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SEPTEMBER 9 \u2013 NOVEMBER 26, 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Elmhurst Art Museum is excited to announce a solo show of new work by the Chicago artist Hebru Brantley. A native of the city\u2019s Bronzeville neighborhood, Brantley is known for his public art commissions such as\u00a0Chi Boy<\/em>\u00a0on S. Wabash and an eight-panel mural at the McCormick Place CTA Green Line station. His work is influenced by an array of pop culture icons, comic book heroes, Japanese anime, and street art pioneers Jean-Michel Basquiat, KAWS and Keith Haring. His signature characters, Flyboy and Flygirl, began as references to the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II but now soar through a wide array of their own narratives.<\/p>\n

For his 2016 collaboration with Chance the Rapper,\u00a0Angels<\/em>, Brantley provided animation and art direction for the video. The Chicago Tribune hailed it as \u201cthe ultimate love letter to Chicago.\u201d Brantley\u2019s recent exhibition in Miami Beach (2016)\u00a0Theories From the Low End<\/em>\u00a0reinterpreted modern folklore by inserting black superheroes into American comic history. His 2014 solo show at the Chicago Cultural Center\u00a0Parade Day Rain<\/em>\u00a0explored celebration and disappointment through large-scale sculptural installations such as a full-sized parade float and huge sculptures suspended from the ceiling.<\/p>\n

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HEBRU BRANTLEY, “THE BARREL,” 2017, OIL ON CANVAS, 76 X 137 IN.<\/h6>\n

Brantley was named one of Crain’s “40 Under 40.” He has exhibited in London, Switzerland, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York at venues such as Art Basel Switzerland, Art Basel Miami, Frieze London, and the American Embassy in Sweden. His work has been featured in Crain\u2019s Chicago, Billboard Magazine, The New York Post, The Seattle Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, Hi Fructose and the Chicago Reader. He was selected as a “Breakout Artist” by Newcity and a featured artist during Chicago Artist Month. Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Pritzker family, LeBron James, and George Lucas are among his fans and collectors.<\/p>\n

Guest curated by Jenny Gibbs<\/p>\n

For more on the exhibition and programming visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.elmhurstartmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/hebru-brantley-forced-field<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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