Neon and Light Museum popup in River North showcases art form’s ‘positive vibe,’ curator states
Jason Pickleman remembers shelling out a great number of hrs of his childhood peering into the backyard of his upcoming-door neighbor, an avid artwork collector acknowledged to fill his lavish Hinsdale property with neon lights.
“My teenage bedroom missed a zoo of neon,” says the whole-time artist and graphic designer, now based mostly in Chicago. “It was interesting and illuminating and exotic, and it was every little thing I needed art to be. I recall considering that I wished to fill my lifestyle with colored mild.”
For 30 yrs, he has performed just that.
It is that colored gentle that Pickleman will now have on show at the Neon and Gentle Museum, an immersive popup knowledge containing more than 60 skilled neon and gentle-primarily based sculptures by distinguished artists from throughout the place, all housed inside 7,000 square ft of show area in the coronary heart of River North.
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