Pilsen
Banter on a Mission
Deanna Kimberly Burrell considers flirting to be an art. At a workshop last Friday in the Listenbee Collection Art Gallery, she bestowed upon eager attendees a variety of flirting tips, like the importance of setting up a hypnotizing rhythm when sending out romantic signals. She encouraged ladies to twirl their hair. Men can swirl... »
Artistic Symbiosis
Every second Friday of the month, Pilsen art galleries keep their doors open till 10, but the balmy, tinged-with-summer air of the most recent Second Friday created an especially jaunty and convivial atmosphere. Art enthusiasts roamed Halsted with bottles of craft beer and cups of sangria, some lounging near doorways, either barefoot or in... »
Controlled Chimes
Instructions: Fill space with female performers. On each performer, tie one chime to the left wrist, and one chime to the right wrist. During the performance, each performer can ring either the right chime or the left… So begin the simple directives, shared with the audience members, that guide the stone-faced, barefooted women standing... »
Black Magic Women
“Collective Magnetism,” by Sara Mosk, is an appropriate introduction to “Black Arts,” both for the magnetic pull of its sounds and images, and for its place in the collective spirit of this group exhibit at Pilsen’s Roxaboxen Minicastle. »
Till the Fat Lady Sings
“This is a powerf**k” is an apt tagline for Slow Gallery’s current exhibition. “It ain’t over…” is all about power and how we mess with it—it’s about breaking rules, challenging assumptions, confronting ourselves and our relationship with power of any kind. In the gallery, there’s a telephone pole lying on the floor. Too big... »
Poetic Justice
The auditorium at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen is a prettily decorated room. Black and white photographs adorn black and orange walls, while silver papel picado glitters from the ceiling. On the auditorium’s stage on April 17, award-winning poet turned award-winning peace activist Javier Sicilia stood at a plain wooden podium... »
Common Thread
In a flashing red cardigan and a stunning turquoise dress, Victoria Martinez makes her way from one darkly clothed huddle of people to the next at Cobalt Studio. »
This Boy’s Life
The ACRE program’s one-room gallery may seem misplaced, being the only non-residential establishment next to a large empty parking lot on a side street in Pilsen. But for Adam Blumberg’s Boys’ Life, the one-room gallery space is perfect. It seems to fit the exhibit like a collection of memorabilia into a neat white box—a... »
