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SLDXO Little Free Library Book Drops
Lately we’ve been trying to reduce the amount of material in our home, get the most out of what we have, and up our sticker game. Toward that end, we’re placing copies of our books in Little Free Libraries after customizing them with new creations. Today we dropped off sets of four books covering decades…
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Chryssa & New York, June 2024
We saw this show today at Wrightwood 659. Here’s a complete album from the show.
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Book Talk: The Japanese House Since 1945 by Naomi Pollock
Tonight we heard architect and author Naomi Pollock presenting houses from her new book, The Japanese House Since 1945, a “complete sourcebook revealing the evolution of the Japanese modern dwelling during eight decades that transformed Japan.” Here’s the description: Imagine a rowhouse whose courtyard separates the kitchen from the bedroom. Or a tiny, triangular tower…
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Outside + Inside Museums
Outside and Inside Museums We have long been fans of Project Onward here in Chicago. Here’s how they describe themselves: Since 2004, Project Onward has become a leader in the field of disability arts for its innovative blend of accuracy, artistic excellence and social engagement. https://www.projectonward.org/about Today we were able to see for ourselves a…
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New: 4060 S. Pulsaski
Today we’re announcing a new project: 4060 S. Pulaski: The story of Chicago— a place of casual corruption and intense love, of vicious violence and purifying grace, can be told in a single address in the southwest portion of the city. Through data, documents, and public narratives, 4060 S. Pulaski tells this sprawling story while…
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Takeaways from “A Conversation with the Godfathers of Graffiti”
Graffiti is not Arte Agora, but the rise of graffiti as an accepted art form over the last 40 years has spurred more and more artists to put work outdoors. They are critical precursors to our work in defining the genre. While we were in Los Angeles last week we caught two events put on…
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PHOTOS: Palestine Protest, North/ Milwaukee / Damen, Chicago, March 9, 2024
I go outside and I take pictures.
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Notes from Felix Fair
Last weekend we attended the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles for the first time. Here’s highlights.
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Art Institute of Chicago, February 2024
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zx9w12Q9TyKDewfJ7 This candy is brilliant and stays relevant.
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Ron Harris for Congress in MN-03
4060 S. Pulsaski
The story of Chicago— a place of casual corruption and intense love, of vicious violence and purifying grace, can be told in a single address in the southwest portion of the city. Through data, documents, and public narratives, 4060 S. Pulaski tells this sprawling story while standing still. From the outrageous video of police killing of a black boy, to the naked aggression of an alderman extorting a business owner over a building permit, to the crushing daily life of people who make and eat fast food, 4060 South Pulaski is the place where mayors were vanquished and made, where the last 50 years of Chicago can be understood.