Chicago has a tradition of showing art where you’d least expect it. Among the spots currently operating, there’s the Bike Room, located in a Rogers Park apartment building’s former bike locker; the Suburban, a gallery in an Oak Park garage; and the Motor Gallery, which recently began sharing an address with a U-Haul rental outpost in the South Loop.
The loose format allows Malmed and Munsell to get creative with the openings, which have been held in parking garages at Home Depot and Whole Foods. The pair collaborate with the artists on the choices of parking location, the food, and the music, all of which relate in some way to the work. For instance, multimedia artist Stephanie Barber’s Trunk Show opening, part of the Baltimore Alternative Art Fair, was set up to mimic a used-car lot and office. In September, Roots & Culture director and LTHForum.com regular Eric May made the most of Trunk Show’s mobility, hosting a food tour to barbecue joints and other seating-free restaurants that offered the opportunity to “dine al trunko”—eat off the trunk (or hood) of the car.
Fri 11/28, 11 AM-1 PM private garage 4427 N. Albany
trunk–show.com.
Free.
