surplus of options

Early Warning: David Boykin Expanse, DJ Ayana, and the Photography of Wilbur Holmes

Surplus of Options presents another night of sounds and sights. HEAR: David Boykin’s Expanse David Boykin (reeds, v) Jim Baker (p) Josh Abrams (b) Marcus Evans (d) & DJ Ayana Contreras laying down solid tracks throughout the night. SEE: The found photography of Wilbur P. Holmes. These are the personal works of an artist who…

April 5, 2012

ayanacontreras

Arts & Culture, Jive Culture, Photography

Ayana, Chicago, david boykin, Expanse David Boykin, Josh Abrams, Marcus Evans, surplus of options
Wilbur Holmes: images of the West Side with Grit and Grace

Carlos of Surplus of Options (a smokin’ hot Antique/Resale shop full of curiosities here in Chicago) found these pictures… in fact, he picked up dozens of them… at a West Side Junk shop for almost nothing. I was immediately struck by the photos, both for their composition and tone. I bought the pictures from him…

December 19, 2011

ayanacontreras

Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Jive Culture, Printed Matters

Chicago Photographers, Chicago Photography, jet magazine, photography, surplus of options, wilbur p. holmes