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Thank You for This Question
Mary Lawson interviews Akito Tsuda about his Pilsen Days exhibition and his growth as a photographer.
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gather close, corazones fronterizos: 3 poem(a)s
A collection of spanglish poetry on becoming a new kind of Mexican woman on borderlands.
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STATIC ELECTRICITY: “JUST BELOW THE SURFACE” at the Chicago Art Department
Samuel Schwindt finds queer cross city connections in their review of Just Below the Surface at the Chicago Art Department.
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Prayers through the Ruins: A Review of Sayeda Misa Sourour’s “Al-Atlal”
Multi-media artist, art curator, and critic Gordon Fung, explores the meaning behind the symbols in Al-Atlal (The Ruins) at Sayeda Misa Sourour’s recent exhibition at Comfort Station.
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Recognizing one’s cultural wealth as a foundation: an interview with Mike Sullivan
An interview with Chicago-born artist Mike Sullivan on his artistic journey, community pedagogies, and the shifting prison landscape in Illinois.
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Traversing Time: A Review of Tizita
Insights into Ethiopian artist Yeabsera Tabb’s innovative and introspective summer 2024 exhibition about memory and geo-cultural intersection at the Harrison Center.
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Art Picks
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November Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for November 2024.
Sixty Bilingual
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gather close, corazones fronterizos: 3 poem(a)s
A collection of spanglish poetry on becoming a new kind of Mexican woman on borderlands.
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Displacement Replacement/Desplazado Reemplazado Pt. 1
A spanglish comic series that chronicles displacement. The immigrant journey to find a place they can call home may take generations. Their journey triggers change and inspires other communities to solidify their social thread.
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Acuerdate de mi, acordandome de ti: Una reseña de “Querido Abuelo” y “Reflexiones de una Mujercita”
Thương Hoài Trần se adentra en el espacio liminal entre mantener y preservar los recuerdos familiares.
Latest Updates
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Call-for-Pitches: Cultural Correspondent for Art Design Chicago
Sixty is seeking pitches for a Cultural Correspondent for our editorial collaboration with Art Design Chicago! Deadline is October 7, 2024.
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A Conversation with Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellows
Join us on October 10th for a virtual conversation with Sixty’s inaugural Midwest Arts Writers Fellows!
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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.
Interviews
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Thank You for This Question
Mary Lawson interviews Akito Tsuda about his Pilsen Days exhibition and his growth as a photographer.
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Recognizing one’s cultural wealth as a foundation: an interview with Mike Sullivan
An interview with Chicago-born artist Mike Sullivan on his artistic journey, community pedagogies, and the shifting prison landscape in Illinois.
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Black is the Color
An introspective audio composition shaped by an interview with artist Paul Stephen Benjamin on his recent show “Black of Night”.
On Archives
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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.
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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?