Christina Nafziger Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/byline/christina-nafziger/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:26:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Sixty_Logo_Icon_Green-32x32.png Christina Nafziger Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/byline/christina-nafziger/ 32 32 (Arts) Writing as Exorcism https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/arts-writing-as-exorcism/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:26:47 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=72845 What exorcism can teach us about writing, gendered power, and agency.

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]]> Proof: Indianapolis poets Chantel Massey & Mitchell L. H. Douglas on Midwest Lit Fest https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/proof-indianapolis-poets-chantel-massey-mitchell-l-h-douglas-on-midwest-lit-fest/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:53:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=64608 The organizers of Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest, a new literary festival in Indianapolis, share what drives them, and the "proof" of the city's thriving— and changing— literary scene.

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]]> Small Art, Big Energy: A review of Barely Fair https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/small-art-big-energy-a-review-of-barely-fair/ Tue, 23 May 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=55324 An exploration in parameters and scale: 95 sentences on 36 miniature art fair booths.

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]]> Yae Jee Min’s Gift of Wings https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/yae-jee-mins-gift-of-wings/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:58:25 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=54347 Yae Jee Min's abstract compositions offer viewers escape, refuge, and the potential to heal; above all, they transform.

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]]> Review: Beautiful Snail at the Logan Center for the Arts https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/review-beautiful-snail-at-the-logan-center-for-the-arts/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:50:51 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=49487 A slow and steady look at the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition for the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts.

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]]> Approaches and Strategies within Hospitality: An Interview with Curator Sylvie Fortin https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/approaches-and-strategies-within-hospitality-an-interview-with-curator-sylvie-fortin/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:33:38 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=49164 Sylvie Fortin speaks about her methodologies during her curatorial residency developing "I don't know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality" at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.

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]]> Review: I don’t know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/review-i-dont-know-you-like-that-the-bodywork-of-hospitality/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:30:02 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=49168 An exhibition that proposes the body as refuge, the body as a vessel for care, and the body as a site for future possibilities.

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]]> Review: We forgot the moon while holding up the sun https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/review-we-forgot-the-moon-while-holding-up-the-sun/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:56:44 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=42616 Kelly Kristin Jones brings the faces of racism and white supremacy to light under the cover of darkness.

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]]> Review: 36° 15’ 43” N 29° 59’ 14” E at Goldfinch Gallery https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/review-36-15-43-n-29-59-14-e-at-goldfinch-gallery/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:26:08 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=41517 Texture as memory, as language, as impression of thought and purpose; this is what is brought forth onto and within the imprints on the surface of objects made by SaraNoa…

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]]> Fantasy of a Fantasy – A Review of Kajahl: “Royal Specter” at Monique Meloche https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/fantasy-of-a-fantasy-a-review-of-kajahl-royal-specter-at-monique-meloche/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=39429 Monique Meloche’s exhibition Royal Specter, featuring work by the artist Kajahl, is in every aspect a museum-quality exhibition. I am not merely referencing the historically traditional and representational style of…

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]]> Open Sheds Used for What?: An interview with Cecilia & Marina Resende Santos https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/open-sheds-used-for-what-an-interview-with-cecilia-marina-resende-santos/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=39206 Open Sheds Used for What? conjures more questions than answers, which is precisely where its magic comes from—that, and its devotion in spirit and design to collaboration, community, and experimentation.…

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]]> Out of Time by Cass Davis at Aspect/Ratio Gallery https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/out-of-time-by-cass-davis-at-aspect-ratio-gallery/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:27:06 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=39117 Out of Time by Cass Davis is an investigation of personal history, collective history, and gendered violence. The work oscillates between soft/tactile, and ghostly/alarming. Rooted in imagery that is (for…

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]]> Works Cited: ‘The Rocket’s Red Glare’ by Barbara Diener https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/works-cited-the-rockets-red-glare-by-barbara-diener/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:17:45 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=38963 It goes without saying that so much of the labor in an artist’s practice goes unseen, ranging from the countless hours of trial and error experimenting with a medium before…

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]]> Artist Residencies, Collaboration, and Alternative Models of Education https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/artist-residencies-collaboration-and-alternative-models-of-education/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:19:55 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=38714 In 2018, artists Julia Holter and Olivia Block came together to write and compose a new piece titled Whenever the Breeze, creating immersive sound by combining voice, instruments, bells, and recording…

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]]> Works Cited: Marzena Abrahamik on psychedelics, the feminine, and their power https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/works-cited-marzena-abrahamik-on-psychedelics-the-feminine-and-their-power/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:49:49 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=38515 It goes without saying that so much of the labor in an artist’s practice goes unseen, ranging from the countless hours of trial and error experimenting with a medium before…

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]]> Works Cited: Selva Aparicio on Life, Death, and Breaking Taboo https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/works-cited-selva-aparicio-on-life-death-and-breaking-taboo/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:31:04 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=38276 It goes without saying that so much of the labor in an artist’s practice goes unseen, ranging from the countless hours of trial and error experimenting with a medium before…

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]]> Works Cited: Assotto’s Child at the Altar https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/works-cited-assottos-child-at-the-altar/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:46:11 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=37917 Works Cited asks artists to share the citations behind their practice, sharing research materials such as essays, playlists, online archives, with tips on how to navigate them.

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]]> Fulfilling Fantasies: Contemporary Chicago Drag Works at Hokin Gallery https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/fulfilling-fantasies-contemporary-chicago-drag-works-at-hokin-gallery/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 01:30:49 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=33116 Visual artist, performer, and curator Kelly Boner has appropriately given herself the title of ‘Bubblepop Electric Creative Powerhouse’ with her own aesthetic and drag influences stemming from eclectic sources ranging…

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]]> Locating Your Practice in ‘Todros Geller: Strange Worlds’ with Curator Susan Weininger https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/locating-your-practice-in-todros-geller-strange-worlds-with-curator-susan-weininger/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:24:31 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=32568 Todros Geller, (1889-1949), was a Jewish-American artist born in Ukraine, immigrating to Canada and later Chicago in 1906, where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He became a…

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]]> Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Artist Profile on Ivan LOZANO https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/chicago-archives-artist-project-artist-profile-on-ivan-lozano/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:17:41 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=30798 The Chicago Archives + Artists Project (CA+AP) is an initiative that highlights Chicago archives and special collections that give space to voices on the margins of history. Led by Chicago-based writers and…

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]]> “Leaf by Leaf” at the Chicago Artist Coalition https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/leaf-by-leaf-at-the-chicago-artist-coalition/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:04:20 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=30693 How does our environment affect our cultural memory and identity? What relationship does geography have with power and how does it affect diasporic communities? HATCH Project exhibition “Leaf by Leaf”…

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]]> Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Media Burn https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/chicago-archives-artists-project-media-burn/ Sun, 08 Jul 2018 22:59:49 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=28788 A conversation with Sara Chapman at Media Burn about their extensive collection of video archives and its historical significance.

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]]> ‘Body As Image’ Exhibition at Chicago Artists Coalition https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/body-as-image-exhibition-at-chicago-artists-coalition/ Tue, 29 May 2018 14:59:35 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=28732 The ‘Body As Image’ exhibition featuring the work of Kioto Aoki, Colleen Keihm, and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell creates a space in which black identity and body politics are simultaneously explored…

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]]> Performing Revolutionary: Art, Action, Activism by Nicole Garneau https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/performing-revolutionary-art-action-activism-by-nicole-garneau/ Tue, 01 May 2018 01:26:07 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=28480 Artist and activist Nicole Garneau’s new book Performing Revolutionary: Art, Action, Activism takes you on an intimate journey through her project UPRISING, a series of performances that took place once a month…

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]]> Review: “Woman With A Camera” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/review-woman-with-a-camera-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:22:41 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=27580 When I go to an art museum, I tend to be the type of person that stays a few hours too long. I arrive at the museum when it opens, and leave…

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]]> Collected Histories: “Open 24 Hours” by Edra Soto https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/collected-histories-open-24-hours-by-edra-soto/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:20:45 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=27360 Edra Soto has transformed the Commons at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) with her work Open 24 Hours into a beautiful place filled with remnants of histories that gives…

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]]> Adrienne Ciskey: Invisible Illnesses and the Power of Play https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/adrienne-ciskey-invisible-illnesses-and-the-power-of-play/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 04:05:29 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=26812 If you suffer with a chronic illness, specifically one that others cannot see, the anxiety of  whether or not others take your pain seriously, on top of the endless physical…

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