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moniquemeloche was founded in October 2000, with its debut exhibition ‘Homewrecker’ at Meloche’s home, and officially opened to the public in May 2001. Diverse and inclusive since its inception, the gallery promotes politically minded contemporary art, aiming to be a bellwether for artistic talents early or under-recognized in their careers. Working with an international group of emerging and established artists in all media, the gallery presents conceptually challenging installations in Chicago and at art fairs internationally, with an emphasis on curatorial and institutional outreach.
Represented artists include: Luke Agada, Candida Alvarez, Sanford Biggers, Antonius Tín-Bui, David Antonio Cruz, Brendan Fernandes, Dan Gunn, Sheree Hovsepian, Rashid Johnson, Lavar Munroe, Ben Murray, Maia Cruz Palileo, Ebony G. Patterson, Cheryl Pope, Karen Reimer, Joel Ross, Arocha-Schraenen, David Shrobe, Arvie Smith, Jake Troyli, Nate Young
Image: Installation of Luke Agada, To Translate is to Move Across.
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Live Performance
Join us for a special event as the gallery transforms into a living score within Antonius-Tín Bui’s solo exhibition, here, there is a different kind of sun.
Commissioned for the exhibition, MIZU’s immersive soundtrack comes alive in a special performance featuring the artist on live cello with Antonius-Tín Bui and collaborator Kimiko Tanabe moving throughout the installation in an unfolding activation of ritual, spirit, and diasporic memory. Together, sound, movement, and sculpture converge for an intimate, durational experience that invites collective witnessing inside Bui’s luminous world.
about the performers
“Frequently gorgeous, at times unsettling, and constantly in flux” (Pitchfork), MIZU (she/her) explores themes of transformation and the infinite possibilities of self through her singular cello playing and daring performing. Trained as a cellist at Juilliard, her experimental practice sees her transforming self-recorded explorations on her instrument into bold and distinct soundscapes. Her works 4 | 2 | 3, Forest Scenes, and Distant Intervals received critical praise and attention from platforms such as Pitchfork, The FADER, NOWNESS Asia, Bandcamp Daily, The New York Times, and New Sounds.
Kimiko Tanabe (she/her) is a fourth-generation Japanese American experimental dance artist based in Brooklyn. Her research moves through the social, cultural, and political landscape of post-internment Japanese-America. She draws inspiration from Japanese ghost tales of yūrei and yokai to tease at the seams of perceived reality, making space for the logic of spirits, dreams, and the afterlife to emerge.
Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them) is a polydisciplinary artist and shapeshifter invested in the transformative potential of ritual, portraiture, craft, and performance, traversing the realms of hand-cut paper and community engagement to visualize hybrid identities or histories that confront the unsettling present. Bui’s identity as a queer, genderfluid, and Vietnamese American informs the way they employ beauty as a refuge for fellow marginalized communities.