Drawing Out Opening @ Hexagon

Xavier and Alana in front of Andrew Liang's drawings

Drawing Out @ the Hexagon, curated by Lexie Macchi

On View through August 14. Go check out this show of impressive local drawing!

David Spelce

Sarah Jablecki. AWESOME.

New work by Xavier Schipani

Spelce

Lu Zhang

Monique admiring Xavier's work

David Spelce

Alex Worthington

Andrew Liang

Phu by Alex's work

detail!

There was also this cool installation by Suzanne Van Rest in the back room of the Hexagon.

Agenda Opens @ Current Gallery

Cellphone/ipod installation by Edie Fake

Agenda, the ambitious new show curated by Jamillah James, opened at Current Gallery on Friday. The show includes work by over 30 artists, including Ten Tigers' friends Michael Farley, Xavier Shipani, and Owen Brightman and video pieces by art world oddballs/darlings Ryan Trecartin and Dynasty Handbag.

Owen Brightman's "flag"...I will never be able to look at the letter A the same way.

Artist Mike Farley

The show has a fun house feel-bright, bold and overstimulating, and it rules. There are a million things to look at, interact with and watch, you almost want to do it in two trips. It is nearly impossible to get through all the videos, or at least a serious time investment to do so.

Jeffrey Augustine Songco's dreamcatchers

Looping videos by 12 artists, including Dynasty Handbag, next to Xavier Shipani's flag

Hermonie Williams in front of Jeffery Augustine Songco's "Self Portrait #1: You Look Better Online"

Ryan Trecartin's "A Family Finds Entertainment"

Dylan Mira and Latham Zearfoss's video piece

Lexi watching Latham Zearfoss's video piece

Marty Weishaar admiring Lex Young's photos from a performance piece

Me, reflected in Jeffrey Augustino Songco's "Self Portrait #5: Next Time You Take a Pic"

Mike Benevento

"Pinups" by Christopher Schulz

Xavier Shipani's rad drawings

In addition to the installed pieces, there are 4 supplemental screenings:
11/22, 7 pm PILOT TV, a 2004 Chicago (trans-)feminist experimental media conference
11/23, 7 pm Paris is Burning, the 1987 Jenny Livingstone documentary about drag balls held by African-American and Latino-American men in New York City
11/29, 7 pm Sexy, Wiggy, Desserty (1982-1992), an anthology of works by seminal underground queer video artist Tom Rubnitz
11/30, 7 pm I-BE AREA¬ (2007), the critically acclaimed 100-minute video by artist Ryan Trecartin

Details, above and below, from Michael Farley's "Sex in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction".....Walter Benjamin nod, YES.

Rebecca Nagle's fifteen minute performances

Agenda will be on view through December 5th, check it out. For more information, visit Current's website.

To Overthrow Or Overturn @ School 33

Gallery-goers and Shaun Flynn's installation to the right

To Overthrow Or Overturn is a show that focuses on "the art of accident, disaster and catastrophe," curated by Alexandra Macchi. The [totally awesome] exhibition will be open through August 9th at School 33.

Lexie, in front of Carly Ptak 's photo collage (which was really cool, but I didn't get a better picture - sorry!)

Samantha Garner's "Dog Poop Palace"

Butchy Fuego's "Wand 2"

Paper installation by Amy Waller

Carly Ptak's untitled installation

"Refuge" by Asa Osborne

Rob Doran's "Dig your self"

Artist Shaun Flynn

Mary Helena and Sara Seidman in front of Shaun's installation

Sophia Dixon 's "Dreamtime"

Fay Jeffers-Davis' pen and ink drawing

Sophia Dixon's graphite drawings

Video installation by Chiara Giovando

Xavier Shipani's pen and ink drawings

Muffy Brandt & Nathalie Purkey's textile installatton

Maya Miller's "Penumbra"

Butchy Fuego's "Wand 4"

Liz Flynts and Walter in front of Muffy Brandt and Nathalie Purkey's large textile installation

Butchy Fuego's "Wand 5"

For more information about the exhibition, visit the School 33 website.