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NewsVisual arts BA thesis exhibition stretches across UChicago campusThe Department of Visual Arts annually holds a BA thesis exhibition like this one in partnership with Logan Center Exhibitions, with an MFA show following soon after. “for an easier recipe, sear pork shoulder,” named after an inside joke among the BA students, opened April 5 and runs through April 28. Read more.
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NewsElectronic musician’s offbeat approach melds sound with computer scienceLike many other musicians, Sam Pluta can get lost in performance—head bobbing, fingers flying, shoulders shimmying. But on stage, he isn’t strumming a guitar or pounding a drum set. His instrument of choice is a computer. Read more.
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NewsPioneering artist Jenny Holzer to receive Jesse L. Rosenberger MedalThe University of Chicago will award the 2019 Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts to artist Jenny Holzer, “whose unique text-based work is ambitious, relevant, and influential.” Read more.
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News"In Practice," the UChicago Arts Blog, launchesWe're excited to announce In Practice, the new UChicago Arts Blog! In Practice is a space for short- and long-form writing, photo essays, profiles and interviews, videos, and audio content, as well as revisiting some of the best stories in our expansive archives. Visit In Practice.
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NewsA New Adventure for ‘Augie March’: A Chicago StagePulitzer Prize-winning playwright and UChicago Alumni David Auburn brings his adaptation of Saul Bellow's “Augie March” to stage at The Court Theater May 18th. Read more.
Events
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Angelo Restivo - "Breaking Bad and Cinematic Television"
Thursday, June 13, 2019
6:00 PM
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Voiz Chicago: A Young Chicago Artist Performance Recital
Saturday, June 15, 2019
3:00 PM
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Josh Denslow - "Not Everyone is Special" - Kamil Ahsan
Thursday, June 20, 2019
6:00 PM
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Alison Rollins - "Library of Small Catastrophes" - Tara Betts
Saturday, June 22, 2019
6:00 PM
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The Bells of Summer: Amy Johansen (University of Sydney, Australia)
Sunday, June 23, 2019
5:00 PM
Exhibitions
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Department of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition | Part II
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 9:00 AM to Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 11:00 AM
EXHIBITIONS
Between Vision + Principle
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 6:00 PM to Friday, June 21, 2019 - 6:00 PM
EXHIBITION
The Adaptations of Augie March
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 9:00 AM to Friday, August 30, 2019 - 4:45 PM
News
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Laquan McDonald ’16 Shots’ documentary to premiere at University of Chicago
WGN-TV Chicago
June 4, 2019
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Eve L. Ewing’s New Book Explores the Ways Violence and Time Affect Black Lives
Vice
June 6, 2019
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Art at Keller: Mohamad Hafez Explores Refugee Stories
Harris School of Public Policy
May 23, 2019
Around Chicago
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.
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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.
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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.
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With Chicago’s Art Scene Gathering Steam, NADA Will Launch a New Fair in the Windy City This Fall
The Chicago Invitational will take place this September at the same time as EXPO Chicago.
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Meet the Artist Behind ‘The Obama Paintings’ As They Debut in Chicago
Less than one mile from the site of the future Barack Obama Presidential Center, an epic tribute to the 44th president has just been installed. It is a massive work of art consisting of nearly 3,000 paintings – one for each day of the Obama presidency.
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Millennium Park Summer Film Series includes 'Black Panther,' 'Music Man' and Chicago theater partnerships
The Court Theatre helped with programming this year's Millennium Park Summer Film Series.
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After cancer diagnosis, Oak Park man surprises U. of C. with treasure trove of rare books
This week, the university honored Connors in a ceremony at the library, officially recognizing the Robert S. Connors Basic Program Collection as a part of its Special Collections Research Center. The collection, a group of around 400 rare volumes with a monetary value that he estimates in the hundreds of thousands, represents the result of Connors’ book collecting — now, his gift to the university.
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Artist Michael Rakowitz on counter-histories and drawing inspiration from fragments
On February 13th, 2019 the Block Museum welcomed Rakowitz for an artist talk. Drawing upon the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Rakowitz considered questions of cultural loss and removal as well as counter-histories and narratives in artistic practice. He was joined in conversation by Kiersten Neumann, Curator at the Oriental Institute and Ann Gunter, Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities, whose work addresses the visual and material culture of the ancient Near East and its Eastern Mediterranean neighbors.