Public Media Institute’s How to Make a Scene series continues with a conversation about Axe Street, a 1980s-era artist-run space. Join Mary Patten, Greg Ruffing, Rebecca Wolfram, and others from Axe Street’s history for what they’re calling “More Tales of (the) Subversive Axe,” a kind of metaphorical séance. This two-part transmission conjures the spirits of former members Michael Piazza, Bertha Husband, and Elizam Escobar through their words, their music, and their art making, while also summoning the bodies, hearts, and minds of Axe Street’s survivors, its children, its collaborators and memory-keepers.
The discussion takes place it two parts: Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 am on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM and lumpenradio.com; and on Saturday, September 28 at 12:00 pm at Co-Prosperity.
How to Make a Scene is a conversation series about artist-run cultural ecosystems of the 1980s and 1990s in Chicago. The series launched June 20th on Lumpen Radio, and continues through October with more radio broadcasts and live conversations. A collaborative effort between Public Media Institute and MdW, the project aims to connect veteran artist organizers with those working today through a combination of intimate events at Co-Prosperity, broadcasts on Lumpen Radio, and live streams on LumpenTV. The series offers audiences trailheads for further exploration of Chicago’s storied history of alternative gallery spaces, independent publications, and socially engaged collectives.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
