Mike Triplitt will perform MIKE’S MAGIC SIDE HUSTLE for the closing performances
PERFORMANCE NIGHT - AGITATOR’S MEMBERSHIP SHOW
CLOSING Performances :: Saturday, April 25 / 7:00 – 10:00 pm
The evening’s performances will include:
Mike’s Magic Side Hustle / prestidigitations by MIKE TRIPLITT
Honoring Gods & Spirits / performance by ALONSO GALUE
Freeform Improv / music by GEORGE “LARDO” LARSON
The Tale of La Llorona / puppetry by WENDY MADRIGAL
Demetry: a series of Chicago ghost stories / readings by LUNA RAIL
Classical Guitar Pieces / music by ALEX WILSON
Luna Rail speaking in performance, BIG LOVE: Stories of Harm Reduction Exhibit, May 2024
PERFORMER BIOS:
LUNA RAIL is a social worker, artist, and organizer living and working in Chicago. He’s had images and words published in a variety of zines and journals. Notable among these, are Coraddi Magazine, Alchemy, A Journal of Translation, Genrepunk Magazine, DadaKuku, and Wordfor/Word Magazine. In 2017 he co-founded the Agitator Artists Cooperative. He’s more proud of what can be done collectively than anything he could have done alone.
MIKE TRIPLITT is a Chicago-based nocturnal registered nurse with 7 years of experience. He draws portraits, caricatures, and comics. He likes to doodle things he finds bizarre or beautiful. Working in hospitals has given him a lot of material to work with. He has also recently taken up performing magic and illusion work.
ALEX WILSON is a Chicago artist, designer and producer. He studied painting and printmaking with a focus on artists books at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He draws on themes of mythology, religion and philosophy, often referencing art from throughout history. Alex is the Executive Director of West Town Bikes, a non-profit community bike shop offering youth programs, adult classes and community events since 2004.
ALONSO GALUE is a multidisciplinary artist whose experimental use of traditional painting and sculpture articulates speeches on labor, existential crisis, and totalitarianism. In his Immigrants to go series, for example, he uses clay to portray the faces of food industry workers on floating plates with actual food. As the exhibition progresses, the food rots, creating an uncomfortable situation for the observer who faces the hidden laborers.
WENDY MADRIGAL is a multifaceted artist whose creative journey is deeply intertwined with her Mexican-American heritage and a rich tapestry of influences spanning theatre, Mexican folk traditions, and puppetry. Born and raised in Chicago, Wendy's artistic expression is a vibrant reflection of the cultural diversity and artistic legacy of her Mexican roots. She draws inspiration from these cultural treasures to create whimsical and evocative theater and puppetry performances that captivate audiences of all ages.
GEORGE “LARDO” LARSON is a Chicago based visual artist; born in—and still residing in—the Chicagoland area. George was in his teens when he was first called LARDO. Kids had twisted his last name, Larson. He decided that LARD is pig fat, and DO sounds like money. So he combined the pig with the LARDO/dollar sign bling, for his tag. George paints the pig with the bling, along with other characters of his, on walls and canvas.
George “LARDO” Larson will play freeform improv music (this time not in the pig suit), performance, 2024
Agitator Artist Collective members display their own artworks (as well as the work of Agitator’s Artists In Residence: the collective Stop Motion Plant & other invited guest artists). This exhibit of multidisciplinary works range across a broad spectrum of media, subject matter and artist perspectives.
Tonight is also final chance to see the exhibited art on the walls including
ALONSO GALUE: Website / Instagram
JASON GREENBERG: Instagram: @jay_eye_guzzle
GRETCHEN HASSE: (emeritus) Website / Instagram
ANDREA KASPRYK: Website / Instagram
GEORGE “LARDO” LARSON: Website / Instagram
WENDY MADRIGAL: Email
LUNA RAIL: Website / Instagram / SoundCloud
ALEX WILSON: Website / Instagram
STOP MOTION PLANT: Agitator Artists In Residence, 2026 Instagram
Additional invited Guest Artists include:
Ralph Skunkie Davis
Sydney Claire-Bronson
Charlie Kahn
Robert Vargas
Cosmic Enemy
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All work is for sale. Contact: agitatorgallery@gmail.com
Instagram: @agitatorgallery
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Mike Triplitt, Wendy Madrigal & Alonso Galue in performance, Agitator Gallery 2025