Review: Space to Say at Heaven Gallery
In “Space to Say,” artists Yesenia Bello, Salvador Dominguez, and Yasmeen Nematt Alla hold space for people to speak, listen, feel, and flow within the in-betweenness of language.
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Memoir, Mythos, and the Maximalist Practice of Cecilia Beaven
Artist Cecilia Beaven on international comic artists, Nickelodeon cartoons, the limitations of labels and how we shake them off or shape them.
Memorias, mitos y la práctica maximalista de Cecilia Beaven
Artista Cecilia Beaven sobre artistas de historietas internacionales, dibujos animados de Nickelodeon, y las limitaciones de las etiquetas, cómo las sacudimos o les damos forma.
Fille Colonisée: una historia por Short Latina
Escrito por Short Latina Esta historia ha sido traducida y grabada en ingles. Después del sonar de la campana, camino hacia el restaurante apretujado entre dos boutiques vacías y lujosas. Todos los días, espero que mi padre termine su turno. Cuando no hay mucha gente, jalo la manija dorada de la impenetrable y elegante puerta de entrada con vitrales y entro. El maître d’ trabajando hoy me conoce y saludo mientras entro sigilosamente por delante para evitar toparme con ratas gigantes en el callejón. Sé que debo ir directamente arriba y no buscar a mi padre. Cruzo el bar y entro en una elegante y amplia sala llena de sofás y mesas bajas de bambú. Están rodeadas de palmeras que visten todo el restaurante. Me siento entre los cojines de raso dejando el invierno de Chicago y siento el cálido aire vietnamita. Escucho el croar de las ranas y el canto de los grillos. Sé mantenerme discreta para no hacer ningún sonido y evitar cualquier peligro. Soy como una pequeña saola invisible, silenciosa. Esparzo mis …
Beyond the Page: Generation LatinX
“Beyond the Page” digs into the process and practice of writers and artists who work at the intersection of literary arts and other fields. For this installment, I interviewed three members of Generation LatinX, a comedic ensemble of English- and Spanish-speaking Latinx performers working across improv and sketch: Mishell Livio, executive producer and creator; Maria Konopken, production director; and Jesse Pazmiño, writer and graphic designer. Toward the end of last season, Andrés Lemus-Spont and I attended a Generation LatinX show and then stayed late to talk with Mishell, Maria, and Jesse about the origins of the group, its goals (beyond being funny), the process of creating the multimedia show, and what’s coming up in Season 4. Check out Season 4 of Generation LatinX at iO, Tuesday nights at 10pm, beginning August 21. Find @GenerationLatinX on Facebook and Instagram and @GenLatinX on Twitter. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Marya Spont-Lemus: To start, I’d love to hear in your own words, Mishell, what is Generation LatinX and how did it come to …
Beyond the Page: Carlos Matallana
“Beyond the Page” digs into the process and practice of writers and artists who work at the intersection of literary arts and other fields. In March, I was honored to interview artist and educator Carlos Matallana about the development of his ongoing Manual of Violence project, the process of creating its fictional comic installment “Brea,” and how games, childhood, dreams, and more shape his work. Follow @tropipunk on Instagram and check out his presentation about “Brea” at the Hyde Park Art Center on Saturday, May 26, 2-4pm. This interview has been edited for length and clarity, and includes some spoilers about the book “Brea.” Marya Spont-Lemus: I guess I’d love to start by just hearing how long you’ve been making work in Chicago and what brought you here. Carlos Matallana: Well, I ended up in Chicago because I have old friends here in the city. But initially I moved from Bogotá to New York. I spent a couple of months, not even four months, in New York. I spent all my savings, and I tried …