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• Chicago Record Report: August 2024

  30-08-2024 20:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Carlile, Human Human On her self-produced full-length debut, Carlile (aka Emily Carlile Nichols) taps into the whole synth-pop pantheon, finding the dance-floor sweet spot between hushed 80s R&B, ethereal indie pop, and sweet-faced Top 40. Beneath the squeaky-clean surfaces of Human Human, darkness sometimes surprises you—especially in the production of “Life of the Party.” Daarling, […]
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• Alberto Aguilar on the act of discovery

  30-08-2024 14:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke with Alberto Aguilar about the exhibition “Grid Luck,” on view at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art. Edited text from the comic is transcribed here to ease readability. Known for creating art from the fleeting intersection of mundane materials, Alberto Aguilar makes the “grid” into a muse in his solo exhibition, “Grid […]
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• Art and history in Lawndale and beyond

  30-08-2024 05:50 via chicagoreader.com
  
  This summer, a tour of the city’s west side highlighted just how much of a historical and artistic gem the area is, and that parts of it are flourishing. On July 3, a city agency–led tour highlighted a few of 47 community-driven creative placemaking grant projects aimed at promoting racial healing and neighborhood revitalization. It […]
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