Boxville chicago3/9/2023 And they’re not the only ones getting ready to showcase what the Chicago art scene has to offer: the exciting young locals involved with ComplexCon include graphic designer and artist Brandon Breaux (the prime mover of the Invisible Space at 85th and Cottage Grove) and fashion designer Sheila Rashid.Īnticipation has been building for months, and though the commotion is warranted, ComplexCon has met with a mixed reception from locals. For every old, established company with no special connection to Chicago-Old Spice, Hennessy, Toyota-there’s a hometown heavy hitter such as rapper Taylor Bennett, visual artist Sentrock, and DJ King Marie. Among the countless exhibits, talks, and performances are exclusive merch releases, food pop-ups, and various displays and “experiences” from more than 100 brands. Creatives from multiple mediums-especially streetwear, the event’s center of gravity-have been working on presentations and collabs, hoping to show off their work on an international stage that’s crowded with influencers, all of them trying to find pop culture’s next pivot. Some of them are reluctant to celebrate, not least because they’ve been doing for decades what ComplexCon is attempting for a weekend in July: as the convention’s website puts it, it aims to bring together “pop culture, music, art, food, sports, innovation, activism, and education.”Ī swarm of vendors, artists, and designers will descend upon McCormick Place on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. ComplexCon is coming thousands of miles from its home in Long Beach, California, bringing national attention with it-and the members of Chicago’s groundbreaking creative community have been feeling the weight of that attention differently. Get your UnGala tickets: A museum takeover and art party on Novemcelebrating the Reader's 50ish anniversary Closeįor its fourth year, the culture convention of style, arts, and music outlet Complex has branched out into a second home in Chicago.
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