![]() ![]() Noted artist Evan Gruzis teaches painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. GROUP SHOW: Best Practices, Edgewood College Gallery, Madison, WI, March 30 – May 8, 2022 Rave is an instant classic, a coming-of-age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them. ![]() ![]() She captures teenage antics and banter with astute comedic style, simultaneously skewering bullies, a culture of slut-shaming, and the devastating impact of religious zealotry. Afterward, a potent blend of Christian guilt and internalized homophobia causes Lauren to question the experience.Īuthor Jessica Campbell ( XTC69) uses frankness and dark humor to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. That evening, Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and the two melt into each other, in what becomes Lauren’s first queer encounter. ![]() Mariah has dial-up internet, an absentee mom, and a Wiccan altar-the perfect setting for a study session and sleepover to remember. She’s a devout member of an evangelical church, but when her Bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah’s house. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. NEW BOOK: Rave, April 2022, Drawn & QuarterlyĪ queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of church ![]()
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