John Arndt, "Magic Carpet," 1996, carpet and sandbags, 4" x 47" x 96"

Sculpture in Chicago: The Next Generation, a selection of up and coming Chicago area sculptors in the Chicago area, is held in conjunction with Sculpture 17: The 17th International Sculpture Conference. The range of media employed by these artists reflects a breaking down and opening up of the field of sculpture. Video, light projections, and computer-generated work are all represented, as well as installations and more traditional forms of sculpture. Including a wide range of work from a diverse group of sculptors, this exhibit begs the question: is there a new sculptural aesthetic in Chicago? But instead of proposing a succinct thesis on what constitutes sculpture in Chicago, this exhibit opens up a discourse on new sculptural issues.