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Dapper Joe | 18 hours ago by Carlos
Time’s Richard Lacayo is the latest to knock the University of Iowa regents. LACMA scores this great, important Kienholz, reports LATer Suzanne Muchnic. Press release of the day: The Art Institute of Chicago devalues the phrase “major ac read more
Ghostco's mark
Spritz | August 20th 2008 by Anne N
This week let me introduce you the artwork of Matthew Woodson. Very expressive, his drawings are not only images but also tell you a story. You may think you already have seen this kind of drawings somewhere else, but Woodson's style is more rock'n' read more
I Got You Something
Big Window | August 18th 2008 by Robin Reagler
In this piece, Arend deGruyter-Helfer,a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, makes a big pile of virtual gifts available on Facebook. I guess you could say it's a virtual junkpile? It's very clever, whatever you call... read more
Camera Phone Snaps of Chicago
lagaluga | August 17th 2008 by dante
Been busy with work and other distractions and have not been able to do a lot of hand made art so I thought I would share some images I've collected using my camera phone!One day I will get a real digital camera.The Big CityThe Wilson Red Line Sto read more
The Impressionists
Aspire2 | August 14th 2008 by Sandra Glahn
Today one of my artsy friends, Eva, accompanied me for a quick outing over at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. We wanted to see The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. And I'll tell you this: I feel sorry for anyb read more
The Theatre I Missed
Leaves of Grace | August 14th 2008 by leavesofgrace
Once upon a time, many lifetimes ago, I was into theatre. I feasted on Konstantin Stanislavski, Bertolt Brecht and Eugene Ionesco.To graduate from the Goodman Theatre (Art Institute of Chicago), I had to direct several plays, one of which was Samuel read more
Katsushika Hokusai
La canción de la sirena | August 11th 2008 by Ea Pozoblock
Xhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/A_merchant_making_up_the_account.jpg ¿ Quién es Katsushika Hokusai? c The Art Institute of Chicago read more
Hot Culture Spots for Teens
just children | August 6th 2008 by Rubbi T Widiantoro
What a different world! Your teens may be venturing into places you've just read about. Although they may still be interested in the tried and true ‑- major museums, symphonies and the like ‑- many will be drawn to trying more unconventional prog read more
Maine Wildflowers Miniature
Painting my World | August 6th 2008
I wanted to try a miniature painting of those wonderful purple Maine wildflowers. This one is 3.5 x 2.5 and would look great matted and framed. Hopefully today I will have some time to work on my new uart paper. Yesterday was devoted to helping Core read more
If you hire me
Wheaton and Glen Ellyn Real Estate Blog | August 5th 2008 by Sherry Spengel
as your real estate professional, I promise to never to steal any of your Picasso and Chagall paintings. Or anything else for that matter! If you watch Million Dollar Listing on Bravo, this is a must read. Side note: this is my favorite painting b read more
FEATIRED ETSY SHOP - SEW BETTIE
DZFANTASY | August 4th 2008 by Donna Ziegler
The SEW BETTIE shop out on Etsy is run by Mark Cesarik and Cara Angelotta, who are the designers, writers, crafters, shippers, and business managers behind SEW BETTIE. Mark is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a practicing oil painte read more
Some Thoughts on the Benin Bronzes
Looting Matters | July 29th 2008
James Cuno (in Who Owns Antiquity? [2008]) takes six objects from the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago to demonstrate its character as an "encyclopedic museum". The third piece is a bronze plaque from Benin that was acquired in 1933; Cuno spe read more
The ArtBus Spreads Out
Gadget Goblin | July 23rd 2008 by Aperio
Art Institute of Chicago’s Ed Bennett has designed the ArtBus, a hardware bus and communications protocol for low speed and low data rate command with control of discrete sensors and actuators. It is useful for small embedded systems in kinetic read more
Renewed Controversy over Iraqi Artist's Virtual Jihadi Game
GamePolitics | July 21st 2008
Controversy seems to follow Virtual Jihadi, artist Wafaa Bilal's computer game commentary on America's Iraq war policy.As GamePolitics reported earlier this year, Bilal and his exhibit were uninvited from Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute read more
Art and Arles
heaven help me - life with five kids, my soulmate, a bunch o… | July 20th 2008 by christine
The Art Institute of Chicago is a beautiful place. (This probably sounds like I am stating the obvious!) I know. I was there today. I learned today that not all people are as enthralled with art as I am. It is natural for me to get lost in the art in read more
Chicago
Places to Go | July 20th 2008 by silken
I've never been to see any Chicago personal injury lawyers.I've never even been to Chicago! But if I ever do make it to the Windy City, I hope to stay away from any trouble. I'd like to see several things, including The American Girl Place and an Opr read more
Enlaces eurodipity
Eurodipity | July 18th 2008 by Marco
EN ESTA SECCION SE ENCUENTRAN LOS LINKS + INTERESANTES DE LA WEB CLASIFICADOS POR TEMAS: \AERONAUTICA Airbus Industrie Concorde Supersonic plane - Everything you need on this aircraft (Concord jet) \ANIMALES Club para amigos de los perros DEF read more
Lake Shore Park adventure
My Pooch Life | July 18th 2008
Wow, I was so happy in this area! I'd go to the bathroom at Chanel, Louis Vuitton and often at the Drake Hotel too. I'd walk along the lake starting at Oak Street Beach all the way to North Avenue Beach, where the volleyball players gather. Yes, ther read more
The Rake's Progress in Vienna
time4time | July 17th 2008 by Ralph Lichtensteiger
The Rake's ProgressDonnerstag, 13. November 2008, 19:00Theater an der Wien, WienProgrammeStravinski, Igor:The Rake's ProgressNikolaus Harnoncourt will conduct Igor Strawinski's opera in three acts, in co-production with the Opernhaus Zürich, at read more
Fine Arts Graduate Schools - US News Ranking
Admission Sync | July 12th 2008 by NBS
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Yale University New Haven, CT School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD read more
Ohio Connection: Birth
The Rongovian Academy of Fine Arts | July 11th 2008 by Q. Cassetti
from http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org on Evaline Ness (the best bio):Ness, Evaline Union CityBorn: Monday, April 24, 1911Ohio connection: BirthEvaline Ness was born Evaline Michelow, daughter of Albert and Myrtle Woods (Carter) Michelow, in 19 read more
Firsthand account of looting in southern Iraq
SAFECORNER: Cultural Heritage in Danger | July 3rd 2008
On July 1, 2008 The Art Newspaper reported "Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts"(See Larry Rothfield's responses here and here). Video here shows images presented on April 12, 2008, at the University of Chicago's Orie read more
Art is Life: Edward Gorey
Curious Tribe | July 2nd 2008 by Curious Tribe
Edward Gorey was born in 1925 and died in April of 2000. He was a writer and artist, most noted for his macabre illustrated books. He briefly attended the School of the The Art Institute of Chicago, but was mainly self-taught. His illustrated (and so read more
OSI Rock Star Injured at eBay LIVE
By Word of Mouse | June 30th 2008 by Pat Curry
eBay LIVE '08 had its sad moments too. JanieRuth, one of the OSI RockStars was injured in a 10 foot fall while visiting the Art Institute in Chicago. The following is the first account in this saga written June 21. She is still recovering in Chicago; read more
The Impression of Fort Worth
The Lighthouse: Notes, Comments and Observations on the Thir… | June 30th 2008 by Cassandra
Art Daily: Kimbell Opens The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago"Some of the most celebrated and iconic works of the great Impressionist painters are on view at the Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth). The loan of about 90 read more
What is Public Media Institute?
Lumpen | June 26th 2008 by Lumpen
Many of you who know about Lumpen and our space the Co-Prosperity Sphere don't know that the parent .Org of many of our other projects like Select Media Festival and Version is the non profit arts organization, Public Media Institute. In this year o read more
Oh Glory. A MEME.
Good & Crazy People | June 25th 2008 by Carissa
How sweet is this? Jocasta sent over this MEME my way. And poor Laurie? The exact same MEME. You all will have to fill her in on what she just got herself into. Who comes up with these anyway? 8 things? Why not 9? Or 39? I’ll have to b read more
Chicago's Neighborhoods Explained
Guide Me Home 2 Chicago Luxury Real Estate | June 25th 2008 by Propopoly
Chicago’s most commercial neighborhood is called The Loop. This is the downtown destination where commerce, shopping and tourism come together to form Chicago’s central business district. It is called The Loop because it refers to the area surrou read more
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Pokey's Blog | June 24th 2008 by chanthaboune
My trip to Chicago was, in all, a wonderful experience. Despite the plane fiasco and the construction on the line, the weather held, the food was good and the company was unmatched.We breakfasted at a place renowned for a dish called "French To read more
After the Bullfight by Mary Cassatt
An Artful Journey | June 23rd 2008 by Leisa Watkins
After the Bullfight Mary Cassatt Oil on canvas 1873 82.5 x 64 cm (32 1/8 x 25 3/16 in.) The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA read more