Exhibition

Eija-Liisa Ahtila

Saturday, Aug 14–Sunday, Nov 07, 1999

Dr. Paul and Dorie Sternberg Family Gallery

A dark room with a large screen displaying a still of a child cast in a dark blue light and the captions I have a boyfriend. I have something on my lap

Installation view, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, MCA Chicago, 1999

Photo: James Isberner, © MCA Chicago

Eija-Liisa Ahtila, a Finnish artist and filmmaker, is the Finnish representative to this year’s Venice Biennale. Her work, which has recently come to prominence in exhibitions such as Manifesta 2, emulates the quick pace of television commercials and music videos, yet presents unsettling and psychologically penetrating glimpses into the human condition. The exhibition features the short films Me/We, Okay, Gray, and Today, all presented on video. Me/We is a 90-second work that presents absurd episodes within a nuclear family.

This exhibition is curated by Associate Curator Dominic Molon.