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Guerrilla Truck Show Rolls into Fulton Market
Hundreds of design lovers rove through the Guerrilla Truck Show in Fulton Market on Chicago’s Near West Side. This week the 9th annual Guerrilla Truck Show brought a carnival of epic eye candy to...
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Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz
Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz in Grant Park. Image via Flickr user clarkmaxwell Situated on the edge of Grant Park and Roosevelt, stands the sprawling pubic artwork Agora by Polish artist Magdalena...
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“This exhibition will not make you happier.”
Mark your calendars, because on July 13th graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show will be open to the public at the Chicago Cultural Center. Previously shown at MOCA Los Angeles and ICA...
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YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE IN CHICAGO
“Inner Voices” June 25-29 Photo Courtesy of The Chicago Shakespeare Theater Summers in Chicago are my favorite. There is an endless register of festivals, events, and projects that leave me feeling...
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Oz Park’s Wizard of Oz Sculptures
The Tin Man (1995) by John Kearney installed in Oz Park. CC Image courtesy of ikrichter on Flickr Chicago is as much a city of parks as it is a city of neighborhoods. The Chicago Parks District...
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A Little Fringe
I will never forget the first time a friend brought me to a leather club— the bartender asked me to leave because I was “turning everyone off.” Chicago may be abuzz with anticipation for the Art...
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The Sketchbook Project
On July 14th this traveling library of artists’ sketchbooks will be making a stop at the Hyde Park Art Center. With participants of all backgrounds from across the globe, The Sketchbook Project aims to...
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Chicago Alternative Comics Expo 2013
This article was originally published on Sixty Inches From Center, June 17, 2013 by Jennifer Patiño. This article is part of a new content partnership series between Sixty Inches From Center and Art...
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GHOST OF A DREAM from The Wassaic Project on Vimeo. One of the few pieces of information I successfully absorbed in my college statistics class was the professor’s firm stance that “the lotto is the...
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ˈsten(t)-səl art @VerticalGallery
Our friends at Vertical Gallery have another clever, international, group show opening on the Saturday after the 4th of July! The show’s incredible line up features New York stencil pioneer John...
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