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The audacity of art
A new book celebrates the National Portrait Gallery paintings of the Obamas.
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I just need a minute!
Get away from the rest of us at these secluded Chicago spots.
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Tired of solicitations from big nonprofits? We have just the solution for you!
With the Executive Pay Test, it’s easier than ever to decide which group deserves your hard-earned cash!
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Art in Chicago may not be able to distill 150 years of history into one volume, but it sure looks good trying
Anyone involved in that history may be distracted by the gaps and omissions.
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Charles White finally gets his due with a retrospective at the Art Institute
His work was a corrective to the rampant misrepresentation of African-Americans in art and history.
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Roseland’s transformation captured in 1970 student film
The footage of Old Fashioned Days on South Michigan Avenue will become the centerpiece of a new documentary.
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Ivan Albright’s meticulous attention to the human body continues to be an inspiration to young artists
“Flesh” celebrates the centennial of the Chicago artist’s first exhibition at the Art Institute.
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The four-star film You Were Never Really Here and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The new Second City E.T.C. revue and more goings-on 4/16-4/19.
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Sorry Chicago, you can’t use the Google selfie app to find your fine-art lookalike
It appears that Chicago is one of the regions unable to access the museum-selfie app that’s gone viral this week.
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Bill T. Jones, Chicago Restaurant Week, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Young Playwrights Festival, Forward Motion Activist Fundraiser, and more things to do this weekend.
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Trump signs executive order to end federal funding of sanctuary cities, including Chicago, and other news
Also, CPD Chief Eddie Johnson hopes Trump won’t send National Guard troops to Chicago.
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Are the Art Institute’s drawings masterly? It doesn’t matter.
“Master Drawings Unveiled” is a welcome downscaled exhibition for the museum.
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The Frequency Festival kicks off six days of top-shelf contemporary classical tonight at the MCA
Reader writer Peter Margasak celebrates three years of his Frequency Series with a festival of adventurous new music.
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In ‘Mutual Regard,’ Jean-Luc Mylayne and birds take a good, long look at each other
The new exhibit is a collaboration between the Art Institute and the Arts Club of Chicago.