Peter Kepha and Lauren Pacheco, founders of the Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) check the mailbox for:
Kolaj magazine and Elephant magazine We remember those days visiting the library or making the trek to the Kroch’s and Brentano’s in the Loop to grab our favorite magazines. Now we stay tuned to contemporary art practice by reading two magazines everyone should get their hands on: Kolaj and Elephant. It’s not just the mind-blowing content but the printing quality and actual physical weight of these magazines that make it feel OK to drop the money. There’s something inspiring about print publications that make aesthetic investments in their material. Kolaj actively seeks out collage-making artists, while Elephant offers fresh approaches to visual art culture with straightforward, to-the-point critiques—the type you aren’t reading for hours. Print media isn’t dead; it just might cost a bit more these days. But it’s well worth it.
