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Desde Los Archivos: Cuando Brillas, Brillamxs Juntxs: Reseña de El Brillo En Sus Ojos en Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Roots & Culture y entrevista con Vani Aguilar
Vani Aguilar habla de la influencia que el Medio Oeste ha tenido en su práctica artística y de su decisión de trasladarse al sur de California, el lugar al que llama hogar.
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Walking in the Margins – BUTTER Art Fair
At the BUTTER Art Fair in Indianapolis, there’s just as much art on the walls as there is on attendees. Salyse asks them about their attire and the role of fashion.
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Between the Absurd and the Profound: An Interview with Benjamin Larose
A deep dive into “NOT AMERICAN,” artist and performer Benjamin Larose’s defining performance at Steppenwolf Theater.
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Antonius-Tín Bui: There are Many Ways to Hold Water Without Being Called a Vase
An exploration of the power of cuts in Antonius-Tin Bui’s paper works, revealing a narrative of queer and AAPI identity, offering a vivid, nuanced, and healing portrayal that transcends stereotypical representations.
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Broken Open: persevere, honor & create
An essay on Jennifer Ling-Datchuk: Eat Bitterness that reflects on power, grief, and what it means to have a ‘third culture’ experience & identity.
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A Study in Movement, Sound, and Afro-Diasporic Excavation: A Review of Ben Hall and Kaleigh Wilder at Experimental Sound Studio
A response of Detroit-based musicians Ben Hall and Kaleigh Wilder as they performed, weaving together sounds that serve both as auditory art and a reclamation of forgotten languages and histories.
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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September Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for September 2023.
Latest Updates
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CANJE in Peoria: Reflections from a 2-day event
A look at two CANJE events this summer through the photography of Alexa Cary with reflections from the organizers.
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Meet the 2023 Muña Cohort
Sixty is once again partnering with Muña, a 3-month art writing program providing a cohort of writers the opportunity to critically and creatively engage with art writing strategies, readings, exercises, and conversations.
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Sixty + Bemis Center Partnership: 2023 Critic-in-Residence Program
Learn about this year’s Critic-in-Resident, Chenoa Baker, and all she’ll be doing at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha!
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The Peoria Guild of Black Artists reimagine Sixty’s CANJE project
Join us in Peoria on June 10th and June 17th for two days of artist presentations, exhibitions, an open mic night, and a series of new commissioned work by PGOBA artists.
On Archives
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The Cookout: A Community-Based Archiving Conversation
Join us for a virtual conversation with the Black Panther Party, Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, alt space Chicago, and the Heaux History Project about archiving and preserving the history of Black Chicago.
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On Collaborative Recomposition and Shabez Jamal As Archive
A conversation on collective family memory-making, returning home, and maintaining an ethical reverence for archival materials.
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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with David Maruzzella
A conversation with DePaul Art Museum Collection & Exhibition Manager David Maruzzella about their collection of Latinx art.