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Research archive + presentation for ‘In Response’s Curated Reading Room, hosted at @tala.chicago is now live on Are.na ☆ link in bio

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portraits with Isabel @isabelsinstants in their apartment before leaving Chicago. thank you for allowing us to cement this time in your life together, sending love in your journey

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Join us on Thursday 10/8, 6:30-8:30PM for a curated reading room featuring selected texts from Isabel Padilla Bonelli’s book collection, presented in response to Jesus Hilario-Reyes’s work in 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴

“𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤.”
(Toni Morrison)

The presentation “In Response To” delves into a research process that uses another artist’s work as its initial point of departure. Allowing guests to puruse a selection of texts, personal archives/photographs, and memories, the presentation will follow Isabel’s own inquiries into how we make home and negotiate the self across different spaces, while connecting these to Reyes’s practice through questions of “what makes people move? How can a source material be a somatic?” JULLS (@projectjulls) will provide sounds to accompany the event as a further sonic response to both Jesús and Isabel practice.

The selected titles respond to themes of queering Afro-diasporic religions, as well as the relationship between atmospheric and environmental conditions and the way our bodies move through/within the domestic and club space as Black Caribbeans.

Guests are invited to take notes and make their own scans as an entry point into their own research inspirations. Drawing on Isabel’s professional experience in libraries and archives, this event considers how informal spaces of research and inspiration from the everyday can become resources for knowledge production.

RSVP to attend, link in bio 🖇️

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✨artist highlight: @isabelsinstants @is.bel ✨

Isabel reppin’ 🇵🇷 in #htx

Her art in textiles and other craft work explores cultural identity of being Afro-Latina. You will see the combination of “hard and soft” in how she superimposes urban landscapes, iron fences and natural materials on soft fabrics and textiles.

These works specifically shown: Furry Graffiti and Cunt spoke to me and to what Herencia means because for some of us graffiti was such an impactful part of our childhood and is part of our definition of art. Seeing the way Isabel intertwines graffiti and tagging into her work was refreshing.

Spotify playlist “De La Calle” was curated to further represent the sounds we grew up being inspired by within the genres of reggaeton (new and old school) & Spanish rap.

Both pieces available for purchase‼️

#houstongallery #houstonevent #puertorico #puertoricanartist

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Art and Artists

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Weaving the Landscape (CDMX), 2026
185” x 18.5”

I visited Cuidad de Mexico in April and it was truly the first solo trip I had taken where I wasn’t going for a purpose or knew anyone in the city to meet up with. I was just taking in everything at my own pace and wandering the city guided by my love of architecture, being in parks, and experiencing art. I came across this building facade as I was window shopping in Roma Norte and I fell in love; the best kind of street collage. A month or so after, I heard Cecilia Vicuña talk at the Art Institute about her ethos of “weaving the landscape”, and it struck a chord with how I wanted to translate my obsession with this image/memory. CDMX eres tan sexxxiii y regresare prontish muah

Documentation by @reevesbeckley

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A collection of quick, sweet moments at Oxbow that almost slipped away……….
1. The wind, part 1
2. Giant spiderwebs
3. Jack drawing by the lake
4. The wind, part 2
5. The colors of the universe
6. Emma birdwatching
7. A time-traveling boat
8. Isa at the lake
9. A little turtle
10. Chance in the water
11. Emily sitting in the garden
12. Ruby’s eyes
13. A little girl at the lake
14. The wind, part 3
15. The swamp

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In honor of deinstall,, recap of Islands from a Faltering Empire curated by Jonah Sanderson ❤️

Photos by @irisazaleaphotos

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Highlighting artist - Camilla Williamson @camcaing

OH Art Foundation is pleased to announce Island from a Faltering Empire, an exhibition Curated by Jonah Sanderson

Learn more about the exhibition
www.ohartfoundation.org/islandsfromafalteringempire

Featuring artists based in the Chicago
Filipino (Sophie deJesus, Camilla Williamson, and Diwa Oro)
Hawaiian (Luluka Brown-Spielman)
Puerto Rican (Isabel Padilla Bonelli)

Support us
2027 Sponsorship Inquiries - info@ohartfoundation.org

#ohartfoundation #ohartevents #artistinterview #chicagoartists #localartist

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Highlighting artist - Isabel Padilla Bonelli @is.bel @isabelsinstants

OH Art Foundation is pleased to announce Island from a Faltering Empire, an exhibition Curated by Jonah Sanderson @jonah.a.sand

Learn more about the exhibition
www.ohartfoundation.org/islandsfromafalteringempire

Featuring artists based in the Chicago
Filipino (Sophie deJesus, Camilla Williamson, and Diwa Oro)
Hawaiian (Luluka Brown-Spielman)
Puerto Rican (Isabel Padilla Bonelli)

Support us
2027 Sponsorship Inquiries - info@ohartfoundation.org

#OhArtFoundation #Ohartcenter #ohartevents #chicagoartist

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OH Art Foundation is pleased to announce Island from a Faltering Empire, an exhibition Curated by Jonah Sanderson @jonah.a.sand

Learn more about the exhibition
www.ohartfoundation.org/islandsfromafalteringempire

Featuring artists based in the Chicago
Filipino (Sophie deJesus, Camilla Williamson, and Diwa Oro)
Hawaiian (Luluka Brown-Spielman)
Puerto Rican (Isabel Padilla Bonelli)

Support us
2027 Sponsorship Inquiries - info@ohartfoundation.org

#OhArtFoundation #ohartevents #ohartmedia #curators #chicagocurator

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The summer I learned to work with metal 🌀as you all know im obsessed with ironwork, so to be able to make my own portal in this way felt like a true alignment in how I want to continue progressing in my art skills. Thank you Oxbow for being the best workshop and friendly panopticon a girl could ask for and to Chris (@mango_chunks_ ) who taught me how to use all the power tools from scratch to get this gate done in 4 days.

Inspired by the Saugatuck Chain Ferry

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