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Gohyang (Hometown)
This poetry collection excavates the turbulence of youth and cultural dissonance, weaving memories of a Korean Ohioan upbringing with the weight of familial bonds, diasporic loss, and the unsettling realities of modern-day Asian fetishization.
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See It All the Way Out: Questions of Value and Labor with Samantha Box
An interview with artist Samantha Box, part talking shop and part theoretical questioning.
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Bodies, Bodies, Bodies or A Year in the Life of Alexandra Barbier
Maybe you’ve noticed that, as a society, we tell ourselves certain stories about bodies.
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I am whispering to you
The point at which dances, candles, hymns, shrines, all charged with varied meanings converge and become something new. How did this happen? What has changed?
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A Review of Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Freedom in Form is a significant retrospective of the late Richard Hunt about how he creates his marvels amidst periods that were more focused on figuration.
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The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige: A Reflection on Community, Glamour, and Style
Is Chicago a glamorous, fashionable city? Writer Jared Brown turns to the colorful textiles and fabrics of designer and artist Robert Earl Paige for answers.
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Art Picks
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February Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for February 2025.
Sixty Bilingual
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Gohyang (Hometown)
This poetry collection excavates the turbulence of youth and cultural dissonance, weaving memories of a Korean Ohioan upbringing with the weight of familial bonds, diasporic loss, and the unsettling realities of modern-day Asian fetishization.
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Preface…/yet Flavorful
A review of Dasha Shishkin and Braden Bandel’s recent exhibition, inspired by the art of taking a closer look at art itself.
Latest Updates
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Reaffirming Sixty’s Editorial Vision: A 60-Day Pause
The Sixty editorial team is taking 60 days to work on developing a strategic plan that will: reaffirm our values, hone our editorial voice in service of those values, and identify priorities for future publishing.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Censorship: Curators Under Censorship and School as a Function of Empire
The anonymous collective, Curators Under Censorship, at the School of the Art Institute report having faced censorship from SAIC’s Art School Considerations Committee over elements of their exhibition,”School as a Function of Empire”.
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Find & Seek: A New Community-Building Initiative
Sixty introduces a new a way for Sixty’s community of artists, cultural workers, and culture lovers to build new connections and spark new relationships throughout the Midwest.
Interviews
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See It All the Way Out: Questions of Value and Labor with Samantha Box
An interview with artist Samantha Box, part talking shop and part theoretical questioning.
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The Vitality of What Has Always Been: Interview with Sa’dia Rehman
Family displacement, unlived memory, environmental devastation, colonial violence, embodied experience, submergence, and emergence in the work of Sa’dia Rehman.
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webs of interdependencies: an interview on Vampire Bats and more-than-human worlds with Ruth Burke and D Rosen
An interview delving into D Rosen’s exhibition VAMP, which builds empathy and understanding among humans and Bats.
On Archives
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When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives
A look at “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive,” through reflections from attendees, artist Theaster Gates, and the author’s own insights.
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From Chicago to Montgomery: Connecting the North and South
Connecting Gwendolyn Brooks’ 1971 poem “In Montgomery” and photographs by Moneta Sleet Jr. with the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement for Great Migration-descendant people.
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2024 Chicago Archives + Artists Festival: Embodying the Archive
Join us for our 3rd Chicago Archives + Artists Festival, a three-day gathering that focuses on legacy preservation and archive nurturing for Chicago’s artists, curators, and cultural workers.