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MCA's minimalism show: When less was more
If you've never understood how 36 metal tiles arranged in a checkerboard on the floor can be art, this is the show for you.
Get the full story >>Art Institute adds Warhol's 'Empire' to skyline Friday
If you look up at the Aon Center Friday night and think you see the Empire State Building, don't worry that someone slipped something into...
Get the full story >>Roctober: The loudest thing you've never heard
Never casually mention to Jake Austen that you're curious about something. Particularly if you're just sort of curious and not...
Get the full story >>Druick brings a new era for Art Institute
It has been just six weeks since Douglas Druick was appointed the Art Institute of Chicago's director and president, the museum's 11th...
Get the full story >>'Charles Smith Homecoming': Whimsical vision informs quirky art
Some two dozen works by sculptor Charles Smith — or, Dr. Charles Smith, as the colorful artist prefers — are the...
Get the full story >>Visibility for a vanishing past
At the beginning of the 20th century, Chicagoans of German ancestry were a significant part of the city's population, making their mark on...
Get the full story >>Supporting the arts, one pixel at a time
As so often happens with creative endeavors, Brian Kirkbride started offering his Web design services as a favor. Little did he know he'd...
Get the full story >>Photos ride 'Soul Train' back in time
The instructions for the dancers were simple enough: no jeans, no sneakers, no see-through tops — and no looking straight into the...
Get the full story >>Tiny treasures are worth a little time at Michael's Museum
At first glance, Michael's Museum seems a striking departure for the Chicago Children's Museum, that bastion of hands-on, all-in, five-...
Get the full story >>Modern kids tinker with classic toys
When curator Lance Tawzer was looking for ideas for a summertime exhibit for the Elmhurst Historical Museum, he came across a blogger who...
Get the full story >>'Killing Season' yields public art
Summer weather can be unbearable. For some, deathly so.
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