Jesse (Malmed)

L’CHAIM, TO COLLECTIVE LIBERATION

Truly an honor to feel so seen! A wonderful profile of Western Pole, review of Post Post Post and thoughtfullyfeelingful consideration of me and my practice by the great @funerin in the true paper of record, the @chicago_reader Posting here the first breath and last paragraph with some diversions in the middle. I humbly recommend reading the entire piece (linked bionically), which moves through lots of interesting ideas, includes generous quotations by some art heroes and friends ( like @jessica_campbell_art @jendelosreyes @liairenekohl @newyorktimes.news ), honors Chicago and its incredible historyfuturepresent of artist-run projects and theirour insistent and persistent belief in ~ and exploration of ~ the possible. We’ll have open hours at @patientinfo this weekend and next and then a closing with performances and other surprises on 12/13 from 12-4 (mark your calendars now)! 1. heady lines 2. POST ✌️ 3. video to @losemycarkeys to @oliwattyourenot 4. sleeve accident as intermission 5. landscape portrait 6. a flyer for POST YES BILLS ca. 2016 at @compoundyellow where my show ASIDES, BESIDES is up now but will transitioning shortly to SEASIDES, DECIDES (tysm erin) (an ad break with an ad break inside) 7. big finish

POST POST POST A Decade of Western Pole Patient Info, Chicago 11/8-12/13/2025 An exhibition of a double dozen artists and projects in the space and on the streets in the city and in the world, unfurling throughout the run of the show. Opening this Saturday from 6-10 @patientinfo #westernpole #postpostpost

TOP TEN TEXTURES TO TOON TRYINGLY

PL8 OOD plate of the day for @the_craplord a member of our vibrant vanity plate group chat and a true pal

Chris Day for Hunter MFA for Western Pole (ft. Nick Peelor, Shibo Chan, Janos Cseh, Maya Edelman, Anam Rani, Kevin Thomas-Welch, Rosalie Yu) @cchhrriissddaayy @huntermfastudio @nickpeelor

it is what it isn’t

i’m all,,, “what?”

🎶 we’ll float in space / just you and i 🎶 ❤️H❤️B❤️D❤️L❤️V❤️B❤️

So funny and smart - thanks Jesse🔥 Jesse Malmed ALL CAPS 2021-2026 Etsy users collectively and selectively enthuse “[t]he best object I’ve ever bought… perfect… best hat, funniest hat.. they’re making me write something for every item… don’t think I fully get the joke…witty and well made… still hasn’t arrived but I support this message and cause… way too big… the perfect size… obsessed… my favorite merch… these are the best letters in the alphabet” and The Chicago Reader kvells “one of the best minds of my generation. A hundred or so hats, including some brand new ones. Jesse Malmed’s Jetsy Merchblatt, a MoMMA and Pop idea container shoppe lives and works near the intersection of The Poetry Store and Gadzooks. / jetsy.biz / @marmblatt @jetsymerchblatt

HAPPY #InternationalJazzDay #InternationalJazzDay2026 🧢 HAT x #JesseMalmed @marmblatt available at @buddy.chicago 🎨 ILLO x @chemaskandal #JAZZ

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