artwork by Theo Luna Good, genuine art with a purpose can potentially come from anyone, not exclusive to any demographic. However, there is only a select percentage putting out notable work which truly addresses our age in a relevant manner. As the internet becomes increasingly flooded with ‘shit’ and meaningless, nihilistic AI-content: platforms which are putting out quality artistic substance have to increasingly compete against endless amounts of slop which draws massive attention. Let’s...

Theo Luna is an installation, video, light-based, and performance-based artist who has won major awards at festivals hosted by the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Berlin Art Institute. Recent exhibitions include a solo feature at Western Pole Gallery in Chicago as well as collective shows at School of Art Institute, Vagabond Arts, and Site Gallery in Chicago and Universität der Künste Berlin. Using light-based projections, shaped neon lights, texts, and performance,...

artwork by Joseph Farbrook The most experimental, alternative, and avant-garde art out there is mainly being financed and supported by specialized institutions and platforms (such as Point Pleasant Publishing). We all know about the cuts which have been made to public funding of the arts, which leaves visual art more reliant on private investment. However, even without these cuts, many of these publicly funded venues and platforms are not willing to reach out beyond their immediate network....