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🖌️Andean Mythopoetic Art🇻🇪🇺🇸
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The WonderMask Pilgrimage -2025Presented at the @chicagoculturalcenter Part of Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close Curated by Grace Needleman and Will Bishop In collaboration with the @chipuppetfest The WonderMask Pilgrimage is a processional performance born from a mask making workshop at @agitatorgallery thinking on ancestral rituals with contemporary public urban interventions.Rooted in ancestral cosmologies these deities of cardboard, tape, and paint started the pilgrimage that traversed the city’s cultural landmarks by train. The spirits made them selves visible for a day.At each site, the procession paused for acts of symbolic offering, raising masks for the gone ones, dancing to stop the storms, turning city spaces into sacred ground. The masks, more than costumes, become guides embodying joy, and nature.The masks featured in the performance were created during the Studio Sundays Mask-Making Workshop led by @a.galue where participants designed their own mythical beings. These collaborative creations brought diverse voices and spirits to life within the pilgrimage.— Mask & Characters Creators@miketriplitt – The Crying Coyote@roelephantom – Roele PhantomGeorge Larson – @lardomoney Tony Maugeri – Crow maker@jay_eye_guzzle – The Spirit of Tragedy@itswendymadrigal – Bunny@a.galue – Bochica, The ProphetAlma Roccella – The Baby Monster-PerformersGeorge Larson – LardoMike Tripllit – The Crying Coyote@ericiswhonow – The Crying CoyoteBenji Rivera – Roele Phantom@yeisonartvzla – The Trickster GodJason Greenberg – The Spirit of TragedyWendy Madrigal – BunnyAlonso Galue – Bochica@lunaxrail - CrowThe WonderMask Pilgrimage was presented as part of Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close, curated by @graceneedlman and @willbishopchicago , coordinated by @shwatcat , and co-presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival at @chicagoculturalcenter #puppets #mask #performance #urbanart #ancestral by @a.galue
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Push-On: The Prophet of the Extra LifeArtist: Alonso Galue @a.galuePush-On: The Prophet of the Extra Life, a public presentation of functioning pinball machines transformed into altars for renewal and the possibility of an extra life.A 1975 Williams pinball machine reimagined as a sacred object, an altar inviting us to pause in the random motion of existence. The pinball becomes a metaphor for life itself: we guide the steel ball, fighting to keep it on the board, knowing it will eventually fall. When the game ends, we await the impulse, the Push-On that returns us to play. A new deity reminds us that the game is never truly over. The work weaves Andean myth, sacred fauna, and ancestral landscapes from the Timotocuica and Tairona civilizations (Mérida, Venezuela & Santa Marta, Colombia) into dialogue with post-industrial Chicago pinball culture. Interactive sculptures breathe within painted paper where the planet pulses through geological formations animated by sacred snakes, condors, tapirs (dantas), and Frontino bears, beings that walk among us as water, wind, mist, stars, and trees. Born from the Venezuelan exodus and 21st-century exile, these pieces embody a new syncretism: post-global, border-blurred creations rooted in reviving lands. by @a.galue
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“All Living forms reflect the Universe.”Paradise Aliens is now open at the Pivot Arts Festival!This immersive series of monumental paintings explore migration, climate crisis, and post-colonial mythologies through vibrant, hallucinatory landscapes.Masks, deities, drones, and rainbow rivers converge in a fractured universe where folklore and future meet. Come early, and get lost in the colors before the performances begin.📍Wirtz Center Chicago170 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611🗓️ Exhibition open during all festival events🎟️ Free admission ✨ FESTIVAL LINEUP:Doors will open one hour before the shows to allow time to look at the exhibition.— July 19 at 1 PM & 7:30 PM—July 20 at 1 PM: The Great Zodiac Animal Race by Tom Lee— July 27 at 2 PM & 7:30 PM: Sunset 60 Minutes by Denise Yvette Serna🎨 Paradise Aliens on view until summer 2026. Subscribe to @wirtzcenter email list for more opportunities to experience the show.This project is supported by the @illinoisartscouncil Creative Accelerator Grant and @pivotarts Come see the paintings. Stay for puppetry magic.#ParadiseAliens #PivotArtsFestival #ChicagoArt #ClimateArt #MigrantStories #MythicalLandscapes #ContemporaryPainting #Murals #ArtInstallation #WirtzCenter #LakeShoreDrive #FreeArtEvent #LatinxArt #AndeanArt #Dreamscapes #Mythopoetic #contemporaryart by @a.galue
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Artists: Get studio space / access to our gallery resources / curate an exhibition...Apply for Agitator Gallery's ARTIST in RESIDENCE (AIR), for Oct 2026 - August 2027The Agitator AIR is assigned a 14’ X 12.5' private studio onsite at the gallery. May curate events, exhibit in the Members show in April and propose exhibition in the gallery and participate in a years worth of programmed exhibits. They act as a non-voting member for the duration of their residency. As such, they are included in discussions of gallery operations, and will attend monthly member meetings. The AIR is expected to host one public event during their tenure, and culminate their residency with an exhibition. This can be a solo exhibit or a curated group show.Residency Details:- Open to one artist, or two artists working in collaboration- Twelve month duration (6 months extension option)- Studio rental: $350-550 / month scaled to # of resident artists sharing studio spaceAPPLICATION LINK IN BIO or: https://forms.gle/HwojXUpXCh1zH4Wy8 | DEADLINE AUGUST 1#artistresidency #chicagoartists #artscollective #notforprofitgallery #chicagoarts by @a.galue
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Pinball history is fun’s history.Pinball history is Chicago’s history.Pinball history is our history.From the wooden bagatelle tables of the 1800s to the flashing lights of today ,watch the full evolution of pinball in 80 seconds.Come experience it yourself at The FLIP: Chicago’s playable pinball museum in the heart of the Loop @blockthirtyseven Play every machine, feel the history, and discover how Chicago shaped the game we love.Featuring incredible artist installations like:✨ Alonso Galue – Push-On: The Prophet of the Extra Life✨ Ed Paschke – Blackout (Williams collaboration)Human evolution and gameplay = Pure magic.Machines featured in the reel (selection):Lightning (1934), Teacher’s Pet (1965), Aztec (1976), Eight Ball Deluxe (1982), Comet (1985), Godzilla (2021), Pokémon (2026), and many more!📍 Lower level, Block 37 – 108 N State St🎟️ Unlimited play — all ages welcomeIf you love art and pinball drop a ☄️below!#contemporaryart #ChicagoPinball #PinballHistory #ChicagoMuseums #gaming by @a.galue
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📍 Recepción de Clausura – Sagrada Locura📍 Exhibition Closing - Sacred MadnessSábado 27 de junio • 7pm – 11pmSaturday July 27th • 7pm – 11pmDon’t miss your last chance to experience Sagrada Locura:A painting retrospective by Augusto YanacopulosNo te pierdas la última oportunidad de visitar Sagrada Locura:Una retrospectiva pictórica de Augusto YanacopulosAbout the Artist / Sobre el ArtistaAugusto Yanacopulos is a Chilean-Greek multidisciplinary artist, painter, and theater pioneer. Co-founder of Aguijón Theater Company, Chicago’s longest-running Spanish-language Latino theater; he has worked for decades as an actor, director, set designer, and props artist. His surreal figurative paintings explore Greek mythology, dreamscapes, the human body, transformation, and climate change through symbolic and emotional imagery.Augusto Yanacopulos es un artista multidisciplinario chileno-griego, pintor y pionero del teatro. Cofundador de Aguijón Theater Company, el teatro latino en español más antiguo de Chicago; ha trabajado por décadas como actor, director, escenógrafo y diseñador de utilería. Sus pinturas figurativas surrealistas exploran la mitología griega, los paisajes oníricos, el cuerpo humano, la transformación y el cambio climático a través de imágenes simbólicas y emocionales.Special Closing Night / Noche Especial de Clausura• Live singing & music / Canto y música en vivo• Closing words by the artist / Palabras de cierre por el artista• Drinks and food available / Bebidas y comida disponiblesAGITATOR GALLERY3851 W Fullerton Ave, ChicagoFree and open to all / Gratis y abierto a todo público. ¡Ven a celebrar con nosotros! 🎨✨#chicagoartist #chileanartist #greekartist #contemporarypainting #retrospective by @a.galue
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The Flip: Chicago’s Playable Pinball Museum is now open to the public! ☄️✨Step into the evolution of fun through pinball going from a Bagatelle table from the 1800s, to electro-mechanical Chicago-made machines of the 1940s, iconic collaborations like Ed Paschke’s 1980s pinball, and meet Push-On: The Prophets of the Extra-Life by Alonso Galue.This functional pinball altar and mural installation dives into themes of continuation, possibility, and existing between forces beyond our control. In this almost meditative game, the steel ball becomes a metaphor for the human journey. Surrounding elements feature condors, snakes, and nature spirits; the board is engraved with cloud shapes, offering a bird’s-eye view of an ancient world.The figures draw inspiration from sculptures in the collections of @museodeloro (Bogotá) and Museo Arqueológico de Mérida @museoarqueologicoula (Venezuela).Condors a recurring motif represent the sacred bird connecting gods and humans. El Mohan, the religious leader of native Andean Venezuelans, would transform into a condor to receive divine messages and bring them back to the people.Now transformed into a living altar, Push-On connects the gods we carry with the new worlds that received us. It’s a powerful example of union and the birth of new syncretisms in our communities.The machine links directly to a mural through an outlet hole, as if drawing energy from a painted landscape where an ancient snake, older than language, shapes mountains, creates rivers, and builds life.Visitors stand for a moment in the space between the ancient, the mechanical, nature, and urbanity.Museum Hours:Monday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PMSunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PMPrivate tours by appointment only📍 @blockthirtyseven – Lower Level, 108 N State St #15, Chicago, IL 60602Come experience Push-On and play through history! 🔥@theflipchicago @a.galuePush-On is possible thanks to the generous support of the @ignitefundchi @3artschicago @warholfoundation #TheFlipChicago #PushOnTheProphet AlonsoGalue PinballMuseum AndeanSyncretism by @a.galue
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OPENING Reception :: this FridayJune 5 / 7–10pmSAGRADA LOCURA40 Años de Arte en Español / 40 Years of Art in SpanishAUGUSTO YANACOPULUS ::A Solo Retrospective ExhibitEXHIBITION :: June 5 thru 27, 2026OPENING Reception :: Fri, 6/5 / 7–10pmARTISTS TALK :: Wed, 6/17 / 7–9pmFor four decades, Augusto Yanacopulos has turned “sacred madness” into a creative method. Co-founder of Aguijón Theater Company (1989), his work moves fluidly between stage, canvas, myth and everyday reality.This retrospective brings together his easel paintings of mythological hybrids, nude figures in dreamlike landscapes, and poetic realities alongside documentation of his most celebrated stage designs.Yanacopulos celebrates the body in metamorphosis, Latin cultural memory, and the transformative power of art in Spanish. This exhibit is an invitation to dream through a body of work challenging imagination and conceptual borders.----Durante cuatro décadas, Augusto Yanacopulos ha convertido nuestra “sagrada locura” en un método creativo. Co-fundador de Aguijón Compañía de teatro (1989), su obra fluye con naturalidad entre escenario, lienzo, mito y realidad cotidiana.Esta retrospectiva reúne sus pinturas de caballete con híbridos mitológicos, figuras desnudas en paisajes oníricos y realidades poéticas, junto a documentación de sus diseños escénicos más celebrados.Yanacopulos celebra el cuerpo en metamorfosis, la memoria cultural latina y el poder transformador del arte en español. Una invitación a soñar a través de una obra que desafía las fronteras imaginarias.Para más información visite: aguijontheater.org@yanacopulos----#agitatorgallery #agitatorartistscollective #artmeetup #chicagoartists #artistcooperative #artcoop #chicagoartscene #artislife #chicagogallery #chicagoartgallery #chicagononprofit #Chicago by @a.galue
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If you signed up for some Physical Fest workshops💃👯‍♀️🪩🩰🎭, watch this to figure out how to find them! For starters, there’s two Wirtz Centers, so don’t go to the one in Evanston!The address to all workshops this year is: Wirtz Center Chicago @ Abbot Hall 710 N Lakeshore Drive, Chicago IL 60611Transit tips: Parking is tricky. Train and bus are best.For the rest, follow along with @circuseleanor !#chicagophysicalfest #physicaltheaterwotkshops by @a.galue
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Push-On: The prophet of the Extra-Life by Alonso Galue. - Functional Pinball Altar inspired by the Ancestral Andean traditions. -The Flip Museum Grand OpeningJune 12-14 PWYC ticketsThe Flip Museum is pleased to present Push-On: The Prophet of the extra Life, a pinball machine turned into a functional sculpture inspired by the Venezuelan and Colombian Ancestral Andean traditions of the Timotocuica and Tairona sculptures including a mural as part of the installation. Portraying the new identities of our contemporary society with a Venezuelan-Chicagoan syncretism.This project was made possible thanks to the support of 3Arts Chicago, Andy Warhol Foundation, Ignite Fund.Open:Monday to Saturday 11:00 am - 8 pmSundays 11:00 am - 6 pm accesible via CTA’s blue and red line Washington Station.Entrance is donation for the museum Block 37 - Lower level 108 N State St 15, Chicago, IL 60602.IG: @theflipchicago // @a.galue#pinball #ancestral #contemporaryart #chicago #andes by @a.galue
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SAGRADA LOCURA40 Años de Arte en Español / 40 Years of Art in SpanishAUGUSTO YANACOPULUS ::A Solo Retrospective ExhibitEXHIBITION :: June 5 thru 27, 2026OPENING Reception :: Fri, 6/5 / 7–10pmARTISTS TALK :: Wed, 6/17 / 7–9pmFor four decades, Augusto Yanacopulos has turned “sacred madness” into a creative method. Co-founder of Aguijón Theater Company (1989), his work moves fluidly between stage, canvas, myth and everyday reality.This retrospective brings together his easel paintings of mythological hybrids, nude figures in dreamlike landscapes, and poetic realities alongside documentation of his most celebrated stage designs.Yanacopulos celebrates the body in metamorphosis, Latin cultural memory, and the transformative power of art in Spanish. This exhibit is an invitation to dream through a body of work challenging imagination and conceptual borders.----Durante cuatro décadas, Augusto Yanacopulos ha convertido nuestra “sagrada locura” en un método creativo. Co-fundador de Aguijón Compañía de teatro (1989), su obra fluye con naturalidad entre escenario, lienzo, mito y realidad cotidiana.Esta retrospectiva reúne sus pinturas de caballete con híbridos mitológicos, figuras desnudas en paisajes oníricos y realidades poéticas, junto a documentación de sus diseños escénicos más celebrados.Yanacopulos celebra el cuerpo en metamorfosis, la memoria cultural latina y el poder transformador del arte en español. Una invitación a soñar a través de una obra que desafía las fronteras imaginarias.Para más información visite: aguijontheater.org@yanacopulos----#agitatorgallery #agitatorartistscollective #artmeetup #chicagoartists #artistcooperative #artcoop #chicagoartscene #artislife #chicagogallery #chicagoartgallery #chicagononprofit #Chicago by @a.galue
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SACRED MADNESSEXHIBITION :: June 5 thru 27, 202640 Years of Art in Spanish / 40 Años de Arte en Español AUGUSTO YANACOPULUS ::A Solo Retrospective Exhibit / Retrospectiva de la Sagrada Locura OPENING Reception :: Fri, 6/5 / 7–10pmARTISTS TALK :: Wed, 6/17 / 7–9pmExibition CLOSING :: Sat, 6/27 / 7–9pmFor four decades, Augusto Yanacopulos has turned “sacred madness” into a creative method. Co-founder of Aguijón Theater Company (1989), his work moves fluidly between stage, canvas, myth and everyday reality.This retrospective brings together his easel paintings of mythological hybrids, nude figures in dreamlike landscapes, and poetic realities alongside documentation of his most celebrated stage designs.Yanacopulos celebrates the body in metamorphosis, Latin cultural memory, and the transformative power of art in Spanish. This exhibit is an invitation to dream through a body of work challenging imagination and conceptual borders. --Durante cuatro décadas, Augusto Yanacopulos ha convertido nuestra “sagrada locura” en un método creativo. Co-fundador de Aguijón Compañía de teatro (1989), su obra fluye con naturalidad entre escenario, lienzo, mito y realidad cotidiana.Esta retrospectiva reúne sus pinturas de caballete con híbridos mitológicos, figuras desnudas en paisajes oníricos y realidades poéticas, junto a documentación de sus diseños escénicos más celebrados.Yanacopulos celebra el cuerpo en metamorfosis, la memoria cultural latina y el poder transformador del arte en español. Una invitación a soñar a través de una obra que desafía las fronteras imaginarias.Para más información visite: aguijontheater.org@yanacopulos----#agitatorgallery #agitatorartistscollective #artmeetup #chicagoartists #artistcooperative #artcoop #chicagoartscene #artislife #chicagogallery #chicagoartgallery #chicagononprofit #Chicago by @a.galue
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