Ryan Travis Christian: In the Land of Hughes

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Ryan Travis Christian: In the Land of Hughes

My studio is in my home in the greater Chicagoland area, west of the city. Our house is tucked away in a little cul-de-sac in a small tract built in the 1970s that butts up against the Fermilab terri May 04, 2021
Mel Valentine and a Spotlight on Columbia College Chicago

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Mel Valentine and a Spotlight on Columbia College Chicago

“When it came time to pick a college, I was super torn between biology studies and art,” says Mel Valentine. “I ended up going to community college for two years to prep for a biology degree, b April 30, 2021
En Iwamura: Encounters in Space

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En Iwamura: Encounters in Space

Eager to expand viewers’ appreciation for spatial experience, En Iwamura experiments with scale in his ceramic pieces. In describing his approach, the Japanese artist speaks of the fluidity of spac April 26, 2021
Ania Hobson: Cool, Calm Composer

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Ania Hobson: Cool, Calm Composer

Picture a dog lolling around on his back, legs akimbo, or a cat awakening from its nap, stretching and ready to stalk. A tree in the winter, shedding leaves but not its dignity. Ania Hobson grew up i April 19, 2021
Khalik Allah: Showing Us the Light

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Khalik Allah: Showing Us the Light

For Khalik Allah, photography is a spiritual endeavor, a conscious marriage of street and self, a quest to elevate both. It is also inherently lyrical, and like a preacher improvising a sermon, a mus April 14, 2021
Amoako Boafo: Accelerated Transcendence

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Amoako Boafo: Accelerated Transcendence

Amoako Boafo paints flesh with his fingers. “This lack of instrumental barrier sets me free and diffuses a barrier between myself and the subject. I am able to connect with the subject in a more in April 12, 2021
Cathrin Hoffmann: The Big Why

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Cathrin Hoffmann: The Big Why

It’s always energizing to see resilient folks transform an indifferent experience into fuel that blazes a new path. Years of working in the advertising industry was like skating on the surface, pus April 05, 2021
The Land of Fire and Ice: David Molesky Travels to Iceland

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The Land of Fire and Ice: David Molesky Travels to Iceland

In the back courtyard of my favorite cafe in San Francisco, I heard a familiar intonation and, curious, asked if they were speaking Icelandic. “What, do you recognize my accent from a Sigur Rós vi April 01, 2021
Hernan Bas: A Certain Southern Gothic

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Hernan Bas: A Certain Southern Gothic

There is a subtle inculcation from an early age that a penchant for the weird does not predispose a successful career. Even though the creatives who sport a quirky odd streak are warily admired, no o March 29, 2021
Shannon T. Lewis: A Performance of Many Lifetimes

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Shannon T. Lewis: A Performance of Many Lifetimes

That moment with a Shannon T. Lewis work can feel a bit like a haunting. You may find yourself questioning reality. Wondering if you are present within this world—or another? Shadows of the past em March 22, 2021
Ryan Travis Christian: Naughty by Nature

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Ryan Travis Christian: Naughty by Nature

Just beyond the skyscrapers of the greater Chicagoland area is an archipelago of residential communities known as the suburbs, a sprawl of townships that offer a sweet spot between urban and rural cu March 15, 2021
Tiffany Alfonseca: A Not So Subtle Rebellion

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Tiffany Alfonseca: A Not So Subtle Rebellion

With a population of a little more than 200,000, Washington Heights is 1.7 square miles sitting at the north end of Manhattan. It was first settled by Irish immigrants, and by the mid-twentieth centu March 08, 2021
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