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Christina’s Sentencing
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Christina’s Sentencing by Sam Dybeck
Sacristy Gallery
Sunday, September 27, 2026
When I was seven there was a D.A.R.E. assembly at school. When we arrived at the gymnasium there was a man on a motorcycle revving its engine. He wore a white leather outfit with fringe hanging from the underside of the sleeves and had a welcoming grin, nodding to each gawking student who passed him by. The man’s name was Glory. He had a henchman who towered over a red lucite clipboard, directing one special student from each class to the “firing line of recovery”. I was selected. When I turned the corner I was frightened to find that the firing line was a row of students who laid side-by-side on the floor at the end of a small motorcycle ramp. They laid me thirty feet from the ramp between two fifth graders; Chump Spreckels and Doobie Hopegood, both writhed in agony, mumbling sobs about getting crushed by Glory. The P.A. boomed as they announced Glory’s stunt. Those of us on the floor were instructed to say the serenity prayer as we put our faith into Glory’s hands. Henchmen in matching grey suits snapped a cue card in front of a series of cameras accompanied by several news stations. Glory’s tires peeled out across the gym floor as "Natural Born Killaz” played on the loud speaker, the rumbling of the bass and the heavy gas smell intoxicated me. Last I remember was seeing the undercarriage of the motorcycle soaring above me, a red, white, and blue “#2” emblazoned between Glory’s feet. When I awoke they were stitching Doobie up, Glory had landed on him and split him in half hotdog style. Doobie had to spend the summer in a full-body cast and was prescribed hydrocodone for recovery. I wrote H.A.G.S. on his cast.
Sam Dybeck (b. 1998) is an artist, curator, and print production worker living in Chicago. In 2020 he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Experimental Media from California State University Fullerton. Additionally, Dybeck co-directs Weatherproof in Chicago. His works have been exhibited in Chicago, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Nashville, St. Paul, and Kansas City.
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sun27sep2:00 pmThe Opening Reception of LOOMSTATE by The Weaving MillFREE ADMISSION | RSVP BELOW
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LOOMSTATE by The Weaving Mill
Chase Gallery
Sunday, September 27, 2026
LOOMSTATE refers to the condition of a fabric as it comes off the loom: warp and weft just recently interlaced, a system of relationships between vertical and horizontal just established. The piece isn't finished but the terms have been set. The fabric coming off the loom feels like the end of something, and it is. But it's also a beginning. Weaving is a line and also a loop.
LOOMSTATE asks us to see the reality of a cloth, but differently animated; to see the difference between subtle and gross movements; to see the actions and objects that accumulate around and contribute to the cloth itself. Cloth as starting point and ending point. Or just a point.
The Weaving Mill is an artist-run industrial weaving studio in Chicago. Working in the space between the hand and industrially made, TWM aims to bring the mechanics of textile production into wider view. TWM designs and produces fabric-by-the-yard, clothing and home goods, often in small batches, with a focus on deadstock and thoughtfully-sourced materials. Since 2015, TWM has developed a unique model blending design, production, research and education, working with a diverse roster of collaborators across design and fine art. In partnership with social services agency Envision Unlimited, TWM runs a handweaving program for adults with developmental disabilities, hosts an annual artist-in-residence program, and maintains a natural dye and fiber garden and seed library.
The Weaving Mill team consists of Emily Winter, Kendall Schauder and Clara Wolff.
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sun27sep2:00 pmThe Opening Reception of Garden Apartment by Rudi SzilvásyFREE ADMISSION | RSVP BELOW
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Garden Apartment by Rudi Szilvásy
Catacombs Gallery
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Taking notes from the context and materials of the exposed brick and subterranean nature of the gallery, Garden Apartment decorates the room in a way that compliments what is present, to make the most of what is usually the less desirable. So named for the affectionate term name for a basement unit, this is a room that is decorated without taking its architecture out of mind. The materials are in dialogue, though sometimes they stand to contrast one another. A basement dwelling isn’t often the most desirable, but it has the ability to be a sanctuary — intimate, and free from the distractions of the busy world above.
Here, the artwork has become like furniture, or roommates. A painting that feels like the centerpiece above the mantle. Tile and ceramic work brings to mind a bathroom. But they hang on the wall, freeing up our real estate. Out of our way, they don’t impose themselves but are nevertheless a treat for those who stop for more than a glance. For the length of the exhibition this is their home.
Guest curated by Rudi Szilvasy, featuring work by Avery Booth, Jeremy Carter, Davee Easterly, Edwin Hartlove, Lesley Jackson, Haylie Jimenez, Lee Mike Romero, Danny Rosa, and Jessica Zawadowicz.
Rudolf Szilvásy (b. 2000, San Francisco) is a multi-disciplinary artist. He has exhibited work in Portland, OR, Co. Clare, Ireland, and Chicago, IL. He holds a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
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