Pope.L

Advisory Council member Pope.L is a visual artist and educator whose multidisciplinary practice uses binaries, contraries and preconceived notions embedded within contemporary culture to create art works in various formats, for example, writing, painting, performance, installation, video and sculpture. Building upon his long history of enacting arduous, provocative, absurdist performances and interventions in public spaces, Pope.L applies some of the same social, formal and performative strategies to his interests in language, system, gender, race and community. The goals for his work are several: joy, money and uncertainty— not necessarily in that order. 

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Nov

 Nov 11, 2017, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
 Logan Center Gallery

Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.

We, the Wrens, invite you to our exhibition. This exhibition is the result of a DIY media campaign comprised of posters, whispers, video interviews and a library containing over 1,200 books on the subject of immigration.

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Apr

 Apr 08, 2017, 6:00 AM – 6:00 AM
 Five to six public spaces

Athens, Greece

Artist Pope.L (University of Chicago, Department of Visual Arts) participating in Documenta 14, with support from the Gray Center.

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Nov

 Nov 29, 2018, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry

929 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

The Gray Center is pleased to announce the launch of Portable Gray, a new journal dedicated to the weirdness found at the heart of the arts and scholarship(s). Free food. Free drinks. Meet contributors. Complimentary copies of the inaugural issue.

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Nov

 Nov 22, 2019, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 Gray Center Lab

929 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL

Join us for a special book launch and raffle for Pope.L: Campaign, featuring a conversation with Gray Center Fellows, artist and DoVA faculty member Pope.L and Neubauer Collegium Curator, Dieter Roelstraete; and Gray Center Advisory Council Member and Logan Center Gallery Curator, Yesomi Umolu.

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Nov

 Nov 10, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 Logan Center for the Arts

915 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

On behalf of the Division of the Humanities at The University of Chicago, you are cordially invited to save the dates of November 10 and 11, 2024 for CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L.

An artist & teacher for over a decade in the city of Chicago, Pope.L touched countless lives in big and small ways with his insight, generosity, kindness, and creative vision. Whether you were a student, fan, friend, or colleague, we know that Pope.L was incredibly important to a broad and diverse community. 

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Nov

 Nov 11, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 

On behalf of the Division of the Humanities at The University of Chicago, you are cordially invited to save the dates of November 10 and 11, 2024 for CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L.

An artist & teacher for over a decade in the city of Chicago, Pope.L touched countless lives in big and small ways with his insight, generosity, kindness, and creative vision. Whether you were a student, fan, friend, or colleague, we know that Pope.L was incredibly important to a broad and diverse community.