basement of the historic Cobb Lecture Hall (5811 S. Ellis),\u00a0will close this week.<\/p>\n
The visionary art installation centered around pushing the boundaries of interactive performance art. \u201cIt allowed the subject to simultaneously experience and become part of the object,\u201d commented third year Art History student Alexis Hursthouse. “It was a pretty immersive and remarkable experience that, while unsettling, really recontextualized the experiences of caffeine consumption and nourishment.”<\/p>\n
The gallery attendants, sometimes called \u201cbaristas,\u201d were told to make the installation \u201cdeconstructed.\u201d Drawing inspiration from Deleuze and Guattari, the artists created a complete, well-curated experience. Students and faculty alike have often come to the gallery to observe and appreciate the space’s formal and affective qualities. Additionally, the exhibit included a beloved sound component that did not technically qualify as music, but certainly created an ambience of puzzlement and je ne sais quoi<\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sad to see it go,\u201d commented second year student Carlos Washington. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the greasy film that covered the walls, the wilting plants, the aluminum foil hanging from the ceiling, or the Minion erotica VCRs they\u2019d play on Monday mornings. That\u2019s what art is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
The art installation closes on Friday. Plans to replace \u201cCobb Cafe\u201d have yet to be announced. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By David North April 20, 2018 Cobb Cafe Art Installation The experimental student art installation \u201cCobb Cafe,\u201d located in the basement of the historic Cobb Lecture Hall (5811 S. Ellis),\u00a0will close this week. The visionary art installation centered around pushing the boundaries of interactive performance art. \u201cIt allowed the subject to simultaneously experience and become part of the object,\u201d commented third year Art History student Alexis Hursthouse. “It was a pretty immersive and remarkable experience that, while unsettling, really recontextualized the experiences of caffeine consumption and nourishment.” The gallery attendants, sometimes called \u201cbaristas,\u201d were told to make the installation \u201cdeconstructed.\u201d Drawing inspiration from Deleuze and Guattari, the artists created a complete, well-curated experience. Students and faculty alike have often come to the gallery to observe and appreciate the space’s formal and affective qualities. Additionally, the exhibit included a beloved sound component that did not technically qualify as music, but certainly created an ambience of puzzlement and je ne sais quoi.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m sad to see it go,\u201d commented second year student Carlos Washington. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the greasy film that covered the walls, the wilting plants, the aluminum foil hanging from the ceiling, or the Minion erotica VCRs they\u2019d play on Monday mornings. That\u2019s what art is all about.\u201d The art installation closes on Friday. Plans to replace \u201cCobb Cafe\u201d have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494\/revisions\/2527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}