Public Art

April 7-27, 2025

Chicago

One of 10 artists selected for the international art fair EXPO Chicago’s public art program on Chicago’s digital billboards.

Two pieces were selected:

We All Like To Look Away Sometimes (I Feel So Much Better Now)*
2021
Oil painted text on rephotograph of new media on canvas
Painting — 54 x 117 in, 137.2 x 297.2 cm
Billboard — 48 x 20 ft
Huh**
2023
Oil on canvas
Painting — 80 x 60 in, 203.2 x 152.4 cm
Billboard — 10 x 20 ft

* This piece was also short-listed at a Houston show in 2023 by jurist Dr. Harry Cooper, Head Curator, Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

** The word-sound "huh" is considered a universally recognized expression across cultures to signal and resolve ambiguity. The piece is one in a series.

Details and images below.

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adam-daley-wilson-2025-expo-chicago-art-fair-public-art-program-chicago-dcase-override-billboard-public-art-i-feel-so-much-better-now-artwork-blue sky-blue-billboard-white-text-postconceptual-art-text-based-art-adam-wilson-maine-engage-projects — Above: Expo Chicago’s 2025 public art billboard artists announced.

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adam-daley-wilson-expo-chicago-art-fair-override-public-art-billboard-project-2025-adam-wilson-portland-maine-chicago-artist-postconceptual-text-based-artwork-i-feel-so-much-better-now-stanford-lawyer-engage-projects-gallery-chicago — Above: VIP night, Expo Chicago, 2025.