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Arts & Conversations
 January 28 – February 19, 2022

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ENGAGE Projects is pleased to present Arts & Conversations, a group exhibition featuring

​Adam Daley Wilson | Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera | Cameron Gainer | Chris Cosnowski | Chris Larson | David Leggett | Derrick Woods-Morrow | Edra Soto | Hasan Elahi | Jean Alexander Frater | Jovan C. Speller | Sharon Louden
One Show, Two Cities: Engage Projects launches Arts & Conversations (Chicago, IL/Palm Beach, FL) 
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CHICAGO/PALM BEACH – Experimenting with overlapping shows at two sites, Engage Projects launches Arts & Conversations, featuring 12 mid-career and emerging artists, with works ranging from painting to photography to sculpture. Like the name suggests, Arts & Conversations blends not only a variety of artworks, but also discourse surrounding the often obscure business world of art. If other shows tend to overwhelm, then Arts & Conversations clarifies: “We want to make things less intimidating on the market, both for artists and collectors, and that’s why we’re thrilled to join Regan Rohde’s series in Palm Beach,” says Jennifer Armetta, director of Engage Projects.

In May 2021, Engage Projects teamed up with Regan Rohde in her Palm Beach space – itself called Arts & Conversations – for a successful test program: bringing the artwork and education from Chicago to Palm Beach. While last year’s conversation focused on the broader aims of Engage Projects and how it chooses to support one artist over another, this year’s Palm Beach show goes further: Centering the artists themselves in an open discussion, text-based painter-photographer Adam Daley Wilson and multi-disciplinary artist Chris Larson will share the singular details of their entries into the art world. 

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CHRIS LARSON
Yale Blue, 2020
found Ralph Lauren yale blue industrial garment thread and white polo shirt fabric
48 x 37 x 3.25 in   21.9 x 94 x 8.3 cm

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ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO DÍAZ-PERERA
Customs C.14, 2021
rubber stamp ink on paper
14 x 17 in  35.6 x 43.2 cm


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ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO DÍAZ-PERERA
Customs C.20, 2021
rubber stamp ink on paper
14 x 17 in  35.6 x 43.2 cm


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EDRA SOTO
Open 24 Hours: 2-1-17: Arbor Mist, Rémy Martin, New Amsterdam, Colt 45, 2017
archival inkjet print
16 x 20 in  40.64 x 50.80 cm

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EDRA SOTO
Open 24 Hours: Rémy Martin 200ml, 2017
archival inkjet print
24 x 18 in  61 x 45.7 cm

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CHRIS COSNOWSKI
Ken Head Pow, 2016
oil on panel, framed
25 x 41 in  63.5 x 104.1 cm

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ADAM DALEY WILSON
New Cave Painting (If Moral Truth Is Rotted Is It Cult Or Compromise), 2020
layers of charcoal, oil stick, and varnish on canvas
84 x 54 in   213.4 x 137.2 cm

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JOVAN C. SPELLER
Rise or Fall, 2021
archival photographs
8 x 24 in  20.3 x 61 cm overall
triptych

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HASAN ELAHI
Stay, 2016
photographic pigment prints
edition 1/3 for each
22 x 30 in  55.9 x 76.2 cm

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
210+ clear glass rods with 43 colored rods
22 x 14.5 x 7.75 in  55.9 x 36.8 x 19.7 cm

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ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO DÍAZ-PERERA
The Beginning (aka The End) American film from 1944, 2016
ashes and acrylic paint
11 x 14 in  28 x 36 cm
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ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO DÍAZ-PERERA
The Beginning (aka The End) 21, Nezaposleni Ljudi (The Unemployed), Zelimir Zilnik, 1968, 2016
acrylic and ash on canvas
11 x 14 in  28 x 36 cm

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ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO DÍAZ-PERERA
The Beginning (aka The End) 25, Alraune (Unnatural), Arthur Maria Rabenalt, 1952, 2017
acrylic and ash on canvas
11 x 14 in  28 x 36 cm
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CHRIS LARSON
Timecard Mulberry Wine #4, 2021
found factory time cards, Ralph Lauren industrial garment thread
24 x 24 x 3.25 in  61 x 61 x 8.3 cm

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CHRIS LARSON
Timecard Mulberry Wine #5, 2021
found factory time cards, Ralph Lauren industrial garment thread
24 x 24 x 3.25 in  61 x 61 x 8.3 cm
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DAVID LEGGETT
Won’t he do it?, 2017
acrylic, airbrush, glitter, and ink on canvas
72 x 72 in  182.9 x 182.9 cm

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
220+ clear glass rods with 26 colored rods
12 x 4.75 x 7.75 in  30.5 x 12.1 x 19.7 cm
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DERRICK WOODS-MORROW
Twilight at Lincoln Beach, 2019
photograph
48 x 32 in 121.9 x 81.3 cm
edition of 4 + 2 AP

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JEAN ALEXANDER FRATER
Woven Cloud, 2022
acrylic paint on canvas then torn and woven
45 x 38 in  114.3 x 96.5 cm

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CAMERON GAINER
Luna Del Mar I, 2012
archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle photo rag
40 x 60 in  102 x 152.4 cm
edition 2/5

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