Biological Agents: Artistic Engagements in Our Growing Bio-Culture
October 14-November 22, 2008
Opening Reception: October 15, 2008

The complexities of our contemporary life fundamentally challenge the way we understand ourselves as biological entities within larger ecosystems. Biological Agents focuses on the work of Brandon Ballengee, Caitlin Berrigan, and Natalie Jeremijenko: three artists who engage the intimate participation of organisms and the public alike, examining what it means to be human, to be animal, and to have personal and social agency.

The exhibition also features the Knowledge Virus Research Station, offering resources and information on biological topics from a variety of creative perspectives, as well as an extensive Biological Agents events series.

This exhibition is curated by Christa Donner, Studio Arts, UIC and Andrew Yang, Biology & Liberal Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is co-organized with Lennard Davis, English Literature & Medical Humanities, UIC.

More information on the Biological Agents site.