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Sixty Literary: Call for Creative Non-Fiction & Poetry
Sixty invites writers based in the Midwest to submit their creative non-fiction and poetry!
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Dark and Hot: Summoning Latin American Vernacular
What is horror like in the tropics? The author looks at Inés Arango-Guingue’s recent performance “Dark and Hot” through the lens of the Colombian film movement Gótico Tropical (Tropical Gothic).
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Wrong and Strong: Learning from Pope.L
Students remember the teachings of the late Pope.L.
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In the Echoes of Pauline Oliveros: The Practice of Deep Listening
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Livy Snyder shares her experience as a participant in an immersive Deep Listening program put on by StretchMetal and Experimental Sound Studio in partnership with the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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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.
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Arriving At Art: Alyssa Laney
Reconnecting with high school friend Alyssa Laney, artist Tonal Simmons reflects on the promises made to Black students about academic achievement, and finds parallels in their and Alyssa’s decisions to leave “traditional” careers behind to pursue practices in the arts.
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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April Art Picks
Sixty’s selection of art exhibitions and events in Chicago and the Midwest for April 2024.
Sixty Bilingual
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Sixty Literary: Call for Creative Non-Fiction & Poetry
Sixty invites writers based in the Midwest to submit their creative non-fiction and poetry!
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Dark and Hot: Summoning Latin American Vernacular
What is horror like in the tropics? The author looks at Inés Arango-Guingue’s recent performance “Dark and Hot” through the lens of the Colombian film movement Gótico Tropical (Tropical Gothic).
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Entrevista con Hope Wang sobre LMRM, el acto de tejer comunidad, y el telar CH2 el único con acceso público en Chicago
Hope nos invitó a su estudio para contarnos acerca de lo que impulsa su práctica, los logros de LMRM hasta ahora y algunas reflexiones en torno al tejido.
Latest Updates
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Sixty Literary: Call for Creative Non-Fiction & Poetry
Sixty invites writers based in the Midwest to submit their creative non-fiction and poetry!
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Call-for-Proposals: Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship
What are the unique working conditions and challenges facing arts workers in the Midwest? Sixty is launching a Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship for two writers to explore these issues and more. Applications are now open!
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A Statement of Solidarity
“The will of the people can’t fail. If we can’t shape the world we live in, if we can’t stop a genocide so miserable is our life.”
Interviews
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Arriving At Art: Alyssa Laney
Reconnecting with high school friend Alyssa Laney, artist Tonal Simmons reflects on the promises made to Black students about academic achievement, and finds parallels in their and Alyssa’s decisions to leave “traditional” careers behind to pursue practices in the arts.
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Hidden Midwest: Detroit
In part one of the three part series Hidden Midwest, writer Elizabeth Upenieks investigates the legacy of Modernist architecture in Detroit. While in Detroit, Upenieks critically illuminates the city’s history through an interview and studio visit with local artist Melissa Webb.
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Entrevista con Hope Wang sobre LMRM, el acto de tejer comunidad, y el telar CH2 el único con acceso público en Chicago
Hope nos invitó a su estudio para contarnos acerca de lo que impulsa su práctica, los logros de LMRM hasta ahora y algunas reflexiones en torno al tejido.
On Archives
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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.
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Rejecting Neutrality: Reparative Description at the Johnson Publishing Company Archive
A look at the process of reparative description undertaken by the Getty Research Institute’s team at the Johnson Publishing Company Archive.
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Two Back-to-Back Events Celebrating the Chicago Archives + Artists Project Book!
Celebrate the release of Sixty’s debut book Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Case Studies in Collaboration with two back-to-back events with the recent archive + artist pairings!