The Chicago Cultural Center, a beautiful venue just steps from Milennium Park, is hosting an exhibition featuring texts and letters. This building is one of my favorite spots to visit in the loop. Despite being located in the hub of tourism, I am surprised at how few are actually aware of its presence. Ever since my first visit a few years ago, I have fallen in love with the building’s lavish interiors and beautiful architecture.
Write Now: Artists & Letterforms presents works by dozens of Chicago-based artists using a variety of mediums. Here you will find everything from painting and printmaking, to sculpture, photography, and video.
There were a lot of neat elements scattered around this exhibit. The parameters for contributors must have been fairly lax. My first sighting was a wall of letterpress- always exciting to see. Moving farther in, I was intrigued by all the ways artists could stretch letterforms. On one end, there was a plastic patio chair covered in writing, placed on a pedestal. At the back, there was a table full of Dada-inspired works. Many of these works were created using everyday, found objects.
My favorite wall to browse was tucked at the very back. It was perhaps the most disordered wall of the exhibit, but there were endless amount of things to look at. Pages and pages of doodles and prints covered this wall, spanning over ten feet. This is different from your typical museum experience- more relaxed and full of experimentation.
