<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>West Town - The Visualist</title> <atom:link href="https://thevisualist.org/tag/west-town/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://thevisualist.org</link> <description>Chicago Visual Arts Calendar</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:01:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://thevisualist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/13715238_1656465681341114_192907186_a1-200x200.jpg</url> <title>West Town - The Visualist</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">232801582</site> <item> <title>Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luminarts Cultural Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The John David Mooney Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169567</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join Luminarts Cultural Foundation at The John David Mooney Foundation for the final exhibition of this year’s Visual Arts Finalists! The top scoring artists will exhibit their work for the chance to win $10,000 unrestricted Fellowship awards, decided by a team of professional artists and arts administrators. We are proud to present this event in<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/">Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Luminarts Cultural Foundation at The John David Mooney Foundation for the final exhibition of this year’s Visual Arts Finalists! The top scoring artists will exhibit their work for the chance to win $10,000 unrestricted Fellowship awards, decided by a team of professional artists and arts administrators. We are proud to present this event in partnership with Union League Club of Chicago Distinguished Artist, John David Mooney.</p> <p>Luminarts Cultural Foundation cultivates Chicago’s vibrant arts community by supporting exemplary emerging artists through its competitive programs that offer financial awards, artistic opportunities, and mentoring that bridge the gap between education and career.</p> <p>This event is free and open to the public!</p> <p>Please RSVP: <a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=48bfeb76-b634-48b8-bf2c-8c5b8bd110a5&envId=p-UIPPgn-I_0qiAK6Q-3InoQ&zone=usa">https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=48bfeb76-b634-48b8-bf2c-8c5b8bd110a5&envId=p-UIPPgn-I_0qiAK6Q-3InoQ&zone=usa</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/">Luminarts: Visual Arts Exhibition</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/05/luminarts-visual-arts-exhibition/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169567</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lured, Helena Ford, Winter Rose, Janna Lee</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Helena Ford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[irianna duvall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Janna Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Winter Rose]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171575</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>∆ Lured: lured is a multidisciplinary art and social experiment. founded 2017 in portland oregon by irianna duvall. lured releases media through MSDO Recordings exclusively. ∆ Helena Ford: It All Burned And Was Light, But it Wasn’t Enough (Notes from An Elephant Foot) ~ for modular synthesis, effects, and amplification It All Burned… is a<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/">Lured, Helena Ford, Winter Rose, Janna Lee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>∆ Lured: lured is a multidisciplinary art and social experiment.<br /> founded 2017 in portland oregon by irianna duvall.<br /> lured releases media through MSDO Recordings exclusively.<br /> ∆ Helena Ford: It All Burned And Was Light, But it Wasn’t Enough (Notes from An Elephant Foot)<br /> ~ for modular synthesis, effects, and amplification</p> <p>It All Burned… is a piece by Pardes Rimonim (aka Chicago-artist Helena Ford) heavily influenced by ecological and genocidal destruction, as well as the esoteric cinematography of Tarkovsky’s masterpiece, Stalker (1979). The piece is intended to be a direct confrontation of the destructive power of ignorance, fueled by the lust of capitalistic fervor. Composed of dense frequencies and textural noise, It All Burned And Was Light, But it Wasn’t Enough (Notes from An Elephant Foot) is meant to emulate nuclear power plants and environmental decay through oscillation, distortion, and modulation of static tones/noise. Pardes Rimonim is a direct reference to a text from Kabbalah of the same name (Orchard of Pomegranates) by 15th Century Jewish mystic, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero and, as a primary text of Kabbalah, concerns itself with the nature and doctrine of the sefirot. Unfortunately, the text was later eclipsed by the works of Issac Luria in diametric opposition to Cordovero’s rational-based approach to the Zohar. Although the project is named for the author’s interest in Judaic mysticism, Pardes Rimonim and its performer is explicitly anti-Zionist and approaches the material through an Anarchist & Absurdist lens.</p> <p>∆ Winter Rose: Winter is a experimental noise artist in Chicago who is behind a variety of projects such as DIsaster Scope, Ania Pieroni, and Systematic Elimination. Her work under her own name is often personal in nature and varies heavily sonically. It can be anything from synths to junk noise.</p> <p>∆ Janna Lee: Janna Lee is a Chicago artist who uses her voice to explore various facets of herself, and enjoys blurring the line between angel and demon. She is the vocalist of Snek Trio, a psychedelic free jazz party band, and Obsequies, an improvised death folk duo. Her solo work combines harsh noise and haunting vocals that probe the dark recesses of a woman’s psyche. “The One That Got Away,” her third solo album on Black Ring Rituals, was number three in The Wire’s list of best noise releases of 2023. Her versatility as a vocalist has garnered a diverse range of collaborations, including Galaxxu, Unmanned Ship, Ben Zucker, and Scarlet Diva.</p> <p>Friday, February 21, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/">Lured, Helena Ford, Winter Rose, Janna Lee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lured-helena-ford-winter-rose-janna-lee/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171575</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Alberto Aguilar</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alberto-aguilar/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alberto-aguilar/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alberto Aguilar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ENGAGE Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171775</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Alberto Aguilar February 21 – March 29, 2025</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alberto-aguilar/">Alberto Aguilar</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alberto Aguilar<br /> February 21 – March 29, 2025</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alberto-aguilar/">Alberto Aguilar</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alberto-aguilar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171775</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Velvet Vixens Present: Boudoir Bliss: a celebration of self love</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:44:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arrachna Fatale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clit Hardwood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EgyptBfree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midnight Jade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ms. Lady Ryder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Velvet Vixens Present: Boudoir Bliss: a celebration of self love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tromblau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171474</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Step into a world of confidence, empowerment, and unapologetic beauty at Boudoir Bliss, an all-female, queer-led burlesque show dedicated to the art of self-love. Through sultry dance, dazzling costumes, and playful performances, our cast of fierce, bold performers reclaims their power and invites you to do the same. With each act, they explore themes of<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/">The Velvet Vixens Present: Boudoir Bliss: a celebration of self love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67782a5a1bc292087176cb7b" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1735928692239"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c0855362e87e3273b201" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-677f247bbb189b7a28ae3833" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736385829511"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c2ef6fbd2c917836abd4" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-678ab7d43d94c647abc89198" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1737144324122"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-7cfc78cfa69cb26e0614" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67854fe96b58462da0a69d30" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736790141747"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-b70ebf0df1196e4710a7" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-678d7cf87037073271bd9646" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1737326422644"> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-84643684289fcce049e8" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Step into a world of confidence, empowerment, and unapologetic beauty at <strong>Boudoir Bliss</strong>, an <strong>all-female, queer-led burlesque show </strong>dedicated to the art of self-love.</p> <p class="">Through <strong>sultry dance, dazzling costumes</strong>, and <strong>playful performances</strong>, our cast of fierce, bold performers reclaims their power and invites you to do the same. With each act, they explore themes of <strong>body positivity, sexual liberation</strong>, and the <strong>transformative power of self-acceptance.</strong></p> <p class="">Expect humor, vulnerability, and a vibrant celebration of all identities. This is not just a show—it’s a <strong>declaration of self-worth and a night of unforgettable liberation</strong>. Come for the sparkle, stay for the message: Love yourself, just as you are.</p> <p class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love-tickets-1210069312889">Tickets are <strong>$25</strong> for limited VIP seating and<strong> $20</strong> for General Admission. Remaining GA tickets will be <strong>$25</strong> at the door. Dorothy is <em>CASHLESS</em> – please bring cash night of to tip your performers!</a></p> <p class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love-tickets-1210069312889">Doors at <strong>6pm</strong> with a one hour happy hour that lasts until our show starts at<strong> 7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the performance until last call at <strong>11pm</strong>.</a></p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all `to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist:<strong> 773-770-3799.</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Please note: refund requests are only honored until 24h before the event (2/19, 7pm). No other refunds will be accepted.</strong></p> <p class="">———————</p> <p class=""><strong>ABOUT THE PERFORMERS</strong></p> <p class="">Get ready for the sexy train when the clock strikes <strong>Midnight Jade</strong>! As soon as those combat boots hit the stage and the shades come down, it’s time to throw those dolla dolla bills. Midnight Jade doesn’t just perform—they take you on a wild, seductive ride filled with drama and passion that leaves everyone wanting more. A burlesque baby on the rise, Midnight Jade first dazzled the world in early 2023, and now, as they approach their second electrifying burlyversary, they are a proud member of the Velvet Vixens and can’t wait to perform at Dorothy Downstairs.</p> <p class="">Step right up for <strong>Clit Hardwood</strong>, the queen of queer camp and comedic allure! Blending sultry charm with playful wit, Clit captivates audiences through jaw-dropping juggling and mesmerizing circus infuse burlesque. Each performance is a delightful mix of humor and sensuality, celebrating joyful rebellion and self-expression. Prepare to be dazzled and begging for more on a ride through the wild and whimsical world of Clit Hardwood!</p> <p class="">Meet <strong>Ms. Lady Ryder</strong>, the sultry sensation of Chicago’s burlesque scene. With a perfect blend of classic elegance and modern flair, she captivates audiences through tantalizing performances that celebrate femininity and empowerment. Draped in feathers and shimmering sequins, Ms. Lady Ryder’s magnetic charisma and seductive choreography leave everyone breathless. Join her for a night of unforgettable allure and sapphic liberation, where every sultry move celebrates desire and self-expression.</p> <p class=""><strong>Arrachna Fatale</strong> is pure Latin heat—raven hair, a wicked smile, and hips that hypnotize. She commands attention, seducing women, men, and anyone daring enough to fall into her web of desire. Her kiss is sin, her touch is ruin, and her glance holds the secrets of every heart she’s broken. By night, she’s a storm of seduction; by day, a graceful predator. The deadliest creatures are always the ones who leave you begging for more.</p> <p class="">With a sparkle in her eye and a whip of sass, <strong>EgyptBfree</strong> commands the stage with an enchanting blend of playful mischief and untamed glamour. Get ready to be seduced by this spellbinding temptress of sass and sparkle!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/">The Velvet Vixens Present: Boudoir Bliss: a celebration of self love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-velvet-vixens-present-boudoir-bliss-a-celebration-of-self-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171474</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eseosa Edebiri]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Filter Photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Haerim Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. Daniel Hud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kat Bawden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171569</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM CT Cost: FREE Location: In-Person at 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207 OR Online via Zoom Join Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) in-person at Filter Space or online via Zoom for a night of critique and conversation. Current artists in residence<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/">Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation<br /> Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM CT<br /> Cost: FREE<br /> Location: In-Person at 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207 OR Online via Zoom</p> <p>Join Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) in-person at Filter Space or online via Zoom for a night of critique and conversation. Current artists in residence invite the larger Chicago photography community to join them as they share works-in-progress created during their time in various Chicago Public Schools.</p> <p>This critique will feature:<br /> Kat Bawden<br /> Eseosa Edebiri<br /> J. Daniel Hud<br /> Haerim Lee</p> <p>Artist-founded in 2017, Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) was created by photographer Suzette Bross to integrate artists and cultural producers into CPS through paid artist residencies. Artists in Public Schools offers these artist residencies to CPS at zero-to-low cost, ensuring accessible collaboration between the artists, the students, and the school community. Since its inception, Artists in Public Schools has transformed public school environments into vibrant hubs of creativity, cultivating opportunities for professional, working, and emerging artists to connect with CPS students and faculty to create meaningful art experiences.</p> <p>To learn more, please visit www.artistsinpublicschools.org.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/">Artists in Public School Critique & Conversation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/artists-in-public-school-critique-conversation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171569</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Show Us Your Stacks</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Community Meeting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anna Jo Beck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cynthia E. Hanifin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quimby's Bookstore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Show Us Your Stacks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zine Club Chicago]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171566</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Online! Free! On Zoom, RSVP details below Whenever self-publishing fanatics gather, one question always seems to come up: How do you organize your zines? Whether you’re a meticulous cataloguer, a creator of haphazard piles, or something in between, we want<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/">Show Us Your Stacks</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks<br /> 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025<br /> Online! Free!<br /> On Zoom, RSVP details below</p> <p>Whenever self-publishing fanatics gather, one question always seems to come up: How do you organize your zines? Whether you’re a meticulous cataloguer, a creator of haphazard piles, or something in between, we want to know about the ways you arrange, display, and categorize your personal collection.</p> <p>Get your home stash in order (or leave it messy), BYOS(tacks + Snax) and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025!</p> <p>** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, February 17 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, February 18.</p> <p>Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events.</p> <p>Facebook event is here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago</p> <p>Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of books and zines stacked in a wicker basket, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Show Us Your Stacks; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025”</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/">Show Us Your Stacks</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/show-us-your-stacks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171566</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Let’s Be Real Artist Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A. Martinez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angela Lopez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk:]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aubrey Ingmar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bobbi Meier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Connie Noyes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cydney M. Lewis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jenny Halpern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jihae Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Katie Kirk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Keeley Haftner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Let's Be Real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Let's Be Real Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Noelle Garcia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarana Mehra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tulika Ladsariya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemisi Oyeniyi]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171755</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Come join us at Heaven Gallery for an artist talk featuring our new exhibition Let’s Be Real! Sunday February 16th, 2025 12-1 PM On view January 31 – March 9 Artists: A. Martinez, Angela Lopez, Aubrey Ingmar, Bobbi Meier, Connie Noyes, Cydney M Lewis, Jenny Halpern, Jihae Park, Katie Kirk, Keeley Haftner, Noelle Garcia, Sarana<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/">Let’s Be Real Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come join us at Heaven Gallery for an artist talk featuring our new exhibition Let’s Be Real!</p> <p>Sunday February 16th, 2025</p> <p>12-1 PM</p> <p>On view January 31 – March 9</p> <p>Artists: A. Martinez, Angela Lopez, Aubrey Ingmar, Bobbi Meier, Connie Noyes, Cydney M Lewis, Jenny Halpern, Jihae Park, Katie Kirk, Keeley Haftner, Noelle Garcia, Sarana Mehra, Tulika Ladsariya, Yemisi Oyeniyi</p> <p>Let’s Be Real is a group exhibition featuring the work of 14 artists, all parents at various stages of motherhood or grandmotherhood. The artists include: A. Martinez, Angela Lopez, Aubrey Ingmar, Bobbi Meier, Connie Noyes, Cydney M. Lewis, Jenny Halpern, Jihae Park, Katie Kirk, Keeley Haftner, Noelle Garcia, Sarana Mehra, Tulika Ladsariya, and Yemisi Oyeniyi.</p> <p>Drawing from diverse backgrounds, these artists offer a multifaceted, intimate exploration of the intersection between parenting and artistic practice, each providing a unique perspective. The exhibition showcases a wide range of media—fiber, ceramics, painting, video, and sound—while addressing powerful themes such as feminine myth, cultural memory, the body post-childbirth, rejecting domesticity, human connection, grief, humor, and self-discovery.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/">Let’s Be Real Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lets-be-real-artist-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171755</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Healing House</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adria Husband]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alma Wieser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monilade Gogins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yvette Magallon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171752</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest DJ, Celeste Alexnder on Saturday, February 15th from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monilade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! Come celebrate the month of love and Black History Month<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/">Healing House</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest DJ, Celeste Alexnder on Saturday, February 15th from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monilade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! <br /> <br /> Come celebrate the month of love and Black History Month with an intergenerational celebration honoring Chicago’s House Music culture. Healing House is an event that uses the power of the sounds and vibrations of House music for mind, body and soul healing. This dance session aims to create a safe space for fellowship and wellness outside of late night drinking. Reframing party culture with early evening hours not centered around drinking. Healing House is about building community on the dance floor. </p> <p>Vendors Include:<br /> -It’s All About You (massage)<br /> -All Power and Energy (fresh pressed juice)<br /> -Jeffrey’s Soulful Southern Cooking (soul food)<br /> -Gwennie Jean Donuts (vegan sweet treats)<br /> <br /> Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guest DJ, Celeste Alexander</p> <p>Saturday, February 15th, 2025</p> <p>6 PM -12 AM</p> <p>Beverages will be available.<br /> $10 Suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/">Healing House</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/healing-house-5/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171752</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Valeria Terrazas: The Bark Before The Bite</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Bark Before The Bite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valeria Terrazas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VSG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VSG Contemporary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171820</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>VSG Contemporary is proud to present Valeria Terrazas’ first Chicago solo show, The Bark Before the Bite. At first glance, the work brims with ferocity, but beneath its sharp edges lies a softer, introspective core—a reflection of Terrazas herself, who is both tender and fierce, nurturing and unyielding. This exhibition centers around 48 stills from<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/">Valeria Terrazas: The Bark Before The Bite</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VSG Contemporary is proud to present Valeria Terrazas’ first Chicago solo show, The Bark Before the Bite.</p> <p>At first glance, the work brims with ferocity, but beneath its sharp edges lies a softer, introspective core—a reflection of Terrazas herself, who is both tender and fierce, nurturing and unyielding. This exhibition centers around 48 stills from a dynamic video capturing a dog mid-bark and growl, inviting viewers to recognize the often-overlooked signs that precede aggression.</p> <p>Though Terrazas resists autobiographical readings of her work, those who know her will sense personal echoes throughout this body of work. Having exhibited extensively in group shows across Chicago, The Bark Before the Bite marks a pivotal return to solo exhibitions after college. Beyond her artistic practice, Terrazas serves as the lead studio assistant to Tony Fitzpatrick, who played a key role in the production and promotion of the show.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/">Valeria Terrazas: The Bark Before The Bite</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/valeria-terrazas-the-bark-before-the-bite/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171820</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Maryam Safajoo: Our Story is One</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryam Safajoo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryam Safajoo: Our Story is One]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Our Story is One]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UIMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171839</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is honored to exhibit Maryam Safajoo’s painting series on the persecution of Baha’is in Iran in an exhibition titled Our Story is One. Accompanied by artifacts of those imprisoned, they tell a powerful story of injustice and violence, paired with hope, resilience and survival. Maryam’s tempered color palette provides<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/">Maryam Safajoo: Our Story is One</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is honored to exhibit Maryam Safajoo’s painting series on the persecution of Baha’is in Iran in an exhibition titled Our Story is One. Accompanied by artifacts of those imprisoned, they tell a powerful story of injustice and violence, paired with hope, resilience and survival. Maryam’s tempered color palette provides a subtle introduction to a subject of cruelty, a contrast allowing viewers to absorb its content with sad contemplation, rather than reactive shock. The latter’s prevalence in today’s media, has numbed many viewers’ sensitivity to similar subjects, toughened to seeing atrocities regularly. Safajoo brings a deeply personal perspective to this exhibition. Her own family’s experiences inform her intimate portrayal of the ongoing human rights violations against the Baha’i community in Iran since the 1979 revolution.</p> <p>“I experienced this oppression myself in Iran. I remember the day in the early morning when government security forces burst into my home, ransacked it and took my father to prison; my younger sister was crying on her way to school. Later my sister was denied access to university and because of her quest to understand why, was placed in solitary confinement.”</p> <p>These are only a few examples of what Baha’is around Iran have and are currently experiencing. The exhibition is enhanced by artifacts belonging to imprisoned Baha’is, providing tangible connections to the ongoing struggle. Despite the gravity of its subject matter, the exhibition maintains an undertone of hope, reflecting Safajoo’s belief in the possibility of positive change in Iran. The exhibition features small-scale oil paintings on linen, characterized by their deliberately tempered color palette, allowing viewers to engage with difficult subject matter through contemplation rather than shock.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/">Maryam Safajoo: Our Story is One</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maryam-safajoo-our-story-is-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171839</post-id> </item> <item> <title>DJ Ca$h Era at Dorothy</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:41:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ca$h Era]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Ca$h Era at Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tromblau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171472</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>DJ Ca$h Era is Dorothy’s Resident DJ for 2025! Ca$h Era will be popping up with us on the 2nd Friday of every month bringing the best of what they do to Dorothy. A lover of community, connection, and all things Chicago, CaSera Heining, best known as DJ Ca$h Era, continues to shake the room<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/">DJ Ca$h Era at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67782a5a1bc292087176cb7b" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1735928692239"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c0855362e87e3273b201" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-677f247bbb189b7a28ae3833" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736385829511"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c2ef6fbd2c917836abd4" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-678ab7d43d94c647abc89198" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1737144324122"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-7cfc78cfa69cb26e0614" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67854fe96b58462da0a69d30" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736790141747"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-b70ebf0df1196e4710a7" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517454588_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <p class=""><strong>DJ Ca$h Era</strong> is Dorothy’s <em>Resident DJ for 2025</em>! Ca$h Era will be popping up with us on the <strong>2nd Friday of every month</strong> bringing the best of what they do to Dorothy.</p> <p class="">A lover of community, connection, and all things Chicago, CaSera Heining, best known as <strong>DJ Ca$h Era</strong>, continues to shake the room as a multifaceted, internationally recognized, performer. With over 10 years of professional experience, DJ Ca$h Era’s open-format and masterful mixing style has captivated crowds at a large variety of spaces such as nightclubs, bars, music festivals, private events, corporate galas, weddings, and much more.</p> <p class="">Winning the title of <strong>Chicago’s Best Hip-Hop DJ since 2021</strong> by the Chicago Reader; DJ Ca$h Era is also one of the Official Atrium and Concourse DJs for the Chicago Bulls, member of the Jordan Brand’s Global Women’s Collective, and current preferred and resident DJ for Chicago’s hottest venues like Broken Shaker, Scarlet Bar, The Promontory, Soho House, and more. DJ Ca$h Era has worked with notable brands including Jordan, Nike, Akira, BET, Redbull, Beats by Dre, AT&T, Jugrnaut, and more.</p> <p class="">Doors open at 6pm for a cover free <strong>happy hour</strong> until 7pm. Our <strong>$10 cover</strong> at the door runs from <strong>8pm – 12:30am</strong>.</p> <p class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy-tickets-1153894723179"><em>RSVPs do not guarentee entry but serve as calendar reminders for our guests and anticipated volume of attendees for our staff. RSVPs are not required for entry.</em></a></p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/">DJ Ca$h Era at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/dj-cah-era-at-dorothy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171472</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Larvavision, Emily Rach Beisel, Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Allen Moore</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/larvavision-emily-rach-beisel-whisker-w-ben-schmidt-swartz-allen-moore/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/larvavision-emily-rach-beisel-whisker-w-ben-schmidt-swartz-allen-moore/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allen Moore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emily Rach Beisel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Larvavision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171845</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Δ Larvavision Δ Emily Rach Beisel Δ Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz Δ Allen Moore Thursday, February 13, 2024 8p doors, 8:30 start $10-15 suggested donation</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/larvavision-emily-rach-beisel-whisker-w-ben-schmidt-swartz-allen-moore/">Larvavision, Emily Rach Beisel, Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Allen Moore</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Δ Larvavision</p> <p>Δ Emily Rach Beisel</p> <p>Δ Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz</p> <p>Δ Allen Moore</p> <p>Thursday, February 13, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/larvavision-emily-rach-beisel-whisker-w-ben-schmidt-swartz-allen-moore/">Larvavision, Emily Rach Beisel, Whisker w/Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Allen Moore</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/larvavision-emily-rach-beisel-whisker-w-ben-schmidt-swartz-allen-moore/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171845</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Tromblau&Friends Presents: Because We Love You</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:38:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aliyah Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carmani Edwards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dakarai Barclay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emma Blau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonah Lazarus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julius Tucker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Max Lazarus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tromblau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tromblau&Friends Presents: Because We Love You]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171470</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Because We Love You is an evening of of love songs, a collaborative project exploring love’s florescence, hosted by Tromblau&Friends. What do we say and do for love? From the personal and private to the collective and political, the evening will feature arrangements and compositions by some of Chicago’s most thoughtful artists who are asking<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/">Tromblau&Friends Presents: Because We Love You</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67782a5a1bc292087176cb7b" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1735928692239"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c0855362e87e3273b201" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-677f247bbb189b7a28ae3833" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736385829511"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c2ef6fbd2c917836abd4" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-678ab7d43d94c647abc89198" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1737144324122"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-7cfc78cfa69cb26e0614" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517457517_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <p class=""><strong>Because We Love You</strong> is an evening of of love songs, a collaborative project exploring love’s florescence, hosted by Tromblau&Friends.</p> <p class="">What do we say and do for love? From the <strong>personal and private</strong> to the <strong>collective and political</strong>, the evening will feature arrangements and compositions by some of Chicago’s most thoughtful artists who are asking these questions. These compositions draw inspiration from various genres and styles to bring love to you. We invite you to join us and share the evening with us, <em>Because We Love You.</em></p> <p class="">Doors at <strong>6pm</strong> with a one hour happy hour until our showcase begins at<strong> 7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open post event until last call at 11pm.</p> <p class="">RSVPs are free. A <strong>$12 door cover</strong> will be charged the night of the performance until 8:`15pm.</p> <p class="">Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799</p> <p class="">——————-</p> <p class=""><strong>ABOUT THE PERFORMERS</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Emma Blau</strong>, “Tromblau”, is a Chicago based trombonist born and raised in New York. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music where she studied under Vincent Gardener and Tom Garling. In May 2022, Emma established her own band, Tromblau&Friends, and began playing her original compositions which seek to emma-u-late her life through sound. Inspired by Black American Music and Jewish Music her compositions combine freedom, play, and prayer in the pursuit of creating and entering alternate realities..” You can find them performing regularly among different venues in Chicago. She has also performed in Birdland and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York and Oliver’s Jazz Bar in London, among many other venues.</p> <p><strong>Aliyah Jones</strong> is a vocalist, composer, and writer based in Chicago, IL. The importance of music was instilled in her at an early age. Every milestone, celebration, or simple journey to school was scored with anything from the sultry serenades of Whitney Houston to the invigorating bounce of house music. Aliyah began her formal training at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artist and most recently graduated from the Jazz Studies program at DePaul University. Her focus is now centered around The Indigo Sessions, a space for those marginalized to tell their stories and share their creations.</p> <p><strong>Carmani Edwards</strong> is a bassist and composer born and raised in Chicago. A lifelong creative, at 16 her focus shifted from visual arts to include music, taking up the electric bass in her high school jazz band and adopting the acoustic bass a year later. She graduated from DePaul University’s Jazz Studies Program in 2022, and has been sharing her sound around the city ever since, performing with various artists including Ernest Dawkins, Dee Alexander, Shanta Nurullah, Aliyah Jones, Dakarai Barclay, Anaiet Soul; with Intimacy Nite in Chicago; and with bands Family Junket and Alliance.</p> <p>A multitalented and accomplished musician, <strong>Julius Tucker</strong> is a pianist, composer, bandleader and producer. His musical voice encompasses a multitude of genres, from jazz to house music. He is especially known for his complex sensitivities and agile fluidity on the piano and keyboard which have become his signature style. Steadily rising in the Chicagoland area, Tucker has had the opportunity to play at noted venues around town; including The Green Mill, Room 43, Andy’s Jazz Club, Winter’s Jazz Club, Constellation, the Jazz Showcase and The Promontory. He has also been featured at the Chicago and Hyde Park Jazz Fests, as well as many summer concerts throughout the city. Traveling abroad, he was fortunate to play at the JazzIt jazz festival in Italy where we played a multitude of shows alongside musicians from all across Italy. With a promising future ahead of him, Tucker is eager about continuing to share his musical talents with enthusiasts and newcomers alike.</p> <p><strong>Dakarai Barclay</strong> is a trumpeter and educator currently based in Chicago, Illinois. Dakarai is a recent graduate of William Paterson University, where he studied under Jeremy Pelt while receiving his Master of Music. Prior to his tenure at William Paterson, Dakarai was a student at Morehouse College where he studied under Melvin Jones and Gordon Vernick (Georgia State University). Dakarai has had the privilege of performing with mentors and elder musicians such as Willerm Delisfort, Winard Harper, Jarrard Harris, Ernest Dawkins, Marlene Rosenburg, and many more. Dakarai can be seen playing in venues throughout Chicago, New York and elsewhere.</p> <p><strong>Jonah Lazarus</strong> is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator, from Oak Park, IL. Coming from a family of Jewish artists, social workers and educators, he grew up learning to improvise musically with his two brothers. At Macalester College, Jonah worked and studied under Sowah Mensah. In Salvador, Brazil, he studied and collaborated with Iuri Passos, Bira Santos, Letieres Leite, and Beto Martins. In Chicago, Jonah focuses his energy on teaching as well as composing, performing and recording for his family music collective, Family Junket. He has also performed and collaborated with a number of Chicago-based artists and bands, including, Shea Couleé, Emma Blau, Kiéla Adira, Emil Rojo, Drew Lewis (House of DOV), Los Pleneros de Don Segundo, and Flower Problem.</p> <p><strong>Max Lazarus</strong> is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, sound engineer, and educator based in Chicago, IL. He stays busy performing, recording, and producing with Family Junket, an artist collective with his older brothers and extended family, focused on creating healing spaces, community, and parties. Max performs saxophone, flute, and keyboards regularly with local acts Elizabeth Moen and Michael Damani, and has played with touring acts such as Thee Sacred Souls, A.B. Crentsil, Sena Dagadu, Akwasi, Beto Martins, M.anifest, Wanlov, Worlasi, and Peter Somuah, as well as opened for artists like Brittany Howard, Vagabon, Stonebwoy, and Fareed Haque and the Flat Earth Ensemble. He has produced for artists such as Adam Ness and Iruz, scored independent films like what i know by Rahila Coats, and composed for an upcoming podcast on NPR. He collaborates often with movement artists, facilitates sound meditations, and teaches music classes across CPS.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/">Tromblau&Friends Presents: Because We Love You</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/tromblaufriends-presents-because-we-love-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171470</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Midwest Books to Prisoners Benefit: The Ineffectuals, Sister/Brother, Butt Mommy, Brian Klein, Slurname</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/midwest-books-to-prisoners-benefit-the-ineffectuals-sister-brother-butt-mommy-brian-klein-slurname/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/midwest-books-to-prisoners-benefit-the-ineffectuals-sister-brother-butt-mommy-brian-klein-slurname/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brian Klein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Butt Mommy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Books to Prisoners Benefit: The Ineffectuals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sister/Brother]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slurname]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Ineffectuals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171392</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>∆ The Ineffectuals ∆ Sister/Brother ∆ Butt Mommy ∆ Brian Klein ∆ Slurname Bring books to donate! Saturday, February 8, 2024 8p doors, 8:30 start $10-15 suggested donation</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/midwest-books-to-prisoners-benefit-the-ineffectuals-sister-brother-butt-mommy-brian-klein-slurname/">Midwest Books to Prisoners Benefit: The Ineffectuals, Sister/Brother, Butt Mommy, Brian Klein, Slurname</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>∆ The Ineffectuals</p> <p>∆ Sister/Brother</p> <p>∆ Butt Mommy</p> <p>∆ Brian Klein</p> <p>∆ Slurname</p> <p>Bring books to donate!</p> <p>Saturday, February 8, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/midwest-books-to-prisoners-benefit-the-ineffectuals-sister-brother-butt-mommy-brian-klein-slurname/">Midwest Books to Prisoners Benefit: The Ineffectuals, Sister/Brother, Butt Mommy, Brian Klein, Slurname</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/midwest-books-to-prisoners-benefit-the-ineffectuals-sister-brother-butt-mommy-brian-klein-slurname/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171392</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Unfolding</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melissa Kolbusz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unfolding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zsofia Otvos]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171185</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>INTRODUCING UNFOLDING ART EXHIBITION The Conceptualization of Chicago Artist Zsófia Ötvös at CSI Project Space & Gallery Unfolding is a solo exhibition by Zsófia Ötvös Good Times is a solo exhibition over the span of two decades. with guest artist Melissa Kolbusz of WIRED jewelry. Unfolding will be held from February 8 – February 20,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/">Unfolding</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>INTRODUCING UNFOLDING ART EXHIBITION<br /> The Conceptualization of Chicago Artist Zsófia Ötvös at CSI Project Space & Gallery</p> <p>Unfolding is a solo exhibition by Zsófia Ötvös Good Times is a solo exhibition over the span of two decades. with guest artist Melissa Kolbusz of WIRED jewelry.</p> <p>Unfolding will be held from February 8 – February 20, 2025 at CSI Project Space and Gallery, 1912 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 (corner of N. Damen & W. Cortland) in the Bucktown neighborhood.</p> <p>Ötvös is a portrait artist of both real and imagined characters. She will showcase paintings from major milestones in her career. In her earlier works, Ötvös explored the themes of emotions, using the female form as her vessel. Later, as her attention grew outward from the inner world, she began embracing fashion and attitude choices that she observed people make.<br /> Ötvös also dwelt into expressing how a remembered image might be different from actuality. It was a combination of technical experimentation of painting on loosely woven linen with the subject matter of representing the fragility of memory inspired a series of free standing, see-through paintings.<br /> A more recent series began after coming across a call for illustrations for a holiday recipe calendar. Drawing became the focus and, though the calendar illustration was never submitted, a “lock” was broken open and the large-scale multimedia drawings of the Irma May series began. In Zsófia’s practice sketches were the first, and very private steps, not to be shared publicly. In fact, that sense of vulnerability in sharing her drawings, facilitated autobiographical moments wrapped in the safety of the character of Irma May.<br /> Today Zsófia’s art is powered by storytelling expressed between these mediums and formats. The manipulation of surfaces fuels the message just as much as the imagery.</p> <p>Guest artist Melissa Kolbusz is the founder of WIRED jewelry. She designs handmade, wearable artwork from reclaimed and surplus materials. Marrying aesthetics and environment, Kolbusz salvages components such as rubber, alternator wire, tubing, and craft beer cans. One-of-a-kind and limited edition, these pieces are inspired by industrial wastelands, underwater creatures, and the Chicago music scene. Melissa is a bold proponent of sustainability and solutions through design.</p> <p>Special Events<br /> Opening Night Reception: Saturday, February 8th, from 6 – 9 p.m.<br /> Thursday, February 13 Grow up!<br /> Friday, February 14 Love Note, Kris Rab performing original and standard songs<br /> Closing Reception: Thursday, February 20th, from 5 – 9 p.m.</p> <p>Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, 4 – 8 p.m. or by appointment.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/">Unfolding</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/unfolding-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171185</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Infamous X All Star Press Present: Issue #13 Release Party</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[All Star Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[POSE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Infamous Magazine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Infamous X All Star Press Present: Issue #13 Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zwon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171551</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We are so pumped to announce our upcoming release party with The Infamous Magazine featuring original artwork by Zwon! We’re celebrating Infamous Mag’s past issue with POSE and their next issue with Zwon. The release party is on February 8th, 6-10pm at All Star Press. There will be live tagging and the chance to enter<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/">The Infamous X All Star Press Present: Issue #13 Release Party</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are so pumped to announce our upcoming release party with The Infamous Magazine featuring original artwork by Zwon!</p> <p>We’re celebrating Infamous Mag’s past issue with POSE and their next issue with Zwon.</p> <p>The release party is on February 8th, 6-10pm at All Star Press.</p> <p>There will be live tagging and the chance to enter a raffle to win the tag wall at the end of the night!</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/">The Infamous X All Star Press Present: Issue #13 Release Party</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-infamous-x-all-star-press-present-issue-13-release-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171551</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arvie Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crossing Clear Creek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moniquemeloche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171085</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek Opening Reception: Saturday, February 8, 4-7pm moniquemeloche is pleased to present Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Smith is a 2024 recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts, with an artistic career spanning over four decades. His ongoing passion for advancing social<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/">Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek</p> <p>Opening Reception: Saturday, February 8, 4-7pm</p> <p>moniquemeloche is pleased to present Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Smith is a 2024 recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts, with an artistic career spanning over four decades. His ongoing passion for advancing social and racial justice is reflected through his narrative paintings depicting historical and contemporary policies, influencers, bigotry, and institutional white supremacy, transforming the history of oppressed and stereotyped segments of the American experience into lyrical two-dimensional master works. While the works’ emotional rage, burden and determination are expressed through movement, color and sound, Smith has historically shelved his own underlying agony, revelations and the impact of living in Black skin – an element at the core of his work that has been rarely disclosed until now. At 86 years old, Smith has made the courageous shift from public to personal, bringing his own history into dialogue with the current conditions.</p> <p>Crossing Clear Creek presents an autobiographical body of work that portrays a significant time in the artist’s life, revealing memories of events and emotions he experienced during his youth during his migration from Jim Crow-era rural Texas to South Central Los Angeles, a city laden with violent crime and gang activity that would become the center of the Civil Rights Movement. Here, Smith shapes an intimate journey of identity, resolve and deliverance, a story he has never shared or acknowledged in its entirety. This new personal narrative led Smith to receiving the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, a mark of distinction that emphasizes the importance of the recipient’s unique vision and artistic voice, serving as the impetus for his solo exhibition.</p> <p>The exhibition’s title Crossing Clear Creek is explicit and metaphoric. Clear Creek, a body of water that runs through Roganville, Texas–Smith’s hometown–must be crossed in order to travel from the “Black side of town to the white.” Grounding the exhibition, Smith’s massive two-part painting of the same name presents hopeful crossers on horseback pulling a chariot, eyes forward toward the winding path of a perceived better future as symbolized by a large white castle in the distance. Metaphorically, Smith addresses the state of the country and how the shifts in systems and policies affect people’s lives. His subjects are women and people of color, representing the marginalized groups who become pawns, creating tension and uncertainty as the ruling leaders play the cynical game of give and take. For the artist, Crossing Clear Creek symbolizes the transition of himself and his siblings from their early years in the South to a land where the promise of better times remained elusive.</p> <p>Art has been an ever-present facet of the artist’s life. From copying Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiecesin his grandfather’s single room elementary school in Roganville, to becoming the self-proclaimed “school artist” at his high school in Los Angeles, to being dissuaded from applying to art school by a racist receptionist, Smith reflects that his early development in art ran parallel with his formation as a Black citizen—”as a child, I understood that the Black man’s life is disposable; as an adult, I understood that I could use art as a means of comprehending and explaining what it is like to be a person of color in America…The recognition conferred on me by the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts is the most meaningful artistic honor of my lifetime. This acknowledgement and support led me to create this body of work. I embarked on this exhibition with a heightened sense of significance and purpose.”</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/">Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/arvie-smith-crossing-clear-creek/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171085</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Mel Watkin: BIRDLAND</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 02:56:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARC Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BIRDLAND]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mel Watkin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170851</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Birdland series is an exhibition of drawings on collaged security envelopes — envelopes used for bills, bank statements and other mailings requiring privacy. Different environments and environmental concerns strongly influence my imagery and the materials I work with. The Birdland series reflects my recent travels to the mountain west, rust belt cities like St.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/">Mel Watkin: BIRDLAND</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Birdland series is an exhibition of drawings on collaged security envelopes — envelopes used for bills, bank statements and other mailings requiring privacy. Different environments and environmental concerns strongly influence my imagery and the materials I work with. The Birdland series reflects my recent travels to the mountain west, rust belt cities like St. Louis and the Shawnee National Forest surrounding my home in Southern Illinois. Birds play a role, as our old farmhouse lies along one of the largest migratory bird routes in the country — the Cache River Flyway.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/">Mel Watkin: BIRDLAND</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/mel-watkin-birdland-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170851</post-id> </item> <item> <title>CV Peterson: OVERLOOKING POSSIBILITIES: A NATURALIST’S DREAM</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/cv-peterson-overlooking-possibilities-a-naturalists-dream-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/cv-peterson-overlooking-possibilities-a-naturalists-dream-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 02:56:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARC Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CV Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OVERLOOKING POSSIBILITIES: A NATURALIST’S DREAM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170842</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>“Overlooking Possibilities: A Naturalist’s Dream” is a series of environmental observations portrayed in a colorful, whimsical way. I use scientific research as inspiration, allowing me to dream of the what-ifs and current possibilities. The good and the bad of Climate Change and humanity’s role in it.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/cv-peterson-overlooking-possibilities-a-naturalists-dream-2/">CV Peterson: OVERLOOKING POSSIBILITIES: A NATURALIST’S DREAM</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Overlooking Possibilities: A Naturalist’s Dream” is a series of environmental observations portrayed in a colorful, whimsical way. I use scientific research as inspiration, allowing me to dream of the what-ifs and current possibilities. The good and the bad of Climate Change and humanity’s role in it.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/cv-peterson-overlooking-possibilities-a-naturalists-dream-2/">CV Peterson: OVERLOOKING POSSIBILITIES: A NATURALIST’S DREAM</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/cv-peterson-overlooking-possibilities-a-naturalists-dream-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170842</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/hodges-williams-maximum-effort/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/hodges-williams-maximum-effort/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Firecat Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hodges Williams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maximum Effort]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170966</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Firecat Projects presents Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/hodges-williams-maximum-effort/">Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Firecat Projects presents Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/hodges-williams-maximum-effort/">Hodges Williams: Maximum Effort</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/hodges-williams-maximum-effort/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170966</post-id> </item> <item> <title>FOUR WALLS / FOUR ARTIST</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bria Bridges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FOUR WALLS / FOUR ARTIST]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fulton street collective]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kelsey Nichols]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sammi Ohlson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Twon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171363</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Fulton Street Collective in collaboration with West Town Chamber of Commerce, presents FOUR WALLS/FOUR ARTISTS Art Opening on Friday February 7. Four FSC artists will install their work on one wall each in our main gallery space.The featured artists for this opening are: Bria Bridges @Subconshis Sammi Ohlson @sammis_paintings Cara Newman @caranewmanart Kelsey Nichols @artbykelseyyfaithh<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/">FOUR WALLS / FOUR ARTIST</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fulton Street Collective in collaboration with West Town Chamber of Commerce, presents FOUR WALLS/FOUR ARTISTS Art Opening on Friday February 7.</p> <p>Four FSC artists will install their work on one wall each in our main gallery space.The featured artists for this opening are:<br /> Bria Bridges @Subconshis<br /> Sammi Ohlson @sammis_paintings<br /> Cara Newman @caranewmanart<br /> Kelsey Nichols @artbykelseyyfaithh</p> <p>To ensure the organic growth of West Town as Chicago’s emergent gallery district and further unite the neighborhood as a cultural destination, please join us in our gallery on the first Friday of every month for a collaborative art opening.</p> <p>West Town Chamber of Commerce supports and elevates similar efforts while further facilitating connection among Chicago’s gallerists, artists, collectors and patrons.</p> <p>With enthusiastic participation from area galleries,Four Walls offers the potential to ensure the continued development of the West Town neighborhood as a nexus of fine art and arts development in Chicago and beyond.</p> <p>RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1135725257819</p> <p>Fulton Street Collective<br /> 1821 W. Hubbard<br /> 6pm – 10pm<br /> Free Parking</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/">FOUR WALLS / FOUR ARTIST</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/four-walls-four-artist/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171363</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeanette May]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170969</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Jeanette May’s still lifes reveal our complicated relationship with obsolete technology by juxtaposing the seductive designs and the inner workings of Curious Devices. Her photographs display a reverence for finely crafted merchandise, industrial design, and scientific wonders. The technological tableaus span antique stereoscopes and art deco clocks to Bluetooth headphones. Each object’s style, color, and<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/">Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeanette May’s still lifes reveal our complicated relationship with obsolete technology by juxtaposing the seductive designs and the inner workings of Curious Devices. Her photographs display a reverence for finely crafted merchandise, industrial design, and scientific wonders. The technological tableaus span antique stereoscopes and art deco clocks to Bluetooth headphones. Each object’s style, color, and construction epitomize a period of both aesthetic and technological advancement. May opens some devices to expose the archaic gears of movie projectors and the enigmatic architecture of circuit boards. What becomes of the beloved tech that stops working or can’t be updated?</p> <p>Curious Devices continues the exploration of beautifully designed vintage technology begun in May’s Tech Vanitas series. Surrounded by rich silks and damask wall covering, arrangements of domestic wares once again suggest 17th century Dutch still life paintings with their air of craft guilds, international trade, and personal wealth. Adding screw drivers and other tools to the assembled relics illuminates our desire to revive the damaged or deceased, as well as a culture of designed obsolescence and its environmental impact. May’s still lifes also reference the contemporary vanitas of advertising imagery. In an era overflowing with products, the temptation of worldly goods takes on new meaning. Curious Devices examines the present and the past of technology without easy answers but rather, like the Dutch vanitas, with a sense of wonder and trepidation.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/">Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/jeanette-may-curious-devices/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170969</post-id> </item> <item> <title>New Skin for the Old Ceremony</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brian Reed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Circle Contemporary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dan Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Espinosa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Skin for the Old Ceremony]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oÿkü Kolat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Renata Berdes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stefan Harhaj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ted Gram-Boarini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Stone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Veronica Cuculich]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170972</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>New Skin for the Old Ceremony Renata Berdes – Veronica Cuculich – David Espinosa – Ted Gram-Boarini – Stefan Harhaj – Dan Miller – Brian Reed – Tim Stone *****Guest curated by Oÿkü Kolat Öykü Kolat is an arts organizer and writer living between Chicago and Istanbul, Turkey. She writes for KAFKAOKUR and Öykü Gazetesi<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/">New Skin for the Old Ceremony</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Skin for the Old Ceremony</p> <p>Renata Berdes – Veronica Cuculich – David Espinosa – Ted Gram-Boarini – Stefan Harhaj – Dan Miller – Brian Reed – Tim Stone</p> <p>*****Guest curated by Oÿkü Kolat</p> <p>Öykü Kolat is an arts organizer and writer living between Chicago and Istanbul, Turkey. She writes for KAFKAOKUR and Öykü Gazetesi and has guest curated shows at Salt and Pilot Galeri in Istanbul. Previously, she held positions at the Museum of Contemporary Photography and Monique Meloche Gallery. She received her BA in Art History from Columbia College Chicago in 2021.</p> <p>Opening reception:<br /> February 7th, 2025<br /> 5:00 – 8:00</p> <p>Guest curator hours/walk through:<br /> March 7th, 2025<br /> 6:00 – 8:00 walk through at 7:00</p> <p>*****Special thanks to Intuit for helping make this exhibition possible.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/">New Skin for the Old Ceremony</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170972</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ALLIANCE</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Augustyn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ALLIANCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blake Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laura Catherwood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscar Joyo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pizza In The Rain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vertical Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171369</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery is very proud to present ‘ALLIANCE,’ a unique collaborative exhibit connecting established and emerging artists from across the planet. ‘ALLIANCE,’ which runs Feb. 7- Mar. 1, pairs seven Chicago-area artists with kindred creative spirits from elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. The artist matchups are: Blake Jones + Yeka Haski; Laura Catherwood +<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/">ALLIANCE</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery is very proud to present ‘ALLIANCE,’ a unique collaborative exhibit connecting established and emerging artists from across the planet.</p> <p>‘ALLIANCE,’ which runs Feb. 7- Mar. 1, pairs seven Chicago-area artists with kindred creative spirits from elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. The artist matchups are: Blake Jones + Yeka Haski; Laura Catherwood + Collin van der Sluijs; Oscar Joyo + JJ Zamoranos; Adam Augustyn + Hendra HeHe; E. Lee + OakOak; Pizza in the Rain + Max Seckel; and Bird Milk + ZROPRO.</p> <p>Each duo joins forces on a 24” x 30” canvas. All 14 artists in the show also contribute three 12” x 12” solo pieces.</p> <p>Several ‘ALLIANCE’ artists are making their Vertical debut, including Finland-born/Tokyo-based Haski, creator and lead designer of the animated series ‘Sonya from Toastville,’ whom Chicago’s Jones met while exhibiting in Japan.</p> <p>“Collaborations are successful when neither artist feels inhibited by the other. At the same time, both artists have to allow the other the space to expand, and to mix the flavors together,” Jones says. “The most successful collaborations are planned out. You send sketch after sketch after sketch, and go back and forth, and eventually, you land in the middle.”</p> <p>ALLIANCE<br /> Feb. 7-Mar. 1, 2025<br /> Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Vertical Gallery (2006 W. Chicago Ave. #1R)</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/">ALLIANCE</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/alliance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171369</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Christy Grossmann: Something Lost; Something Gained</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christy Grossmann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christy Grossmann: Something Lost; Something Gained]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Something Lost; Something Gained]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vertical Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171372</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery is very proud to present ‘Something Lost; Something Gained,’ Chicago-area painter Christy Grossmann’s first solo gallery showcase. ‘Something Lost; Something Gained,’ which runs Feb. 7- Mar. 1, captures and celebrates the feminine mystique in all its myriad forms. The work draws insight and inspiration from milestones in Grossmann’s personal and professional life: in<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/">Christy Grossmann: Something Lost; Something Gained</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery is very proud to present ‘Something Lost; Something Gained,’ Chicago-area painter Christy Grossmann’s first solo gallery showcase.</p> <p>‘Something Lost; Something Gained,’ which runs Feb. 7- Mar. 1, captures and celebrates the feminine mystique in all its myriad forms. The work draws insight and inspiration from milestones in Grossmann’s personal and professional life: in the months leading up to the show, she hit pause on a 13-year career teaching art to elementary school students, and gave birth to her first child.</p> <p>‘Something Lost; Something Gained’ spotlights magical-realist portraits of enigmatic young women rendered in vivid acrylic hues. “I love to paint femininity — the flowing hair and the bright colors,” Grossmann says. “I have always been drawn to feminine energy, especially now. There are so many cool things about women and what we do.”</p> <p>Christy Grossmann<br /> ‘Something Lost; Something Gained’<br /> Feb. 7-Mar. 1, 2025<br /> Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Vertical Gallery (2006 W. Chicago Ave. #1R)</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/">Christy Grossmann: Something Lost; Something Gained</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/christy-grossmann-something-lost-something-gained/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171372</post-id> </item> <item> <title>MAAMEBEATS at Dorothy</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:35:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Afia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MAAMEBEATS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MAAMEBEATS at Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171468</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Afia aka MAAMEBEATS is a 24 yr old upcoming DJ that does not restrict herself to one type of music. Expect her sound to hit R&B – Reggae, Rap – Trap, European& American EDM- Amapiano/AfroJazz, Country, Blues , and Arabic. MAAMEBEATS means , “give me beats” in the Akan language which is exactly what she<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/">MAAMEBEATS at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67782a5a1bc292087176cb7b" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1735928692239"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c0855362e87e3273b201" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-677f247bbb189b7a28ae3833" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1736385829511"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c2ef6fbd2c917836abd4" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517447072_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Afia aka<strong> MAAMEBEATS</strong> is a 24 yr old upcoming DJ that does not restrict herself to one type of music. Expect her sound to hit R&B – Reggae, Rap – Trap, European& American EDM- Amapiano/AfroJazz, Country, Blues , and Arabic. MAAMEBEATS means , “<em>give me beats</em>” in the Akan language which is exactly what she aims to do.</p> <p class="">Doors at 6pm kicking off with a one hour happy hour until 7pm. Our <strong>$10 cover</strong> at the door starts at 8pm runs until<strong> 12:30am</strong>.</p> <p class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maamebeats-at-dorothy-tickets-1143497414549"><em>RSVPs do not guarentee entry but serve as calendar reminders for our guests and anticipated volume of attendees for our staff. RSVPs are not required for entry.</em></a></p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/">MAAMEBEATS at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/maamebeats-at-dorothy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171468</post-id> </item> <item> <title>EROS: The sensual side of love</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:38:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago Fine Art Salon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EROS: The sensual side of love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171585</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>West Town – Chicago Fine Art Salon presents EROS – The Sensual Side of Love. The concept of Eros transcends mere physical attraction, embodying the beauty, complexity, and raw energy of romantic and sensual love. Chicago Fine Art Salon has assembled a variety of artists to interpret this theme through diverse mediums, including but not<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/">EROS: The sensual side of love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>West Town – Chicago Fine Art Salon presents EROS – The Sensual Side of Love.</p> <p>The concept of Eros transcends mere physical attraction, embodying the beauty, complexity, and raw energy of romantic and sensual love. Chicago Fine Art Salon has assembled a variety of artists to interpret this theme through diverse mediums, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, digital art, and installations. Whether through the portrayal of intimate moments, the celebration of human connection, or an exploration of vulnerability and desire, this exhibition celebrates this powerful theme.</p> <p>This exhibition will take place at 2623 W Chicago Avenue in Chicago from February 7, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 7th, 5 – 8 pm. Free and open to the public.</p> <p>Chicago Fine Art Salon (CFAS) is a multidisciplinary art event space located in the heart of Chicago. Dedicated to providing a platform for visual artists to showcase their work in a fun, relaxed environment with monthly art exhibitions.</p> <p>For more information, please visit www.chicagofineartsalon.com</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/">EROS: The sensual side of love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/eros-the-sensual-side-of-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171585</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Bi Wives Club: A Comedy Showcase</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:33:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christen Manville]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kayla McCaffrey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171465</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for the outsiders who hide in plain sight. There’s nothing interesting about fitting the mold, and we have happily stopped trying. The comedians of The Bi Wives Club fill your night with hilarious stories, relatable rants, and plenty of silliness to go around. Not bi? No problem.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/">The Bi Wives Club: A Comedy Showcase</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-67782a5a1bc292087176cb7b" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1735928692239"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1738517443762_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c0855362e87e3273b201" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class=""><strong>The Bi Wives Club</strong> is a comedy showcase for the outsiders who hide in plain sight. There’s nothing interesting about fitting the mold, and we have happily stopped trying. The comedians of The Bi Wives Club fill your night with hilarious stories, relatable rants, and plenty of silliness to go around.</p> <p>Not bi? No problem. Nobody’s wife? Doesn’t matter. Join the club!</p> <p>We’re here for <strong>fun</strong>, we’re here for <strong>community,</strong> and we’re here to <strong>celebrate and laugh</strong> at all the ways that we just aren’t quite what people expect us to be.</p> <p class="">Doors at <strong>6pm</strong>, kicking off a one hour happy hour before our show starts at <strong>7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the show until last call at 11pm.</p> <p class="">Tickets are <strong>$12 in advance</strong> and <strong>$17 at the door.</strong></p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible </strong>with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Please note: refund requests are only available until 24h before the show (2/1, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>————-</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>ABOUT THE COMEDIANS</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Christen Manville (she/her)</strong> has an unmatched ability to inhabit discordant perspectives with ease and understand the world from all angles. She is as comfortable at an X-rated experimental puppet show as she is at your grandmother’s 80th birthday party. She’s a lovable and playful comedian who can unite audiences in the stickiest of dive bars and the swankiest of theaters. Christen is witty, insightful, and warm. Her comedy reminds audiences that they’re not alone in pushing their heavy boulders up their steep Sisyphean hills. Christen is an award winning comedian, and an accomplished host and show producer. To some, her most enviable accomplishment is finding a rare gem of a husband at a dive bar comedy open mic night. Every show with Christen is like a party with your best friends. To see pictures of her dog and her bike, follow her Instagram @christmanville.</p> <p><strong>Kayla McCaffrey (she/her)</strong> is a Chicago-based comedian, improviser and actor. She has performed at Second City, iO Theater, Annoyance, Laugh Factory and at festivals Loons on the Lake, Detroit Comedy Festival and Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam. Born and raised in the small town of Marlborough, Connecticut, she has made it her life mission to be the bi wife she is today. Recent to marriage, she still navigates herself in the role of a wife, an inner child, a dog mom and a vegan. She can’t wait to marry all of you, yes, you, too. You can catch more of her regularly performing on iO’s resident company Megalodonna and of course her internationally recognized team Wolf Town. Follow her Instagram @jkaylalol</p> <p><strong>Kayla McCaffrey (she/her)</strong> is a Chicago comedian and actor. She has performed theatre, sketch and stand-up comedy all over the city. Kris tackles topics like queer parenting, what to do when everyone thinks your wife is your sister, and how best to steal fancy cheeses through her playful comedic lens. Her recent stage credits include Outlaws with Avalanche Theatre Company, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom with Bower Theatre Company, and her one-woman show SUREthing at NYC and Chicago Sketch Festivals. Because once you see her perform, you’re gonna want more, go ahead and follow her @theekrislantzy on Instagram.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/">The Bi Wives Club: A Comedy Showcase</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171465</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela (fka Justice Yeldham) (Aus), Soliday/Stephenson, Allen Moore, Instinct Control, Zalek/LeFauve</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allen Moore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Graham Stephenson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[INSTINCT CONTROL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. Soliday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JUSTICE YELDHAM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LeFauve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela (fka Justice Yeldham) (Aus)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ryan ⊥ Dunn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soliday/Stephenson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zalek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zalek/LeFauve]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170770</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>∆ Justice Yeldham (Australia) Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela has been performing their signature instrument; shards of amplified glass for over 20 years. Their singular practice spawned from the international noise music underground, where the glass evolved from a means to create free-noise cacophonies into an oddly versatile instrument producing an organic form of outsider electronica. Abela<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/">Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela (fka Justice Yeldham) (Aus), Soliday/Stephenson, Allen Moore, Instinct Control, Zalek/LeFauve</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>∆ Justice Yeldham (Australia)<br /> Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela has been performing their signature instrument; shards of amplified glass for over 20 years. Their singular practice spawned from the international noise music underground, where the glass evolved from a means to create free-noise cacophonies into an oddly versatile instrument producing an organic form of outsider electronica. Abela performs the shards like a bell-less saxophone, their lips subtly transmitting micro-sonic vibrations into the pane. This signal feeds a complex modular patch producing both raw audio & control voltages, so the dynamics & frequency of their performance modulates itself within varying parallel effects chains. Mixed together they create the illusion of a ghostly accompaniment, forming dense layers of anomalous music.</p> <p>Copies of their limited-edition collaborative 7” with Zach Hill (Death Grips) will be available at shows for a discounted price of $10. For the single Never (and forthcoming album), fuses Zach Hill’s frenetic dynamics onto Lucas Abela’s textural glass noise by generating rhythmical control voltages from Zach performance to interpolate their sounds. Each strike creates an envelope replicating its attack decay sustain & release that are used to move parameters within a complex patch, synchronising changes within various parallel effects chains to the drums, causing Abela’s sustained textural glass signal to be rhythmically torn apart by Zach’s drumming.</p> <p>∆ J. Soliday / Graham Stephenson</p> <p>∆ Allen Moore<br /> allenmoore.bandcamp.com/album/lived-a-devil</p> <p>∆ Instinct Control<br /> Instinct Control is a project of Ryan ⊥ Dunn primarily utilizing the unintended, soul-salvage of planned obsolescence through direct physical contact with the circuitry of tape players. Instinct Control considers instrumentality, expectations and the musician’s gesture—resisting the implied philosophies of settings, knobs, planned instruments, reveling in chance and dialogue, performing sound with an object that is fickle to changes in environment and performer.</p> <p>∆ Zalek / LeFauve</p> <p>Saturday, February 1, 2025<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $20 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/">Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela (fka Justice Yeldham) (Aus), Soliday/Stephenson, Allen Moore, Instinct Control, Zalek/LeFauve</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/lucas-granpa-abela-fka-justice-yeldham-aus-soliday-stephenson-allen-moore-instinct-control-zalek-lefauve/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170770</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Pinar Aral and Mirentxu Ganzarain: Unearthing</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mirentxu Ganzarain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pinar Aral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pinar Aral and Mirentxu Ganzarain: Unearthing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SoNa Chicago Art Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unearthing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170767</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the Opening Reception of the next exhibition at SoNa Chicago featuring the artwork of Pinar Aral and Mirenxtu Ganzarain in “Unearthing” on Saturday, February 1 from 5-8 pm. Pinar’s new work in the exhibition features pieces with beautiful markings achieved through the ancient method of pit firing. She also is showing a<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/">Pinar Aral and Mirentxu Ganzarain: Unearthing</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for the Opening Reception of the next exhibition at SoNa Chicago featuring the artwork of Pinar Aral and Mirenxtu Ganzarain in “Unearthing” on Saturday, February 1 from 5-8 pm.</p> <p>Pinar’s new work in the exhibition features pieces with beautiful markings achieved through the ancient method of pit firing. She also is showing a few pieces from her signature Mobius Strip series and numerous small white porcelain objects reminiscent of forms in nature. Mirentxu is showcasing a diverse collection of work including terracotta sculptures inspired by germination and sprouting seeds, porcelain objects with faux fur and feathers, large mixed-media drawings, and small works on paper.</p> <p>The elegance of their work gives this show a serene atmosphere where one wants to take time to relax and contemplate the form and finish of each piece.</p> <p>Mirentxu earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Pinar’s degree is from the Institute of Industrial Design in Florence, Italy.</p> <p>Contact Laura Botwinick at lkbotwinick@gmail.com for more information.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/">Pinar Aral and Mirentxu Ganzarain: Unearthing</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/pinar-aral-and-mirentxu-ganzarain-unearthing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170767</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Digs Chicago Seconds Sale</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Digs Chicago Seconds Sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171257</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Come by the studio for a ceramics seconds sale with our members!! These sales are a great opportunity to purchase a beautiful piece at a great price. As ceramic artists we always want to make room for new ideas! We also have more studio space and members since the last time we saw you (;<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/">The Digs Chicago Seconds Sale</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come by the studio for a ceramics seconds sale with our members!!</p> <p>These sales are a great opportunity to purchase a beautiful piece at a great price. As ceramic artists we always want to make room for new ideas!</p> <p>We also have more studio space and members since the last time we saw you (; stop by for a tour!</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/">The Digs Chicago Seconds Sale</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/the-digs-chicago-seconds-sale/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171257</post-id> </item> <item> <title>BBBBBBB (JP), RKM Reality, Norman W. Long, Melon Sprout, Liv Mershon, Anti Soul Organization, Mountain Laurel, Manual Pollination, Embrasa</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:52:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anti Soul Organization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BBBBBBB (JP)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Embrasa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Liv Mershon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Manual Pollination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melon Sprout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mountain Laurel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norman W. Long]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RKM Reality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=171441</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>∆ BBBBBBB (JP) ∆ RKM Reality ∆ Norman W. Long ∆ Melon Sprout ∆ Liv Mershon ∆ Anti Soul Organization ∆ Mountain Laurel ∆ Manual Pollination ∆ Embrasa Saturday, February 15, 2024 8p doors, 8:30 start $15 suggested donation Tritriangle 1550 N Milwaukee Ave Fl3 Chicago, IL 60622 Share this: EmailTwitterTumblrMore Leave a Reply This<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/">BBBBBBB (JP), RKM Reality, Norman W. Long, Melon Sprout, Liv Mershon, Anti Soul Organization, Mountain Laurel, Manual Pollination, Embrasa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>∆ BBBBBBB (JP)</p> <p>∆ RKM Reality</p> <p>∆ Norman W. Long</p> <p>∆ Melon Sprout</p> <p>∆ Liv Mershon</p> <p>∆ Anti Soul Organization</p> <p>∆ Mountain Laurel</p> <p>∆ Manual Pollination</p> <p>∆ Embrasa</p> <p>Saturday, February 15, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $15 suggested donation</p> <p>Tritriangle<br /> 1550 N Milwaukee Ave Fl3<br /> Chicago, IL 60622<br /> Share this:</p> <p>EmailTwitterTumblrMore</p> <p>Leave a Reply</p> <p>This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.<br /> First name or full name<br /> Email<br /> By continuing, you accept the privacy policy</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/">BBBBBBB (JP), RKM Reality, Norman W. Long, Melon Sprout, Liv Mershon, Anti Soul Organization, Mountain Laurel, Manual Pollination, Embrasa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/02/bbbbbbb-jp-rkm-reality-norman-w-long-melon-sprout-liv-mershon-anti-soul-organization-mountain-laurel-manual-pollination-embrasa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171441</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Pamphlet Show II</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angus Sherriff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anna Olson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cassidy Ott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ciarra Giron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delia Pelli-Walbert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emily Murray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Ruschman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Erin O’Flynn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fawn Penn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featuring work by: Emma Stine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Yau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Worcester]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luis Edgar Mejicanos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt Morris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Micah Shaffer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nanako Kono]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Noel Nissen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patient Info]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pedro Trueba Ramirez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Hull]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sam Nissen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sculpturelandia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sisel Gelman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sophia Cho]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Pamphlet Show II]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vin Stracquadanio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zara Hemdev]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171199</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Pamphlet Show II Featuring work by: Emma Stine, Emily Murray, Pedro Trueba Ramírez, Sculpturelandia, Ciarra Giron + Sisel Gelman, Sophia Cho, Angus Sherriff, Micah Shaffer, Zara Hemdev, Matt Morris, Richard Hull + John Yau, Erin O’Flynn, Fawn Penn, Nanako Kono, Vin Stracquadanio, Anna Olson, Noel Nissen + Sam Nissen, Eric Ruschman, Delia Pelli-Walbert, Cassidy<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/">The Pamphlet Show II</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Pamphlet Show II</p> <p>Featuring work by: Emma Stine, Emily Murray, Pedro Trueba Ramírez, Sculpturelandia, Ciarra Giron + Sisel Gelman, Sophia Cho, Angus Sherriff, Micah Shaffer, Zara Hemdev, Matt Morris, Richard Hull + John Yau, Erin O’Flynn, Fawn Penn, Nanako Kono, Vin Stracquadanio, Anna Olson, Noel Nissen + Sam Nissen, Eric Ruschman, Delia Pelli-Walbert, Cassidy Ott, Jonathan Worcester, Luis Edgar Mejicanos, Charlotte Saylor, James yearne + Zane Runkel, Cameron Spratley, Liza Jo Eilers + Jana Eilers, Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez, Jane Leipold, Jenal Dolson, Ingrid Olson, Ryan Burns, Brian Jucas, Claire Moore, Noelle Africh, Michelle Geoga + Judith Geichman, Ben Canfield</p> <p>Opening Reception Friday January 31, 2025</p> <p>6-10PM</p> <p>A pamphlet, by definition, is a small unbound booklet that is used to advertise or provide information on a single subject. The history of pamphlets is long and varied, including their use in religious and political propaganda, as a means of gaining support for causes, and as a form of public debate. The Pamphlet Show II was inspired by the booklets which were displayed in the dermatology office that Patient Info now inhabits before its conversion into an artist-run project space. Those documents covered subjects related to dermatology e.g., Warts, Skin Cancer, Sun Screen, Plant Dermatitis, Spider Veins etc.</p> <p>The Pamphlet Show II includes work by multiple artists covering an array of subjects. The only thing binding the work together is the display format. Pamphlets. All work is displayed on a pamphlet. The number of folds or sections included in each respective booklet was decided by the artists, but the maximum height limitation was set at 8 and ½ inches</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/">The Pamphlet Show II</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/the-pamphlet-show-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171199</post-id> </item> <item> <title>3rd Annual Penny Pinch Dutch Auction</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3rd Annual Penny Pinch Dutch Auction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VSG Contemporary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=171318</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Back at it again, live from Chicago, Illinois with the groundbreaking and always entertaining Dutch Auction, where all art is guaranteed to sell because we keep dropping the prices until it does! Featured in The Economist magazine & The New York Times, this unique approach to selling art peaked the interest of thousands of people<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/">3rd Annual Penny Pinch Dutch Auction</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back at it again, live from Chicago, Illinois with the groundbreaking and always entertaining Dutch Auction, where all art is guaranteed to sell because we keep dropping the prices until it does!</p> <p>Featured in The Economist magazine & The New York Times, this unique approach to selling art peaked the interest of thousands of people from across the globe.</p> <p>The Dutch Auction format, commonly used for perishable goods, such as flowers, fish & produce…. almost never with art.</p> <p>These paintings will be available for sale at the highest asking price first, followed by consecutive price drops until every work in the exhibition is sold. There is no minimum.</p> <p>In an industry rooted in price increases and scarcity, we aim to invert these standards to promote access & intrigue for new collectors and our community.</p> <p><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f514.png" alt="🔔" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Inventory Online on January 29<br /> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f514.png" alt="🔔" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Celebration at the gallery on Friday, January 31 from 5pm-10pm<br /> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f514.png" alt="🔔" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Prices drop by $100 per hour starting Saturday at 9am, everything is online. Patrons are welcome to come into the gallery in-person to review the work.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/">3rd Annual Penny Pinch Dutch Auction</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/3rd-annual-penny-pinch-dutch-auction-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">171318</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anna Jo Beck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cynthia E. Hanifin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quimby's Bookstore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zine Club Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep 'Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170731</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Y’all clamored for it, so Zine Club Chicago is bringing back its after-hours hangout! Is making progress on your zine projects one of your 2025 resolutions? Kick off a creative year with us at Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 25. Bring your work-in-progress, create<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/">Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Y’all clamored for it, so Zine Club Chicago is bringing back its after-hours hangout! Is making progress on your zine projects one of your 2025 resolutions? Kick off a creative year with us at Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 25.</p> <p>Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks. We’ll stay open until 9 p.m., so feel free to drop in anytime during the evening. Bonus points if you wear your cutest pjs! (This gathering will channel the chill vibe of Quimby’s Zlumber Parties of yore.)</p> <p>We’ll have zinemaking supplies, creative prompts, and snacks on hand. Zinemakers are encouraged to bring their zines to swap with others!</p> <p>Plus, our own Echo will be offering tarot readings from 5 to 8 p.m.! Echo has been reading tarot cards for many years. She uses tarot as a mind-opening tool, a method for helping us see more, a path illuminator. Find her on the Internet: @fraulein_echo + echothehuman.com</p> <p>Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events: https://zineclubchicagoshoutouts.spread.name/</p> <p>More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/">Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/zine-club-chicago-no-sleep-til-stapling-zinemaking-hangout-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170731</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS: Art Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Yale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS: Art Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pattie Horwitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T. Mari Art Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170604</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Experience an intimate evening with Jim Yale and Curator Pattie Horwitz as they explore Jim Yale’s artistic process, inspirations, and the stories behind his evocative works. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into his world of quiet moments and captivating simplicity. We look forward to seeing you there! — FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS Artwork<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/">Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS: Art Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="fe-block fe-block-2df82e5306498d4419bb"> <div id="block-2df82e5306498d4419bb" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="preFade fadeIn">Experience an intimate evening with Jim Yale and Curator Pattie Horwitz as they explore Jim Yale’s artistic process, inspirations, and the stories behind his evocative works. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into his world of quiet moments and captivating simplicity.</p> <p class="preFade fadeIn">We look forward to seeing you there!</p> <p>—</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS</p> <p>Artwork by Jim Yale, Curated by Pattie Horwitz</p> <p>“Jim Yale’s artistry is simple and honest. Each piece is painted in real time, revealing glimpses of his subjects as they exist in their private spaces—pensive and enveloped by the quiet glow of solitude. He paints his subjects as they are—pensive, alone, caught in their own quiet moments. Yale is known for his mastery of gouache on paper and oil on canvas. His brush strokes are loose but true, his colors bold but never loud. He leaves out the extra details, capturing only what matters.’</p> <p>Each figure is in a place that feels like home. A private place. You can’t always see their faces, but you feel the weight of their thoughts in the tilt of a head or the curve of a shoulder. Yale’s paintings hold his subjects in that quiet, in-between moment, where they’re left to themselves, unguarded and real.</p> <p>These are glimpses, nothing more. Fragments of solitude and silence. We see them as they are—unpolished, unsure, utterly human. And perhaps, in those small, still moments, we see a part of ourselves, too.”</p> <p>– Pattie Horwitz, Curator</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/">Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS: Art Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness-art-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170604</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Rodney Graham: A Little Thought</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/rodney-graham-a-little-thought/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/rodney-graham-a-little-thought/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Little Thought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corbett vs. Dempsey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rodney Graham]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rodney Graham: A Little Thought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170926</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Created in 2000, A Little Thought is Canadian conceptual polymath Rodney Graham’s atypical single-channel piece, a music video for a song written and performed by the artist, featuring bucolic scenes of cherry blossoms and paddling swans intercut with images of a guitar lovingly caressed by a pink fur puff.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/rodney-graham-a-little-thought/">Rodney Graham: A Little Thought</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Created in 2000, A Little Thought is Canadian conceptual polymath Rodney Graham’s atypical single-channel piece, a music video for a song written and performed by the artist, featuring bucolic scenes of cherry blossoms and paddling swans intercut with images of a guitar lovingly caressed by a pink fur puff.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/rodney-graham-a-little-thought/">Rodney Graham: A Little Thought</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/rodney-graham-a-little-thought/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170926</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Nothing Is: Sun Ra and Others’ Covers</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aaron Curry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Pendleton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert Oehlen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allen Ruppersberg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amy Sillman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andre Butzer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andreas Breunig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andy Hope 1930]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brian Calvin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cameron Jamie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cary Lauren]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cauleen Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Celeste Rapone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Martin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christina Forrer and Caroline Thomas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christopher Williams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corbett vs. Dempsey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cornelius Quabeck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Damon Locks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daniel Richter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dennis Tyfus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ed Ruscha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ellen Berkenblit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emil Schult]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Felix Kubin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Günter Tuzina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hedwig Eberle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jason Moran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jens-Uwe Beyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jinn Bronwen Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Harten]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Sparagana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Josiah McElheny]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jutta Koether]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kim Gordon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kim Hiorthøy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lasse Marhaug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lui Shtini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luke Calzonetti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lutz Driessen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magalie Guerin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marcus Jahmal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Booth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Markus Oehlen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matthias Schaufler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michaela Eichwald]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Molly Zuckerman-Hartung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nothing Is: Sun Ra and Others' Covers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Omar Velázquez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul McCarthy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter Fengler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philip Hanson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rachel Harrison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rebecca Morris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rebecca Warren / FUEL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Hull]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Prince]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky Swallow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rosa Barba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roscoe Mitchell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stefan Marx]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stefan müller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sven-Ake Johansson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terry Winters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Berresheim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toby Ziegler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trenton Doyle Hancock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wolfgang Voigt]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170929</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Starting in the 1960s, extraterrestrial-American musician, composer, and thinker Sun Ra and his band the Arkestra began decorating their own record covers. Partially as an economical way to make small batches of LPs for sale at their concerts, and partly as a continuation of their pioneering DIY activity with their artist-run record label Saturn Records,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/">Nothing Is: Sun Ra and Others’ Covers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting in the 1960s, extraterrestrial-American musician, composer, and thinker Sun Ra and his band the Arkestra began decorating their own record covers. Partially as an economical way to make small batches of LPs for sale at their concerts, and partly as a continuation of their pioneering DIY activity with their artist-run record label Saturn Records, Ra and his cohorts would gather together, using colored pens, pencils, paints, and collage to design unique jackets for their albums, offering them to the audience from the edge of the stage at the set break or after the show. The rarest of these used fragments of shower curtains from the legendary Sun Ra house in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in their elaborate collaged designs. These covers are of course now prized fetish objects. Many of them were compiled in the book Sun Ra: Art on Saturn: The Album Cover Art of Sun Ra’s Saturn Label (Fantagraphics, 2022), which situated the handmade covers in context with their more commercially (however still small-batch) produced, offset-printed counterparts.</p> <p>In Nothing Is, organized by John Corbett and Albert Oehlen for the JUBG in Köln and Corbett vs. Dempsey in Chicago, a wide range of contemporary artists from varying locations and backgrounds is invited to make their own handmade record covers for specific Sun Ra LPs, whether actual or fictional. The show takes its title from a Ra poem (itself reprinted on the ESP LP called Nothing Is):</p> <p>At first nothing is;<br /> Then nothing transforms itself to be air<br /> Sometimes the air transforms itself to be water;<br /> And the water becomes rain and falls to earth;<br /> Then again, the air through friction becomes fire.<br /> So the nothing and the air and the water<br /> And the fire are really the same—<br /> Upon different degrees.</p> <p>Installed alongside original, rarely-seen Saturn cover designs, the artists in Nothing Is are invited to make nothing into something, to imagine a Ra cover that never existed, perhaps invent a whole record that was never produced. In other words, to participate in what Ra called Myth-Science. Ra insisted that Black Americans had special powers of self-invention. They were charged with making their newly crafted myths personal and current, while reaching back into the collective past. The creation of new truths and fresh explanations; the overthrow and subversion of the realm of myth-making; the narrative turn from his-story to history. This is in keeping with Ra’s hands-on methodology, which was self-generative, right down to his name, identity, life-story, music, poetry, stage concept, band-leadership style, lifestyle, philosophy of life, and plan for planet earth. Taking a simple unified starting point – a 12-inch square surface – the exhibition invites the artists to embrace the Nothing Is paradox, asserting that nothingness is itself a form of being and something that never happened might nevertheless exist.</p> <p>Exhibiting Artists:<br /> Rosa Barba, Ellen Berkenblit, Tim Berresheim, Jens-Uwe Beyer, Andreas Breunig, Mark Booth, André Butzer, Brian Calvin, Luke Calzonetti, Aaron Curry, Lutz Driessen, Hedwig Eberle, Michaela Eichwald, Peter Fengler, Christina Forrer and Caroline Thomas, Kim Gordon, Magalie Guérin, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Philip Hanson, Rachel Harrison, John Harten, Kim Hiorthøy, Andy Hope 1930, Richard Hull, Marcus Jahmal, Cameron Jamie, Sven-Ake Johansson, Jutta Koether, Felix Kubin, Cary Lauren, Jinn Bronwen Lee, Damon Locks, Lasse Marhaug, Chris Martin, Stefan Marx, Paul McCarthy, Josiah McElheny, Roscoe Mitchell, Jason Moran, Rebecca Morris, Stefan Müller, Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Adam Pendleton, Richard Prince, Cornelius Quabeck, Celeste Rapone, Daniel Richter, Allen Ruppersberg, Ed Ruscha, Matthias Schaufler, Emil Schult, Lui Shtini, Amy Sillman, Cauleen Smith, John Sparagana, Ricky Swallow, Günter Tuzina, Dennis Tyfus, Omar Velázquez, Wolfgang Voigt, Rebecca Warren / FUEL, Christopher Williams, Terry Winters, Toby Ziegler, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/">Nothing Is: Sun Ra and Others’ Covers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nothing-is-sun-ra-and-others-covers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170929</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Olive Stefanski & Jewlya Sturtevant: Hypersurface of the Present</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hypersurface of the Present]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jewlya Sturtevant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olive Stefanski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olive Stefanski & Jewlya Sturtevant: Hypersurface of the Present]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roots & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170595</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>For Hypersurface of the Present, Olive Stefanski will present over 20 new works that encompass a cross-disciplinary offering of sculpture, wall pieces and installation through processes of fiber art (weaving, natural dyeing, spinning yarn, wax resist), drawing, glass and metalwork. For the past several years, Olive’s work has been grounded in the study of Jewish<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/">Olive Stefanski & Jewlya Sturtevant: Hypersurface of the Present</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For Hypersurface of the Present, Olive Stefanski will present over 20 new works that encompass a cross-disciplinary offering of sculpture, wall pieces and installation through processes of fiber art (weaving, natural dyeing, spinning yarn, wax resist), drawing, glass and metalwork. For the past several years, Olive’s work has been grounded in the study of Jewish ideas and texts related to mysticism, creation, cosmology and divinity. These investigative threads are continued in this exhibition in many ways (both known and unknown to the artist at the time of this writing), particularly as it relates to the unfolding of the singular as part of a multiplicitous whole.</p> <p>Jewlya Sturtevant’s paintings combine emotions and lived experiences translated through intuitive image-making, encoding Sturtevant’s daily thoughts and feelings into a language of vivid symbolism. The resulting pieces act as quiet confessions, capturing tacit moments of vulnerability. Created from January to November 2024, this series is inspired by the emblematic Midwest winter and considers the physical and conceptual spaces we inhabit during this time. These works serve as meditations, exploring melancholia, intimacy, and self-concept.</p> <p>Olive Stefanski (they/she) is a queer Jewish visual artist working in Chicago. They have had solo exhibitions at Roman Susan Art Foundation (2021) and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago (2023). Recently, Olive’s studio has been awarded the Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program grant (2023) and Creative Catalyst Grant (2024) from the Illinois Arts Council. Olive is currently a 2024-2025 fellow for the New Jewish Culture Fellowship and they will be a Digital Weaving Lab Artist-In-Residence at Fiber Praxis Workshop in March of 2025. Their work is held in private collections across the United States and Europe.</p> <p>Jewlya Sturtevant is a contemporary artist from Massachusetts who lives and works in the Chicago Metropolitan area. She is a figurative painter working primarily in oil and acrylic on canvas. Her paintings are recognized for their visceral depictions of the figure and their exploration of gender performance, stereotypes, and dysfunction. Sturtevant began studying art in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed her BFA at Indiana University in 2022; one of her paintings remains in the permanent collection of the university’s northwest campus. She has curated and exhibited throughout the Midwest, with notable shows including Our Delicate Armor at Stasia’s Gallery in Chicago, Berserk Through a Flower Field at Grace Jane Gallery in Chicago, and How to Turn into a Frog at South Suburban College in South Holland, IL.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/">Olive Stefanski & Jewlya Sturtevant: Hypersurface of the Present</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/olive-stefanski-jewlya-sturtevant-hypersurface-of-the-present/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170595</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Albert Oehlen / Kim Gordon</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/albert-oehlen-kim-gordon/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/albert-oehlen-kim-gordon/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert Oehlen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert Oehlen / Kim Gordon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corbett vs. Dempsey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kim Gordon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170598</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Corbett vs. Dempsey presents individual and collaborative works by painter/sculptor/filmmaker Albert Oehlen and musician/artist Kim Gordon. Anchored around three monumental, sound-emitting aluminum paintings, the exhibition also includes canvases by both artists.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/albert-oehlen-kim-gordon/">Albert Oehlen / Kim Gordon</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Corbett vs. Dempsey presents individual and collaborative works by painter/sculptor/filmmaker Albert Oehlen and musician/artist Kim Gordon. Anchored around three monumental, sound-emitting aluminum paintings, the exhibition also includes canvases by both artists.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/albert-oehlen-kim-gordon/">Albert Oehlen / Kim Gordon</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/albert-oehlen-kim-gordon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170598</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Kelly Reaves: Caviar Nightmares</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/caviar-nightmares-new-work-by-kelly-reaves/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/caviar-nightmares-new-work-by-kelly-reaves/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caviar Nightmares]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleaner Gallery + Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kelly Reaves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kelly Reaves: Caviar Nightmares]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170692</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Caviar Nightmares, new work by Kelly Reaves Gallery A 24 Jan – 28 Feb 2025 Opening reception Friday January 24, 6-9pm</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/caviar-nightmares-new-work-by-kelly-reaves/">Kelly Reaves: Caviar Nightmares</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Caviar Nightmares, new work by Kelly Reaves</p> <p>Gallery A<br /> 24 Jan – 28 Feb 2025</p> <p>Opening reception Friday January 24, 6-9pm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/caviar-nightmares-new-work-by-kelly-reaves/">Kelly Reaves: Caviar Nightmares</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/caviar-nightmares-new-work-by-kelly-reaves/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170692</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Nina Rizzo: Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nina-rizzo-around-some-of-the-world-in-ten-years/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nina-rizzo-around-some-of-the-world-in-ten-years/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleaner Gallery + Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nina Rizzo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170695</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years, new work by Nina Rizzo Gallery B 24 Jan – 28 Feb 2025 Opening reception Friday January 24, 6-9pm</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nina-rizzo-around-some-of-the-world-in-ten-years/">Nina Rizzo: Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years, new work by Nina Rizzo</p> <p>Gallery B<br /> 24 Jan – 28 Feb 2025</p> <p>Opening reception Friday January 24, 6-9pm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nina-rizzo-around-some-of-the-world-in-ten-years/">Nina Rizzo: Around (Some Of) the World in Ten Years</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/nina-rizzo-around-some-of-the-world-in-ten-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170695</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:00:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARC Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CURIOUS DEVICES]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeanette May]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170857</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Jeanette May’s still lifes reveal our complicated relationship with obsolete technology by juxtaposing the seductive designs and the inner workings of Curious Devices. Her photographs display a reverence for finely crafted merchandise, industrial design, and scientific wonders. The technological tableaus span antique stereoscopes and art deco clocks to Bluetooth headphones. Each object’s style, color, and<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/">Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeanette May’s still lifes reveal our complicated relationship with obsolete technology by juxtaposing the seductive designs and the inner workings of Curious Devices. Her photographs display a reverence for finely crafted merchandise, industrial design, and scientific wonders. The technological tableaus span antique stereoscopes and art deco clocks to Bluetooth headphones. Each object’s style, color, and construction epitomize a period of both aesthetic and technological advancement. May opens some devices to expose the archaic gears of movie projectors and the enigmatic architecture of circuit boards. What becomes of the beloved tech that stops working or can’t be updated?</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/">Jeanette May: CURIOUS DEVICES</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jeanette-may-curious-devices-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170857</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guest DJ Mark Francis</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Steve Maxwell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guest DJ Mark Francis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Francis Rhythm Factory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170553</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest Mark Francis on Saturday, December 21st from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! Healing House is an event that uses the power of the sounds and vibrations<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/">Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guest DJ Mark Francis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest Mark Francis<strong> </strong>on Saturday, December 21st from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! <br /> <br /> Healing House is an event that uses the power of the sounds and vibrations of House music for mind, body and soul healing. This dance session aims to create a safe space for fellowship and wellness outside of late night drinking. Reframing party culture with early evening hours not centered around drinking. Healing House is about building community on the dance floor. <br /> <br /> Beverages will be available.<br /> $15 Suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/">Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guest DJ Mark Francis</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guest-dj-mark-francis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170553</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Mandela Hudson: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denny Mwaura]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mandela Hudson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tala Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170646</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We are thrilled to announce 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕, an exhibition by Mandela Hudson, curated by Denny Mwaura. Join us for the opening reception on Friday 1/17, 6-9PM ⭐️ For his first solo exhibition, Chicago-born artist Mandela Hudson presents a collection of photographs that challenge the notion of sole authorship in storytelling. These works<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/">Mandela Hudson: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are thrilled to announce 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕, an exhibition by Mandela Hudson, curated by Denny Mwaura. Join us for the opening reception on Friday 1/17, 6-9PM <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2b50.png" alt="⭐" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p> <p>For his first solo exhibition, Chicago-born artist Mandela Hudson presents a collection of photographs that challenge the notion of sole authorship in storytelling. These works are part of a larger monograph tracing his connections between Chicago and Detroit, emphasizing the profound influences of family, design, history, Chicago’s social and architectural landscapes, and the unacknowledged creative vision found within inherited vernacular photography. Rather than asserting himself as the sole creator of these images, Mandela focuses on the emotions, ideas, and social ties they distinctly evoke.</p> <p>The exhibition’s title, 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕, draws from theological and Nativity themes, exploring concepts of light overcoming darkness, the beauty of simplicity, and the connection between otherworldly dimensions and earthly existence. Whether referencing spiritual beliefs, landscapes, personal history, or his practice in Judo, Mandela’s work reflects a layered introspective dialogue within a growing body of work.</p> <p>Opening Friday 1/17, 6-9PM<br /> On view through March 1st, 2025</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/">Mandela Hudson: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%82%f0%9d%92%93%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%98%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%8f-%f0%9d%92%95%f0%9d%92%89%f0%9d%92%86-%f0%9d%91%ac/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170646</post-id> </item> <item> <title>DANGEROULSY WHIMSICAL</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DANGEROULSY WHIMSICAL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jackson Junge Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kate Harrold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170683</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Jackson Junge Gallery is excited to present their first solo exhibition of 2025, DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL, featuring the work of Nashville-based artist Kate Harrold. Her seamless digital collages depict fantastical worlds and fearless characters that inspire us to shape our own realities. Each piece is meant to transport you to a different place, whether it be<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/">DANGEROULSY WHIMSICAL</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jackson Junge Gallery is excited to present their first solo exhibition of 2025, DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL, featuring the work of Nashville-based artist Kate Harrold. Her seamless digital collages depict fantastical worlds and fearless characters that inspire us to shape our own realities. Each piece is meant to transport you to a different place, whether it be into a stranger’s dreams or back to the freedom of childhood.</p> <p>The title DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL is inspired by the elements of both light and dark found in Harrold’s work. “I want to create a balance between what’s dark and scary and what’s exciting and joyful. The viewer will notice that when there is a scary or dark element to an image, the subject of the piece is never afraid,” she says. This can be seen in her piece “Wild Child”, where a young girl is unbothered by the dark forest and wild animals that surround her. They join her as she lets out a fearsome howl and embraces the great unknown. This spirit of adventure and fearlessness can be seen often in Harrold’s work.</p> <p>The characters are the most important and inspirational element in Harrold’s collages. They manifest their own futures and realities, transporting you into a world seen through their eyes. In “Sweet Dreams” we experience the perspective of a woman who creates her own silver lining as she directs her house through a clouded sky toward the rising sun. She is accompanied by her animal companions, an orange cat and a flock of pigeons. We can only imagine what led her to this moment, but there is a feeling of hope and freedom to the piece.</p> <p>Harrold’s newest collage, “Floaties,” reveals one of her greatest artistic inspirations- the endless imagination of children. The piece features a group of children facing great heights without a hint of fear as they play on a waterslide suspended in the sky. “Floaties” shows that the sky is quite literally the limit in the mind of a child, a perspective Harrold hopes her work will remind viewers to carry into their adult lives. “In some images I want viewers to feel nostalgic for their childhood and the freedom their hearts had before the seriousness of time and age took hold,” she says.</p> <p>Harrold’s body of work today is a result of her education and background in traditional studio art and photography. After spending some time in professional digital editing and photo retouching, she utilized the Photoshop skills she had learned and began exploring the medium of digital collage. Now, when taking photographs, she does so with the intention of using specific elements as building blocks into a new world. “I love working with photography because, by tradition, it is meant to document reality. I, instead, create my own,” she says. The reality Harrold creates is one filled with floating buildings, friendly beasts, and fantastical adventures – meant to reflect the uncertainty of the real world. A world that she believes we all have the power to challenge: “We are all strong enough to live beyond our circumstances and achieve more than we are expected to. At the same time, we are a part of our environment and this universe. We need to live with it and protect it. Hopefully my work has the power to inspire all these things in some way or another.”</p> <p>DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL is a challenge to all of us to connect with our inner child and face the world with an open and curious mind. By depicting people in impossible situations, Harrold hopes to convey that we have the strength and ability to achieve more than we may realize. She challenges us to face the unknown as fiercely as a child confronts a sea serpent while sailing the high seas in his pajamas.</p> <p>Join us Friday, January 17th 6pm – 9pm for an opening reception, which is sponsored by Shake Shack. Food and refreshments will be provided and is free to the public.</p> <p>The exhibition will be on view January 14th through February 23rd, 2025. DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL is curated by Gallery Director Kaitlyn Miller and Gallery Assistant Maddie Kirmse.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/">DANGEROULSY WHIMSICAL</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/dangeroulsy-whimsical-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170683</post-id> </item> <item> <title>FOLDS</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexandra Barth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alyson Shotz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cameron Harvey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crystal Gregory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dan Gunn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FOLDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harmony Hammond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jo Sandman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Letha Wilson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malick Sidibé]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mie Kongo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nick Cave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rachael Bos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[robert burnier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samantha Thomas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Secrist | Beach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Doud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170405</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>FOLDS 17 January – 15 March 2025 Featuring works by Alexandra Barth, Rachael Bos, Robert Burnier, Nick Cave, Tim Doud, Crystal Gregory, Dan Gunn, Harmony Hammond, Cameron Harvey, Mie Kongo, Jo Sandman, Alyson Shotz, Malick Sidibé, Samantha Thomas, and Letha Wilson. The fold forms, informs, and deforms. … With the fold the material transforms itself<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/">FOLDS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FOLDS<br /> 17 January – 15 March 2025</p> <p>Featuring works by Alexandra Barth, Rachael Bos, Robert Burnier, Nick Cave, Tim Doud, Crystal Gregory, Dan Gunn, Harmony Hammond, Cameron Harvey, Mie Kongo, Jo Sandman, Alyson Shotz, Malick Sidibé, Samantha Thomas, and Letha Wilson.</p> <p>The fold forms, informs, and deforms. … With the fold the material transforms itself to contain its subject, allowing access to its content. The fold articulates the art as an object while punctuating its dynamic subject-content. Most importantly, the fold moves us emotionally by the implied and real physicality of its active displacements.</p> <p>Opening reception: Friday, January 17, 5-8PM<br /> We are pleased to announce our first survey exhibition of 2025, FOLDS. This exhibition brings together a group of artists that formally and conceptually incorporate “folds” into their artworks, highlighting the deceptively simple yet germane moment an inanimate object or thing is – or becomes – expressive. The exhibition includes an intergenerational roster of artists and was curated with the assistance of gallery artist Diana Guerrero-Maciá. FOLDS is presented in conjunction with Guerrero-Maciá’s solo exhibition PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS at 1801 W. Hubbard St. from January 17 through March 15, 2025.</p> <p>The concept for FOLDS evolved from Guerrero-Maciá’s early art class experience with the ubiquitous exercise of drawing still lifes that include drapes and folds of fabric in the composition. The difficulty of rendering these elements eventually led to her decision to eliminate drawing altogether and instead use the fabric itself as a medium for drawing and painting. Building on this, FOLDS takes on this deceivingly natural everyday physical moment and inserts a wide range of dual metaphorical implications: hiding/revealing, deformation/reformation, compression/ release, flexible/rigid, etcetera. The variety of approaches on view – from sartorial to semiotic – articulate complexities in ways that implore attention while amplifying the mundane into a gesture that evolves into something dynamic.<br /> When they appear in or as works of art, the form of the fold both produces and expects degrees of fidelity, resolution, and sentience. Compositionally, folds delineate and generate movement and energy, with a keen sense of suggested accuracy. This sense of volume then renders qualities of resolution, sharpening the image or object as it relates to the body, gravity and weight. The physicality of and by the fold seems to arrest a moment of intimacy somewhere between the depiction of the thing and how the thing is depicted, as if the folds are emotional repositories of narratives of becoming and creating. Where the fold expects a degree of fidelity, resolution, and sentience is the foundational necessity of specific qualities of a fold to represent and define. For the artists in FOLDS, where the form is investigated, interrogated, and appreciated, the symbolic and effective potential for the fold becomes expansive.</p> <p>Featured Artists</p> <p>The fold as a visual remnant of action could be termed expressionist, as Jo Sandman’s (Massachusetts) work was in her earlier career. In the early 1970s, after years of working with abstract painting, Jo Sandman made a dramatic shift away from traditional brushes, turning instead to her collection of painter’s linen. She experimented with pressing and creasing the material, initially using a handheld iron. The folds, their density, their frequency, and their pattern tell a narrative of the piece’s development, with a monochromatic visual cadence.</p> <p>The development of the fold is theoretically critical to Robert Burnier’s (Chicago) acrylic-on-aluminum wall sculptures, with each piece reflecting his deep engagement with process and transformation. He begins by designing on the computer and then meticulously folds sheet material according to the model, allowing the marks of previous folds to remain visible, emphasizing the process of becoming.</p> <p>Samantha Thomas (Texas) explores the interplay of structure, form, and depth through undulating projections, folded junctures, and dynamically interlaced textures. Using raw canvas, thread, and acrylic paint, Thomas creates pieces that are physical, architectural, and sculptural, blurring the boundaries between the optical and the tactile.</p> <p>Informed by her background in textile structure, Crystal Gregory’s (Kentucky) work challenges traditional material distinctions by incorporating rigid elements such as concrete, metal, and glass, creating an interplay between the pliable and the unyielding. Through this inversion of material expectations, Gregory questions the separation between the collapsible state of textiles and the permanence of architectural forms, suggesting that these opposites are more intertwined than typically assumed.</p> <p>As if melting or creasing, Alyson Shotz’s (New York) large-scale sculptures manipulate their own physicality to explore the phenomenological experience of space, light, and gravity. Using materials like plastic, glass, steel, and beads, her works interact with light and shadows, altering the viewer’s perception of both the sculpture and its environment.</p> <p>As the pieces call for through their bends, corners, and protrusions, Mie Kongo’s (Chicago) ceramics strive for a unified whole within opposition of material, space, and form. Harmonious, Kongo’s abstract, geometric creations embrace dualities that provoke theoretical questions of structure.</p> <p>For Cameron Harvey (Chicago), the midline in the human form is the structure for her large paintings. Using her body parts to physically push paint around the unstretched canvases, pigment fades with randomness and a sense of the organic. Once completed, Harvey drapes/hangs the canvas, reinforcing the relationship between her work and the physical space that supports it.</p> <p>With folded forms and three-dimensional appendages, Dan Gunn’s (Connecticut) carved draperies often have a strong sense of compositional intentionality and landscape stylization. Gunn’s work interrogates how the Midwestern artistic identity, often associated with ‘folk’ traditions like quilting, pottery, and woodworking, serves as a foundation for constructing notions of authenticity tied to region.</p> <p>Harmony Hammond (New Mexico), is an early proponent in the feminist art movement, incorporates found and repurposed materials such as rags, straw, burnt wood, and hair into her work. These everyday objects, with historical and cultural associations, are wrapped, ripped, bound, and layered by Hammond at the intersection of social struggle and the postminimal focus on materials and process.</p> <p>Critical issues often assume an unexpected physical form in Nick Cave’s (Chicago) work. The unseen figure runs throughout Cave’s creations, adorned in fabric or beading, lost in texture, or alluded to in empty space. Through the figure’s elusive presence, Cave explores the protection of the body and spirit amidst grave loss and trauma.</p> <p>Tim Doud (Washington, DC) works between portraiture and abstraction; through abstraction, he engages deeply with color, line, shape, and composition, reimagining the signifying processes that are inherent in his portraiture. Through the agglomeration of these abstract forms, Doud detaches symbols from their original contexts; by both neutralizing and transforming their cultural significance, he leaves them the possibility of becoming something entirely different.</p> <p>As a lover of the natural world, Letha Wilson (New York) brings together photography and sculpture through her innovative “photo extrusions,” where she transforms photographic imagery into dynamic forms using steel and concrete. She sees photography as a visual language that demands a unique physical presence to fully come alive, often merging the raw beauty of natural landscapes with the power of movement and force.</p> <p>Malick Sidibé (b. 1935, Soloba, Mali; d. 2016, Bamako, Mali), a renowned Malian photographer, began his career by learning to develop and print negatives while working in a photo supply store in Bamako. His work went on to capture the spirit of Mali’s independence, documenting the joy, energy, and optimism of youth culture in a newly liberated nation. Through dynamic scenes of celebration and studio portraits that juxtaposed fashionable subjects with bold, patterned backdrops, Sidibé showcased the cultural vibrancy and self-expression flourishing in post-independence Bamako during the 1960s onwards.</p> <p>Depicting draped, folded, or crumpled materials in interiors, Alexandra Barth’s (New York) paintings exhibit a subtle but poignant visual struggle of the distinction between space and place. Beginning with photography, Barth then begins on a smaller canvas only to create the final layer on a larger canvas. Using airbrush, she accentuates design elements in an interpretive scene, a dynamic interplay of light, shadow, and texture in private interiors. Uninhabited, these images evoke a mysterious past that subtly merges with the sensibility of memory, creating a beautiful dance between the tangible and ephemeral.</p> <p>Rachael Bos’s (Chicago) portraiture captures the dynamic movement of the athletic body through carefully rendered clothing. Through precise composition and technique in oil painting, she emphasizes the harmony and structure that exists both in nature and the human form.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/">FOLDS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/folds-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170405</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Guerrero-Maciá]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Secrist | Beach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170402</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We are pleased to announce our first exhibition of 2025, Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS. This exhibition marks Chicago-based artist Diana Guerrero-Maciá’s third solo show with SECRIST | BEACH. On view will be a suite of ten new paintings, a series of large works on paper, and a salon installation that includes a sound work<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/">Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are pleased to announce our first exhibition of 2025, Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS. This exhibition marks Chicago-based artist Diana Guerrero-Maciá’s third solo show with SECRIST | BEACH. On view will be a suite of ten new paintings, a series of large works on paper, and a salon installation that includes a sound work created in collaboration with Joseph Adamik. PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS is presented in conjunction with FOLDS, a survey invitational featuring 15 artists.</p> <p>Guerrero-Maciá’s post-disciplinary approach to image-making embraces the rejection of traditional ideas around the division of artistic disciplines. Instead, techniques from a variety of methodologies are combined to create a flexible approach for new ideas. With a formal approach to abstract concepts from an art historical direction, these works live at the intersection of pictorial space and textile consciousness. In other words, they are artworks that are yes/and, rather than either/or. They are works of art that don’t check a box; they are not quilted nor painted, they are something else in-between, they are new ideas, as Guerrero-Macia calls them: unpainted pictures.</p> <p>This new series of patchwork colorfields evolve from traditional designs that date from the early 19th century quilting techniques: the Nine Patch, Flying Geese and Solmon’s Puzzle. Using this as a template imbued with an art-historically relevant post-painterly abstraction rigor, Guerrero-Maciá’s “paintings” present luscious palettes on seductive tactile surfaces.With a keener eye, viewers will note that the dedicated embrace of abstraction explores the lived experience. This includes ideas around market consumption, sustainability, and the migration of people that are expressed through color and form. Here, the combination of historical standards with contemporary quandaries strongly suggests that the dynamic between yesterday and today is a fluid reminder that tomorrow is daunting yet exciting.</p> <p>Diana Guerrero-Maciá’s (lives and works in Chicago) practice includes a hybrid investigation of painting, textiles, print & sculptural objects with an interest in sustainable craft practices. Her largely abstract works engage with myth, iconography, symbols, and color. She is most known for her unpainted pictures, poetic abstract paintings constructed from textiles. Guerrero-Maciá is a 2023 Lenore Tawney Fellow, 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellow, and a MacDowell Fellow. Her exhibitions include the Kohler Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Art Pace San Antonio, Elmhurst Art Museum, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago and the Crocker Museum of Art. She is an alumnus of Skowhegan School of Painting & Drawing, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Penland School of Craft, and Villanova University. She has also created multiple public art commissions for the Public Art Fund, NYC, and the City of Chicago. She is a Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/">Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/diana-guerrero-macia-paintings-for-birds-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170402</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jake Troyli: Collision Course: Closing Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Devon Van Houten Maldonado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jake Troyli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jake Troyli: Collision Course]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jake Troyli: Collision Course: Closing Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moniquemeloche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170298</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Conversation with Jake Troyli and Devon Van Houten Maldonado, Executive Director, SkyArt — moniquemeloche is pleased to present Jake Troyli: Collision Course, the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. Taking cues from the technical and compositional elements of Northern Renaissance paintings, Troyli’s self-portraiture fuses comic language with social critique as he explores the performance<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/">Jake Troyli: Collision Course: Closing Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="EventPage_paragraph__FKsHC"> <div> <p>Conversation with Jake Troyli and Devon Van Houten Maldonado, Executive Director, SkyArt</p> </div> </div> <p>—</p> <p>moniquemeloche is pleased to present Jake Troyli: Collision Course, the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. Taking cues from the technical and compositional elements of Northern Renaissance paintings, Troyli’s self-portraiture fuses comic language with social critique as he explores the performance of identity and the commodification of the Black/Brown body. Collision Course centralizes the artist’s ongoing investigations within a larger context of the battle, posing questions around the spectacle through micro and macro examinations of conflict.</p> <p>This new series was initiated during a year-long residency as an inaugural Visual Artist Fellow at the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité Internationale des arts program in Paris, France. During this time abroad, Troyli became heavily inspired by the compositions of epic battle and martyr paintings present throughout European museums. In a timely presentation, the works in Collision Course subvert humanity’s fixation on conflict and the need to create narratives based on heroism and villainy to define ourselves. This notion of code-switching has been a central theme within the artist’s practice, rendered through the steady use of his own avatar engaged in constant cycles of performance. Collision Course presents an expanded cast of characters and symbols to extend further beyond the self-portrait, complicating this hero-villain dynamic and the elasticity of these roles, whereby the figures function as both subject and sacrifice.</p> <p>Grounding the exhibition, a two-part painting analogous to a theatrical backdrop provides a plethora of choreographed chaos. Multiple “Troyli” figures appear manifold–engaged in a congressional assembly hall, rejoicing in church, protesting near a tent community, manufacturing AR-15 rifles blindfolded, serving champagne at a private Dior party, or voting on whether Kendrick or Drake won, while new figures donning “Troyli” masks complicate our ability to discern which role is being played. These figures are both police and policed, shooter and target, leader and follower, persecutor and persecuted. Part combative, part cannibalistic, the figures are defined by their opposition. Across moments of martyring throughout the show, questions around what it means to self-mythologize and self-valorize come to light. While we are unsure what is being fought for, it becomes more important that they are fighting. This perpetual collision course speaks to the anxiety of it all. Upon entering the gallery, viewers are greeted by a singular “Troyli”, nude and exhausted blowing on a bugle, as if to say he’s doing this for the thousandth time. Nearby, multiple “Troylis” are engaged in battle on horseback. Apathetic expressions abound, we wonder who is really at war as our eyes greet the mad gaze of two horses in an enraged clash. Warhorses, and the bugler for that matter, become metaphors for participants in this never-ending confrontation who are neither actively involved nor invested, but whose lives are nevertheless on the line. This idea of impassivity or complicit participation echoes throughout, as we see that no matter which role they’re playing, all the figures in the compositions are in their own way implicated in the Orwellian unending battle at the center of the show.</p> <p>Jake Troyli is also on view in Chicago featuring a new permanent mural in Chicago’s West Side commissioned by the nonprofit SkyART, as well as a billboard in collaboration with For Freedomsleading up to the election. His work is included in the recently opened group exhibition Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture, curated by Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Seph Rodney, and Katy Siegel, at SFMoMA, which travels to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and is accompanied by a scholarly publication.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/">Jake Troyli: Collision Course: Closing Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/jake-troyli-collision-course-closing-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170298</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Miao Wang: the other</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/miao-wang-the-other/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/miao-wang-the-other/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miao Wang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miao Wang: the other]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PATRON]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the other]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170181</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>PATRON is proud to announce the other, our first solo exhibition with Miao Wang. The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, January 11 5:00-7:30pm.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/miao-wang-the-other/">Miao Wang: the other</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PATRON is proud to announce the other, our first solo exhibition with Miao Wang. The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, January 11 5:00-7:30pm.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/miao-wang-the-other/">Miao Wang: the other</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/miao-wang-the-other/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170181</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Preservation as Practice: a conversation with Verge and [hold] closing reception</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[[hold]]]></category> <category><![CDATA[closing reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fengzee Yang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Janet Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation as Practice: a conversation with Verge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rupture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharon Xinran Zhang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tala Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verge Frames]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170372</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us at Tala this Saturday, 1/11 from 4-6PM for a conversation with Verge Frames and closing reception celebration for our current exhibition [𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥] with an ambient set by Roland Santana 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦: 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘭 & 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘻𝘢𝘬) We are thrilled to be in conversation with Verge Frames founders<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/">Preservation as Practice: a conversation with Verge and [hold] closing reception</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us at Tala this Saturday, 1/11 from 4-6PM for a conversation with Verge Frames and closing reception celebration for our current exhibition [𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥] with an ambient set by Roland Santana</p> <p>𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦: 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘭 & 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘻𝘢𝘬)</p> <p>We are thrilled to be in conversation with Verge Frames founders Shashi Caudill and Dann Witczak to discuss the founding of Verge Frames, framing with care, and their perspective on framing as an archiving and presentation practice.</p> <p>𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 (𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!)</p> <p>We invite guests to bring an artwork of their own (small/medium suggested) to Tala to meet with framing designers Eric Saudi and Laura Muñoz. Following the talk, participants will have hands-on time with Verge’s framing samples and the chance to talk through questions and solutions for projects they are currently working on or gain inspiration for projects they are not quite sure how to start. Designed to de-mystify the framing world and invite expression into the archiving process, this informal workshop will be a welcoming way for artists and collectors to learn how to elevate and preserve their work.</p> <p>[𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥] 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯</p> <p>This event will also celebrate the closing of our current exhibition [𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥] with works by Sharon Xinran Zhang, Janet Lee, and Fengzee Yang. Roland Santana, exhibition curator and founder of @rupturechicago, will be live mixing an ambient music set to close out the evening.</p> <p>Drinks, tea, and cake will be served <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f382.png" alt="🎂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/">Preservation as Practice: a conversation with Verge and [hold] closing reception</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/preservation-as-practice-a-conversation-with-verge-and-hold-closing-reception/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170372</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jordan Putt: In Search of Giants</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Filter Photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Filter Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In Search of Giants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jordan Putt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170430</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Filter Photo is pleased to present In Search of Giants, a solo exhibition of work by Jordan Putt. In Search of Giants chronicles the artist’s ongoing pursuit of the elusive crested saguaro in southern Arizona. The crested saguaro, a rare mutation, forms a fan shape at its apex, contrasting with the classic cactus silhouette. This<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/">Jordan Putt: In Search of Giants</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Filter Photo is pleased to present In Search of Giants, a solo exhibition of work by Jordan Putt. In Search of Giants chronicles the artist’s ongoing pursuit of the elusive crested saguaro in southern Arizona. The crested saguaro, a rare mutation, forms a fan shape at its apex, contrasting with the classic cactus silhouette. This anomaly occurs in approximately one out of every 200,000 saguaros, though the cause of the mutation remains a mystery. The structure of the work mirrors the fragmented and serpentine experience of searching, weaving a tapestry where one thread unravels while others remain tightly wound.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/">Jordan Putt: In Search of Giants</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/in-search-of-giants/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170430</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Aaron Spangler: Ramble Tamble</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aaron Spangler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ENGAGE Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ramble Tamble]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169912</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>ENGAGE Projects is excited to announce Aaron Spangler’s debut exhibition in Chicago, Ramble Tamble. Dreamy and foreboding all at once, the gallery will be filled with his hand-carved reliefs that pull from roots in rural life and culture in northern Minnesota. The shiny black surfaces intertwine scenes of the quotidian with the chimeric: cabins tucked<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/">Aaron Spangler: Ramble Tamble</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ENGAGE Projects is excited to announce Aaron Spangler’s debut exhibition in Chicago, Ramble Tamble. Dreamy and foreboding all at once, the gallery will be filled with his hand-carved reliefs that pull from roots in rural life and culture in northern Minnesota. The shiny black surfaces intertwine scenes of the quotidian with the chimeric: cabins tucked away in the deep woods, a face protruding from a tree trunk, a man working in his garage, an abandoned car. Spangler’s landscapes are intimate and anti-pastoral; no sky in sight underneath the dense tree canopy gives the landscapes a hushed quality. A crucifix cuts its impression in the earth like a shadow underneath a cluster of three trees, a stark allusion to the religious grip which shapes much of the rural Midwest United States. Relying on traditional hand tools and natural light to define his surfaces, Spangler uses iconographic relief to tell the untold stories of rural life.</p> <p>Originating from a bumper sticker on the back of a truck in northern Minnesota, the name Ramble Tamble evokes a feeling of meandering through a familiar environment: lived-in and falling apart. It prefaces the exhibition with notes of swamp rock and country blues with its reference to the song by 70s band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Working at a saw mill in his early years as an artist, Spangler says he was “entrenched with the characters of the mill and a serious rural education in wood logging and lumbering, but also in narrative and stories and community.” Spangler moved to New York City in 1999 where the rural ethos in his bas relief carvings was born. Best known for his largescale scenes of rural life filled with action and conflict, this new body of work is a quiet departure from his previous imagery; he remarks, “This show is about going back to the landscape.” The carvings in Ramble Tamble tell just one story at a time, acting chiefly as portraits of place.</p> <p>Pairing weaving with his low-relief sculptures for the first time, Spangler collaborates with artist Bruce Engebretson and a long lineage of tapestry knowledge to tell these stories as well. Spangler says, “The weavings are ecclesiastical portals much like stained-glass windows.” Playing with asymmetry and fiery colors, the weavings accentuate the high contrast feel of the exhibition. With nearly 50 years of weaving experience, Engebretson began weaving when his older cousin helped him string up an empty picture frame and make a stripped design with leftover knitting yarn. This led to a path of utilitarian weaving on pre-industrial, immigrant-made looms which have been gifted to him or otherwise saved from destruction. Engebretson reflects, “Tapestry weaving is very different from many mediums, especially in that you work on a piece from bottom to top, or one side to the other, without the option of being able to go back and make changes to what you have done. Each pass of thread is consequential and slow.”</p> <p>Spangler’s work has been included in group shows including “Working Thought,” The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Takashi Murakami’s “Superflat Collection,” Yokohama, Japan; the two-person “American Spect duar oternalar (201-12), Walker A Center, Minneapolis, He alana 208-10, am, N.C.; Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; and the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago. His work belongs to many public and private collections, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Rubell Family Collection, among others. He has received grants from the Joan Mitchell Foundation (2014), McKnight Foundation (2009), Minnesota State Arts Board (1998), and Jerome Foundation (1997). In 2017, Spangler’s first large-scale bronze, Bog Walker, was commissioned by the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</p> <p>Aaron Spangler, Down the Road I Go (detail), 2024, carved basswood with black gesso and graphite, 21.5×16.75×3.5in 54.6×42.6×8.9cm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/">Aaron Spangler: Ramble Tamble</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ramble-tamble/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169912</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ella Weber: A Lazy Love</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ella Weber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ella Weber: A Lazy Love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Western Exhibitions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170417</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present A Lazy Love, our first solo show with Ella Weber. After a long day’s work, Weber would often treat herself to a free 90-minute massage at Nebraska Furniture Mart. During the pandemic lockdown, she used her government stipend to purchase a 2D Luxury Zero Gravity Massage Chair to use<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/">Ella Weber: A Lazy Love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present A Lazy Love, our first solo show with Ella Weber. After a long day’s work, Weber would often treat herself to a free 90-minute massage at Nebraska Furniture Mart. During the pandemic lockdown, she used her government stipend to purchase a 2D Luxury Zero Gravity Massage Chair to use from home, the chair becoming a temporary substitute for human touch. In a series of surreally hyperreal graphite drawings and a video, Weber explores the relationship between labor and rest, love and loss. See more from the artist herself below. Please join us for the public reception on Friday, January 10, from 5 to 8pm at our Chicago location alongside Julia Schmitt Healy in Gallery One. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm.</p> <p>“Dad, what is the definition of lazy?”<br /> “Me,” he said while reclining in his chair, the game on TV.</p> <p>A Lazy Love explores the relationship between labor and rest, love and loss. In a consumer culture of constant production and work, inevitably comes the question, “What’s next?”</p> <p>Honestly, I just want to sit. I want to rest.</p> <p>After a long day’s work, I like to treat myself to a free 90-minute massage at Nebraska Furniture Mart, “America’s Largest Home Furnishings Store.” While vibrating in a massage chair for sale, I let the voices of couples shopping for La-Z-Boy recliners drift me back into the middle class. I call this Lazy Boy Poetry.</p> <p>Oh my word this feels so nice. My back is in heaven.<br /> Sit in it with me. I don’t want to lose you.</p> <p>As the dialogue of couples searching for the perfect chair washes over me, I contemplate my own love life from afar. In my relaxed position, I begin to see each La-Z-Boy recliner as a literal lazy boy. Like the dating app of my past, chair after chair is for sale, screaming try me, feel me, buy me. Swipe left, swipe right. What’s next?</p> <p>What am I looking for? What makes a good chair? The most compatible partner?<br /> Do I have a type? Am I too comfortable? Is this the one?</p> <p>Woven into the fabric of each La-Z-Boy recliner, I render the faces of past relationships. Through drawing, as a type of meditation and reflection, these delicate graphite drawings reveal an intimacy through time. Similar to how memory fades, the empty chair references the loss of what was, while simultaneously embodying a former lover. After 40 hours of labor, each drawing is “finished,” yet left incomplete to reflect upon a lazy love.</p> <p>Love is sad, at least at the end.</p> <p>During the pandemic lockdown, I used our government stipend to purchase my own massage chair to use from home. This 2D Luxury Zero Gravity Massage Chair became a temporary substitute for human touch. In the video, A Massage Chair Without a Body, the machine is programmed to vibrate, mechanically inhaling and exhaling unaware of its lack of a body to embrace. Koi fish swim in and out of the scene, revealing a feeling of longing for love and friendship, as the leather chair morphs into the skin of my grandmother’s chest searching for breath on her deathbed.</p> <p>Through drawing, text and video, the viewer is invited to sit in the space between transactional and relational love, while ultimately asking where does one find rest?</p> <p>As St. Augustine famously said, “Our hearts are restless, until they rest in you.”</p> <p>Ella Weber is a basement-based artist who uses humor, performance, and storytelling within her mutli-faceted practice. Playfully upending the existential fabrics of daily life, Weber transforms her minimum-wage day jobs into her studio. Across the counter and screen, Weber blurs the line between employee and customer, performance and reality, art and life. Weber’s recent solo exhibitions include the Plains Art Museum in North Dakota, The Union for Contemporary Art in Nebraska, and Munson in Utica, NY. Group exhibitions include the Everson Museum in Syracuse, Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, ICNY in New York, among several others. Residencies include MASS MoCA, The NARS Foundation, Rogers Art Loft, PrattMWP, Ox-Bow School of Art, The Wassaic Project, and Anderson Ranch. Her debut novel The Deli Diaries was published with Latah Books in 2023. Weber received an MFA from the University of Kansas and she lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska.</p> <p>Stay tuned, Weber will be presenting a performative artist lecture presented as a Stand–Up Comedy–Microsoft PowerPoint –TED Talk–poetry reading, inspired by her debut novel, The Deli Diaries, at the gallery at some point during the run of this show. More info is forthcoming.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/">Ella Weber: A Lazy Love</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/ella-weber-a-lazy-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170417</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Howard Kottler: This is Not a Plate</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howard Kottler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howard Kottler: This is Not a Plate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[This is Not a Plate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volume Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170172</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Volume Gallery is proud to announce a solo exhibition of subversive and humorous plates by the late Howard Kottler. Kottler collaged with ready-made decals onto mass-produced plates to produce visual double entendres. He received his master’s from Cranbrook Academy and his doctoral degree from Ohio State. He was an influential teacher at the University of<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/">Howard Kottler: This is Not a Plate</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Volume Gallery is proud to announce a solo exhibition of subversive and humorous plates by the late Howard Kottler. Kottler collaged with ready-made decals onto mass-produced plates to produce visual double entendres. He received his master’s from Cranbrook Academy and his doctoral degree from Ohio State. He was an influential teacher at the University of Washington from 1964 until 1989.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/">Howard Kottler: This is Not a Plate</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170172</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Julia Schmitt Healy: Looking Back</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julia Schmitt Healy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julia Schmitt Healy: Looking Back]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Back]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Western Exhibitions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170175</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Looking Back: Work by Julia Schmitt Healy from 1970-1981 For our third exhibition with Julia Schmitt Healy, Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present a selection of work from across the entire decade of 1970s that focuses on Healy’s idiosyncratic approach to portraiture. Culled from multiple bodies of work, in multiple mediums (painting, watercolor, collage, trapunto,<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/">Julia Schmitt Healy: Looking Back</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking Back: Work by Julia Schmitt Healy from 1970-1981</p> <p>For our third exhibition with Julia Schmitt Healy, Western Exhibitions is thrilled to present a selection of work from across the entire decade of 1970s that focuses on Healy’s idiosyncratic approach to portraiture. Culled from multiple bodies of work, in multiple mediums (painting, watercolor, collage, trapunto, lithography), made in multiple locations (Chicago, Ethiopia, Ireland, Nova Scotia New York), Healy’s portraits (or at times, anti-portraits) riff on nostalgia, superficiality, aging, pareidolia, societal mores, domesticity and pets, all through a distinctly Chicago Imagist lens. Please join us for an opening reception on January 10, from 5 to 8pm. The show runs through February 22 and gallery hours are Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm.</p> <p>Julia Schmitt Healy conjures her works not from reality, but from essence, in her words “something that comes from the unknown”. Recontextualizing portraiture is a persistent theme across her work as she has often stated that she is “not interested in getting it exactly right”. Her 1970 series of paintings and watercolors, Empty People, flips portraiture on its head, literally. Facing the subject away from the viewer collapses the canon of spectacle/spectator perspective. No longer about the face, posing, and lighting, Empty People Series presents a pictorially framed and divided encounter for reflection.</p> <p>In the early 70s wrinkles emerge as a key motif, as Healy reflects on aging, memory, nostalgia, and the corporeal body. The graphic depiction of the wrinkles appears as rhythmic repeated striations across not just her subject’s bodies but also as on overall field in watercolors, paintings, and crucially, trapunto textiles, and not just limited to human bodies — automobiles, pets, even mountains get her wrinkled treatment. Her textile paintings exist somewhere between painting, pillows, and soft sculpture; the undulous material apt for engaging in the sagging and wrinkling body. This turn toward craft materials was a bold one at the time, applying quilting techniques to fine art disciplines.</p> <p>Healy’s captivating wood-grain drawings, lithographs, and wallpaper collages, privately referred to as Housewife Works, depict women made of woodwork, betraying her fascination with domesticity. Created with woodgrain-paneled wallpaper randomly discovered in a shop in Canada, Healy made subtle and witty collages that continued to explore faces and figures in unconventional silhouettes illustrating the head of a lady, a wrapped mummy head, a surprised ghost with a knothole for a mouth and a coffin. She can trace her fascination from childhood, finding faces as she would gaze at the wood of her bedroom walls, practicing the definition of pareidolia: the science of looking for faces in everyday objects.</p> <p>Julia Schmitt Healy (b. 1947, Elmhurst, Illinois) received a BFA and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with Ray Yoshida and Whitney Halstead. After graduation, Healy moved to Africa, where she traveled and lived, then later toured Europe and moved to Nova Scotia, Canada with her first husband. Her work was represented for many years by Phyllis Kind Gallery in New York and Chicago, as well as Susan Whitney Gallery in Canada. While in school, she co-curated a mail art show with artist Ray Johnson, called “Intercourse” at the Wabash Transit Gallery. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Everson Museum (Syracuse, NY), Queensborough Museum (NY), Staten Island Museum, Confederation Art Gallery (Canada) and The Canada Council Art Bank. Julia Schmitt Healy lives and works in Port Jervis, New York.,</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/">Julia Schmitt Healy: Looking Back</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/julia-schmitt-healy-looking-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170175</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Exhibit B</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Claude Viallat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Document]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibit B]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Group Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Opera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julien Creuzet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kazuhito Tanaka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natani Notah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul Mpagi Sepuya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Schneider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170277</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>DOCUMENT is pleased to present Exhibit B, a group exhibition featuring works by Julien Creuzet, Natani Notah, John Opera, Tom Schneider, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Kazuhito Tanaka, and Claude Viallat. Opening on Friday, January 10, the exhibition will remain on view through February 22, 2025. The exhibition builds upon and expands the themes of investigation explored<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/">Exhibit B</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="col-xs-8 col-sm-7 col-xl-5 exhibition-detail p-small--mobile"> <p>DOCUMENT is pleased to present <i>Exhibit B</i>, a group exhibition featuring works by Julien Creuzet, Natani Notah, John Opera, Tom Schneider, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Kazuhito Tanaka, and Claude Viallat. Opening on Friday, January 10, the exhibition will remain on view through February 22, 2025.</p> <p>The exhibition builds upon and expands the themes of investigation explored in the <i>Exhibit A </i>group exhibition in 2024. Bending the limits of traditional media, repeating patterns and shapes, and referencing the history of art, literature, and cultures are some of the aspects which bring together the artists on view as well as DOCUMENT’s program at large.</p> <p>The title of the wall sculpture by Julien Creuzet (b. 1986, Paris, France), <i>Orpheus was musing upon braised words / Under the light rain of a blazing fog / Snakes are deaf and dumb anyway / Oblivion buried in the depths of insomnia, (King and peasant)</i>, is an excerpt of a poem by Creuzet which reflects on the relationship between periphery and center, questioning the idea of time and geographical location as fundamental concepts in understanding cultural production.</p> <p>In her practice, Diné artist Natani Notah (b. 1992, San Bernardino, CA) connects maps, bodies, and objects to reflect on the larger social issues that repeatedly intersect the lives of women and men alike. With references to political activism, including the Land Back and Pro-Choice movements, her drawings also address the encounter of different groups, forces, and visions of territory in today’s social landscape.</p> <p>The work of John Opera (b. 1975, Buffalo, NY) blurs the line between painting and photography in concept and appearance, while mirroring phenomena in the natural world. The images on view originate from analog film and are printed on canvas with color separation negatives using the nineteenth-century photographic process called gum bichromate. The effect the process has on the images reinforces a long term interest the artist has had in thinking about the nature of photographs, and the relationship between cameras and human vision.</p> <p>Simultaneously influenced by and rejecting the visual language of the Chicago Imagists he studied under, Tom Schneider (b. 1963, Evanston, IL) paints eyes and mouths in checkered patterns over pointillistic, fantastical scenes in <i>Martian Minotaurs and Their Monster Plants</i> (2022) and <i>Ohio Melon Heads</i> (2024).</p> <p>The subjects photographed by Paul Mpagi Sepuya (b. 1982, San Bernardino, CA) are friends who serve as muses, collaborators, and intimates. In this collective form of image-making, the recurring presence and visibility of cameras, tripods, and studio lighting – all forms of equipment necessary in a photographic practice – highlight their role as a support to the artist’s practice.</p> <p>Kazuhito Tanaka (b. 1973, Saitama, Japan) works at the thresholds between analog and digital, image-making and sculpture, and photography and painting. His <i>Picture(s)</i>, abstract paintings and collages made of torn chromogenic photographs assembled onto the same canvases, suggest a series of dialogues emerging from their two distinct materialities.</p> <p>Claude Viallat (b. 1936, Nîmes, France) has been a contentious defender of modernism since 1964, when he began working with the idea of a repeated pattern to refuse the artist’s subjectivity. Since then he has also eschewed stretchers or frames. The repeated shape – prominently visible in the large-scale work on view<i>, 2016/391</i>, has become Viallat’s trademark and signature and figures on all kinds of surfaces, from rugs, tents, curtains and other loose fabrics, endlessly repeating itself, yet always creating something new.</p> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/">Exhibit B</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/exhibit-b/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170277</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Fringe Figure</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[andrew rafacz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deana Lawson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fringe Figure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Irving Petlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julie Beaufils]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Justin John Greene]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Krystle Lemonias]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LaToya Ruby Frazier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Golub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maria A. Guzmán Capron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math Bass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mika Horibuchi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Milford Graves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nancy Spero]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norman Zammitt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul Mpagi Sepuya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[R.H. Quaytman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Hunt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Heinecken]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roger Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shaun Leonardo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wells Chandler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William J. O’Brien]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170289</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>ANDREW RAFACZ is thrilled to begin the new year with Fringe Figure, a group exhibition of paintings, drawings, pastels, prints, textile and sculpture by twenty-one artists, in Galleries One & Two. The exhibition opens Friday, January 10th and continues through Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. Torso of an Archaic Apollo We cannot know his legendary head<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/">Fringe Figure</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ANDREW RAFACZ is thrilled to begin the new year with Fringe Figure, a group exhibition of paintings, drawings, pastels, prints, textile and sculpture by twenty-one artists, in Galleries One & Two. The exhibition opens Friday, January 10th and continues through Saturday, February 22nd, 2025.</p> <p>Torso of an Archaic Apollo</p> <p>We cannot know his legendary head<br /> with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso<br /> is still suffused with brilliance from inside,<br /> like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low,<br /> gleams in all its power. Otherwise<br /> the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could<br /> a smile run through the placid hips and thighs<br /> to that dark center where procreation flared.</p> <p>Otherwise this stone would seem defaced<br /> beneath the translucent cascade of the shoulders<br /> and would not glisten like a wild beast’s fur:</p> <p>Would not, from all the borders of itself,<br /> burst like a star: for here there is no place<br /> that does not see you. You must change your life.</p> <p>Rainer Maria Rilke, trans. C. F. MacIntyre</p> <p>Fringe Figure includes works by Math Bass, Roger Brown, Julie Beaufils, Maria A. Guzmán Capron, Wells Chandler, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Leon Golub, Milford Graves, Justin John Greene, Robert Heinecken, Mika Horibuchi, Richard Hunt, Deana Lawson, Krystle Lemonias, Shaun Leonardo, R.H. Quaytman, William J. O’Brien, Irving Petlin, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Nancy Spero, and Norman Zammitt.</p> <p>Please note that the gallery will keep winter hours, Wednesday to Friday 11am-4pm and Saturday 12pm-4pm, for the duration of January.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/">Fringe Figure</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/fringe-figure/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170289</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lightness and Being: Artist Talks</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anne Hughes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Antwane Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Glen Gauthier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathleen King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathy Weaver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lightness and Being]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lightness and Being: Artist Talks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Loralyn Kumlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mirentxu Ganzarain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharon Bladholm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SoNa Chicago Contemporary Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Kumlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Robinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=170097</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Artist Walkthrough (short talks) at SoNa Chicago featuring top left to right Kathy Weaver, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Tom Robinson, Sharon Bladholm, bottom left to right Tom and Loralyn Kumlin, Kathleen King, and Glen Gauthier. Also Anne Hughes, and Antwane Lee. Kathy and Kathleen sent written statements. Come at 2 pm for refreshments. First talk is at<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/">Lightness and Being: Artist Talks</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist Walkthrough (short talks) at SoNa Chicago featuring top left to right Kathy Weaver, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Tom Robinson, Sharon Bladholm, bottom left to right Tom and Loralyn Kumlin, Kathleen King, and Glen Gauthier. Also Anne Hughes, and Antwane Lee. Kathy and Kathleen sent written statements. Come at 2 pm for refreshments. First talk is at 2:20 with Anne Hughes.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/">Lightness and Being: Artist Talks</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2025/01/lightness-and-being-artist-talks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170097</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Two-Color Riso Print Party</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matiz Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Two-Color Riso Print Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=170123</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join Us for a Special Two-Color Print Party! Date: Saturday, December 28th Time: 2-5pm Location: Matiz Press, 1901 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Create your own custom designs and bring them to life with Fluorescent Orange and Teal inks—two stunning colors guaranteed to make your prints stand out! Walk away with 30 two-color prints<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/">Two-Color Riso Print Party</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Us for a Special Two-Color Print Party!</p> <p>Date: Saturday, December 28th</p> <p>Time: 2-5pm</p> <p>Location: Matiz Press, 1901 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622</p> <p>Create your own custom designs and bring them to life with Fluorescent Orange and Teal inks—two stunning colors guaranteed to make your prints stand out! Walk away with 30 two-color prints perfect for end-of-year celebrations, gifts, or personal projects.</p> <p>What to Expect</p> <p>Meet and mingle with fellow riso enthusiasts.<br /> Print on your choice of 28lb white copy paper or 80lb off-white cardstock—all materials included.<br /> Take home 30 two-color prints of your own design.</p> <p>Important Details</p> <p>Bring Your File: Participants must bring a pre-made file ready for printing in PDF, PNG, or JPG format.<br /> This is NOT a workshop: No design assistance or instruction will be provided. Each participant is limited to one project.</p> <p>Resources to Help You Prep</p> <p>Matiz’s Riso Resource List<br /> How to Make a Zine<br /> Making an 8-page Zine from One Sheet of Paper</p> <p>Cost: $30</p> <p>Extras</p> <p>Enjoy wine, and light bites while you print!</p> <p>Additional Info</p> <p>All materials are included—just bring your design.<br /> Space is limited: Register now to secure your spot.<br /> Walk-ins are welcome while supplies last.</p> <p>Join us for an evening of art, creativity, and community fun. We can’t wait to print with you!<br /> Tickets</p> <p>General Admission (Printing)<br /> $30.00<br /> +$3.85 Fee / +$3.39 Tax</p> <p>Gen Admission (No Printing!)<br /> FREE</p> <p>RSVP here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-color-riso-print-party-tickets-1100189348959?aff=erellivmlt">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-color-riso-print-party-tickets-1100189348959?aff=erellivmlt</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/">Two-Color Riso Print Party</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/two-color-riso-print-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">170123</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Happiest Season</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Happiest Season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169427</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Four chances to catch lesbians in holiday films this December at Dorothy! All screenings are free to RSVP and attend – guests are encouraged to arrive early not only for happy hour deals but also for best seating and easiest opportunities for a drink. SCREENING SCHEDULE December 2nd: Under the Christmas Tree – Lifetime’s first<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/">Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Happiest Season</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-673115eda2b0cd11a7769b0c" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731270170899"> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-696b484cd021900fb42e" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Four chances to catch <strong>lesbians in holiday films</strong> this December at Dorothy! All screenings are free to RSVP and attend – guests are encouraged to arrive early not only for <strong>happy hour deals</strong> but also for best seating and easiest opportunities for a drink.</p> <p class=""><strong>SCREENING SCHEDULE</strong></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">December 2nd: <strong>Under the Christmas Tree</strong> – Lifetime’s first ever lesbian Christmas film!</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 9th: <strong>Carol</strong> – a dark holiday classic</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 16th: <strong>The Christmas Lottery</strong> – a BET original family holiday story featuring a power lesbian couple</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 23rd: <strong>Happiest Season</strong> – love it or hate it, it’s a Dorothy classic</p> </li> </ul> <p class="">Doors at <strong>6pm </strong>and our film screenings start at<strong> 7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the films until last call at <strong>11pm</strong>.</p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eventitem-content-footer"> <div class="eventitem-sourceurl">Source:: <a class="eventitem-sourceurllink" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-tickets-1078778749279" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-tickets-1078778749279</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/">Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Happiest Season</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-happiest-season/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169427</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Healing House Celebration with Rhythm Factory</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Duane Powell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House Celebration with Rhythm Factory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Maxwell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Torin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169662</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest Duane Powell Torin on Saturday, December 21st from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! Healing House is an event that uses the power of<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/">Healing House Celebration with Rhythm Factory</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guest Duane Powell Torin on Saturday, December 21st from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! <br /> <br /> Healing House is an event that uses the power of the sounds and vibrations of House music for mind, body and soul healing. This dance session aims to create a safe space for fellowship and wellness outside of late night drinking. Reframing party culture with early evening hours not centered around drinking. Healing House is about building community on the dance floor. <br /> <br /> Beverages will be available.<br /> $10 Suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/">Healing House Celebration with Rhythm Factory</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/healing-house-celebration-with-rhythm-factory/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169662</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Yale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pattie Horwitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T. Mari Art Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169774</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS Artwork by Jim Yale, Curated by Pattie Horwitz “Jim Yale’s artistry is simple and honest. Each piece is painted in real time, revealing glimpses of his subjects as they exist in their private spaces—pensive and enveloped by the quiet glow of solitude. He paints his subjects as they are—pensive, alone, caught in<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/">Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS</p> <p>Artwork by Jim Yale, Curated by Pattie Horwitz</p> <p>“Jim Yale’s artistry is simple and honest. Each piece is painted in real time, revealing glimpses of his subjects as they exist in their private spaces—pensive and enveloped by the quiet glow of solitude. He paints his subjects as they are—pensive, alone, caught in their own quiet moments. Yale is known for his mastery of gouache on paper and oil on canvas. His brush strokes are loose but true, his colors bold but never loud. He leaves out the extra details, capturing only what matters.’</p> <p>Each figure is in a place that feels like home. A private place. You can’t always see their faces, but you feel the weight of their thoughts in the tilt of a head or the curve of a shoulder. Yale’s paintings hold his subjects in that quiet, in-between moment, where they’re left to themselves, unguarded and real.</p> <p>These are glimpses, nothing more. Fragments of solitude and silence. We see them as they are—unpolished, unsure, utterly human. And perhaps, in those small, still moments, we see a part of ourselves, too.”</p> <p>– Pattie Horwitz, Curator</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/">Jim Yale: FRAGMENTS OF STILLNESS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/jim-yale-fragments-of-stillness/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169774</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Wordly Dis-position: Artist Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chciago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Faheem Majeed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Zeng]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Susie Wong]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zulkhairi Zulkiflee]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169668</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The group exhibition presents the lens-based artwork of Susie Wong, Green Zeng and Zulkhairi Zulkiflee. It contemplates the postcolonial term ‘worlding’ coined by theorist Gayatri Spivak to describe how the colonial gaze shapes representation. In particular, this entails a process where knowledge and reality are entangled within colonial structures. Here, the title ‘worldly dis-position’ alludes<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/">Wordly Dis-position: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The group exhibition presents the lens-based artwork of Susie Wong, Green Zeng and Zulkhairi Zulkiflee. It contemplates the postcolonial term ‘worlding’ coined by theorist Gayatri Spivak to describe how the colonial gaze shapes representation. In particular, this entails a process where knowledge and reality are entangled within colonial structures. Here, the title ‘worldly dis-position’ alludes to a sense of ‘deferral’ that is enacted through the prefix ‘dis’ or understood as ‘apart’.</p> <p>In Susie Wong’s work, coconut trees are engaged as a recurring motif. Wong reflects on popular Western films and literature, where the tropical tree functions as a “parenthesis”. Here, these tropical markers serve as witnesses to place and story — autonomous objects that act as withdrawn viewfinders. In her book, The Idea of the Coconut, Wong quips about the island, “The island is not real. Coconut trees conjure up the paradise, the tropical, the Other.”</p> <p>Displaced on a fictitious Southern Island of Singapore called Pulau Sebakau (Sebakau Island), Green Zeng proposes an imaginary narrative revolving around an exiled protagonist named PB. PB lives with a Malay community native to the island, where he reflects on his interaction with the islanders as both an Other and Othered. Zeng imagines PB through letters on postcards, writing them on photographic material belonging to the late Singaporean photographer, Teo Yen Teck. The mediation of the photos, both as lenses and<br /> stimuli, speaks of displacement and longing that is both physical and psychological.</p> <p>Zulkhairi Zulkiflee reflects on an uncanny displacement through Singapore, Michigan, a ‘ghost town’ swallowed by the dunes of Lake Michigan’s shoreline. He contemplates the placename, which is awkwardly divorced from his understanding of home. Zulkhairi attempts to trail the ‘emergence’ of Singapore as a free-floating concept while deferring any particular closure.</p> <p>‘Worldly dis-position’ reflects on place, memory and identity as one entangled within a postcolonial context. The exhibition questions the inherent notion of spaces we inhabit, where positions straddle and are constantly deferred through both connection and separation with the world.</p> <p>Susie Wong (b. 1956) began her artistic practice in the late 1980s as a painter and art writer, later developing curatorial projects focused on collaboration and women issues. In recent years, her work has engaged with memory and loss, documentation and nostalgia through a variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, and time-based installation. She has participated in group exhibitions at The Substation, Singapore (2016, 2010, 2008), The Esplanade, Singapore (2015, 2013); and Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore (2012).</p> <p>Filmmaker and artist Green Zeng (b. 1972) scrutinises how history is written, interpreted, and disseminated. Focusing on issues such as student activism and the connection between archives, the state, and the individual, he reactivates fragments of the past and questions the artist’s role in “truth-telling”. His films have been presented in international festivals including the 30th Venice International Film Critics’ Week, Italy (2015) and Cannes Film Festival, France (2006) and his works have been included in group exhibitions at LASALLE’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore (2018, 2017); and Para Site, Hong Kong (2015) amongst other venues.</p> <p>Zulkhairi Zulkiflee (b.1991) is an artist-curator currently based in Chicago. His lens-based artworks unpack the structures of his Malay identity in relation to local and global contexts, particularly through the racialized body as a conduit. He has shown in exhibitions like certain places, Comfort Station, Chicago (2024), United States; SG Contemporary, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2023); Der Greif: Past & Present, Munich, Germany (2023); Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2022) and Expo 2020, The Singapore Pavilion, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2022). He is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Illinois Chicago with a<br /> Fulbright study grant.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/">Wordly Dis-position: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position-artist-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169668</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Cameron Spratley & Maxwell Volkman: ‘Bone Thugs ~N~Harmony Korine’ Book Release</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/cameron-spratley-maxwell-volkman-bone-thugs-nharmony-korine-book-release/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/cameron-spratley-maxwell-volkman-bone-thugs-nharmony-korine-book-release/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bone Thugs ~N~ Harmony Korine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cameron Spratley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maxwell Volkman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Inner Town Pub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169987</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Please join us for the release of Cameron Spratley & Maxwell Volkman’s new self-published book ‘Bone Thugs ~N~ Harmony Korine’ – 120 pages, reproductions of ~50 collaborative and individual drawings from the artists. Edition of 150. The release party will be held on Thursday, December 19, at The Inner Town Pub from 8pm – 11pm</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/cameron-spratley-maxwell-volkman-bone-thugs-nharmony-korine-book-release/">Cameron Spratley & Maxwell Volkman: ‘Bone Thugs ~N~Harmony Korine’ Book Release</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please join us for the release of Cameron Spratley & Maxwell Volkman’s new self-published book ‘Bone Thugs ~N~ Harmony Korine’ – 120 pages, reproductions of ~50 collaborative and individual drawings from the artists. Edition of 150.</p> <p>The release party will be held on Thursday, December 19, at The Inner Town Pub from 8pm – 11pm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/cameron-spratley-maxwell-volkman-bone-thugs-nharmony-korine-book-release/">Cameron Spratley & Maxwell Volkman: ‘Bone Thugs ~N~Harmony Korine’ Book Release</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/cameron-spratley-maxwell-volkman-bone-thugs-nharmony-korine-book-release/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169987</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Robot Paradise w/ Brainiac, Pork Belly Hat, Ben Willis & Annick Odom, Christensen/Kaiafas</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/robot-paradise-w-brainiac-pork-belly-hat-ben-willis-annick-odom-christensen-kaiafas/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/robot-paradise-w-brainiac-pork-belly-hat-ben-willis-annick-odom-christensen-kaiafas/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Annick Odom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Willis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Willis & Annick Odom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brainiac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christensen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christensen/Kaiafas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kaiafas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pork Belly Hat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robot Paradise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169847</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Δ Robot Paradise w/ Brainiac Δ Pork Belly Hat Δ Ben Willis & Annick Odom Δ Christensen/Kaiafas Sunday, December 15, 2024 7p doors, 7:30 start $10-15 suggested donation</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/robot-paradise-w-brainiac-pork-belly-hat-ben-willis-annick-odom-christensen-kaiafas/">Robot Paradise w/ Brainiac, Pork Belly Hat, Ben Willis & Annick Odom, Christensen/Kaiafas</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Δ Robot Paradise w/ Brainiac</p> <p>Δ Pork Belly Hat</p> <p>Δ Ben Willis & Annick Odom</p> <p>Δ Christensen/Kaiafas</p> <p>Sunday, December 15, 2024<br /> 7p doors, 7:30 start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/robot-paradise-w-brainiac-pork-belly-hat-ben-willis-annick-odom-christensen-kaiafas/">Robot Paradise w/ Brainiac, Pork Belly Hat, Ben Willis & Annick Odom, Christensen/Kaiafas</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/robot-paradise-w-brainiac-pork-belly-hat-ben-willis-annick-odom-christensen-kaiafas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169847</post-id> </item> <item> <title>CHISME: a Holiday Extravaganza!</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:25:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CHISME: a Holiday Extravaganza!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169435</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>iFeliz Chisme! Your favorite chismosas, Spenny and Kenny, are BACK for a HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA, filled to the brim with the hottest QUEER LATINE excellence. Our lineup features burlesque, comedy, poetry, drag and top secret chisme hotline where you can share your juiciest chisme with us! Tickets will be $12 presale and $15 at the door!<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/">CHISME: a Holiday Extravaganza!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-6736566fb4ce1d2b5d4e0447" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731614373266"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997658614_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997658614_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-941acc4eb2c9c69c85c9" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-673e6c35c61f8442f553f24f" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1732144246804"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997674909_156" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997674909_155" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-057c5a6074c1fd529e7b" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997674909_154" class="sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997674909_153" class="sqs-html-content"> <p class=""><strong>iFeliz Chisme!</strong> Your favorite chismosas, Spenny and Kenny, are BACK for a HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA, filled to the brim with the hottest QUEER LATINE excellence. Our lineup features <strong>burlesque, comedy, poetry, drag</strong> and <em>top secret chisme hotline </em>where you can share your juiciest chisme with us!</p> <p class="">Tickets will be <strong>$12 presale</strong> and <strong>$15 at the door</strong>!</p> <p class="">Doors open at <strong>6pm </strong>and kick off the night with happy hour until our show begins at <strong>7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the show until last call at 11pm.</p> <p class="">Dorothy is<strong> 21+ </strong>and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Please note: refund requests are only accepted until 24h before the show (12/14, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/">CHISME: a Holiday Extravaganza!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/chisme-a-holiday-extravaganza/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169435</post-id> </item> <item> <title>RADIO SHOW</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/radio-show/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/radio-show/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:39:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patient Info]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RADIO SHOW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169463</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating 5 years of Patient Info Friday December 13th 2024 6-10PM</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/radio-show/">RADIO SHOW</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating 5 years of Patient Info</p> <p class="">Friday December 13th 2024</p> <p>6-10PM</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/radio-show/">RADIO SHOW</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/radio-show/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169463</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Dyke the Halls at Dorothy</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:40:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dyke the Halls at Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerber Hart Library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169455</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>re you ready for a night that totally sleighs? Join Ring of Keys and Gerber Hart Library at Dorothy on December 14th at 6:30pm for Dyke the Halls: a Night of Queer Caroling and Resistance! This celebration of queer holiday cheer will include musical performances by local artists, a communal sing-a-long to some of our<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/">Dyke the Halls at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-673115eda2b0cd11a7769b0c" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731270170899"> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-696b484cd021900fb42e" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="has-medium-font-size">re you ready for a night that totally sleighs? Join <a href="https://www.ringofkeys.org/">Ring of Keys</a> and Gerber Hart Library at <a href="https://www.dorothydownstairs.com/hello">Dorothy</a> on December 14th at 6:30pm for Dyke the Halls: a Night of Queer Caroling and Resistance!</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This celebration of queer holiday cheer will include musical performances by local artists, a communal sing-a-long to some of our community’s favorite queer anthems, a pop up library and selections of holiday smut provided by Gerber Hart, and all the merry and bright cocktails and atmosphere that Dorothy famously provides.</p> </div> <p>$7-15</p> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="has-large-font-size"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dyke-the-halls-a-night-of-queer-caroling-resistance-tickets-1092808813579"><strong>Learn more and purchase tickets here!</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eventitem-content-footer"> <div class="eventitem-sourceurl"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/">Dyke the Halls at Dorothy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169455</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Winter Makers Market</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s–80s and Beyond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Color is My Dopamine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Considered Cloth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Stafford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elena Diadenko]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jolanta Nawrocka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karla Crochets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michelle nia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miskowski Ceramics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NGBPottery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nuirdtzy Gissel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PIKA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SSONIXO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tertulia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UIMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West End Candle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169538</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This December, we are thrilled to host our 4th makers market featuring local creators of all mediums. This market will platform emerging and established creators to sell their work, grow their business, and join our community. It will be a celebration of all the forms that art takes and the perfect time to shop locally<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/">Winter Makers Market</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This December, we are thrilled to host our 4th makers market featuring local creators of all mediums. This market will platform emerging and established creators to sell their work, grow their business, and join our community. It will be a celebration of all the forms that art takes and the perfect time to shop locally for holiday gifts for loved ones and to view our exhibition “Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s-80s and Beyond.”</p> <p>We are requesting a $5 donation upon admission to the market, which includes complimentary water donated by Open Water and beer or hard seltzer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery. Visitors will also enjoy DJ sets by Stafford.</p> <p>We will also be offering $5 raffles with prizes from local stores and restaurants.</p> <p>Check out the list of participating vendors:</p> <p>Color is My Dopamine</p> <p>Considered Cloth</p> <p>Elena Diadenko</p> <p>Jolanta Nawrocka</p> <p>Karla Crochets</p> <p>michelle nia</p> <p>Miskowski Ceramics</p> <p>NGBPottery</p> <p>Nuirdtzy Gissel</p> <p>PIKA</p> <p>SSONIXO</p> <p>Tertulia</p> <p>West End Candle</p> <p>RSVP ($5 admission) <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-makers-market-tickets-1083075480919?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-makers-market-tickets-1083075480919?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/">Winter Makers Market</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/2024-uima-winter-makers-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169538</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Strange Magic: Artist Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joseph Belknap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarah Belknap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strange Magic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169665</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We have spent several lifetimes lost, melting away in cosmic terror and ecstasy, howling at the moon, and licking wounds. It’s been a good time. There has been a deep change. They have seen a dark planet emerge with electric light, making the whole of a planet glow at night. Save the wilderness—hidden or obstructed.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/">Strange Magic: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have spent several lifetimes lost, melting away in cosmic terror and ecstasy, howling at the moon, and licking wounds. It’s been a good time. There has been a deep change. They have seen a dark planet emerge with electric light, making the whole of a planet glow at night. Save the wilderness—hidden or obstructed. According to our bodies, we have been down here on Earth for so long.</p> <p>Sarah Belknap and Joseph Belknap are interdisciplinary artists and educators. Stretching and playing with pareidolia and mythology, their work draws on the cosmos, deep time, conspiracy theories, science, and speculative fiction.</p> <p>Working as a team since 2008, their art has been exhibited in Chicago, San Franscisco, LA, Brooklyn, Detroit, Columbus, Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis. In addition, they have presented performances, public programs and workshops at institutions throughout Chicago, including the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Links Hall, and the MCA. Their work has been shown in many group exhibitions and solo shows including:SFAI Galleries,the Columbus Museum of Art , The Arts Club of Chicago, the Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Western Exhibitions, Comfort Station, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Their work has been published in many journals including ‘After Image’ and the Chicago Tribune and books; most recently, ‘Weather as Medium’ by Janine Randerson, in the Leonardo Series through MIT Press.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/">Strange Magic: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic-artist-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169665</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lightness and Being: Artist Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Emerson Hicks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anne Hughes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Antwane Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beatriz Ledesma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corinne Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Damien James]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diane ponder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ethan Hutchinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eve Sopala]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fletcher Hayes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerardo Villarreal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Glen Gauthier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Glenn Wexler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julian Sarria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathleen King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathy Weaver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kim Laurel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lightness and Being]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Loralyn Kumlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Markus Giolas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mirentxu Ganzarain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monica J. Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natalie Jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicholas Sistler:]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul Gerard Somers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pauline Kochanski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pinar Aral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reisling dong]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Renee Robbins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Fields]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rosalina Perez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharon Bladholm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Robinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169793</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>ARTIST TALK, Sat., Dec 14 from 2 – 3 pm. Glen Gauthier & Natalie Jackson   — Lightness and Being, Group Show at SoNa Chicago: How do we maintain serenity and peace within when forces outside of us are ambiguous and even tumultuous? How do we feel joy, share love, work, and create in times<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/">Lightness and Being: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ARTIST TALK, Sat., Dec 14 from 2 – 3 pm. Glen Gauthier & Natalie Jackson</p> <p> </p> <p>—</p> <p>Lightness and Being, Group Show at SoNa Chicago:</p> <p>How do we maintain serenity and peace within when forces outside of us are ambiguous and even tumultuous? How do we feel joy, share love, work, and create in times of uncertainty? What does it mean to “be” when we may feel apprehension about the future.</p> <p>This group show, SoNa Chicago’s first open call for artists, explores how artists interpret and express the idea of lightness and being. The artists reflect on time, memories, and what lies ahead. They convey their wonderment at life, nature, spirituality, and our connections to each other. Light streams through the sky, through glass, or from an object. Lightness is interpreted through form, color, and texture. Some of the artwork conveys silence, stillness, and meditation. Other artists reflect on hardship and how to move through it. They connect to nature, humanity, and creativity as forces that fill us and can impact society. The artists make statements with their work that are profoundly positive, and generative. Questions of what it means to be and how lightness can imbue our consciousness and senses are explored through various media.</p> <p>Exhibiting Artists:<br /> Pinar Aral, Sharon Bladholm, Monica J. Brown, reisling dong, Alan Emerson Hicks, Robert Fields, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Glen Gauthier, Markus Giolas, Fletcher Hayes, Anne Hughes, Ethan Hutchinson, Natalie Jackson, Damien James, Kathleen King, Pauline Kochanski, Loralyn Kumlin, Kim Laurel, Beatriz Ledesma, Antwane Lee, Michael Miller, Rosalina Perez, Corinne Peterson, Diane Ponder, Renee Robbins, Tom Robinson, Julian Sarria, Nicholas Sistler, Paul Gerard Somers, Eve Sopala, Gerardo Villarreal, Kathy Weaver, Glenn Wexler</p> <p>The exhibition runs from Nov 8, 2024 – Jan 11, 2025.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/">Lightness and Being: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lightness-and-being-artist-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169793</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Wordly Dis-position</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicaago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Zeng]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Susie Wong]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wordly Dis-position]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zulkhairi Zulkiflee]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169659</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The group exhibition presents the lens-based artwork of Susie Wong, Green Zeng and Zulkhairi Zulkiflee. It contemplates the postcolonial term ‘worlding’ coined by theorist Gayatri Spivak to describe how the colonial gaze shapes representation. In particular, this entails a process where knowledge and reality are entangled within colonial structures. Here, the title ‘worldly dis-position’ alludes<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/">Wordly Dis-position</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The group exhibition presents the lens-based artwork of Susie Wong, Green Zeng and Zulkhairi Zulkiflee. It contemplates the postcolonial term ‘worlding’ coined by theorist Gayatri Spivak to describe how the colonial gaze shapes representation. In particular, this entails a process where knowledge and reality are entangled within colonial structures. Here, the title ‘worldly dis-position’ alludes to a sense of ‘deferral’ that is enacted through the prefix ‘dis’ or understood as ‘apart’.</p> <p>In Susie Wong’s work, coconut trees are engaged as a recurring motif. Wong reflects on popular Western films and literature, where the tropical tree functions as a “parenthesis”. Here, these tropical markers serve as witnesses to place and story — autonomous objects that act as withdrawn viewfinders. In her book, The Idea of the Coconut, Wong quips about the island, “The island is not real. Coconut trees conjure up the paradise, the tropical, the Other.”</p> <p>Displaced on a fictitious Southern Island of Singapore called Pulau Sebakau (Sebakau Island), Green Zeng proposes an imaginary narrative revolving around an exiled protagonist named PB. PB lives with a Malay community native to the island, where he reflects on his interaction with the islanders as both an Other and Othered. Zeng imagines PB through letters on postcards, writing them on photographic material belonging to the late Singaporean photographer, Teo Yen Teck. The mediation of the photos, both as lenses and<br /> stimuli, speaks of displacement and longing that is both physical and psychological.</p> <p>Zulkhairi Zulkiflee reflects on an uncanny displacement through Singapore, Michigan, a ‘ghost town’ swallowed by the dunes of Lake Michigan’s shoreline. He contemplates the placename, which is awkwardly divorced from his understanding of home. Zulkhairi attempts to trail the ‘emergence’ of Singapore as a free-floating concept while deferring any particular closure.</p> <p>‘Worldly dis-position’ reflects on place, memory and identity as one entangled within a postcolonial context. The exhibition questions the inherent notion of spaces we inhabit, where positions straddle and are constantly deferred through both connection and separation with the world.</p> <p>Susie Wong (b. 1956) began her artistic practice in the late 1980s as a painter and art writer, later developing curatorial projects focused on collaboration and women issues. In recent years, her work has engaged with memory and loss, documentation and nostalgia through a variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, and time-based installation. She has participated in group exhibitions at The Substation, Singapore (2016, 2010, 2008), The Esplanade, Singapore (2015, 2013); and Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore (2012).</p> <p>Filmmaker and artist Green Zeng (b. 1972) scrutinises how history is written, interpreted, and disseminated. Focusing on issues such as student activism and the connection between archives, the state, and the individual, he reactivates fragments of the past and questions the artist’s role in “truth-telling”. His films have been presented in international festivals including the 30th Venice International Film Critics’ Week, Italy (2015) and Cannes Film Festival, France (2006) and his works have been included in group exhibitions at LASALLE’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore (2018, 2017); and Para Site, Hong Kong (2015) amongst other venues.</p> <p>Zulkhairi Zulkiflee (b.1991) is an artist-curator currently based in Chicago. His lens-based artworks unpack the structures of his Malay identity in relation to local and global contexts, particularly through the racialized body as a conduit. He has shown in exhibitions like certain places, Comfort Station, Chicago (2024), United States; SG Contemporary, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2023); Der Greif: Past & Present, Munich, Germany (2023); Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2022) and Expo 2020, The Singapore Pavilion, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2022). He is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Illinois Chicago with a<br /> Fulbright study grant.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/">Wordly Dis-position</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/wordly-dis-position/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169659</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Strange Magic</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joseph Belknap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarah Belknap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strange Magic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169656</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We have spent several lifetimes lost, melting away in cosmic terror and ecstasy, howling at the moon, and licking wounds. It’s been a good time. There has been a deep change. They have seen a dark planet emerge with electric light, making the whole of a planet glow at night. Save the wilderness—hidden or obstructed.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/">Strange Magic</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have spent several lifetimes lost, melting away in cosmic terror and ecstasy, howling at the moon, and licking wounds. It’s been a good time. There has been a deep change. They have seen a dark planet emerge with electric light, making the whole of a planet glow at night. Save the wilderness—hidden or obstructed. According to our bodies, we have been down here on Earth for so long.</p> <p>Sarah Belknap and Joseph Belknap are interdisciplinary artists and educators. Stretching and playing with pareidolia and mythology, their work draws on the cosmos, deep time, conspiracy theories, science, and speculative fiction.</p> <p>Working as a team since 2008, their art has been exhibited in Chicago, San Franscisco, LA, Brooklyn, Detroit, Columbus, Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis. In addition, they have presented performances, public programs and workshops at institutions throughout Chicago, including the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Links Hall, and the MCA. Their work has been shown in many group exhibitions and solo shows including:SFAI Galleries,the Columbus Museum of Art , The Arts Club of Chicago, the Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Western Exhibitions, Comfort Station, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Their work has been published in many journals including ‘After Image’ and the Chicago Tribune and books; most recently, ‘Weather as Medium’ by Janine Randerson, in the Leonardo Series through MIT Press.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/">Strange Magic</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/strange-magic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169656</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Feast Your Eyes</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Release Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aliza Stone Howard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Armani Howard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debora Koo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bergeland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Feast Your Eyes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacob Rochester]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Langston Allston]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Léa Le Floc’h]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mason Pott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicole James]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikko Washington]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pamela Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sébastien Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taylor Ana Valdez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VSG Contemporary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169909</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Set in a world where indulgence and opulence are both celebrated and critiqued, this exhibition is rich with symbolism and explores the intersections of abundance, beauty, meaning and still life. Throughout the run of the show, we’ll host various dinner parties—both public and private—so stay tuned for more details. Opening night is free and open<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/">Feast Your Eyes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Set in a world where indulgence and opulence are both celebrated and critiqued, this exhibition is rich with symbolism and explores the intersections of abundance, beauty, meaning and still life. Throughout the run of the show, we’ll host various dinner parties—both public and private—so stay tuned for more details.</p> <p>Opening night is free and open to the public—it will be a standard art opening (not a dinner party), and we’d love to see you there.</p> <p>Featuring original works by:<br /> Langston Allston @langstonallston<br /> Elizabeth Bergeland @elizabethbergeland<br /> Léa Le Floc’h @lea_lef<br /> Armani Howard @armani.hwrd<br /> Aliza Stone Howard @alizastonehoward<br /> Nicole James @nicolejames.nyc<br /> Sébastien Johnson @sflj_<br /> Pamela Johnson @p.m.johnson.art<br /> Debora Koo @deb_koo<br /> Mason Pott @masonpottart<br /> Jacob Rochester @jacob_rochester<br /> Taylor Ana Valdez @tayloravaldez<br /> Nikko Washington @nikko.washington</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/">Feast Your Eyes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/feast-your-eyes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169909</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Snekmas 2024</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/snekmas-2024/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/snekmas-2024/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brendan McAlinden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dragonfly 27]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melon + me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norman W. Long]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sara Zalek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snek Trio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169726</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Δ Snek trio Δ Melon + me (with Clark on visuals) -Brendan mcalinden and melon Δ Dragonfly 27 – Norman W. Long and Sara Zalek Friday, December 13, 2024 Potluck at 6, 8p doors, 8:30 start $15 suggested donation</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/snekmas-2024/">Snekmas 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Δ Snek trio</p> <p>Δ Melon + me (with Clark on visuals) -Brendan mcalinden and melon</p> <p>Δ Dragonfly 27 – Norman W. Long and Sara Zalek</p> <p>Friday, December 13, 2024<br /> Potluck at 6, 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/snekmas-2024/">Snekmas 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/snekmas-2024/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169726</post-id> </item> <item> <title>For the mother of the many changing names: Converstion</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alberto Ortega Trejo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexis de Chaunac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexis de Chaunac: For the mother of the many changing names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cecilia González Godino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago Artists' Coalition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169784</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Please join us on Friday, December 13 from 5:30-7:30pm for a conversation between artist Alexis de Chaunac and curators Alberto Ortega Trejo and Cecilia González Godino on De Chaunac’s current exhibition “For the mother of the many changing names”. The talk will take place at Chicago Artists Coalition | 2130 W Fulton St, Unit B.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/">For the mother of the many changing names: Converstion</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please join us on Friday, December 13 from 5:30-7:30pm for a conversation between artist Alexis de Chaunac and curators Alberto Ortega Trejo and Cecilia González Godino on De Chaunac’s current exhibition “For the mother of the many changing names”.</p> <p>The talk will take place at Chicago Artists Coalition | 2130 W Fulton St, Unit B.</p> <p>Alexis de Chaunac is a Mexican-French visual artist working between painting, drawing, collage and installation. His body of work is the result of his personal connection to his Mexican and French heritage, as well as his interwoven cultural histories as he uncovers layers of our collective experience.</p> <p>Alberto Ortega Trejo is a Mexican artist, researcher and architectural designer. His work uses architecture, drawing, sculpture, writing and video to explore histories of indigeneity in architectural modernity, the production of extreme environments, the spatial politics of the colonial encounters in North America and the architectures of social experiments.</p> <p>Cecilia González Godino is the Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. She is a curator, writer, and researcher engaging with contemporary art from transoceanic, diasporic, and archipelagic frameworks, always drawn by water and a yearning for geological poetics that she inherited from her long maritime family history. Cecilia holds a Master of Arts from New York University and is a PhD Candidate in Visual Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/">For the mother of the many changing names: Converstion</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/for-the-mother-of-the-many-changing-names-converstion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169784</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Holiday Group Show</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andria Beighton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delisha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Holiday Group Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jenia Cher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerome Tiunayan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julieta XLF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Margie Criner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morgan Nicolette]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Noelle Berexa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pollyanna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vertical Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169324</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery presents their annual Holiday Group Show. This year, the gallery selected 9 artists to each create a collection of work. Featuring: Margie Criner (US), Pollyanna (PH), Jerome Tiunayan (US), Morgan Nicolette (US), Delisha (US), Julieta XLF (ES), Andria Beighton (AU), Noelle Berexa (US), and Jenia Cher (US). Holiday Group Show December 13 –<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/">Holiday Group Show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vertical Gallery presents their annual Holiday Group Show. This year, the gallery selected 9 artists to each create a collection of work. Featuring: Margie Criner (US), Pollyanna (PH), Jerome Tiunayan (US), Morgan Nicolette (US), Delisha (US), Julieta XLF (ES), Andria Beighton (AU), Noelle Berexa (US), and Jenia Cher (US).</p> <p>Holiday Group Show<br /> December 13 – January 4, 2024<br /> Opening reception: Friday December 13, 5:00-8:00pm<br /> Vertical Gallery, 2006 W Chicago Ave. #1R, Chicago</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/">Holiday Group Show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/holiday-group-show-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169324</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Akio Jeimus/Michel Hartmann, Julian Urrego/Kirsten Carrey, Todd Carter/Norman W Long</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Akio Jeimus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Akio Jeimus/Michel Hartmann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julian Urrego]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julian Urrego/Kirsten Carrey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kirsten Carrey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michel Hartmann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norman W. Long]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Todd Carter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Todd Carter/Norman W Long]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169723</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Δ Akio Jeimus (akiojeimus.bandcamp.com) Drummer/improviser originally from Chicago, currently residing in Japan. In 2023, he joined the Osaka-based band goat (jp), and has been playing festival stages in Europe including Rewire and Moers. As an improviser, Akio has collaborated with a wide array of world-class artists including Toshimaru Nakamura, Eiko Ishibashi, Otomo Yoshihide, and Geordie<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/">Akio Jeimus/Michel Hartmann, Julian Urrego/Kirsten Carrey, Todd Carter/Norman W Long</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Δ Akio Jeimus (akiojeimus.bandcamp.com)</p> <p>Drummer/improviser originally from Chicago, currently residing in Japan. In 2023, he joined the Osaka-based band goat (jp), and has been playing festival stages in Europe including Rewire and Moers. As an improviser, Akio has collaborated with a wide array of world-class artists including Toshimaru Nakamura, Eiko Ishibashi, Otomo Yoshihide, and Geordie Greep. In 2021, Akio self-released Multipresence, a collection of self-recorded drum set solo improvisations, and has independently toured Japan five times since. In December 2024, he will embark on his first tour as a solo artist, taking him to various venues and states across the American Midwest.</p> <p>Michael Hartman: tvpow.bandcamp.com / kuronekomusic.bandcamp.com<br /> Michael Hartman is an improviser and composer currently living in Chicago, USA. He has released and performed music as a solo artist and as a member of Superposition, TV Pow, Boris Hauf’s Next Delusion, Bed, Solt, 7000 Dying Rats, and The Father Costume. Hartman has appeared on over 50 releases and was a founding partner of the now completed record labels, Gentle Giant Records and Kuro Neko Music.</p> <p>Influenced by everything from American country music and international techno to the sounds of his urban environment Hartman explores and embraces future electronics, free music, soundscapes and contemporary compositions. His portfolio includes recorded works, sound installations, music for dance, and live performances that utilize synthesizers, samplers, drums and percussion ,and surround sound speaker systems. Hartman has performed and recorded throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan.</p> <p>Δ Julian Urrego (KS):</p> <p>Colombian American guitarist currently based in Wichita, KS. He has come up in various scenes within Kansas and Texas and, after quitting his engineering job to focus on music, is now studying jazz guitar at Wichita State University. As a songwriter and band leader he has composed and performed his brand of progressive acoustic rock under the outfit Sombre Sangre. He’s since continued to explore a variety of genres, including improv, rock en español, thrash metal, d-beat, and folk. Current projects include the WSU Guitar Ensemble, the jazz combo Order’s Up, and a duo with fellow guitarist Andrew Highbarger. He has studied with David Lord, William Flynn, and Tom Burchill.</p> <p>Thursday, December 12, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/">Akio Jeimus/Michel Hartmann, Julian Urrego/Kirsten Carrey, Todd Carter/Norman W Long</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/akio-jeimus-michel-hartmann-julian-urrego-kirsten-carrey-todd-carter-norman-w-long/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169723</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Memento Mori: From Darkness Comes Light</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Memento Mori]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Memento Mori: From Darkness Comes Light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Fourth Wall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169671</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In partnership with Heaven Gallery, The Fourth Wall proudly presents its Friends & Family debut, Memento Mori. Join us for an evening of introspection, creativity, and community as we delve into the dualities of life and death. Memento Mori—a phrase that reminds us of our mortality—encourages reflection on life’s fragility while embracing the hope and<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/">Memento Mori: From Darkness Comes Light</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In partnership with Heaven Gallery, The Fourth Wall proudly presents its Friends & Family debut, Memento Mori.</p> <p>Join us for an evening of introspection, creativity, and community as we delve into the dualities of life and death. Memento Mori—a phrase that reminds us of our mortality—encourages reflection on life’s fragility while embracing the hope and light that remain.</p> <p>As we gather in Heaven Gallery, let this space symbolize both reflection and hope—a gentle reminder that today is not our day to ascend. Instead, it’s a day to be fully present, to celebrate life, and to honor its inevitable cycle.</p> <p>*The venue provides some chairs, but seating will primarily be on the floor. We encourage guests to bring cushions or blankets for added comfort. Drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.*</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/">Memento Mori: From Darkness Comes Light</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/memento-mori-from-darkness-comes-light/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169671</post-id> </item> <item> <title>ARTISTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRITIQUE AND CONVERSATION</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Artists in Public Schools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARTISTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRITIQUE AND CONVERSATION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CPS Lives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Obermeyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deirdre Colgan Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Filter Photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hillary Irene Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jessica Shapiro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169702</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Location: In-Person at 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207 OR Online via Zoom Join Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) in-person at Filter Space or online via Zoom for a night of critique and conversation. Current artists in residence invite the larger Chicago photography community to join them as they share works-in-progress created during<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/">ARTISTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRITIQUE AND CONVERSATION</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Location: In-Person at 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 207 OR Online via <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdeqopzwrEtXn4yHp8e8IurHXTvbE6Dlf">Zoom</a></p> <p>Join Artists in Public Schools (formerly CPS Lives) in-person at Filter Space or online via Zoom for a night of critique and conversation. Current artists in residence invite the larger Chicago photography community to join them as they share works-in-progress created during their time in various Chicago Public Schools.</p> <p>This critique will feature:</p> <p>Hillary Irene Johnson<br /> Deirdre Colgan Jones<br /> David Obermeyer<br /> Jessica Shapiro</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/">ARTISTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRITIQUE AND CONVERSATION</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/artists-in-public-schools-critique-and-conversation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169702</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Heather Mease (OH), Ben Zucker, Mountain Laurel</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/heather-mease-oh-ben-zucker-mountain-laurel/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/heather-mease-oh-ben-zucker-mountain-laurel/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Zucker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heather Mease (OH)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mountain Laurel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169590</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Δ Heather Mease (OH) Δ Ben Zucker Δ Mountain Laurel Sunday December 8, 2024 7p doors, 7:30p start $10-15 suggested donation</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/heather-mease-oh-ben-zucker-mountain-laurel/">Heather Mease (OH), Ben Zucker, Mountain Laurel</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Δ Heather Mease (OH)</p> <p>Δ Ben Zucker</p> <p>Δ Mountain Laurel</p> <p>Sunday December 8, 2024<br /> 7p doors, 7:30p start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/heather-mease-oh-ben-zucker-mountain-laurel/">Heather Mease (OH), Ben Zucker, Mountain Laurel</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/heather-mease-oh-ben-zucker-mountain-laurel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169590</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Gnarly or Gnice Ceramic Holiday Sale!</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bourbon on Division]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gnarly or Gnice Ceramic Holiday Sale!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GnarWare Workshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169118</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The most horrible time of the year is coming! And that means it is time for the GNARLY OR GNICE HOLIDAY SALE! GNARLY OR GNICE is the Gnarware workshop annual holiday market. GnarWare is a community ceramics studio and school based in the Pilsen neighborhood. This sale is our time to showcase the many makers<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/">Gnarly or Gnice Ceramic Holiday Sale!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most horrible time of the year is coming! And that means it is time for the GNARLY OR GNICE HOLIDAY SALE!</p> <p>GNARLY OR GNICE is the Gnarware workshop annual holiday market. GnarWare is a community ceramics studio and school based in the Pilsen neighborhood. This sale is our time to showcase the many makers of inspired handmade ceramics at the studio. There will be a wide range of objects from functional mugs and bowls to bizarre sculptural creatures. This year we are also inviting non-ceramic maker friends to join the market as well! The sale will take place at Bourbon on Division, so you can have a nip of Nog while you shop!</p> <p>Also performances! By “Musical Mud” the GnarWarre clay instrument “band” at 3pm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/">Gnarly or Gnice Ceramic Holiday Sale!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/gnarly-or-gnice-ceramic-holiday-sale/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169118</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Little But Bold!</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anthony Heinz May]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carol Hammerman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charles Yost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSI Project Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Darlys Ewoldt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Curry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Skora]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deana Bada Maloney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ellen Lustig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frederick B. Napoli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gunnar Theel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Haijun Zhang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howard Sandroff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Janet Austin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Bannon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jordan Mozer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jyl Bonaguro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kasia kay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kelly Lawler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lillian Heredia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little But Bold!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lynn Basa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lynn Floriano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marianne Lovink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marvin Shafer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michelle Meyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Micki LeMieux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mirentxu Ganzarain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mizuki Kojima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nancy VanKanegan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patrick D. Wilson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul Russell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pinar Aral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roberta Ulrich-de Oliveira]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Set Gozo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shencheng Xu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ted Sitting Crow Garner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terry Karpowicz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Plum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wallace Bowling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yicen Liu]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169383</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>CSI Project Space announces the Little, but BOLD! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction of small works at our member gallery space in Bucktown. On opening night, we will offer food, fun and fabulous art. There will be a live auction of 5 sculptures and a silent auction of over 30 sculptures. Buyers get to take<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/">Little But Bold!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CSI Project Space announces the Little, but BOLD! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction of small works at our member gallery space in Bucktown. On opening night, we will offer food, fun and fabulous art. There will be a live auction of 5 sculptures and a silent auction of over 30 sculptures. Buyers get to take art home that night!</p> <p>Little, but BOLD! is in celebration of all things un-monumental. Often flying under the radar, small things have the special ability to bridge private and public spaces. Within the sculpture field, there has been a projected narrative that bigger is better. We are here to assert that small things can hold the same importance as the largest monument.</p> <p>Available Artwork by: Pinar Aral, Janet Austin, John Bannon, Lynn Basa, Jyl Bonaguro, Wallace Bowling, David Curry, Darlys Ewoldt, Lynn Floriano, Mirentxu Ganzarain, Ted Sitting Crow Garner, Set Gozo, Carol Hammerman, Lillian Heredia, Terry Karpowicz, Kasia Kay, Mizuki Kojima, Kelly Lawler, Micki LeMieux, Marianne Lovink, Yicen Liu, Ellen Lustig, Deana Bada Maloney, Anthony Heinz May, Michelle Meyer, Jordan Mozer, Frederick B. Napoli, Thomas Plum, Paul Russell, Howard Sandroff, Marvin Shafer, David Skora, Gunnar Theel, Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung, Roberta Ulrich-de Oliveira, Nancy VanKanegan, Patrick D. Wilson, Charles Yost, Shencheng Xu, and Haijun Zhang</p> <p>All proceeds will support the CSI exhibition and outreach programs and CSI members. So please bid early, bid often and of course, bid high!</p> <p>This is a free event, but RSVPs will be required.</p> <p>RSVP here: https://givebutter.com/c/LittlebutBold</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/">Little But Bold!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/little-but-bold/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169383</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Krampus Basket</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrea Myers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anna Kunz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Tinsley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Barrett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dusti Bongé]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gordon Powell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gwen Yen Chiu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jan Matulka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Janis Pozzi-Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Little]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Santoro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Krampus Basket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kyle Surges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary Abbott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maurice Golubov]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McCormick Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Melanie Pankau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Hedges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Loew]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Perle Fine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pooja Pittie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vidvuds Zviedris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169243</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Krampus Basket: a holiday show featuring selections from the inventory Andrea Myers, Anna Kunz, Ben Tinsley, Bill Barrett, Dusti Bongé, Gordon Powell, Gwen Yen Chiu, Jan Matulka, Janis Pozzi-Johnson, John Little, John Santoro, Kyle Surges, Mary Abbott, Maurice Golubov, Melanie Pankau, Michael Hedges, Michael Loew, Perle Fine, Pooja Pittie, Vidvuds Zviedris November 19, 2024 –<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/">Krampus Basket</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Krampus Basket: a holiday show featuring selections from the inventory</p> <p>Andrea Myers, Anna Kunz, Ben Tinsley, Bill Barrett, Dusti Bongé, Gordon Powell, Gwen Yen Chiu, Jan Matulka, Janis Pozzi-Johnson, John Little, John Santoro, Kyle Surges, Mary Abbott, Maurice Golubov, Melanie Pankau, Michael Hedges, Michael Loew, Perle Fine, Pooja Pittie, Vidvuds Zviedris</p> <p>November 19, 2024 – December 20, 2024</p> <p>Reception: Open house – Saturday, December 7, 12-3pm</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/">Krampus Basket</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/krampus-basket/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169243</post-id> </item> <item> <title>John Neff: White Hydrogen</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Neff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Neff: White Hydrogen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Regards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[White Hydrogen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169350</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Regards is pleased to present White Hydrogen, an exhibition by John Neff with contributions by Shannon Silva and Trudy Z. Morgenstern. The exhibition explores the intersections of biology, mathematics, memory, and time through visual and conceptual works. At the heart of the exhibition is Neff’s engagement with the spectre aperiodic monotile, a mathematically remarkable shape<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/">John Neff: White Hydrogen</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regards is pleased to present <em>White Hydrogen</em>, an exhibition by John Neff with contributions by Shannon Silva and Trudy Z. Morgenstern. The exhibition explores the intersections of biology, mathematics, memory, and time through visual and conceptual works.</p> <p>At the heart of the exhibition is Neff’s engagement with the spectre aperiodic monotile, a mathematically remarkable shape that can tile a plane infinitely without ever repeating the same pattern. This form appears in a large wall painting, wallpaper, and paper cutouts.</p> <p>Another key element of the exhibition is a large crayon drawing of a Lorenz butterfly diagram, an iconic visual representation of the Lorenz equation, which models how small changes can lead to vastly different outcomes within dynamic systems. The drawing will evolve throughout the exhibition, as Neff slowly completes it during the show’s run.</p> <p>Shannon Silva contributes an abstract sculpture rendered in copper, mica, silver, and wool depicting a blastocyst implanting in a uterine wall, evoking themes of origin and transformation. Morgenstern’s work is a mid-20th century oil painting of a young boy drawing, offering a moment of reflection on creative beginnings.</p> <p>The exhibition also features a microscope from Neff’s childhood. He recalls using the microscope to observe his sperm as a boy. A small photograph of sperm taken through the lens accompanies this poignant relic of youthful curiosity and self-exploration.</p> <p>Two wall clocks, one running forward and the other backward, frame the exhibition’s meditation on time. They gesture toward the Buddhist concept of kalpa—a vast, immeasurable period encompassing cycles of creation, destruction, and renewal.</p> <p>During the exhibition, Neff will hold weekly half-hour conversations with psychotherapist Jamie Stevens, reflecting on psychoanalysis, creative practice, and the exhibition’s evolution. Audio recordings and texts from these dialogues will form an integral part of the show. Although termed “sessions,” these discussions are not therapeutic but instead a shared inquiry into process and meaning.</p> <p>***</p> <p><strong>Write a short press release for an art show by John Neff at Regards, Chicago, with contributions by Shannon Silva and Trudy Z. Morgenstern. The exhibition opens on December 7, 2024. The exhibition reception will take place on Saturday, December 7, between 2 PM and 5 PM. The exhibition closes on February 1, 2025. Do not include an email address for Regards. The writing should be brief, clear, and informative. Interpretive or poetic language may be included, but sparingly.</strong></p> <p><strong>Mention the following about Neff’s project: </strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>It includes representations of the spectre aperiodic monotile in a wall painting, wallpaper, and simple paper cutouts. </strong></li> <li><strong>Describe the spectre aperiodic monotile in one sentence. </strong></li> <li><strong>It includes a large crayon drawing of a Lorenz butterfly diagram that will be completed by Neff over the duration of the show. </strong></li> <li><strong>Describe a Lorenz butterfly diagram in one or two sentences. </strong></li> <li><strong>Shannon Silvia’s contribution is an abstract representation of a blastocyst implanting in a uterine wall made from copper, mica, silver, and wool. </strong></li> <li><strong>Trudy Z. Morgenstern’s work is a mid-20th Century oil painting of a young boy drawing with crayons. </strong></li> <li><strong>There is a microscope in the show that was used to make a small photograph of sperm also on display. Neff owned the microscope when he was a child and he remembers, from his boyhood, looking at his own sperm through the microscope. </strong></li> <li><strong>There are two clocks in the show, one running forwards and the other running backwards. Include alongside this a definition of the Buddhist term “kalpa.” </strong></li> <li><strong>Briefly but thoroughly, mention that throughout the show Neff will have weekly half-hour conversations with psychotherapist Jamie Stevens about the project and that audio recordings and texts documenting these conversations will be part of the exhibition. Add that although they are described as “sessions,” the discussions are not therapeutic but instead reflect Neff and Stevens’ shared interests in psychoanalysis, exhibition-making, and creative practice. </strong></li> <li><strong>Include these biographies for the participating artists:</strong></li> </ul> <p>John Neff is an artist, curator, and teacher living in Chicago, Illinois. Neff has exhibited in galleries and museums internationally since 1999, including Artists Space (New York), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Renaissance Society (Chicago), Donald Young Gallery (Chicago), Gallery 400 (Chicago), Scherben (Berlin), and King’s Leap (New York). Neff has organized dozens of individual and group exhibitions, most often through Chicago’s Iceberg Projects, where he was a founding co-curator with art collector Dr. Daniel Berger and artist Doug Ischar. As a teacher, Neff works in several Chicago-area MFA programs. He also works with Chicago Public Schools, teaching curatorial practices units in local elementary schools.</p> <p>Trudy Z. Morgenstern was a mid-20th-century artist working in the Midwestern United States whose oil paintings often explored themes of childhood, memory, and creativity.</p> <p>Shannon Silva is a California based mixed media visual artist working with found objects, plant materials, textiles, stop motion and video. She holds a BA in Art, a MA in Depth Psychology and counseling and a MFA from the School of the Art institute of Chicago. Her background in Somatic Psychotherapy greatly influences the themes in her work. She explores fragility, vulnerability and chaos through the lens of resources. She is examining the psycho-physical barriers present in modern political dialogue. Her work attempts to put forward a remembered way of having an undefended conversation with self and others, modeled after cellular memory, the natural word, and the creative act itself.</p> <p><strong>At the bottom of the text add a line thanking Galit Aloni, Joe Cassan, Roburt Davis, Nigel Flower, olivier, David Sprecher, Samuel Schwindt, and Brett Swenson for their assistance in realizing the exhibition.</strong></p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/">John Neff: White Hydrogen</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/john-neff-white-hydrogen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169350</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Kateryna Kryvolap: Heritage in Bloom: The Art of Petrykivka</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage in Bloom: The Art of Petrykivka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kateryna Kryvolap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kateryna Kryvolap: Heritage in Bloom: The Art of Petrykivka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169229</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Kateryna Kryvolap is a Canadian artist, originally from Ukraine, whose passion for fine art was nurtured in an artistic family. Though her work spans various styles, she is known for both contemporary and traditional decorative painting, particularly Petrykivka—a Ukrainian folk art form recognized by UNESCO. This exhibition celebrates her dedication to elevating Petrykivka from its<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/">Kateryna Kryvolap: Heritage in Bloom: The Art of Petrykivka</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kateryna Kryvolap is a Canadian artist, originally from Ukraine, whose passion for fine art was nurtured in an artistic family. Though her work spans various styles, she is known for both contemporary and traditional decorative painting, particularly Petrykivka—a Ukrainian folk art form recognized by UNESCO. This exhibition celebrates her dedication to elevating Petrykivka from its roots in traditional Ukrainian crafts to the canvas, bringing it into galleries as a fine art form.</p> <p>Petrykivka painting, originating in the village of Petrykivka, embodies a unique blend of historical significance and artistic skill, dating back to the 17th century. Traditionally, it was used to adorn homes and household items with fantastical flora and fauna, often including symbolic motifs like the phoenix, representing harmony and happiness. These designs, rich in symbolic protection, are crafted with single, sweeping brushstrokes, creating a two-dimensional effect that invites viewers into a world of vibrant simplicity.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/">Kateryna Kryvolap: Heritage in Bloom: The Art of Petrykivka</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/kateryna-kryvolap-heritage-in-bloom-the-art-of-petrykivka/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169229</post-id> </item> <item> <title>TINY WORKS Art Opening & Holiday Market</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art Opening & Holiday Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fulton street collective]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sara Ditchman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TINY WORKS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=169161</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Fulton Street Collective in collaboration w/West Town Chamber of Commerce, presents First Friday’s showcasing our annual TINY WORKS Art Opening and Holiday Market on Friday, December 6th. A group art opening and installation of portraits, pictures and pieces showcasing works smaller in size but vast in vision, small artwork creates a unique one-on-one experience with<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/">TINY WORKS Art Opening & Holiday Market</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fulton Street Collective in collaboration w/West Town Chamber of Commerce, presents First Friday’s showcasing our annual TINY WORKS Art Opening and Holiday Market on Friday, December 6th.</p> <p>A group art opening and installation of portraits, pictures and pieces showcasing works smaller in size but vast in vision, small artwork creates a unique one-on-one experience with the viewer, igniting one’s curiosity, and instilling a sense of discovery. Join us at Fulton Street Collective’s opening night of “Tiny Works,” a juried group show of local artists and their small-scale works…holiday themed and beyond!!!</p> <p>Curated by Sara Ditchman</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/">TINY WORKS Art Opening & Holiday Market</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/tiny-works-art-opening-holiday-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169161</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Claire’s Lobotomy EP release w/ Lark Lyra Lou, kezia waters, olula negre</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Claire’s Lobotomy EP release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kezia Waters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lark Lyra Lou]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olula Negre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169441</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>CLAIRE’S LOBOTOMY (LICHEN + SNOOZE) EP RELEASE SHOW! with additional performances by: Lark Lyra Lou Hill, Kezia Waters, & olula negre Masks Required – limited number provided at the door ∆ Claire’s Lobotomy — Snooze Karabush and Lichen Bouboushian are releasing their debut EP under the moniker Claire’s Lobotomy. We work with dissonance, playing in<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/">Claire’s Lobotomy EP release w/ Lark Lyra Lou, kezia waters, olula negre</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CLAIRE’S LOBOTOMY (LICHEN + SNOOZE) EP RELEASE SHOW!</p> <p>with additional performances by: Lark Lyra Lou Hill, Kezia Waters, & olula negre<br /> Masks Required – limited number provided at the door</p> <p>∆ Claire’s Lobotomy — Snooze Karabush and Lichen Bouboushian are releasing their debut EP under the moniker Claire’s Lobotomy. We work with dissonance, playing in the in-between spaces and hiccups of sound, blurting out, raging. We reject aural hegemony. Squelchy, grating, difficult noises abound. So far we’ve been playing with sound scores and song structures featuring voice, samples, sax, pan flute, and mic play. Landing somewhere between minimalist sound experiments and full on damaged noise freakouts, we tread the path of weird queer noise together.<br /> <a href="https://lorenebouboushian.org">lorenebouboushian.org</a><br /> <a href="https://semioteq.com/bio">semioteq.com/bio</a></p> <p>∆ Lark Lyra Lou Hill will offer a pointed performance with special projection – see <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sirlyra">@sirlyra</a> on IG for more info.</p> <p><span class="gmail-il">∆ Kezia</span> Waters is a Storyteller/ Performance Artist located in Chicago, IL. Their work lives between the worlds of ethnography, folklore, ritual and the living archive. Through surrealism they try to find things that are Holy, Whole, and Holds. A humanist fairy. They have performed in the Biennale d’art Performative de Rouyn-Noranda of Canada, Dazibao Gallery in Montreal and Recto- Verso in Ouebec City and numerous galleries around Chicago. <span class="gmail-il">Kezia</span> was a 2023 In-Session Fellow at ThreeWalls, studying the Performance and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston and also an Adjunct Professor of Acting & African American Theatre at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.<br /> <a href="http://keziawaters.com/">keziawaters.com </a></p> <p>∆ olula negre — A grandchild of twin migrations fleeing the effects of US imperialism in the American South and Puerto Rico, experimental sound artist and activist, olula negre, is a cellist, improviser, composer, and visual artist whose work is rooted in their Black American and Latine heritage, queerness and their interests in speculative fiction/storytelling, folk music, labor movements, and cosmic workings. olula is a co-curator of AfriClassical Futures, a quarterly music and conversation series at Elastic Arts in Chicago that features Black diasporic musicians working in, around, or influenced by classical traditions. olula is one half of ¡Bananaquit! an electro-acoustic duo with bassist Torstein Johansen.</p> <p> </p> <p>Friday, December 6, 2024<br /> 8p doors, 8:30 start<br /> $10-15 suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/">Claire’s Lobotomy EP release w/ Lark Lyra Lou, kezia waters, olula negre</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/claires-lobotomy-ep-release-w-lark-lyra-lou-kezia-waters-olula-negre/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169441</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Drag, Jokes & Football Folks: a comedy fundraiser</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:24:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chloe Mikala]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Derry Queen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drag Jokes & Football Folks: a comedy fundraiser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Katie Kincaid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nana Rodriquez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sonal Aggarwal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169433</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a night of comedy, drag, and good vibes as we raise funds to send the Chicago Storm, a Queer Women’s+ flag football team, to the Sin City Classic: the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the world in Vegas this January! They’re aiming to raise $12K to cover travel, lodging, and tournament<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/">Drag, Jokes & Football Folks: a comedy fundraiser</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-6736566fb4ce1d2b5d4e0447" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731614373266"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997658614_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1732997658614_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-941acc4eb2c9c69c85c9" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Join us for a night of <strong>comedy, drag, and good vibes </strong>as we raise funds to send the <strong>Chicago Storm</strong>, a Queer Women’s+ flag football team, to the Sin City Classic: the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the world in Vegas this January!</p> <p>They’re aiming to raise $12K to cover travel, lodging, and tournament fees, and every laugh brings us closer to their goal. Come out, support diversity, and enjoy a night of entertainment that champions the LGBTQ+ community. Your support will help them <em>storm the field in Vegas!</em></p> <p class="">Doors at <strong>6pm </strong>with happy hour and our comedy show starts promptly at<strong> 7pm</strong>. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Dorothy remains</p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible </strong>with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Please note: refund requests are only accepted until 24h before the show (12/5, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>——————</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>ABOUT THE PERFORMERS</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Chloe Mikala (she/her)</strong> is a Black Queer award winning actor, comedian, and writer, who won’t shut up about astrology. She’s opened for Dulcé Sloan, Bobcat Goldthwait, Adam Conover, Marcella Arguello, and more. She’s performed in over 10 festivals across the country, including Motor City Comedy Festival, DC Comedy Festival, Madison Comedy Festival, and the Black Women in Comedy Laff Festival in NYC (Best of Fest Runner Up ‘23). She’s performed with The Second City, where she was a Bob Curry Fellow, and is a co-producer/ensemble member for the all Black comedy variety show “My Best Friend is Black”, which was voted as the Best Comedy Show by the Chicago Reader. Clubs & Credits: NBC, Tubi, Laugh Factory, Comedy on State, Zanies, and more. IG: <strong>@chloe_mikala</strong></p> <p><strong>Sonal Aggarwal</strong> is a Chicago based stand up comedian, actor and producer. She is a regular host of the Moth Story Hour and her one woman show The Alchemy of Bliss played for a sold out weekend at the Steppenwolf theater. She has played Thalia Hall and recently opened for Alok at The Vic. IG: <strong>@sonalmedia</strong></p> <p><strong>Kenya Elan</strong> is a stand-up comic, writer and producer. She is the co-creator of GAY ASS comedy and a cast member at The Lincoln Lodge. Kenya was recently featured on the VEEPS – Newcomers: A Night of Bell House Debuts. IG: <strong>@kenya_elan</strong></p> <p><strong>Katie Kincaid</strong> is a Chicago-based standup comedian, improvisor, and Roast Battle League All-Star. Her high energy, queer-centered comedy paired with her humble Midwest upbringing makes what her dad once described as “an interesting combo”. Katie was a finalist at the 2024 Netflix is a Joke Fest Roast Battle Tournament, a featured performer at Limestone Comedy Fest, Fountain City Comedy Fest, Middle Ground Comedy Fest, and is a regular at Laugh Factory Chicago. She has performed across the country at the LA Comedy Store, The Comedy Mothership, Zanies Comedy Clubs, Comedy on State, Milwaukee Improv, The Second City, and more. Katie is also a resident cast member at the famous iO Theatre, and a Producer for Sautéed Standup, Chicago’s premier comedy cooking competition, which has been featured on NPR, Eater, and was named Time Out Chicago’s Best Comedy Show of 2023. IG: <strong>@katiejkincaid</strong></p> <p><strong>Nana Rodriquez </strong>is a proud suburbanite with Chicago roots. Growing up as the youngest of five siblings and the only girl in a big Mexican family, she learned how to hold her own and become a master at defending herself from her brothers’ pranks and wrestling matches. She grew tough skin and a fierce spirit, and watch out for that right hook. Nana has performed at the Fem Fiesta Comedy Festival in San Antonio where she was the winner of the Diverse Voice Award. Nana has featured for some of latinos top comedians, such as Ruben Ramirez, Chona E, Chingo Bling, & Ken Flores. Nana also performed at the 3rd Annual Latina Comedy Festival 2024 in Chicago. She recently performed and was a winner at Laugh After Dark ComedyFest for 2024. She just announced she will be performing at the Louisiana Big Gator Comedy Festival this December for 2024. When Nana isn’t headlining shows, she’s producing them. She’s currently co-producing Sabado Night Laughs with Las Locas Comedy. And when she’s not out looking for hoes, she’s chillin’ with her fur babies Margo, Kubo, Theo, and Moco. IG: <strong>@iamfunnyha</strong></p> <p><strong>Derry Queen</strong> is a Chicago stand up and drag queen who has been performing since 2019. She has been nominated for Chicago Readers Best Drag Queen 4 years in a row and has won the Gaggy Nightlife awards for Best Comedian and Best Host. You can find her hosting Sashay at the Laugh Factory, Gag! at Fantasy Nightclub, and viewing parties at the Annoyance. Follow on social media <strong>@derryqueenhaha</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/">Drag, Jokes & Football Folks: a comedy fundraiser</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/drag-jokes-football-folks-a-comedy-fundraiser/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169433</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Under the Pendant Light</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reception]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adrienne Elyse Meyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brigid O'Neil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dylan Bissonette]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harris T. Ainsworth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jessie McCarty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laron Lawrence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mazzy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nick Holmes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olivia Jobbe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soft Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soft Systems @ Stella's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stella's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tong Pan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Under the Pendant Light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169371</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Soft Systems presents Under the Pendant Light, opening Thursday Dec. 5th at 7pm. This group show features painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance by Harris T. Ainsworth, Dylan Bissonette, Olivia Jobbe, Jessie McCarty, Nick Holmes, Brigid O’Neil, Laron Lawrence, Tong Pan, Mazzy, and Adrienne Elyse Meyers. Thursday, Dec. 5 | 7 PM–Late Stella’s | 935 N.<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/">Under the Pendant Light</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Soft Systems presents Under the Pendant Light, opening Thursday Dec. 5th at 7pm. This group show features painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance by Harris T. Ainsworth, Dylan Bissonette, Olivia Jobbe, Jessie McCarty, Nick Holmes, Brigid O’Neil, Laron Lawrence, Tong Pan, Mazzy, and Adrienne Elyse Meyers.</p> <p>Thursday, Dec. 5 | 7 PM–Late<br /> Stella’s | 935 N. Western Ave, Chicago</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/">Under the Pendant Light</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/under-the-pendant-light/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169371</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Under the Christmas Tree</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:21:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Screening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Under the Christmas Tree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169429</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Four chances to catch lesbians in holiday films this December at Dorothy! All screenings are free to RSVP and attend – guests are encouraged to arrive early not only for happy hour deals but also for best seating and easiest opportunities for a drink. SCREENING SCHEDULE December 2nd: Under the Christmas Tree – Lifetime’s first<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/">Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Under the Christmas Tree</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-673115eda2b0cd11a7769b0c" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731270170899"> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-696b484cd021900fb42e" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Four chances to catch <strong>lesbians in holiday films</strong> this December at Dorothy! All screenings are free to RSVP and attend – guests are encouraged to arrive early not only for <strong>happy hour deals</strong> but also for best seating and easiest opportunities for a drink.</p> <p class=""><strong>SCREENING SCHEDULE</strong></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">December 2nd: <strong>Under the Christmas Tree</strong> – Lifetime’s first ever lesbian Christmas film!</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 9th: <strong>Carol</strong> – a dark holiday classic</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 16th: <strong>The Christmas Lottery</strong> – a BET original family holiday story featuring a power lesbian couple</p> </li> <li> <p class="">December 23rd: <strong>Happiest Season</strong> – love it or hate it, it’s a Dorothy classic</p> </li> </ul> <p class="">Doors at <strong>6pm </strong>and our film screenings start at<strong> 7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the films until last call at <strong>11pm</strong>.</p> <p class="">Dorothy is <strong>21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also <strong>ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eventitem-content-footer"> <div class="eventitem-sourceurl"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/">Lesbian Holiday Film Series at Dorothy: Under the Christmas Tree</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/lesbian-holiday-film-series-at-dorothy-under-the-christmas-tree/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169429</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meg Duguid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:22:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christen Manville]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kayla McCaffrey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kris Lantzy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169431</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Don’t miss debut comedy showcase THE BI WIVES CLUB featuring comedians Christen Manville, Kayla McCaffrey & Kris Lantzy. The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for the outsiders who hide in plain sight. There’s nothing interesting about fitting the mold, and our Bi Wives have happily stopped trying. Not bi? No problem. Nobody’s wife?<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/">The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="item-671be4a1b58dd846e8c2235e" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1729881432580"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_154" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1730312850450_153" class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-8e5083c3ac2c6c604f90" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <div id="item-672d25514cf820384ebd9aae" class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1731011972015"> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-ea1f19fc5250016777f6" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Don’t miss debut comedy showcase <em>THE BI WIVES CLUB</em> featuring comedians <strong>Christen Manville, Kayla McCaffrey </strong>&<strong> Kris Lantzy.</strong></p> <p class="">The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for the outsiders who hide in plain sight. There’s nothing interesting about fitting the mold, and our Bi Wives have happily stopped trying.</p> <p class="">Not bi? No problem. Nobody’s wife? Doesn’t matter. <strong>Join the club!</strong></p> <p class="">Tickets are <strong>$12 in advance</strong> and <strong>$17 at the door.</strong> Doors open at <strong>6pm </strong>with happy hour until the show starts at <strong>7pm</strong>. Dorothy remains open after the show until last call at <strong>11pm</strong>.</p> <p class="">Dorothy is<strong> 21+</strong> and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also<strong> ADA accessible</strong> with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: <strong>773-770-3799</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Please note: refund requests are only accepted until 24h before the show (11/30, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.</strong></p> <p class="">——————-</p> <p class=""><strong>ABOUT THE COMEDIANS</strong></p> <p class=""><strong>Christen Manville (she/her) </strong>has an unmatched ability to inhabit discordant perspectives with ease and understand the world from all angles. She is as comfortable at an X-rated experimental puppet show as she is at your grandmother’s 80th birthday party. She’s a lovable and playful comedian who can unite audiences in the stickiest of dive bars and the swankiest of theaters. Christen is witty, insightful, and warm. Her comedy reminds audiences that they’re not alone in pushing their heavy boulders up their steep Sisyphean hills. Christen is an award winning comedian, and an accomplished host and show producer. To some, her most enviable accomplishment is finding a rare gem of a husband at a dive bar comedy open mic night. Every show with Christen is like a party with your best friends. To see pictures of her dog and her bike, follow her Instagram <strong>@christmanville.</strong></p> <p><strong>Kayla McCaffrey (she/her) </strong>is a Chicago-based comedian, improviser and actor. She has performed at Second City, iO Theater, Annoyance, Laugh Factory and at festivals Loons on the Lake, Detroit Comedy Festival and Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam. Born and raised in the small town of Marlborough, Connecticut, she has made it her life mission to be the bi wife she is today. Recent to marriage, she still navigates herself in the role of a wife, an inner child, a dog mom and a vegan. She can’t wait to marry all of you, yes, you, too. You can catch more of her regularly performing on iO’s resident company Megalodonna and of course her internationally recognized team Wolf Town. Follow her Instagram <strong>@jkaylalol</strong></p> <p><strong>Kris Lantzy (she/her)</strong> is a Chicago comedian and actor. She has performed theatre, sketch and stand-up comedy all over the city. Kris tackles topics like queer parenting, what to do when everyone thinks your wife is your sister, and how best to steal fancy cheeses through her playful comedic lens. Her recent stage credits include Outlaws with Avalanche Theatre Company, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom with Bower Theatre Company, and her one-woman show SUREthing at NYC and Chicago Sketch Festivals. Because once you see her perform, you’re gonna want more, go ahead and follow her <strong>@thekrislantzy</strong> on Instagram.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eventitem-content-footer"> <div class="eventitem-sourceurl"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/">The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/12/the-bi-wives-club-a-comedy-showcase/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169431</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Argelia Bravo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bun Stout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carlos Salazar Lermont]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dixon Calvetti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elena Victoria Pastor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eliseo Solís Mora]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ignacio Pérez Pérez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Juan Carlos Urrutia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kyriakos Apostolidis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Macjob Parabavis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mahsa Alafar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Max Provenzano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muu Blanco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[No Nation - Art Gallery and Tangential Unspace Lab]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sandra Vivas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zheng Ye Zhou]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=169386</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps is a curation of recent Venezuelan Videoperformance curated by Venezuelan artist, curator, and educator Macjob Parabavis. This selection has been exhibited in Bolivia, Argentina, and Portugal, and now is brought to Chicago by {\}() {\}∆‡!(){\}. For the Chicago edition, artist and curators @4m4y4torresw0 and @csalazarlermont have invited artists residing in<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/">Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps is a curation of recent Venezuelan Videoperformance curated by Venezuelan artist, curator, and educator Macjob Parabavis. This selection has been exhibited in Bolivia, Argentina, and Portugal, and now is brought to Chicago by {\}() {\}∆‡!(){\}.</p> <p>For the Chicago edition, artist and curators @4m4y4torresw0 and @csalazarlermont have invited artists residing in Chicago to perform works that were in dialogue with Maneuver’s concept (read below).</p> <p>Artists performing at {\}() {\}∆‡!(){\}:</p> <p>@_bun4fun @kyriakos_apostolidis @mahsaalafar @zhengyezhou_</p> <p>Artists in the video selection</p> <p>@maxprovenzano @macjobparabavis @juan.carlos_urrutia @sandravivasart @argeliabravomelet @hereisthenow @elenavictoriapastor muuublanco @ddcalvetti Carlos Salazar-Lermont and #EliseoSolísMora</p> <p>In memoriam: Dixon Calvetti</p> <p>“The uncertainty of the future, together with the conditions of how to assume drift and other survival limits, have made us formulate, design, and carry out, whether empirically or not, various types of provisional MANEUVERS to know how to occupy, inhabit, or move.</p> <p>We establish, through inertia, necessity, or dedication, ways of relating to objects or other materials and devices in our daily environment.</p> <p>From these relationships, we accommodate new types of readings– visual, conceptual, expressive, or all the above–in relation to dealing with things, tools, utensils, equipment, supplies, clothing, and appliances.</p> <p>We build daily autofictions of survivals with MANEUVERS, new multiethnic meanings of territorial behavior, social, domestic, and urban conducts.</p> <p>We are an extinct sphere of maneuvers on a short trip without exact metrics. The works that make up this recent video performance exhibition are made by Venezuelan artists who reside in different parts of the world and are mainly built upon the notion of the power that MANEUVERS have in different places and situations to face or achieve any purpose. Even to the point of doing nothing, because even so, nothing is a purpose too.”</p> <p>Macjob Parabavis, curator of Maneuvers Sites.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/">Maneuver Sites and Other Gaps</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/maneuver-sites-and-other-gaps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">169386</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Radical Joy: Artist Talk</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flor Flores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kailyn Perry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madelyn Turner-Havens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meghan Borah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mel Cook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicole Rey Alderson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Radical Joy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Radical Joy: Artist Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=168775</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Often, surrounded in my studio by buckets and paper towels, I wonder what kind Freudian mistake has been made to turn me into a painter- Amy Sillman, On Color The contemporary world is full of agony, disaster, grief, and pain. Climate change, losing control of our bodies, and war are just a few of our<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/">Radical Joy: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Often, surrounded in my studio by buckets and paper towels, I wonder what kind Freudian mistake has been made to turn me into a painter- Amy Sillman, On Color</p> <p>The contemporary world is full of agony, disaster, grief, and pain. Climate change, losing control of our bodies, and war are just a few of our daily realities. Artists may walk into their studio and question their choice to create, if doing so even has meaning at all.</p> <p>Radical Joy is the act nurturing one’s own happiness, it can be used as the greatest combatant against global uncertainty. This kind of joy is not dependent on outside forces but is within us and within our control. When expressed, it can help us create a change and inspire others to do the same.</p> <p>When the world is on fire, painting is an act of Radical Joy.</p> <p>RADICAL JOY is an exhibition of six Chicago painters curated by another Chicago painter, Kailyn Perry. The pieces included examine the radical joy we can find in creating artwork, and the conclusions we come to in the process. The show includes work from: Nicole Rey Alderson, Meghan Borah, Mel Cook, Flor Flores, Madelyn Turner-Havens, and Patrick Wilkins.</p> <p>Kailyn Perry was born and raised in Massachusetts. She received a BFA in Art History and Painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2013. She attended The London Summer Intensive, an artist residency at Slade School of Fine Art at University College London in 2018. Her work has been exhibited at many Chicago galleries- most recently Belong Gallery<br /> and Cleaner Gallery. Kailyn has also shown at the Camden Arts Centre in London, The Neon Heater in Findlay, Ohio, and at a pop up exhibition featuring the Chicago Imagists at 56 Downing St Brooklyn NY. Kailyn’s work has been reviewed in The Chicago Tribune, ArtNet, Artsy, Art News, and NewCity.</p> <p>Nicole Rey Alderson is a Chicago-based painter working primarily in watercolor and oil paint. Through her intuitive approach, Nicole creates works that build layers of self-reflection, emotion, and memory, inviting the viewer into an intimate journey of self-discovery and offering them the opportunity to embark on their own journey of interpretation and meaning. Nicole’s work is deeply process-driven, exploring the concept of projective psychology, where each story is encouraged to reveal itself and evolve organically. Nicole has an MFA in painting and sculpture from Indiana University and an MS in Clinical Anaplastology from Johns Hopkins University. Her artistic practice provides a counterbalance to her hyper-realistic clinical work, offering a space for discovery and introspection. The resulting paintings act as a visual diary—an autobiographical expression where the personal and psychological merge.</p> <p>Meghan Borah is a painter and educator based in Chicago. Borah received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from the painting and drawing department in 2017. She is currently represented by Galleri Urbane (Dallas) and Goldfinch Gallery (Chicago). Her work has been featured in Patron Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, New American Paintings, and ArtSlant. She has been the recipient of numerous artist residency programs, including the Vermont Student Center in 2018, and is the current Artist in Residence at Esmé (Chicago).</p> <p>Mel Cook is a visual artist currently living and working in Chicago, Illinois. She has previously taught at Illinois State University and Illinois Central College and currently teaches at Marwen in Chicago, Illinois. Her work has been featured in Art in Print, Studio Visit magazine, and most recently in New American Paintings, Midwest ed. No 125. In 2016 she was a participant in The<br /> Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center and a resident at Skowhegan School of Painting Sculpture in 2016 and ACRE in 2017. Most recently her work has been exhibited at Left Field Slo, in San Luis Obispo, California, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Condo Association, and Roots & Culture in Chicago, The Riverside Arts Center in Riverside, Illinois, and The Chicago Show, in Brooklyn, New York.</p> <p>Flor Flores is a transdisciplinary artist & poet. Their works are proposals for queer belongings & new modes of expressing & relating to one another. Some themes & subjects in their works are: Flowers as a stand-in for myself (Flor); Kiki, a queer monarch butterfly that loves the discotheque–Kiki is also a framework for collaborations, Kiki is also now an experimental<br /> publishing project; “X” an Epic poem about the letter X, as in Latinx & its other uses as a gesture of erasure, inclusion, voidance, & as a placeholder for a language that is yet to come. Flor has had recent “Solo” exhibitions at Everybody Gallery, Chicago Artists Coalition, ADDS DONNA, BAR4000. They have been featured in reviews and publications such as Artmaze, Sixty Inches From Center, New American Paintings, Newcity Art, Chicago Artist Writers, and Monsters & Dust.</p> <p>Madelyn Havens is a figurative painter based in Illinois. She has a BA in studio art, and is currently pursuing an MFA degree with Illinois State University. She is interested in the physical and affective experiences with the body. Her paintings have been featured in publications and galleries such as Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, IL, the Borzello Gallery in Galesburg, IL, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA, the Catich Gallery at St. Ambrose University, IA, and New American Paintings.</p> <p>Patrick Wilkins was born in Wiesbaden, Germany and grew up in Elkhart, Indiana. He earned his BA from Purdue University and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has worked as a Butcher, a Glass Repairer, a Construction Worker, and a Dog Walker, among many other jobs that he looks back on with varying degrees of fondness. He currently lives and works in Chicago.</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/">Radical Joy: Artist Talk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/radical-joy-artist-talk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168775</post-id> </item> <item> <title>BRR, Vertonen, Instinct Control, Janna Lee</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/brr-vertonen-instinct-control-janna-lee/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/brr-vertonen-instinct-control-janna-lee/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[INSTINCT CONTROL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Janna Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tritriangle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vertonen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=168982</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>∆ BRR ∆ Vertonen ∆ Instinct Control ∆ Janna Lee</p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/brr-vertonen-instinct-control-janna-lee/">BRR, Vertonen, Instinct Control, Janna Lee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>∆ BRR</p> <p>∆ Vertonen</p> <p>∆ Instinct Control</p> <p>∆ Janna Lee</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/brr-vertonen-instinct-control-janna-lee/">BRR, Vertonen, Instinct Control, Janna Lee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/brr-vertonen-instinct-control-janna-lee/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168982</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adria Husband]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alma Wieser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Jozana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Steve Maxwell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DJ Tim Tripplet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monlade Gogins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rhythm Factory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yvette Magallon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=168771</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana on Saturday, November 23rd from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! Healing House is an event that uses<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/">Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring music by Steve Maxwell with special guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana on Saturday, November 23rd from 6PM-12AM. Hosted by Monlade Gogins, Alma Wieser, Adria Husband and Yvette Magallon. Come prepared to dance for the soul! <br /> <br /> Healing House is an event that uses the power of the sounds and vibrations of House music for mind, body and soul healing. This dance session aims to create a safe space for fellowship and wellness outside of late night drinking. Reframing party culture with early evening hours not centered around drinking. Healing House is about building community on the dance floor. <br /> <br /> Beverages will be available.<br /> $10 Suggested donation</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/">Healing House with Rhythm Factory featuring DJ Steve Maxwell and Special Guests DJ Tim Tripplet and DJ Jozana</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/healing-house-with-rhythm-factory-featuring-dj-steve-maxwell-and-special-guests-dj-tim-tripplet-and-dj-jozana/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168771</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quimby's Bookstore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarah Becan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zine Club Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thevisualist.org/?p=168881</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan What better way to celebrate a season of harvest than with an artist who draws food? Chicago-based superstar Sarah Becan has been on the scene for years, and we’ve always been fans of her delectable and informative work. We’re thrilled to have Sarah<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/">Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan</p> <p>What better way to celebrate a season of harvest than with an artist who draws food? Chicago-based superstar Sarah Becan has been on the scene for years, and we’ve always been fans of her delectable and informative work. We’re thrilled to have Sarah as a special guest at Zine Club Chicago to talk about her career in culinary comics, which spans mini-comics, webcomics, restaurant work, and publishing. Sarah also will tell us about the weird things artists have to think about when illustrating food and making recipe comics, because she’s got plenty of experience. Plus, she’ll be hosting a free workshop! Bring a recip Bon appetit!</p> <p>Please join us at Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024 right here at our shop, 1054 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park. Free!</p> <p>We’ll provide zinemaking supplies and snacks. Recommended: Bring a short recipe of your choosing to make into a zine during the workshop.</p> <p>Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one. Please note that seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.</p> <p>Sarah Becan has been drawing comics since she was very small. Her food-based autobiographical webcomic “I Think You’re Sauceome” sparked a love of food and culinary illustration, and her work has since appeared in various publications, including Saveur Magazine, Eater.com, StarChefs, and the Chicago Reader. She is the coauthor and illustrator of Let’s Make Ramen!, published July 2019, and Let’s Make Dumplings!, published June 2021, and the most recent Let’s Make Bread!, coauthored with baker Ken Forkish, published May 2024. She lives in Chicago with her partner Niles and their cat Toki, and she would be very happy to do nothing but draw food all day. Find her on Instagram @sarahbecan</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/">Zine Club Chicago: Let’s Make Food Zines! with Special Guest Sarah Becan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/zine-club-chicago-lets-make-food-zines-with-special-guest-sarah-becan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168881</post-id> </item> <item> <title>FORMING | Torkwase Dyson and Christina Sharpe in Dialogue</title> <link>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/</link> <comments>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[flor123]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christina Sharpe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FORMING]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FORMING | Torkwase Dyson and Christina Sharpe in Dialogue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Torkwase Dyson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Torkwase Dyson and Christina Sharpe in Dialogue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Torkwase Dyson: Of Line and Memory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thevisualist.org/?p=168935</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>On the occasion of the exhibition, Torkwase Dyson: Of Line and Memory, GRAY is pleased to present a gallery conversation with critically acclaimed writer and professor Christina Sharpe and internationally celebrated artist Torkwase Dyson. Sharpe joins Dyson to discuss the artist’s newest work, the liminal space between geography, perception, and memory, and how diasporic movement<a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/">FORMING | Torkwase Dyson and Christina Sharpe in Dialogue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the occasion of the exhibition, Torkwase Dyson: Of Line and Memory, GRAY is pleased to present a gallery conversation with critically acclaimed writer and professor Christina Sharpe and internationally celebrated artist Torkwase Dyson. Sharpe joins Dyson to discuss the artist’s newest work, the liminal space between geography, perception, and memory, and how diasporic movement prompts questions of beauty, augmentation, and forming without the promise of stability. Their dialogue will take place at GRAY’s Chicago gallery (2044 W Carroll Ave) on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 2 PM CT. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required.</p> <p>Torkwase Dyson: Of Line and Memory is on view at GRAY Chicago (2044 W Carroll Ave) from November 8, 2024 through January 25, 2025.</p> <p>ABOUT TORKWASE DYSON</p> <p>American interdisciplinary artist Torkwase Dyson (b. 1973 Chicago) combines expressive mark-making and geometric abstraction to explore the continuity between ecology, infrastructure, and architecture. Working across the disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture, Dyson deconstructs, distills, and interrogates the built environment, exploring how individuals, particularly black and brown people, negotiate, negate, and transform systems and spatial order. Throughout her work and research, Dyson confronts issues of environmental liberation and envisions a path toward a more equitable future.</p> <p>ABOUT CHRISTINA SHARPE</p> <p>Christina Sharpe is a writer, Professor, and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities at York University in Toronto. Sharpe is the author of Monstrous Intimacies: Making Post-Slavery Subjects (2010), In the Wake: On Blackness and Being (2016), and Ordinary Notes (2023)—winner of the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize in Nonfiction and the Hodler Prize, and finalist for The National Book Award in Nonfiction, The National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction, the LA Times Current Interest Book Award, and the James Tait Black Prize in Biography (UK). In April 2024, she was awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize in Nonfiction and was named a Guggenheim Fellow. In May she received the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize for the Sciences and Humanities. Sharpe is currently working on two What Could a Vessel Be? (FSG/Knopf, Canada 2026) and Black. Still. Life. (Duke 2027).</p><p>The post <a href="https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/">FORMING | Torkwase Dyson and Christina Sharpe in Dialogue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://thevisualist.org">The Visualist</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thevisualist.org/2024/11/forming-torkwase-dyson-and-christina-sharpe-in-dialogue/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168935</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>