Wills Glasspiegel and Alan Medina

Trazos (Traces) is a forthcoming projection by Chicago artists and filmmakers Alan Medina and Wills Glasspiegel. The projection expands upon the living history of public art in Pilsen, a neighborhood on the near southwest side of Chicago. Trazos amplifies and animates the murals, dances, and sounds of life in this historically Mexican-American neighborhood. Accompanying Trazos’ release in the summer of 2026, Medina and Glasspiegel will also share a series of short oral histories related to public art and its protagonists in Pilsen since the1960s.

Trazos’ directors Alan Medina and Wills Glasspiegel are friends and longtime Pilsen residents. Medina’s recent films include a portrait of Pilsen’s Pros Arts Studio for UIC Gallery 400, and a collaboration with jazz label International Anthem on the South Side of Chicago. Glasspiegel is an award-winning public artist and educator; his past films include Footnotes for Art on the Mart, and the permanent installation Skywalkers for O’Hare International Airport.