Somewhere in Chicago lives a young vandal. Trying to get his name up, but most importantly, make his momma proud!
About the Artist: “Buflo” is a Latino graffiti artist who has been painting illegally for more than 10 years. Lately he channels his earliest memories of doing graffiti through short stories giving a glimpse on what one artist might go thru during painting a night in the south side of Chicago.
Migrant communities are under attack by ICE and Los Crybabys aren’t going to let them take Don Jose from La Villita.
A shipment of Ironlak spray cans arrives with a scavenger hunt map that leads to pots of spray cans protected by duendes at Senka park, but will luck be on the Vandal’s side?
A “Somewhere in Chicago” Valentines Day Adventure
A review of Magicfeifei’s solo exhibition at SkyART.
Six decades after 32 men were arrested by police and publicly outed by the Chicago Tribune, artist and writer Samuel Schwindt went in search of one of these men, a sculptor, and discovered a specter in the archives.
![Rachel sitting in the studio while showing off her piece “[Saccharomyces]”, the largest of the pellicle weavings. The piece includes cool-toned reds and blues, as well as yellows, teals, and creams and is a 83” x 16’8” handwoven Jacquard. The pellicle weavings use blending of color and patterns and shapes to illustrate the way yeast (or communities of yeast, i.e. pellicles) recycle physical materials in our world. They are flat and sometimes intentionally confusing, textural abstractions. To the right is the yarn shelving wall and their 16 Shaft Leclerc Loom. To the left are additional supplies resting on a shelving unit, filled with cones, skeins, and more. Photo by Viki Stark.](https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/22-300x200.jpg)
A discussion about bringing materials through their whole life cycle.