The piece, in terms of subject matter and presentation, was the most experimental work in the exhibition and encapsulated the idea of imagination, fragmentation and a vision as a source of understanding.The image of the cart, which sits outside of the Ark Thrift Shop in Wicker Park, was the backdrop for the four sculptures on the wall. Stolen Moments is a large piece that displays four sculptures, each individually titled, Statue of Liberty, The Thinker, Mona Lisa, and Untitled, a ceramic self-titled sign, and a black-and-white photograph. Additionally, Peters utilizes photography and text to activate the viewer and combine several media as a backdrop to the core of the sculptures. Her works were mounted on the wall and featured animals, humans and forms that contributed to a collection of several planes that one exists on simultaneously. Spontaneity Made Concrete, at the Lillstreet Art Center, focused on the narrative surrounding snapshots in life. Click here for more information.Īrt Fri Review: Lynn Peters 'Spontaneity Made Concrete' Lillstreet Art Centerįragments of our mind are stitched together to form cohesive memories the joy of noticing everyday tasks and celebrating them through visual connection, conversation and aesthetics, is the basis of Lynn Peters' sculptural and clay-based work. Each other 8pm nightly production brings another magical experience at the Uptown Underground featuring 'gore-lesque', freak-show striptease, circus arts and more. No One Here But Witches features witch-themed cabaret Monday nights at 7:00pm. No One Here But Witches at Uptown UndergroundĬhicago's only 'Retrotainment' venue gives you reason to enjoy burlesque, comedy, circus, magic and the speakeasy lifestyle every night for the rest of October. So here's a list of 14 thrilling theater productions and other artistic events (in no particular order) so that you can celebrate Hallow's Eve this year.ġ. With the witches in place in the hallway and the squirrels already eating the pumpkins on the porch, I hope I'm not the only one looking forward to some bloodcurdling scares this Halloween season. Spooky and scary events allow us all a little fun in this so-far warm fall weather. Installation View, Zhou B Art Center, courtesy of the artistĮvent Fri 14 Terrifyingly Arty Ways to Celebrate Halloween I sat down with the artist on two of her meditation seats in the exhibition space and discussed the ideas behind The Cairn Project and the universality of trauma and hope. Once the workshop is finished, Peterson displays a mound from the clay 'rocks' and installs the porcelain tokens as a cloud of hope above the cairn.Ĭurrently at the Lillstreet Art Center, Peterson's exhibition, 'Cairn & Cloud: A Collective Expression of Trauma and Hope', was created with participants from 60+ workshops and includes various clay sculptures which entice meditation and reflection. Individuals are instructed to create a 'rock' from clay to represent their inner darkness or trauma, and then create a small token of light, which is made from porcelain. In The Cairn Project, by Corinne Peterson, participants from the Chicago area are invited to join in workshops where they handle clay and porcelain, and share their trauma in order to see their light. 'There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you' - Maya AngelouĮxposing truth, sharing untold stories, and releasing traumatic adversity can serve as a mental and emotional cleansing. The fact that the Book Club editor let me write a feature about him made it even more rewarding.Īrt Fri An Interview with Corinne Peterson: Healing the Split

He talked, answered questions and signed copies of his new book ( I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp) at the Book Cellar on Lincoln Avenue and I felt fortunate to see the bass player and singer with the Voidoids, Television and the Heartbreakers. It was a feature on Richard Hell, the punk rock performer of the '70s, best known for his 'Please Kill Me' shirt.

My first post was in May 2013 for the Book Club page. It has been invigorating intellectually and emotionally to have a place to write regularly about the arts I love-theater, art, design, architecture, sometimes books or music. I'm going to miss Gapers Block very much. Shorter tenure than many of the veteran GB writers, but I have written 284 posts during that time. I've been A/C page editor for a year and theater/arts writer for almost three years. I think I'll take the plunge and write the last post on Gapers Block before it goes on hiatus in an hour or so. Theater Thu Bye Bye, Gapers Block from the A/C Team

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