Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford – Transient Sculptural Assemblies
Working in terrain that straddles social possibilities and aesthetic innovation, Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford has carved out an uncommon practice that assembles unique methods of collaboration while simultaneously investigating new methods of production and installation. This week the COMP Magazine caught up with Husebos-Spofford at his Mana studio in Pilsen to ...
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Hailing from Prison City: We are the Brigade
Prison City Brigade, a post-hardcore band from Joliet, IL, is hot on the local punk music scene and their reach is constantly growing. The band formed in early 2013, and after more than a few false starts, released their first EP “The Corner of Debauchery and Nowhere” in 2015. ...
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Robin Dluzen – Bloodroot, Ameraucana & the Midwest
Robin Dluzen is a whirlwind of energy. Since landing in Chicago, Dluzen has established a healthy art practice, curated a number of insightful exhibitions, and written regularly on the city's visual arts. This week the COMP Magazine trekked up to Avondale to discuss with Dluzen the role family plays ...
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Gina Hunt – From the Badlands to Azimuth
Raised in South Dakota, Gina Hunt's aesthetic practice focuses upon ephemeral modes of experience, cerebral and visceral. In addition to traditional formats of presentation, Hunt has expanded her investigation via production of site-specific works in contrasting environments in national parks and urban centers. This week the COMP Magazine caught ...
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Michelle Bolinger – A Visual Tug of War
Working in an area that takes visual queues from mid-20th c. Minimalists and contemporary artists investigating various modes of seeing, Michelle Bolinger produces paintings that are visual conundrums that merge fields of color with defined forms, geometric and circular. This week the COMP Magazine visited Bolinger in her Logan ...
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Larry Ross – The Riberenos & a Conversation
Larry Ross has held a lifelong connection with the sciences and visual arts. Trained as a urologist and having taught and practiced medicine for a number of years at UIC in the College of Medicine, Ross is the Clarence C. Saelhof Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urology. In ...
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Heather Mekkelson – Crepuscular Beam & Other Recent Works
Working through a transitional period in recent years, Heather Mekkelson has found solid footing in raising a family while investigating new modes of looking at and translating contemporary aesthetic perceptions as they relate to empirical and speculative sciences: anthropology, astrophysics, cosmology, myth, and mysticism. This week the COMP Magazine ...
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Mike Paro – Youthful Lived Experience
Mike Paro has been on a journey in mind, body, and spirit. Since completing studies at SAIC, he has worked in Antarctica and traveled in Africa, Asia, and Europe. These experiences have profoundly influenced his aesthetic investigations since landing back in Chicago. This week the COMP Magazine visited Paro ...
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Kyle Davison – Pristophone Arrangements & Live Performances
For over a decade musician Kyle Davison has been building and playing his Pristophone. Using variously sized circular saw blades and technical sonic acumen, this instrument is capable of producing dizzying classical arrangements that are well known to experimental works he has composed. This enormous sound producing artwork is ...
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10 Games from E3 2018
10 Games from E3 2018
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018
Los Angeles Convention Center
June 12-14, 2018
Many expectations were met at this year's iteration of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Top tier companies (Bethesda, Microsoft, Nintendo, Square Enix, Ubisoft) offered fairly deep looks into the characters, gameplay, and environments that will consume many hours ...
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