boots, contemporary art space

boots was introduced to us on our first research trip in the Heartland. Their program is aiming to work with us and international artists. Among others they publish twice a year “bootprint” a publication dedicated to contemporary art. Please have a look at the above images of their current show: AMASS, curated by Dana Turkovic with the works of Brandon Anschultz, John Watson, Sarah Baker, Kim Collmer, Chris Doyle, Wendy Mason, Brandon Morse, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and Pascual Sisto.

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“Are you ready for some snow?” was the question of the stewardess of the American Airline flight form Nashville to St. Louis. All of us “four” passengers on this domestic flight agreed that we were not ready for it yet. Therefore Laura, just licensed as a stewardess for 3 days, took good care of us 4 people, I guess - in retrospect to mentally prepare us of what was yet to come.

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left: Mark Schwindenhammer (Space Other, Boston), Justin Berry (artist and founder of Alogon Gallery, Chicago) and Rebecca Gilbers (artist, Chicago)

right: Juan W. Chavez (Boots Art Space, St. Louis) in discussion with Gamaliel R. Herrera (Space Other, Boston)>>

The last couple of days I spend in Miami at Art Basel Miami. Of course it was not possible to visit all 22 art fairs that were taking place during this mega event but most important I was able to follow up some Heartland contacts and meet up artists and institutions such as artist Matthew Day Jackson, curator Lisa D. Freiman from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, curator Stephanie Smith from the Smart Museum in Chicago, artist and project space curator Justin Berry from Chicago, Robert Kloos from the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, curator Doryun Chong from the Walker Art in Minneapolis, Juan Chavez artist and curator from Boots Art Space and others…

Juan William Chavez, artist and director of Boots Contemporary Art Space.

Brandon Anschultz, Bryan Reckamp, Matt Strauss, amongst others, at Boots.

Paul Ha, Director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.