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A Collection of Recipes
Poems about familial connection and cultural heritage through the lens of cooking, illustrating how shared recipes and rituals transform ingredients into memories and bonds across generations.
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Medusa: Not a Monster, nor a Goddess
A conversation with Liv Rose about her recent play “They Are All Our Sons,” which analyzed Medusa’s flaws and weaknesses to create a more human portrayal.
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Somewhere in Chicago: Disabling Lasers
Young vandal finds himself face off against the biggest heist: the world’s first spray can.
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Unbroken: Hope y Resistencia
A collection of poems about existence, resistance and hope. Highlighting how we can proudly take up space in a world surrounded by struggle and injustice.
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Anchor Editorial: Curatorial Invitation
Thoughts on public space, place, and installations from curators and cultural workers in Chicago.
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Anchor Editorial: Invitación Curatorial
Reflexiones sobre el espacio público y las instalaciones de curadores y trabajadores culturales de Chicago.
Sixty is a collective and publishing platform that produces collaborative projects about artists, archival practice, art history, and culture in Chicago and the Midwest. Learn more.
Art Picks
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October Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for October 2024.
Sixty Bilingual
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Somewhere in Chicago: Disabling Lasers
Young vandal finds himself face off against the biggest heist: the world’s first spray can.
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Unbroken: Hope y Resistencia
A collection of poems about existence, resistance and hope. Highlighting how we can proudly take up space in a world surrounded by struggle and injustice.
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Anchor Editorial: Curatorial Invitation
Thoughts on public space, place, and installations from curators and cultural workers in Chicago.
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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Medusa: Not a Monster, nor a Goddess
A conversation with Liv Rose about her recent play “They Are All Our Sons,” which analyzed Medusa’s flaws and weaknesses to create a more human portrayal.
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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.
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.