Since opening in 2004, Corbett vs. Dempsey has presented a range of international artists as well as artists connected with the historical and contemporary legacy of Chicago. The gallery’s mission has included extensive exploration of widely known artists, including Ellen Berkenblit, Brian Calvin, Arturo Herrera, Charline von Heyl, Dick Higgins, Rebecca Morris, Albert Oehlen, Joyce Pensato, Arlene Shechet, and Christopher Wool, supporting emerging and mid-career figures including Christina Forrer, Gabrielle Garland, Magalie Guérin, David Hartt, Celeste Rapone, Rebecca Shore, Lui Shtini, Cauleen Smith, John Sparagana, Omar Velázquez, and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, and championing artists of critical significance to post-war Chicago including Margot Bergman, Dominick Di Meo, Edward Flood, Philip Hanson, Thomas H. Kapsalis, Robert Lostutter, Christina Ramberg, Diane Simpson, Karl Wirsum, and Jimmy Wright.
Creative music has always been a feature of the gallery’s activities; in addition to having its own record label, CvsD is proud to represent Peter Brötzmann and the estate of Sun Ra.
Member Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA).
Image: Installation view of Christopher Wool, February 8–March 30, 2019. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman.
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Corbett vs. Dempsey is pleased to present two of Chicago's most revered members of the creative music community, saxophonist Dave Rempis and drummer Tim Daisy. Rempis and Daisy will perform a set of improvised duets.
Since his days as a member of the Vandermark 5, starting 25 years ago, Dave Rempis has been a continuous force on Chicago's improvised music scene. After decades of hard work and personal development, including an essential 20+ year term at the helm of Elastic Arts Foundation, his scope of influence is now international, with a vast network of collaborators and admirers. Rempis runs his own very focused label, Aerophonic Records, dedicated to thoughtful documentation of many of his efforts. These include several with drummer Tim Daisy, who is equally central to the Windy City free music ethos and who also operates a musician-run label, Relay Recordings. Daisy and Rempis worked together in the Vandermark 5, and in 2005 they issued their first duo CD, Back to the Circle (Okka Disk); since then they've released two more, Second Spring and Dodecahedron (2014 and 2018, respectively, both on Aerophonic). As stalwart members of their generation of Chicago musicians, they have nurtured a deep and playful musical relationship, which allows them to take greater risks and plumb the depths of their collective music. Come hear this installation of their ongoing dialogue for drums and horns.