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Call & Response: On Knockout
An examination into the empowering culture and tension emerging from the long developing collaborative dance piece, Knockout.
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Defiant Bodies: a review of “Flags of Our Mothers” at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
A visit to the exhibition “Flags of Our Mothers” by Caddo artist Raven Halfmoon prompts a reflection on the artist’s powerful depictions of women, Indigenous artistic traditions and kinship, and defiance of settler colonial erasure.
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Límite Invisible: Una Foto Serie
El fotógrafo Mexicano, Cobalto es azul, captura La Celebración del día de la Independencia Mexicana en el barrio de La Villita, Chicago.
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The Last Old Head: A “Somewhere in Chicago” Story
In a time not too long ago, in a city not so far away, the vandal must befriend forgotten legends and avoid cyber cops to get to finally paint his dream spot.
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Difficult Generosity: A Review of Qiuchen Wu’s Three American Painters
Yeti Kang delves into layers of meaning hidden within Qiuchen Wu’s recent exhibition at First Presbyterian Church.
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Tripartite Lenses: a History of Them, Him, and Us
A deep dive into “Pilsen Days,” an exhibition with over 100 photos by Akito Tsuda of the Pilsen neighborhood’s Mexican community in the 1990s.
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Art Picks
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September Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for September 2024.
Sixty Bilingual
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Límite Invisible: Una Foto Serie
El fotógrafo Mexicano, Cobalto es azul, captura La Celebración del día de la Independencia Mexicana en el barrio de La Villita, Chicago.
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The Last Old Head: A “Somewhere in Chicago” Story
In a time not too long ago, in a city not so far away, the vandal must befriend forgotten legends and avoid cyber cops to get to finally paint his dream spot.
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Tripartite Lenses: a History of Them, Him, and Us
A deep dive into “Pilsen Days,” an exhibition with over 100 photos by Akito Tsuda of the Pilsen neighborhood’s Mexican community in the 1990s.
Latest Updates
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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.
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Meet Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship Cohort!
Meet the inaugural Fellows and Runner-Ups for the Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship: Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond, Yonci Jameson, Juleana Enright, and Nasreen Khan.
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An Open Letter to the Chicago Public Library Foundation from the Cultural Workers for Palestine Chicago
An Open Letter to the Chicago Public Library Foundation from the Cultural Workers for Palestine Chicago.
Interviews
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A Future What? Detroit-Based Queer Sci-fi Drama Makes History
Marc Arthur’s play, “Memories of a Supernatural AIDS Crisis,” casts Detroit, queerness, and choreography in new lights.
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Girlfriends: An Interview with Emily Zhou
In a conversation between writers Emily Zhou and Elliot Schiff, the two discuss tensions between the social and the personal, how reading leads to writing, and more.
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Anchor Editorial: An Interview with Sonja Henderson
The first of a five-part series authored by current and former Anchor Curatorial Residents exploring topics that impact their curatorial practices and processes.
On Archives
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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.
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‘Space is the Place’ and Parks Are Where It’s At: Black Creativity in Public Parks
Public parks have been idealized as sanctuaries in the concrete jungle, and critiqued as landmarks of gentrification. But what if we reclaimed parks as sites of possibility, democracy, and Black creativity?
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Good Words and Good Works: Greg Bae, CV at Bill’s Auto
A reflection on CV, an innovative archival project preserving the legacy and work of Gregory Bae, an artist deeply intertwined with the fabric of Chicago.