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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.
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Duncan McGillivray-Smith’s Game of Shadows
His mysterious narratives, arising out of common human activities, are inventive and uncanny, caused a sense of disquiet.
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How Textiles Weave Together the Cycle of Life
Four exhibitions currently up in Chicago each take a unique approach to the possibilities of working with textiles today, some with humor, others with gravitas.
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10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Fall
From Theaster Gates's first solo museum exhibition in the city to Destyni Swoope's ode to community, these shows affirm that creativity is always worth the endeavor.
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A Chicago Artist-Run Gallery’s Last Hurrah Before Forced Closure
Roman Susan will host its last projects this month ahead of the demolition of its historic building by owner Loyola University Chicago.
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An Impressionist's Ode to Male Sensuality
A retrospective of the work of Gustave Caillebotte illuminates the painter’s radical focus on the male form and the lives of men.
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Wafaa Bilal Asks What it Means to be Arab in America
The Iraqi artist's Chicago survey show uses technology and performance to address the experience of his identity in the post-9/11 era.
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A Moving Encounter With the Art of Bernard Williams
Along with his studio art, Williams has long worked with the Chicago Public Art Group and his collaborative handiwork can be found throughout the city.
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Chicago Nonprofit Celebrates a Decade of Serving Unhoused Artists
Red Line Service, which provides art opportunities for currently or formerly unhoused people, celebrates its anniversary with an exhibition.
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The First Homosexuals Is a Defiant Celebration of LGBTQ+ Life
The exhibition is diffuse with a sense of urgency to document this history against aggravated societal and governmental threats of erasure.