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Strange Finds: "Flavors"
Strange Finds: "Flavors"
By jake goldman
July 31, 2013

An assortment of poetry, autobiography, drawings and humor that is as heartfelt as it is silly.

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This is the Art that Bankrupt Detroit May Auction Off
This is the Art that Bankrupt Detroit May Auction Off
By Ian Bourland
July 25, 2013

In declaring bankruptcy, Detroit risks forever losing its Institute of Arts.

 

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The Illustrated Unknown: A Review of Kilian Eng's "Object 10"
The Illustrated Unknown: A Review of Kilian Eng's "Object 10"
By Haniya Rae
July 09, 2013

Unearthly worlds and elaborately rendered spaceships make up this quasi-narrative collection of drawings.

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Cartoons & Conflict: Exploring Israel & Palestine Through Graphic Novels
Cartoons & Conflict: Exploring Israel & Palestine Through Graphic Novels
By Sarah Bennett
July 03, 2013

Where traditional journalism often fails to connect, graphic novelists make sense of a region at war.

 

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James Turrell at the Guggenheim: A Cautionary Tale
James Turrell at the Guggenheim: A Cautionary Tale
By Honor Vincent
June 27, 2013

The long lines and colorful glow of the James Turrell exhibit — not as magical as some reviews promised. 

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Nobody Gets Famous in Chicago
Nobody Gets Famous in Chicago
By Julia Langbein
June 20, 2013

How the Back Room Shakespeare Project Gave Up on Theatre — and Revived It

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lisa Hanawalt at powerHouse Books
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lisa Hanawalt at powerHouse Books
By Emily Morris
May 30, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Lisa Hanawalt just likes animals a whole lot. 

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Building Hamlet: Behind the Scenes at Yale Rep (Pt. 8)
Building Hamlet: Behind the Scenes at Yale Rep (Pt. 8)
By Meredith B. Ries
March 27, 2013

​In the final installment of Building Hamlet, set designer Meredith B. Ries offers her final reflections on what she considers "[an] experiment with blending humor and tragedy, evil and humanity... a dark jibe at religious faith, at royalty, at ambition. [Hamlet is] a ghost story and a love story." 

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Margarine and the Museum
Margarine and the Museum
By Julia Langbein
March 19, 2013

Volunteering for a Gallery Show Made out of Margarine

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"Destroy the Picture" at MCA Chicago: A Guided Tour
"Destroy the Picture" at MCA Chicago: A Guided Tour
By Julia Langbein
February 27, 2013

"You know what Chuck Norris calls World War II? Lunch." Watch what happens when three action icons and one hapless docent discuss violence, artistic and otherwise, at a members' preview of Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962.

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