Due to changes at the RedEye all neighborhoods blogs will be eliminated. I wanted to make this short vlog before I went to say thank you to everyone that has supported “La Princesa de Pilsen” from ChicagoNow to RedEye to the hood. Blogging for RedEye has been an amazing experience and it has opened up…
Read More...In this episode I exhibit my work at The Gala which is a fantastic new monthly showcase featuring artists and musicians. I had such a great time at this event with all my buddies so check it out!
Read More...Looks like Pilsen isn’t the only Southside hood that likes to mix art, activism, community change, and all that good stuff. Urban Activators, an IIT student group that is part of a community engagement design studio, The Alley Project (TAP), a community organization based in Detroit, and Youth Nation will be showcasing work their students…
Read More...Found art is great, found fabulocity like this is a phenomenon Keeping it P-Town local, this print and others by Lynnette Astaire are now on display and sale at Simone’s. I missed them apparently at brunch but could not have done so with this scrap of beauty lying auspiciously on the sidewalk. There are too…
Read More...Recently someone told me that they just didn’t go to Pilsen. I of course immediately became defensive. Apparently this person had been jumped by gangbangers and just decided to stay out of the area altogether, which saddens me. Pilsen is such a rich community and its terrible that a very small percentage of the population…
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I have been gone for a little while visiting my family in Grand Rapids, MI. Since Chicago is full of so many people from Grand Rapids I thought I would post some images from my trip. I only go back to Grand Rapids, or GR as we like to call it, about…
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This Saturday Mr West and LA Princesa de Pilsen bring you a Hip Hop and House dance party at Ultra Lounge. Support Pilsen in Bucktown! NO Cover and drink specials all night long. We will also be hosting an open call for Doublet Stitch for fellas be on your A-game, there will be plenty of…
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Cool story from Extra News about a longtime Pilsen photographer.
Read More...So I will admit that I am behind and just now having fun with the iPhone and its many photography apps. And as a “real” photographer I will also admit to having ethics and opinions about what does and does not classify something as art. However, in art’s defense, these apps are great! I love being…
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I love religious art, and although I am not Catholic one thing I love about Pilsen is abundance of Catholicism if only for the images of the Virgin Guadalupe everywhere. This is one of my favorites, I discovered it with my late husband Andres, it’s located in the Casa Aztlan parking lot and it carved…
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