As part of their mid-career survey Sic Transit Gloria Mundi: Industry of the Ordinary 2003-2013, at the Chicago Cultural Center, Industry of the Ordinary solicited a number of Chicago-based artists to make their portrait, in a wide variety of media. IOTO’s interest was in creating a collective work that reveals the artists behind the portraits, reflects on the place of the portrait in contemporary art practice and considers the motivations behind the enduring urge to fashion a likeness.

Aron Gent
Born 1985, Wales, Wisconsin, www.arongent.com
IOTO (colum.edu), IOTO (MCA Performance), 2012
Two works, each archival pigment print, latex paint, enamel paint
Courtesy of Rueben Kincaid

Michelle Grabner
Born 1962, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, www.michellegrabner.com
Untitled, 2012
Two works, each enamel on panel
Courtesy of Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago

Myra Greene
Born 1975, New York, New York, www.myragreene.com
Surrogate, 2012
Sculpture with sound