Last Friday Anthony, my friend Jo and I went to the opening of DON'T FRET: Love in the Time of Online Dating at Johalla Projects Gallery in West Town. Before I get into Don't Fret and his art, let's talk about this gallery. Do you guys watch Girls? In the show it seems like every party they go to is in some amazing warehouse space. That is the best way for me to describe the Johalla Gallery: an amazing warehouse space. This was by far one of the coolest places I have ever been to in Chicago. There's no signage outside besides the address and you would have no idea it was anything more than a warehouse if you were just driving by. Once inside you walk down long hallways and up rickety metal stairs until you find yourself following the groups of people into one of the warehouse's many rooms. Coolest. Place. Ever.
Now to the art. Don't Fret describes himself as 'A human from Chicago' and keeps his identity a secret. Cool right? The pieces are always charming, witty and incredibly sarcastic. I found myself legit LOLing so many times. The newest collection Love in the Time of Online Dating shares all of those characteristics and more. This is how this collection as been described: "His latest show, Love in the Time of Online Dating, will utilize his visual rhetoric and colorful characters to help create new landscapes that pointedly communicates the sometimes obnoxiously stereotypical goings on of everyday city life." Check out Don't Fret's Facebook page here.
Pretty hilarious right?
Alison xx
