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NewsArt installation inside Mansueto Library dome transforms OI’s ancient figuresArtist Ann Hamilton’s evocative images make ‘the ancient past tangible.’ Read more.
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NewsThe Theaster Gates project Black Monastic is all about preserving black art and culture in all forms“Black Monastic” was created by celebrated local artist Theaster Gates and the Rebuild Foundation for the Red Bull Music Festival, running through the end of November. Read more.
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NewsArtist reimagines ancient Middle Eastern artifact in vivid colorMichael Rakowitz’s ‘spectral’ sculpture in OI can both haunt and reassure. Read more.
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ExhibitionNewest Field Museum exhibition will highlight Native American women and warriorsApsáalooke Women and Warriors will open in March 2020 at the Field Museum, in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, which will host a companion show. Read more.
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NewsUChicago Students Make Acquisition for Smart MuseumThe Smart Museum recently expanded its collection to include an assortment of pieces from Viennacontemporary, Austria’s largest international art fair. Read more.
Events
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Karthika Naïr - "Until the Lions" - Wendy Doniger
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
6:00 PM
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Matthew Schuerman - "Newcomers" - Natalie Moore
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
6:00 PM
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Cinema 53: Little Woods with Brittany Mostiller
Thursday, December 12, 2019
7:00 PM
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6th Annual Vends + Vibes: An Arts Marketplace presented by Arts + Public Life
Saturday, December 14, 2019 - 12:00 PM to Sunday, December 15, 2019 - 5:00 PM
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
Camille Norment: Untitled (red flame)
Friday, November 15, 2019 - 6:00 PM to Sunday, January 5, 2020 - 9:00 PM
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Down Time: On the Art of Retreat
Friday, October 25, 2019 to Sunday, December 15, 2019
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Meleko Mokgosi: Bread, Butter, and Power
Saturday, October 19, 2019 to Sunday, December 15, 2019
EXHIBITION
Chicago Jazz and Blues: A Photographer's View
Friday, September 27, 2019 to Sunday, December 8, 2019
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Exhibition: In Spirit + Structure
Friday, September 20, 2019 - 6:00 PM to Friday, November 22, 2019 - 8:00 PM
EXHIBITION
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me?
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 to Sunday, December 15, 2019
EXHIBITION
Martha Rosler: Passionate Signals
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 to Friday, January 31, 2020
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Discovery, Collection, Memory: The Oriental Institute at 100
Monday, September 16, 2019 - 9:00 AM to Friday, December 13, 2019 - 4:45 PM
News
News
Five architectural standouts that rose above the rest in 2019
Crain's Chicago Business
Dec 6, 2019
News
Nearly 10,000 Kids Will Receive 10 Free Books This Year Through The ‘My Very Own Library’ Program
Block Club Chicago
Dec 6, 2019
Around Chicago
AROUND CHICAGO
The 5 Best Design Destinations for September 2019
September is a big month for Chicago as well. On September 19, the Chicago Architecture Biennial will return for its third edition, with free public exhibitions, full-scale installations, and other programming. Expo Chicago—the city’s most important art fair—will take place concurrently at Navy Pier. Architecture fans should plan to visit the Chicago Architecture Center at its new home in a Mies van der Rohe building overlooking the Chicago River. The CAC is offering discounted joint passes to the Architecture Biennial and Expo Chicago with the option to add one of its acclaimed walking tours. If you go, make time to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House and Unity Temple, which were just designated UNESCO World Heritage sites.
AROUND CHICAGO
Facing Mass Incarceration One Stitch at a Time
"Life Without the Possibility of Parole" depicts Alice Kim, the director of the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago, protesting the life-without-parole sentence of Renaldo Hudson, by Bronzeville artist Dorothy Burge, 64.
AROUND CHICAGO
Obama birthday party on South Side features thousands of paintings of former president
The exhibit — which includes a painting of former President Barack Obama for every day he was in office — graces the halls of the Stony Island Arts Bank, where a 58th birthday party was held Sunday in Obama’s honor.
AROUND CHICAGO
Chicago murals and mosaics: Where to find public art in city, suburbs
A Sun-Times series aims to capture, catalog and celebrate the beauty of our streets.
AROUND CHICAGO
Metaphysical Pop: A Review of Rob Pruitt’s “The Obama Paintings”
“The Obama Paintings” is on view at Stony Island Arts Bank, located one mile from the future Obama Presidential Center.
AROUND CHICAGO
How global designers will collaborate with locals at the Chicago biennial
A preliminary lineup was announced in March and included Theaster Gates, MASS Design Group, Wolff Architects, and Invisible Institute. In addition to releasing the full lineup, Artistic Director Yesomi Umolu also revealed that a number of contributors will be working with Chicago communities and students through residencies and collaborations. “This edition, we’ve placed a larger focus on supporting new commissions and original research, which allows contributors to expand on their work and explore future possibilities for the practice of architecture in Chicago and beyond,” Umolu wrote in an email.
AROUND CHICAGO
Lit 50: Who Really Books In Chicago 2019: avery r. young
Newcity Magazine has named avery r. young as one of the top 50 figures of Chicago's literary community.
AROUND CHICAGO
TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2019: Jeanne Gang
TIME Magazine has named architect Jeanne Gang as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2019.
AROUND CHICAGO
Assyrian Kitchen’s classes, meals offer food for thought on ancient civilization
Atorina Zorina, who taught her first Assyrian cooking class at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, has opened the Assyrian Kitchen in Jefferson Park to share the history and cuisine of her often persecuted people.