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For the past 25 years SOP has been blurring the lines between art &amp; design for indie cultural and global brands alike. Someoddplanet captures this spirited approach in a once in a lifetime gallery exhibit, covering a diverse array of personal and commissioned work recontextualized as a gallery installation, and a new series of&nbsp;Someoddplanet&nbsp;apparel, records, and merchandise.Background:&nbsp;Someoddpilot design studio was founded in Chicago in 1999, side by side with a record label of the same name. In the late 90’s graphic design felt new, and small studios were starting to show up on the radar in places like the Empty Bottle, or at record stores, designing local album covers, posters and flyers.&nbsp;Someoddplanet&nbsp;explores the connection between this commitment to art &amp; design, friends, local artists and indie music culture with wider work for cultural institutions and global brands.+Original 2D, 3D, video, design, photography and wheatpasted work+Never seen before vintage, new and recontextualized personal and commissioned work +Music from local artists+Someoddplanet limited edition MerchImage credit: Someoddpilot

Someoddplanet: 25 Years of Someoddpilot

Closing Reception: January&nbsp;10th 2025,&nbsp;7pm-11pmJoin us for the opening of&nbsp;Someoddplanet, the Someoddpilot design studio’s 25th anniversary art &amp; design retrospective at the Public Works Gallery.For the past 25 years SOP has been blurring the lines between art &amp; design for indie cultural and global brands alike. Someoddplanet captures this spirited approach in a once in a lifetime gallery exhibit, covering a diverse array of personal and commissioned work recontextualized as a gallery installation, and a new series of&nbsp;Someoddplanet&nbsp;apparel, records, and merchandise.Background:&nbsp;Someoddpilot design studio was founded in Chicago in 1999, side by side with a record label of the same name. In the late 90’s graphic design felt new, and small studios were starting to show up on the radar in places like the Empty Bottle, or at record stores, designing local album covers, posters and flyers.&nbsp;Someoddplanet&nbsp;explores the connection between this commitment to art &amp; design, friends, local artists and indie music culture with wider work for cultural institutions and global brands.+Original 2D, 3D, video, design, photography and wheatpasted work+Never seen before vintage, new and recontextualized personal and commissioned work +Music from local artists+Someoddplanet limited edition MerchImage credit: Someoddpilot

As summer enters full swing and the sun reminds us of what is good, yet conflicts rake our hearts thin, we take a moment to celebrate the radical act of just “being”, letting go and the power of what follows. Care, the vehicle for real change.Be of Love&nbsp;is a call to action and a place of respite. In a world fraught with self-consciousness, judgment, and violence, dissolving the self opens up space where love comes easy.Across a series of process-driven works, eight artists share the meditative joy of making and the ecstatic possibilities of material.&nbsp;Be of Love&nbsp;unearths universal concepts captured in personal gestures, transcending mere objecthood to transmit compassion beyond the surface.&nbsp;Inspired by activist and artist Corita Kent,&nbsp;Be of Love&nbsp;makes good on the promise Kent imbued in her colorful and considered works, that contemplative acts of care can build bridges to a better world. &nbsp;Artists:<a href="https://www.lesliebaum.net/">Leslie Baum</a> <a href="https://francesgrinnan.co/">Frances Grinnan</a> <a href="https://mayumioda.net/">Mayumi Oda</a> <a href="http://nathanielrussell.com/">Nathaniel Russell</a> <a href="https://www.normanteaguedesignstudios.com/">Norman Teague</a> <a href="https://codytumblin.com/">Cody Tumblin</a> <a href="https://www.hannah-sellers.com/">Hannah Sellers</a> <a href="https://maddievaccaro.art/">Maddie Vaccaro</a>&nbsp;Image credit: Cody Tumblin, Hole in the Sky (Some Where)

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