Chicago: Home of House
May 8 – June 30, 2021
The Design Museum of Chicago is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Truettner Foundation.
Chicago is the Mecca for House music. Conceived in bedrooms and basements from the minds of Black and Latino youth on Chicago’s south and west sides, the energy, the music, and the dance built the critical foundation that became Chicago House. The scene was inclusive, eclectic and historic. This local invention is now an international movement influencing everything from Detroit Techno to electronic dance music (EDM) to pop and rock remixes. This installation was exhibited the gorgeous Epiphany Center for the Arts (201 S. Ashland).
We hosted an opening reception of this exhibition on May 8. We celebrated and explored the history of the artists, clubs and labels that built the style, and enjoyed sets from some of House’s pioneers and practitioners:
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – DJ Dreea
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m – Craig Loftis
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Lady D and Lori Branch
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m – Chip E
8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m – Alan King
9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m – Terry Hunter
11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. – DJ Funky Black Man
This exhibition will be viewable by appointment only. To book an appointment, or for more information, please email info@designchicago.org.
Presented by The Vintage House Show LLC, the Design Museum of Chicago, Connect Gallery, The Silver Room, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, The Vintage House Show on WNUR and The Modern Dance Music Research and Archiving Foundation. This exhibition builds on the foundation of Move Your Body: The Evolution of HOUSE Music in 2015 at the Chicago Cultural Center, designed by Schedler Brennan Design + Consulting.
Sponsored by One Design Company.
