Nomadicube is a participatory and collaborative project by Marianne Bernstein.

A 10’ cube becomes a roving satellite, living room, radio station, studio, performance space, movie theatre; collecting stories and bringing people together in surprising new ways. The geometry of the cube frames space into a creative free zone; the practice inside is improvisational, allowing for spontaneous and intimate interactions, often around social justice issues.

Past cubes include: The Welcome House, Love Park (2010) and Not a Vacant Lot, Philadelphia, PA (2011); Beyond What Was in New Haven, CT (2012); in Skagastrond, a small fishing village in Northern Iceland (2014); and more recently, The Cube in Chicago, (2019-2020) : HERE (Pilsen), SOVEREIGN (Bridgeport), RUMOR (Chatham), and INTERWOVEN (2020) at Compound Yellow in Oak Park.

The cube will be in residence inside Marianne Bernstein’s studio at Mana Contemporary in Chicago from December 2026-December 2027.

Over the years (2010-2027), the cube has become increasingly minimal and lightweight to facilitate travel, but its function remains the same.

For more information: https://nomadicube.tumblr.com/

 
 

UPCOMING:

NARI’S GARDEN: MdW Assembly @ Mana Contemporary, Pilsen (2022)

Marianne Bernstein, Jalisa Ford, and Deja Stout

NOMADICUBE IN CHICAGO

HERE: 18th + Paulina, Pilsen (2019)
Joseph Josué Mora & Sarita Garcia
Undocumented Projects

https://www.undocumentedprojects.org/

Audio: Gerardo Salgado

SOVEREIGN: 34th + Halsted, Bridgeport (2019)
Santiago X + Chi-Nations

https://santiagox.com/work#/sovereign/

RUMOR: Chatham Plaza (2019)
Aaron Evans, Daniel Kwon, Grant Penrod, Malik Temple, DeMico Davis, + Pam Johnson Davis.

INTERWOVEN: Compound Yellow (2019)

Fiber Artist Julia Blake https://www.juliamblake.com

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Credit: Tintype Photo on Home page by Keliy Anderson- Staley

 

Partners

Activate Chicago

City of Chicago

Navillus Woodworks

Chicago Lights Urban Farm

Design

Dean Sweetnich

Christopher Vanauken

For more information, visit mariannebernstein.com

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