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Sixty is Officially (Re) Open for Pitches!
Learn about Sixty’s newly-defined publishing priorities and submit your pitch!
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Identity in the Abstract: Harriet Watson on Artistic Expression
In Indianapolis, an early career artist considers her role as an artist and all the elements, within and around her, that affect her process.
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Eternal Presence, Prismatic Tenses: The Frequencies of Dorothy Carlos’ Ear World
Dorothy Carlos’ debut album transports listeners into a world of fragmented soundscapes and emotional resonance, blending elements of ambient, noise, and free improvisation to create a deeply personal and evocative auditory experience.
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See It All the Way Out: Questions of Value and Labor with Samantha Box
What happens when we pause to recognize the images all around us and confront how we are seen by others?
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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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Art Picks
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December Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for December 2024.
Sixty Bilingual
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Anchor Editorial: diversión is for everyone
A historical review of diversión at Marquette Park curated by Carlos Flores, this year’s Anchor Curatorial Resident.
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Anchor Editorial: diversión es para todos
Una revisión histórica de la exhibición: diversión en Marquette Park, comisariada por Carlos Flores, el Anchor Curatorial residente de este año.
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Displacement Replacement/Desplazado Reemplazado Pt. 3
A comic series that chronicles displacement in the arts. Our characters visit No Nation Art Lab. Un Laboratorio tangencial posnación.
Interviews
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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”.
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Monstrous Desire: An Interview with Puloma Ghosh
Following the publication of her debut collection of short stories, Puloma Ghosh discusses the matrilineal origins of her writing practice, her interest in blurring genre, and the monstrous nature of desire.
On Archives
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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.
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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with Natasha Mijares
Artist and writer, Natasha Mijares, talks about the DePaul Art Museum’s collection of Latinx art as well as humor, analog technology, and creative lineage.
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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with Ben Blount
Artist, designer, and printer Ben Blount discusses his experience in the archives at Shorefront Legacy Center conducting research for his new work.
The Latest Sixty News
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Meet This Year’s Sixty + Bemis Center Critic-in-Residence
Sixty and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts are once again partnering on our annual Critic-in-Residence Program, bringing one of Sixty’s writers to Omaha!
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Call-for-Pitches: Black Lunch Table x Sixty Collaboration
Sixty is partnering with the radical archiving project Black Lunch Table on a new editorial series: Crowdsourcing the Canon!
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New Partnership with Anchor Curatorial Residency!
Sixty is partnering with Anchor Curatorial Residency to publish a series of articles that explore, challenge, and document the curatorial process and experiences within the Residency.