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The Sweetly Sly Art of Alberto Aguilar / El gentilmente travieso arte de Alberto Aguilar

Release Date: 09/06/2024

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Chicago-based artist and educator Alberto Aguilar is known for his powerful and off-the-wall juxtapositions, from coiling water hoses in gardens to arranging donated shoes in front of the Centro Romero immigration aid center, or sneakily propping open a side door of the Art Institute, inviting other troublemakers inside…

Aguilar joins podcast host Alisa Rosenthal for an exclusive interview at his home studio, where they chat about his art-making process as well as preview Chicago Humanities’s free day of events, Pilsen Day Art & Experiences on Sunday September 29, 2024.

El artista y docente radicado en Chicago Alberto Aguilar es conocido por sus poderosas y extravagantes yuxtaposiciones, desde enrollar mangueras de agua en jardines hasta arreglar zapatos donados frente al sitio de ayuda a inmigrantes Centro Romero, o abrir sigilosamente una puerta lateral del Instituto de Arte invitando a otros alborotadores a entrar.

Aguilar se reune con la presentadora de podcast Alisa Rosenthal para una entrevista exclusiva en el estudio de su casa donde conversan sobre el proceso de creación de su arte, así como un adelanto del día de eventos gratuito Pilsen Day Art & Experiences (Día de Arte y Experiencias en Pilsen) del Chicago Humanities, el domingo 29 de septiembre de 2024.

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PHOTO: Alberto Aguilar and Alisa Rosenthal at Aguilar’s home studio.

FOTO: Alberto Aguilar y Alisa Rosenthal en el estudio de la casa de Aguilar.

PHOTO: A closeup of Alberto Aguilar’s dining table made of Chicago Public School tables.

FOTO: Primer plano de la mesa de comedor de Alberto Aguilar hecha con mesas de Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS).

PHOTO: Framed photo from Alberto Aguilar’s wall.

FOTO: Foto enmarcada del muro de Alberto Aguilar.

Explore:

albertoaguilar.org

PACH Pilsen Arts & Community House

Art Design Chicago

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art at the College of DuPage

Your Art Disgusts Me: Early Asco 1971-75

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albertoaguilar.org

Casa comunitaria y artística PACH Pilsen

Diseño de arte Chicago

El Museo de Arte Cleve Carney en el College of DuPage

Tu arte me repugna: principios de Asco 1971-75

The Artist in Residence is part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. The Artist in Residence is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

El Artista en Residencia es parte de Diseño de Arte Chicago, una colaboración en toda la ciudad iniciada por la Fundación Terra para el Arte Americano que resalta el patrimonio artístico y las comunidades creativas de la ciudad. El Artista en Residencia está financiado por Terra Foundation for American Art.

Programmed by Lauren Pacheco

Producing assistance from Sam Leapley

Edited and mixed by Alisa Rosenthal

Recording assistance from David Vish

Podcast story editing by Alexandra Quinn

Copy assistance from Katherine Kermgard

Spanish language transcript editing by Laura Crotte

Programado por Lauren Pacheco

Asistencia de Producción de Sam Lepley

Editado y mezclado por Alisa Rosenthal

Asistencia de grabación de David Vish

Edición de historias de podcast por Alexandra Quinn