Bridgeport

Keeping it Simple, in an Ornate World

Friday, January 27, 2012
By Teddy Kent

Sandwiched between a residential area and the section of the Chicago River called Bubbly Creek (so-named from the bubbles created by the blood and other byproducts of the meat-slaughtering process), Decorators Supply Corporation is easy to miss. The business may fly under the radar of many Chicagoans, but to industry insiders—including those in upscale... »

Party Classics

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Lauren Hunter Thomas
Party Classics

Dan Labovitch was no stranger to the “visor, pacifier, and huge pants” look back in the day. But aesthetics come and go with the movements that define them, and Labovitch, one of the founders of ravearchive.com, can certainly attest to that. »

God Save the Scene

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Jamie Keiles
God Save the Scene

The Orphanage, on the second floor of the community center attached to Bridgeport’s First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, seamlessly merges luxury with punk. At last Wednesday’s show, kids in studded jackets kicked their Docs up on velvet divans and sipped on cans of cheap beer. »

Chic chicas

Thursday, November 10, 2011
By Amy Harlowe

The Zhou B Art Center in Bridgeport bustled with activity during Thursday’s Latino Fashion Week event. Patrons, vendors, and participants moved through the front hall of the center, which was filled to the brim with tables lined with bright signs and colorful clothing. »

There will have been

Thursday, November 3, 2011
By Nausicaa Renner

Judy Natal presents her own “Future Perfect” at Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the exhibition is structured as a narrative beginning in the year 2040. »

Waiting for the Bus

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
By Maria Nelson
Waiting for the Bus

Today, there is no bus along 31st Street. In the neighborhoods the street cuts through, east-west bus service is lacking. Between Cermak Road and 47th Street, Chicago’s grid system of bus service breaks down, leaving large areas of white space on the CTA system map and roughly 200,000 people without a direct route. »

What You See Ain’t What You Get

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
By Tobi Haslett

Thad Kellstadt’s drawings and mixed-media sculptures are an attempt to define this world, the one that exists outside of our ability to apprehend it. His latest exhibition, “This House Ain’t A Home,” illustrates and “imagines the possible interior lives of objects and materials,” revealing that our constructed, articulated environments are ultimately composed of things—like,... »

The Art of Drink

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
By Anna Fixsen
The Art of Drink

Rarely does Skittle-infused vodka lead to good choices. But for Graham Hogan and Joseph Rynkiewicz, the candy cocktail led to an innovative new venture in Chicago art commerce. The Hornswaggler Collection made its public debut last Friday night, in the place where it all began—Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere. »