Iker Gil
About
Iker Gil is a founding partner at MAS Studio, editor in chief of the nonprofit MAS Context, and executive director of the SOM Foundation. Iker has edited or coedited several books including Radical Logic: On the Work of Ensamble Studio and Shanghai Transforming. He has curated multiple exhibitions including Nocturnal Landscapes, Poured Architecture: Sergio Prego on Miguel Fisac, and BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago, part of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial. He was Associate Curator of the US Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and cocurator of Exhibit Columbus 2020–2021. He was the 2024 Morgenstern Visiting Chairs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and the Escola da Cidade (São Paulo).
Introduction
What Kind of Vigilante Are You?
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context
Interview
Rick Valicenti and Iker Gil interview graphic designer and AIGA Medalist Bart Crosby
Oral History
Iker Gil and Julie Michiels interview architect Margaret McCurry
Diagram
Chronology by Office of Political Innovation with introductory text by Iker Gil
Essay
Celebrating the work of JNL Graphic Design
Interview
Mundo Mendo Goes to Seoul: The World of Luis Mendo on Display
Iker Gil interviews Luis Mendo about his exhibition Mundo Mendo
Introduction
Exploring the City You Grew Up In
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context