This week’s featured gig poster was designed by the artist Goons.
Tag: street art
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Breaking and tagging at the Writer’s Bench 2018 Battle for the Eagle in Logan Square
Dancers, DJs, and graffiti artists celebrated out in the open, not in train tunnels.
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The art of the taco
Yolocone’s colorful mural at El Santo Taqueria is one of many around Chicago by the talented street artist.
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The inchoate new MPAACT show Blood Mural misses what’s right in front of it
There’s plenty of drama in the story of Chicago’s street murals—but not here.
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Hip Hop Summerfest, Windy City Wine Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Shock Top Oyster Fest, 48 Hour Film Project, and more happenings from September 9-11.
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James Beard Awards recognize the city’s chefs, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump Tower brought over foreign students under J-1 visa program that Trump has promised to ban.
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Mac Blackout is the local rocker putting faces on tree stumps
If you’ve spotted tree stumps topped with the face of a strange, smiling creature you’ve seen the work of visual artist and local rock veteran Mac Blackout.
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What’s safe under Illinois’s new eavesdropping law?
Illinois’s new eavesdropping law was intended to protect the rights of citizens, but while it allows the public to record police on duty, it also makes it easier for cops to wear a wire.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 9/9: “Lost and Found,” Christmas in July, and Zammuto
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Tuesday, September 9
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Why is Don’t Fret painting a building that’s about to be torn down?
The Chicago street artist turns an old hardware store into a pop-up gallery for one night only.
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Patrick Hull’s journey from the boardroom to the gallery
Vertical Gallery’s Patrick Hull traded in a marketing career to open a street art gallery.
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Street art photographers ‘gram the scene
One step ahead of graffiti removal crews, these Instagrammers preserve the city’s street art on their feeds.
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The life and death of Brooks Golden
Even in death, street artist Brooks Golden continues to make a mark on Chicago.
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Street artists peek out from the shadows
Get to know some of Chicago’s mysterious, prolific street artists.
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Behind the wall: Street art in Chicago
A snapshot survey of the city’s street art scene: artists, gallerists, and fans