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PodcastBig Brains podcast dives into the creative process of renowned UChicago composerTo say Prof. Augusta Read Thomas is prolific feels like an understatement. Read more.
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NewsFirst Look: US PavilionThe US Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, commissioned by the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, officially opened today. Visit the exhibition with interviews and articles from the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and more.
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NewsConservation Science Teaching ProgramThe University of Chicago’s Department of Art History is partnering with the Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME), the Humanities Division, and the College to launch a visionary conservation science teaching collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more.
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NewsMary Lou Gorno appointed chair of Smart Museum BoardMary Lou Gorno, a business executive and alumna of Chicago Booth who serves as vice chair of the University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees, has been appointed chair of the Smart Museum of Art’s Board of Governors. Read more.
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NewsD. Nicholas Rudall, Founding Artistic Director of Court Theatre, 1940-2018D. Nicholas Rudall, a longtime UChicago scholar and director who helped establish Court Theatre as one of the country’s premier theaters, died June 19 at age 78. Read more.
Events
Event
Curator Tour and Book Release: Theme and Variations
Thursday, June 28, 2018
6:00 PM
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Archiving Your Family History: Preservation Workshop
Thursday, June 28, 2018
6:30 PM
Event
Community Scholars Talk: Treasures of Darkness: Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
7:00 PM
Event
Curator Tour and Book Release: Theme and Variations
Thursday, June 28, 2018
6:00 PM
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
Migration Stories: book spines there burrowed
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 9:00 AM to Saturday, June 9, 2018 - 1:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Exhibition: War, Trauma, Memory
Monday, April 30, 2018 - 9:00 AM to Friday, August 31, 2018 - 4:45 PM
EXHIBITION
Expanding Narratives: Theme and Variations—The Multiple Sorceries of Felix Buhot
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 to Sunday, July 22, 2018
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MFA Thesis Exhibition | No Burden For Continuity
Friday, May 25, 2018 - 2:00 PM to Sunday, June 10, 2018 - 2:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Expanding Narratives: The Figure and the Ground
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 to Sunday, December 30, 2018
EXHIBITION
Richard Rezac: Address
Saturday, April 21, 2018 - 12:00 PM to Sunday, June 17, 2018 - 5:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Emmanuel Pratt: Radical [Re]Constructions
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 to Sunday, June 10, 2018
News
News
Theaster Gates at Kunstmuseum Basel — an opulent web of words and imagery
The Financial Times
June 15, 2018
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Artist and archivist Theaster Gates launches new label Black Madonna Press with The Black Monks Of Mississippi EP
FAD Magazine
June 15, 2018
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Theaster Gates cuts performances direct-to-vinyl on VF Lathe at Black Madonna exhibition in Basel
The Vinyl Factory
June 12, 2018
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Kunstmuseum Basel Presents Dual Exhibitions on Sam Gilliam and Theaster Gates
Artfix Daily
June 12, 2018
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Fairy Tale Reboot: A Preview of Amira, A Chicago Cinderella Story at the Logan Center for the Arts
Newcity Stage
June 12, 2018
Around Chicago
AROUND CHICAGO
Abstraction, explained
“Out of Easy Reach,” guest curated by Allison M. Glenn, seems determined to eschew singularity. Rather than one location, there are three: the DePaul Art Museum in Lincoln Park, Gallery 400 in the West Loop and Stony Island Arts Bank in Greater Grand Crossing.
AROUND CHICAGO
Respect, and $21 million, for a portrait of black Chicago
The deeper meaning of Marshall’s rise to art star is that he succeeded in his goal of giving black art and the black experience celebrated stature. African-American art deserves respect and appreciation. Kerry James Marshall has both.
AROUND CHICAGO
Art Exhibit Celebrating Johnson Publishing Company to Open in Chicago This Summer
Theaster Gates, who founded the Rebuild Foundation, an organization that promotes Black art and artists while promoting community development, will launch A Johnson Publishing Story. The exhibit, part of Art Design Chicago’s yearlong celebration of the city’s art and design history, will look at the role the company has played in defining Black culture for global audiences in the 20th century.
Around Chicago
Jamila Woods uses poetry and song to reflect on her native Chicago
"Learning about Gwendolyn Brooks and other poets from Chicago really taught me that my story is valid and worth telling." - Jamila Woods
News
It’s World Book Day. Have You Read an Exhibition Catalog in the Past Year?
“Theaster Gates: Black Archives” complements an exhibition the Chicago-based artist presented in 2016 at Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria.
Around Chicago
'Cost of Living' Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
"Cost of Living" playwright Martyna Majok, AB'07, has been named the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play "Cost of Living."
Around Chicago
Guidebook maps the legacy of black women on Chicago’s South Side
“It has bothered me that black women’s intellectual contributions … have been marginalized or always connected to forces of suffering,” said Mariame Kaba, one of the authors of "Lifting as they Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women on Chicago's South Side - A Self-Guided Tour."
AROUND CHICAGO
Waterworld - Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College Chicago
Curator of the Gray Center, Zachary Cahill, curates an exhibition at the Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College Chicago. Exhibitors include Arts, Science, and Culture Initiative program head Julie Marie Lemon.
Around Chicago
DePaul Art Museum Showcases Powerful Work of Chicago Artist and Activist Barbara Jones-Hogu
The DePaul Art Museum presents the first solo museum exhibition by Barbara Jones-Hogu (1938-2017) who was a Chicago-based artist, filmmaker and educator.