Tag Archives: gentrification

Requiem (a solemn mass for the dead)

Posted on May 22, 2018

By Devon Terrell I heard the stories I seen the pictures of these monoliths erected out the ash of the depression hanging like wind chimes in the sky amongst the Goliath there was David

Rethink Shinola

Posted on October 18, 2017

By Rebekah Modrak RETHINK SHINOLA is a multi-part, Internet-based artwork analyzing and critiquing the branding messages publicized by the company Shinola, founded in 2011. Shinola’s name is “a nod” to the former Shinola, a shoe polish company that promoted its … Continue reading →

Whole Foods, Black Wall Street, and My 13-inch Flat Screen TV

Posted on January 11, 2017

By Andre Patterson It was “Groundhog’s Day” at Stateville Prison; that is to say, another redundant night. I sat on the top bunk in my small concrete box, head scraping the low paint-chipped ceiling, cursing my two-hundred dollar 13-inch flat … Continue reading →