Iker Gil
About
Iker Gil is the founder of 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 has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and 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
Interview
Iker Gil and Julie Michiels interview architect Margaret McCurry
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
Diagram
Chronology by Office of Political Innovation with introductory text by Iker Gil
Interview
Iker Gil and William Baker interview Rudolph Bergermann and Knut Göppert
Interview
Iker Gil interviews Neil Donnelly, Angelo Maggi, Andrea Nalesso, Michelangelo Sabatino, and Siiri Tännler
Essay
The Significant Life and Uncertain Future of the Helen Plum Library
Essay by Iker Gil and Julie Michiels
Photo Essay
Essay Luis Ulacia and photography by José Ronco with an introduction by Iker Gil
Introduction
Exploring the City You Grew Up In
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context