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A mobilization in five parts: Three Poems by Hilesh Patel
Three poems that draw lines of connection between the personal and the monumental.
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(Sentence) I lived among titles that bear no names: Three Poems by Olivier
In three ars poetica poems, artist, writer, and archivist olivier explores their fixation with the prefix “trans-“.
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Creating Justice Art and Revolution: Vol 1
A dispatch from the 11th Annual Creating Justice Symposium held at Oakton College earlier this year.
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Mother Bis: Six Poems by Ulrich Baer
Inspired by the poetry of Zukofsky, Sobin, and Ronald Johnson, Ulrich Baer engineers a new language for queer expressions of desire and carves out, through language, an impossible location in the world.
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Proof: Indianapolis poets Chantel Massey & Mitchell L. H. Douglas on Midwest Lit Fest
The organizers of Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest, a new literary festival in Indianapolis, share what drives them, and the “proof” of the city’s thriving— and changing— literary scene.
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When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives
A look at “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive,” through reflections from attendees, artist Theaster Gates, and the author’s own insights.
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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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Displacement Replacement Pt. 2
A comic series that chronicles displacement in the arts. Our characters visit Tritriangle, a space that engages with the potential of sound, video, language, and other performative time-based media challenging traditional aesthetic and conceptual notions.
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gather close, corazones fronterizos: 3 poem(a)s
A collection of spanglish poetry on becoming a new kind of Mexican woman on borderlands.
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Displacement Replacement/Desplazado Reemplazado Pt. 1
A spanglish comic series that chronicles displacement. The immigrant journey to find a place they can call home may take generations. Their journey triggers change and inspires other communities to solidify their social thread.
Latest Updates
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Recovering Our Strength: A Note on Sixty’s Year-End Slowdown
A message about our annual collective slowdown from December 1st to January 6th.
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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!
Interviews
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Proof: Indianapolis poets Chantel Massey & Mitchell L. H. Douglas on Midwest Lit Fest
The organizers of Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest, a new literary festival in Indianapolis, share what drives them, and the “proof” of the city’s thriving— and changing— literary scene.
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When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives
A look at “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive,” through reflections from attendees, artist Theaster Gates, and the author’s own insights.
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Listening to a continuous multi-species polyphony: An Interview with the Curators of urban+nature sonic pavilion
The curators of urban+nature sonic pavilion discuss the process and concepts that shaped the sound exhibition.
On Archives
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When Clouds Roll Away: A Community Reflection on the Johnson Publishing Company Archives
A look at “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive,” through reflections from attendees, artist Theaster Gates, and the author’s own insights.
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From Chicago to Montgomery: Connecting the North and South
Connecting Gwendolyn Brooks’ 1971 poem “In Montgomery” and photographs by Moneta Sleet Jr. with the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement for Great Migration-descendant people.
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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.