THINKS: Kent Monkman
In the wake of the dialogue surrounding Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” at the Walker Art Center, and on the event of the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation this July 1st, I present you the acutely considered and poetically writ text of Kent...
Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with Conor Stechschulte
by Max Morris Hi-dittle-dee, its the CAKE weekend! Today is the final day of this year’s Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, featuring over 200 exhibitors of the finest comics you can handle. This week, I wanted to feature a piece of work debuting at this weeks...
Episode: 592 P.O.W.E.R. Project and the Comfort Station
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Triple Exclamation Points. B@SC presents the top of the call sheet for the P.O.W.E.R. Project. In addition to being the acronym to end all acronyms – Preparation, Organization, Wonderment, Empowerment, Resistance – this project is the brilliant baby of the Comfort Station and the Art Leaders of Color Network (ACLN). Jordan Martins discusses the origin story of the Comfort Station, Felicia Holman spills about her Honey Pot Performance, and Nina Yeboah tells the tale of her project, Africa Reads Chicago.
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/8-6/14)
1. Diaspora/Dyaspora: Haiti to Chicago and Back Again (A Migration Story) June 9, 2017, 6:30-10PM Work by: Alexandra Antione Rootwork Gallery: 645 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616 2. Revenge Body June 9, 2017, 6-9PM Work by: Sophie Friedman-Pappas and Rachel Hayden...
