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Art Around Town Thu Oct 10 2013
Weekend Art Pick: Little Man Pee Pool Party: The Whiz Paddler's Lament
If you can only go to one art show this weekend, consider spending a portion of your Friday night checking about a bunch of new sculptures that pee into wading pools!
Little Man Pee Pool Party: The Whiz Paddler's Lament will consist of over 20 idiosyncratic versions of "Mannekin Pis" (Brussels' beloved peeing boy fountain), made by a variety of local talented people. Each piece will be fully functional and will pee into a series of shared indoor pools. A twenty-six page catalog will accompany the exhibit with contributions by over 20 more of Chicago's most dynamic young cartoonists.
There are a lot of social butterflies in this show, too many to list here, so it's probably going to be a busy opening, but it should be worth braving the crowds for. It's a little bit rare and quite exiting to see these local "fine" artists working in cahoots with alternative comic artists for the catalog. Should be a riot.
The opening reception for Little Man Pee Pool Party: The Whiz Paddler's Lament is tomorrow night, Friday, Oct. 11 at Antena (1765 S Laflin St) from 6 to 10pm. Here's the Facebook event.