An exhibition in two parts—Part I: Wrightwood 659
Tag: Smart Museum of Art
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Alley cats: exhibit highlights history of Bronzeville’s weekly jazz party
Smart Museum of Art captures the sights and sounds of the long-running ‘happening.’
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Don’t celebrate the Russian Revolution
Two new art exhibits try to recast a bloody, inhumane time period in a positive light.
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An art exhibit on vanning culture at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
“South Side Stories, Rethinking Chicago Art, 1960-1970” at the Smart Museum of Art, Jian Ping kicks off Chicago Women in Publishing’s year of events, and more happenings from September 18-21.
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Immigration: The next wave of craftivism for a Pussyhat Project cofounder
At the Smart Museum of Art, “Jayna Zweiman: Welcome Blanket” crowdsources handmade blankets for incoming migrants.
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After a 15-month search, Smart Museum gets Gass
Fifteen months after the departure of director Anthony Hirschel, the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum has announced that Alison Gass will be his successor.
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‘Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,’ Valentine’s Day, and more things to do this weekend
The Brian Costello Show, Lunar New Year Parade, and other happenings from February 12-14.
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‘Monster Roster’ confirms Chicago’s significance in midcentury American art
A crucial era in local art history is on display at the Smart Museum.
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Best Free Programming
Especially if you love cinema verite and Chinese opera
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“Vacancy,” Lilli Carré, and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
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Spray painting, op art, and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
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Imperfect Symmetry, A Stranger in Your Arms, and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
What’s going down in visual arts this weekend
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 10/3: Nick Offerman, At The Threshold, and the Pamphleteers
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, October 3
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Collage therapy
Collages by two artists—one Polish, one Indian—are media for the postmodern age.