Arts & Entertainment
Your spot for all things dope – film, art galleries, museums, exhibitions, plays, musicals, TV and other good cultural stuff going on in all corners of our fine city.
Chicago White Sox 2012: Closer Wanted
By Andrew Welebir on February 3, 2012 | Leave a comment!
We kick off our 2012 Sox coverage with the hunt for a closer who can lead us to October. OK fine, we’ll settle for a closer who can start come April.
Film Review: Habana Eva
By Corey Nuffer on January 26, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Celebrated, misunderstood, condemned—Fina Torres’ newest movie, Habana Eva, is generating a lot of noise. Too much noise. Whenever a movie strikes such a chord, just like a video that goes viral or a news story that grows legs, something important is happening. In the case of Habana Eva, it is an easily misunderstood beauty that warms the mind into this love/hate contemplation.
Artist/Curator Profile: Sergio Gomez
By Terry Carlton on January 20, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Sergio Gomez could very well be the most important curator in Chicago right now. Join him at Zhou B Gallery for an introduction to MFA candidates and recent MFA recipients at the Wet Paint Make Sound Exhibition.
Artist Profile: Ruben ‘LikeOne’ Aguirre
By Terry Carlton on January 18, 2012 | Leave a comment!
The amazingly talented Ruben “LikeOne” Aguirre has evolved as an artist while remaining true to himself, providing a landscape for huge shapes and disciplined design, lending a platform to those who might need a kick in the pants to get going toward what they want out of this crazy little thing called life.
ART Milwaukee: With This Canvas I Thee Wed
By Ciera Mckissick on January 16, 2012 | Leave a comment!
For the upcoming gallery night in Milwaukee, ART Milwaukee is having a wedding like no other to combine the love of art, the city and a desire to have a good party.
Interview: In the Heights’ Celina Polanco
By Jerry Nunn on January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment
Latino musical In the Heights hits Chicago for a week, and we interviewed one of the local hometown actresses.
Bears 2011: The Season That Got Away
By Lenny DeFranco on January 4, 2012 | Leave a comment!
The 2011 season ended forgettably for the Chicago Bears, but it was not without its moments of magic.
Arts & Entertainment Best Of 2011, Part Dos
By Terry Carlton on December 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
As long as we’ve got the arts, we’ll always be free. We’ll always be united. Two things are for certain: life and death. Everything else is open for our intellectual interpretation. And as Democritus put it: “The only things that exist are atoms and empty space. Everything else is just opinion.” Life, death, atoms, empty space, the arts. Entertain us…
Arts & Entertainment Best of 2011, Part Uno
By Terry Carlton on December 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Plain and simple, it has been one hell of a year. We’ve decked out our Arts & Entertainment pages with interviews from world renowned artists and local superstars. We’ve reviewed amazing theater and gave you an exclusive look into the Chicago Latino Film Festival. We’ve compiled quite a sexy set of eye candy, but here’s the best of the best, part one…
Review: Ugly And Delicious at the Improv Olympic
By Marissa Garcia on December 19, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Long ago, in a far-off land called Seattle, two young ragamuffins met and magic came to the land, and the land was good. Seeking other shores, they came to live together in the great city of Chicago, and I am happy to report, dear readers, that the magic came right along with them.
Artist Profile: Brazil’s One & Only Kobra
By Terry Carlton on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
Fresh off a stint at Miami’s Art Basel, one of Brazil’s most prolific street artists sits down with us to talk about his experience at Wynwood, the roots and history of street art in The States and in Brazil and what it takes to free himself through painting.
A Sox Fan Reviews “Catching Hell”
By Lenny DeFranco on December 12, 2011 | Leave a comment!
ESPN’s documentary about Steve Bartman smacks of all the milquetoast Easterncentricism that makes the network irrelevant during the NFL offseason.
Interview: Cesáreo Moreno, NMMA Chief Curator
By Maria Campos-Vera on December 7, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Cesáreo Moreno, Chief Curator at the National Museum of Mexican Art, sat down with Gozamos to reflect on the 25 years that the Day of the Dead exhibit has been part of the Chicago cultural calendar, and what he looks forward to the most in the years to come.
One Step at a Time with Grime Time Magazine
By Andres Villela on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
At Gozamos, we like to give respect and put others in a similar game as us on as frequently as possible. Grime Time Magazine finds success in the underground scene going from printed zines to cool apparel. Andres brings us some of their flavor.
Cobalt Studios and the State of the Art in Pilsen
By Terry Carlton on November 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Pilsen Open Studios offered art afficianados and culture lovers a glimpse into the artists’, curators’ and organizers’ work spaces and galleries. This one of a kind event happens once a year and shows off the best of what the pinnacle of Chicago art has to offer the world. This year’s version did not disappoint.
Interview: Aimee Garcia
By Jerry Nunn on November 23, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Aimee Garcia stars in a newly released on DVD film called Go For It! and talks to Gozamos about Dexter.
Day of the Dead Community Night at NMMA
By Maria Campos-Vera on November 22, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The National Museum of Mexican Art hosted Day of the Dead Community Night, an annual event that brings the community together to celebrate the richness of the Mexican Dia de Muertos tradition. Several hundred vecinos stopped by the NMMA the night of November 2nd to remember and celebrate together, embrace the exact art and food traditions that take place all over Mexico that same night and keep the tradition alive. Nancy Villafranca, Education Director at the museum, spoke to us about the origins and significance of this event.
Reviewed Film: Christmas Night (Nochebuena)
By Corey Nuffer on November 21, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In the last film of the year for the REEL Film Club series, Christmas Night might be one of the most bold, artful movies about the financial crisis we’ve seen yet.
Altered Alterations
By Corey Nuffer on November 7, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Melody Saraniti’s newest installation alters more than alterations.
ESQUINAS by Christian Saucedo
By Abraham Velázquez Tello on October 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Gozamos talks to visiting artist, Christian Saucedo from Durango. We talk about his upcoming, Esquinas, at the Chicago Art Department. His background as a visual and architectural artist and how being Mexican has influenced his work. He is currently a resident artists at the Chicago Art Department for the FORCA Northwestern Artist-in-Residence Program and has an upcoming exhibition in it’s gallery.
Reviewed Film: Spiral (Espiral)
By Corey Nuffer on October 24, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In the place of la Mixteca in Oaxaca, Mexico—the setting for director Jorge Perez Solano’s newest movie, Spiral—a peculiar severity, like some sort of subtle, invisible maelstrom, hangs in each scene as much as a recurring character. This is not a feel-good movie…or is it?
3 Man Weave @ The 2120 Space
By Terry Carlton on October 21, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The new collection featuring works by Uriel Correa, Sam Alcarez and the one and only Revise CMW hits The 2120 Space tonight. Come see how they transform this raw vintage space into a night you won’t soon forget.
The World Series: Don’t Mess With Texas
By Terry Carlton on October 20, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Student of the game and resident baseball nerd weighs in on 2011’s MLB Playoffs. We might be out of the race here in Chicago, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still hang out.
6th Annual Folk Art Festival 2011
By Maria Campos-Vera on October 17, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The National Museum of Mexican Art’s Folk Art Festival turns six years old this year. This annual tradition brings together Mexico’s finest folk artists and offers live art demonstrations. We bring you exclusive access to one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
