Writer-photographer Lee Bey’s new book Southern Exposure showcases architectural masterworks on the typically neglected south and west sides.
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‘Caravans of Gold’ reminds us that Africa has always been connected to the rest of the world
A new exhibit shows how, in the Middle Ages, all trade routes eventually led through the Sahara.
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Michael Rakowitz forges bonds over Baghdad at the MCA
A major survey of the Iraqi-American, Chicago-based artist finally arrives.
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Beautiful Gauguin artworks, without their ugly history
The Art Institute’s grand exhibit of the 19th-century artist downplays the controversial context surrounding his output.
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Block Museum kicks off a season of urgent art with Kader Attia’s ‘Reflecting Memory’
The French-Algerian artist explores loss through repair.