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Ricky Jones sporting a grass skirt and a pair of football pads in the courtyard. It also causes me to ponder notions of abstraction, tangibility and our limited capacity to view ourselves fully. Immediately I think of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, how we have both interior and exterior lives and realities. What comes to mind when you hear the title Things in Themselves? Each of these experiences have enriched me tremendously.

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In a sense, my traveling is my work I can't delineate where any of these interests/ventures/hobbies begin and end in my professional work. How have your travels, both nationally and internationally, influenced your work? The Carry Nation, Avan Lava and Eli Escobar have all made the journey from The Big Apple to play our burgeoning night.ДЄpart from working with music, you attended fashion school in London and participated in Ballroom scenes in Atlanta and Chicago. We've had some really fun and amazing acts out of New York come play the party. Each month has been surprising as we can never gauge who will show up at the door. We just had our fourth installment this month. It occurs every second Thursday of the month at Berlin, which is considered a gay Chicago landmark. Chicago moves at a steadier pace.ДЄnd how often does Twirl! occur? Does the venue change? There is a constant evolution in venues and вЂњscenesвЂќ that doesn't necessarily occur in Chicago. From my experience, NYC nightlife is peppered with stronger, more overt fashion aesthetics. The urge to be close and visible while partaking in the sights and sounds of a club resonates in both cities. The major similarity is that people want to connect live and in the flesh, regardless of the city. You now throw a party in Chicago called Twirl! How does nightlife there differ from NYC nightlife? How is it similar? At the time, it was the city's popular culture, and I can't recall a time when I didn't hear it or wasn't drawn to it. Growing up in Chicago in the 80s and 90s afforded me the privilege of being surrounded by house music. It's an internal, subconscious attraction that I find difficult to decipher. ThatвЂ™s a very tough question to answer, and I'm not sure I can do so in a suitable fashion. Having moved from Chicago to Atlanta for college, and later to London to study fashion, WrightвЂ™s varied interests and travels made him a unique candidate to interpret the work of three artists using disparate mediums but brought together in one exhibition.

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Wright kicked off this summerвЂ™s series with a mix of house music that interpreted Things in Themselves. Photo: Edwin RamoranД¬hicago-based DJ Shaun J.

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