It’s strange to see comics up on gallery walls—not because they are somehow unworthy of a gallery setting, but because they seem to live and die in the books, newspapers, and portable electronic devices on which a single pair of…
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A magazine called desire
by Cecilia Donnelly •
“Free whiskey’s over there, and the sex magazine is in the corner,” said the Alan-Rickman-as-Snape look-alike taking tickets, as we entered the Co-Prosperity Sphere for the release party of Lumpen’s ’95 sex magazine.
What’s the Matter with Pilsen?: The Chicago Arts District falls on hard times as artists head south to Bridgeport
by Katherine Koster •
Bursting with art studios and galleries a few years ago, Pilsen’s stretch of South Halsted Street now features flyers advertising the potential of empty storefronts. Crowds continue to pack the street on the district’s monthly Second Friday event, but they…
The Art Community of the Future: Lumpen’s annual Select Media Festival returns for year eight
by Katherine Koster •
Independent arts collective Lumpen’s eighth annual Select Media Festival promises to offer four nights of video programming, group exhibitions, performance art, and live music that will shock, blast, and perhaps even use hypnosis to instill art appreciation back into anyone…
Make No Little Plans: Lumpen thinks big for its ninth annual Version arts festival
by Sarah Pickering •
Henry Glover has rhythm from his head to his toes—literally. He lifts up his shoe to reveal a small electrical sensor that is wired to an audio jack in the sole. When the shoes are plugged into an output device,…
Noise Nerds: AIDS Wolf draws on Schoenberg and the occult for their latest album
by Veronica Gonzalez •
It’s a cold, rainy night, and as the author, phone in hand, waits for her overpriced Medici takeout, Chloe from AIDS Wolf is on the other line. She finally finds silence in a bathroom at the Toronto club Sneaky Dee’s.…
Third Fridays in Bridgeport
by Laura Harmon •
I know that art is supposed to transcend earthly realities and all, but when Bridgeport’s January Third Friday gallery walk also landed on the coldest winter spell so far this year, reality inevitably intruded. Gallery openings were hard to spot,…
Infoporn, Eastern Expansion, and the new Bridgeport Art District: What Lumpen has in store for this year’s Select Media Festival
by Candice Ralph •
At first glance, a casual visitor might not expect Bridgeport to be an emerging hub for Chicago’s art scene: streets are stark, shops are scattered, and the wind chimes that dangle from residential houses break the silence. But lo and…
