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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2005
Contact: Beverly Moore (c) 708/609-9805

Café Jumping Bean Launches Intimate on 18th Street / Íntimo en la 18:
A Photographic Look at the Hidden Treasures of Pilsen

CHICAGO--The old cliché says that a picture is worth a thousand words . . . Café Jumping Bean, a decade long supporter of the arts, launches the photography exhibition Intimate on 18th / Intimo en la 18. The exhibit features the work of Chicago resident Rebecca Villarreal and runs June 17–July 21, 2005 at the Café Jumping Bean—1439 W. 18 th in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. “For eleven years now we have been sharing the work of artists, mostly local ones, and people come in here and are amazed that we are always changing the art. There’s so much talent out there but we have to choose,” said Café Jumping Bean owner Elezar Delgado. Villarreal premieres her work in Chicago with a loving tribute to one of its vibrant communities.

Villarreal settled in the Pilsen community 18 months ago and through the eye of her camera shares intimate details of the hidden treasures she has found in the community she has grown to love. “I want people to look deeper at the things and people that they might ordinarily pass by. It was my desire to share a personal perspective of what my community has meant to me.” She spent 17 years in Washington DC, as a student and later working by day, but this photographer, poet and performance artist spends her free time pursuing her passion. “One thing that is integral to the way I approach any art is to capture a moment in our daily lives and celebrate the beauty through a simple detail,” Villarreal said. Whether it is the neighborhood barbershop or little girls learning to plié, she applies her poetic skill using this visual media to tell a story.

The Pilsen community is part of the vibrant patchwork that makes up what is today’s Chicago. The community has seen a lot of changes since 1994—it is a lot more diverse. That’s not a bad thing because Pilsen still keeps its identity. “Black and white photography has always been special to me. Rebecca’s work captures those hidden treasures that still remain at the root of our community, her photographs capture that old Pilsen, especially the barber shop and sewing machine shots,” said Delgado.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of images during the exhibition’s run will benefit the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization/P.E.R.R.O, a grassroots community group formed to fight the disproportionate amount of pollution in Pilsen.

For more information about the exhibit contact Café Jumping Bean at 312-455-0019 or visit www.rebeccavillarreal.com.

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