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在“极致中国化”时代下策划现代中国艺术展

Sixty Inches From Center与Ellen Larson对话 The post 在“极致中国化”时代下策划现代中国艺术展 appeared first on Sixty Inches From Center.

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Curating Chinese Contemporary Art in the Era of Chinamaxxing

Sixty Inches From CenterA conversation with Ellen Larson, curator of Beyond Boundaries: Three Decades of Contemporary Chinese Art at the Smart Museum of Art. The post Curating Chinese Contemporary Art...

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FUMED

Sixty Inches From CenterAn artist and perfume-enthusiast delves into the scenes of Chicago's first indie perfume expo and muses on what she suspects drives her fellow enthusiasts' perfume interests....

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Speak the Unhearable: Postcards to Martin Wong

Sixty Inches From CenterPoet Noa Micaela Fields and artist Nat Pyper pen a series of postcards in response to Wrightwood 659's exhibition "Martin Wong: Chinatown USA." The post Speak the Unhearable:...

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Re-Markable Vulnerabilities: Jen Wohlner’s Queer Play Date with Abstraction

Sixty Inches From CenterIn the exhibition BINGO! at The Sheldon in St. Louis, artist Jen Wohlner employs drawings as a material strategy for Queering memoir. The post Re-Markable Vulnerabilities: Jen...

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Visibly Black and Not Abstract: A Look Back at Artistic Portrayals of...

Sixty Inches From CenterAn exploration into the mystery and evolution of Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable's appearance and what it tells us about Chicago and Black History. The post Visibly Black and Not...

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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with Crystal Vance Guerra

Sixty Inches From CenterOn the work of historians, journalists, poets, and archivists, and how art books can teach us about history through art. The post Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview...

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POLICE STATE: An Interview with Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova

Sixty Inches From CenterIn a conversation with MCA Chicago Deputy Director and Chief of Curatorial Affairs Joey Orr, Russian artist Nadya Tolokonnikova spoke about rising authoritarianism in the US,...

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Latino También: Four Poems by Diego Báez

Sixty Inches From CenterDiego Báez writes about ICE raids in Chicago, biracial identity and masculinity, US intervention in Venezuela, and breaking intergenerational cycles in a series of new poems....

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Join us for Sixty on Stage: Poetry & Prose!

Sixty Inches From CenterJoin us for a reading celebrating Sixty Lit authors! The post Join us for Sixty on Stage: Poetry & Prose! appeared first on Sixty Inches From Center.

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Resources Towards Solidarity, Care, and Community Defense, Expanded

Sixty Inches From CenterSixty is collaborating with local artists and organizers to expand our Regional Resource Lists to communities across the Midwest. The post Resources Towards Solidarity, Care,...

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An Underwater Archive: Xingyu Huang on Beneath Breathing and the Chicago River

Sixty Inches From CenterJessica Zi Chen and artist Xingyu Huang on the convergence of living archives, ecology, and community. The post An Underwater Archive: Xingyu Huang on <em>Beneath...

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Unsettling Sweetness: Magicfeifei’s Emancipation Park

Sixty Inches From CenterA review of Magicfeifei's solo exhibition at SkyART. The post Unsettling Sweetness: Magicfeifei’s <em>Emancipation Park</em> appeared first on Sixty Inches From...

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A gay sculptor is missing from the archives. I want to know why.

Sixty Inches From CenterSix decades after 32 men were arrested by police and publicly outed by the Chicago Tribune, artist and writer Samuel Schwindt went in search of one of these men, a sculptor, and...

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What Do We Owe Each Other? A Review of “Charges (The Supplicants)” at Theatre Y

Sixty Inches From CenterIn the first North American production of Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek's "Charges (The Supplicants)," audience members witness a chorus of refugees in need. The post What...

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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with Siobhan McKissic

Sixty Inches From CenterArchivist Siobhan McKissic discusses the power of literally holding our histories in our hands and how she approached the Honey Pot Archive with this mindset. The post Chicago...

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Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Interview with Honey Pot Performance

Sixty Inches From CenterMeida Teresa McNeal, Aisha Josina Jean-Baptiste, and Kimeco Roberson discuss the origins and evolution of Honey Pot Performance. The post Chicago Archives + Artists Project:...

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Skinning the Rabbit: Four Poems by Temperance Aghamohammadi

Sixty Inches From CenterIn excerpts from her forthcoming chapbook “Behnt,” Temperance Aghamohammadi honors the relentless, transformative powers of grief while working against the orthodox tropes. The...

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To Create Is to Endure: A Photo Essay

Sixty Inches From CenterAn invitation to witness what often goes unseen in photography—the emotional risk, the quiet discipline, and the deep care behind choosing to capture. The post To Create Is to...

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‘Find Your Genre’: Micro-Reviews from the 61st Chicago International Film...

Sixty Inches From CenterAs Chicago cinema lovers find year-round alternatives to mainstream Hollywood movies, how is the Chicago International Film Festival adapting? The post ‘Find Your Genre’:...

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