CURATORING SLOW & LOW

CREATING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

Since our first Slow & Low in 2011, we are deeply committed to curating and presenting some of Chicago's best creative talent. When you attend Slow & Low, you will find an incredible roster of deejays and live performances by folkloric dance collectives or bands playing various music, from corridos to soul. Artist installations pop up in floral installations, a miniature car collection, large-scale textile sculptures, indoor and outdoor designed photo booth wall decals, a vendor market featuring primarily black and brown makers and entrepreneurs, and models posing with attendees or club members.

  • 2024 Live Performances by:

    • Los Gallos

    • Ballet Folklorico Juvenil de Chicago

    • Jarochincanos

    • Mariachi Sirenas

    • Chavalos360

    • The Moving On Band

    • Comparsa de Chinelos La Fregona de Chicago

    2024 Deejays include:

    • La Colocha

    • Esteban LaGroue

    • DJ Pickel

    • Jamz Bonilla

    • Shorty Soulful 45

    • Big Mryn

    • Mexit

    • Maker

    • Art Drip 773

    • Oliver Fade

    • Trumbull Shadow

    • Tropicalazo!

    • ¡Viva! Los Libros

    • A Toda Madera by Gio

    • Aztec Pride

    • Beverly Phono

    • Chi-Town Viclero Gear

    • Claud Maci

    • Danny Ponce Art

    • Del Pueblo Records

    • El Tianguis De Lala

    • Eli&Ali Boutique Artesanal

    • Emvi

    • estilo espolon

    • Fono Ritmos

    • Francisco Curations

    • Guzman Studio

    • Lolis Designs

    • Lovely Little Things

    • Made in Chi-Town With Love

    • Mestiza

    • Pa Nosotros Por Nosotros Clothing Chicago

    • Pasele Senito

    • Qetza Art

    • Quemadera Art

    • Rene Amado

    • Royalty Clothing

    • South Avenue Clothing

    • Stockyard Print

    • Teresa Magana Art

    • Tropicalazo Records

    • TUBZ

    • Unique Stilow

    1. Amistad (Chicago, IL)

    2. B Rollin (Milwaukee, WI)

    3. Brothers (Elgin, IL)

    4. Chi-Town Classics (Chicago, IL)

    5. Chi-Town Riderz (Chicago, IL)

    6. CHI-TOWN RIDERZ ORIGINAL (South Chicago, IL)

    7. Chicago Viclero (Chicago, IL)

    8. Chingones (Chicago, IL)

    9. Chitown Classics (Chicago, IL)

    10. Clandestinos (Chicago, IL)

    11. Cold Life (Michigan)

    12. Cre8tive (Chicago, IL)

    13. Cre8tive (Aurora, IL)

    14. Crew Cab Mafia (Chicago, IL)

    15. CRUIZIN IN STYLE (Waukegan, IL)

    16. DAMAGE (Chicago, IL)

    17. Dedication (South Bend, IN)

    18. Dedication (Chicago, IL)

    19. Dedication (Gary, IN)

    20. Dedication (Indianapolis, IN)

    21. Diamantes (Chicago, IL)

    22. Distinctive Lifestyles (Chicago, IL)

    23. El Barrio (Chicago, IL)

    24. Familia (Białystok, Poland)

    25. High VoltageHighClass (Chicago, IL)

    26. Hitemhard (Chicago, IL) INC. (Chicago, IL)

    27. Just 4 Fun (Chicago, IL)Latin Cruisers (Waukegan, IL)

    28. Ladiez Classic Lowrider Cruizier Movement (Chicago, IL)

    29. LEGENDARY (West Chicago, IL)

    30. Life's 2 Low (Indianapolis, IN)

    31. Living Hope (Northwest, IN)

    32. Los Boulevardos (Chicago, IL)

    33. Lowered Attractions (Chicago, IL)

    34. Majestics (Chicago, IL)

    35. Majestics (Northshore, IL)

    36. Majestics (West Side Detroit, MI)

    37. Members Only (Chicago, IL)

    38. Montoya Kustoms (Kankakee, IL)

    39. Mr. Bowties (Crown Point, IN)

    40. Neighborhood Legends (Chicago, IL)

    41. NiceDreams (Chicago, IL)

    42. Nokturnal (Chicago, IL)

    43. OG Street Classic (Northwest, IN)

    44. OG Street Classic (Gary, IN)

    45. Old Souls (Chicago, IL)

    46. Órale (Chicago, IL)

    47. Originales 4 Life (Chicago, IL)

    48. The Outfit (Chicago, IL)

    49. OwnEstilows (Chicago, IL)

    50. PadillA (Milwaukee, WI)

    51. Phaylanx (Dallas, TX)

    52. Psycho’s Dreams

    53. Puro Oro (Chicago, IL)

    54. Rantiflas (Milwaukee, WI)

    55. Rolling Deep (Chicago, IL)

    56. Selective Styles (Chicago, IL)

    57. Sick Life (Chicago, IL)

    58. SoGo Toys (Chicago, IL)

    59. Solo Rider (West Chicago, IL)

    60. SomosunO (Milwaukee, WI)

    61. SomosunO (Chicago, IL)

    62. SomosunO (Waukegan, IL)

    63. Still Rollin (Chicago, IL)

    64. Still Rollin (Northwest, IL)

    65. Still Rollin (Northern, IL)

    66. StreetStyle (Chicago, IL)

    67. Sueños Divinos (Gary, IN)

    68. Sunset Chicago (Chicago, IL)

    69. Swift (Chicago, IL)

    70. Team Handicapz (Chicago, IL)

    71. The Outfit (Chicago, IL)

    72. Tony’s Customz (Milwaukee, WI)

    73. USO (Chicago, IL)

    74. Vagabonds (Illinois)

    75. Vicleros United (Chicago, IL)

    76. Viejitos (Northern, IL)

    77. Viejitos (West Chicago, IL)

    78. Viejitos (Joliet, IL)

    79. Viejitos (Chicago, IL)

    80. Viejitos - Vicleros (Illinois)

    81. Wicked Life (Chicago, IL)

  • ARTIST INSTALLATIONS

    Armando Flores

    Vanessa Viriut

    Photography Installation featuring Slow & Low photographers Sebastian Hildalgo, Katrina Nelken, Nick Lipton, Manuel Lagunas, and Max Herman.

    FLORAL INSTALLATION BY

    Tanya Arguelles | Superette

    DEEJAYS + LIVE PERFORMANCES

    Kombi Chicago, Los Gallos, Ballet Folklorico Juvenil de Chicago Jarochincanos, Mariachi Mexico Vivo, Chavalos360, The Moving On Band, Calpulli Ocetlotl-Cihuacoatl, Comparsa de Chinelos La Fregona de Chicago

    Deejays include Phunk One, Shorty Soutful458, Blacklight Bob, Mr. Jaytoo, Del Pueblo Records, Serpico, Kevin Moore, Jamz Bonilla, Maker, La Colocha, Trumbull Shadow, Oliver Fade, Jesse de la Pena, Rico Killer Diller

    PHOTO BOOTH WALL + ENVIRONMENTAL INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED BY

    Span

  • Documentation is important to Slow&Low, and collaborating with like-minded creative practitioners helps make this project come to life - after it all happens in the streets or indoors.

    2024 ROSTER

    • Don't Get Shot

    • Max Herman

    • Luna Raider

    • Fernando Ruiz

    • Manny Barbudo

    • Carmen Ordonez

    Past Slow&Low Videographers: Sam Vega, Howard Productions, Nick Brazinsky, Drone Media Chicago

    Past Slow&Low Photographers: Sebastian Hildalgo, Max Herman, Katrina Nelken

  • OUR NEW BOOK, DESIGNED BY SPAN, WILL BE RELEASED AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW!

    View inside the book!

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    A grant from Good Chaos generously supported the 2023 Slow & Low limited edition book.

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    Our 2020 book was supported in part by a grant through the Propeller Fund, jointly administered by Gallery 400 and Threewalls, and funded through the generosity of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Propeller Fund provides money directly to visual artists and groups living and working in Cook County, Illinois.

    View inside the book here!

  • Navy Pier is award-winning through The Society of Typographic Arts (STA) 2022 & 2023

    See Slow & Low Exhibition Identity Systems via Span: 2022 & 2023

    Span Chicago