Curatorial Tour of The House Edge
Led by curator Caitlin Chaisson
Saturday, October 21, 2023
2-3pm
The 8th Floor
17 W 17 St, NYC
Opening reception for The House Edge at The 8th Floor, NYC on September 28, 2023. Photo by Charles Roussel.
Join curator Caitlin Chaisson for a walkthrough of The House Edge at The 8th Floor. Guests will be encouraged to engage deeply with the works on display and ask questions about the curatorial process.
The House Edge features the work of sixteen artists who consider the economic dimensions of Indigenous sovereignty: David Bradley, Jim Denomie, Joe Feddersen, Harry Fonseca, G. Peter Jemison, Chaz John, Matthew Kirk, Terran Last Gun, Rachel Martin, Kimowan Metchewais, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Duane Slick, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Bently Spang, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, and Nico Williams.
Learn more about the exhibition here. Find details on visiting our space here.
Caitlin Chaisson is a curator and critic based in New York and holds an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. She recently worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art on Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map (2023) and at The Drawing Center on Drawing in the Continuous Present (2022) and Fernanda Laguna: The Path of the Heart (2022). Previously, she served as the Director and Curator of Far Afield (2016–19), an initiative that supports regionally-connected artistic and curatorial practices. She has also held positions at e-flux (New York City), Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver), and AKA Artist-Run Centre (Saskatoon). Her writing has appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, and frieze magazine, among others.
Image description: In a white-walled art gallery, four people with their backs to the camera look at two colorful paintings and a large paper bag sculpture on a plinth.