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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 9, 2008 a small group on the University of Chicago campus gathered in front of Henry Moore’s sculpture Nuclear Power to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Year of the Unplanned Pregnancy
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days offers a searing critique of modern American society
Peace on the Plaza and Hair in the Air
Genevieve Erin O’Brien’s Peace Salon invites passers by to shave their heads for peace.
Arts of Life: Art that Empowers
It’s not just the developmentally disabled that benefit from this outsider art community.
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Political Cartoons
Where text and image join forces like Optimus Prime and that blue one that turns into a sportscar.
From The Print Edition
Home Economics
Andrew Lochhead, one half of AndrewandAndrea, talks to Francesca Wilmott.
Karen Kilimnik
A good place to scatter your thoughts. Karen Kilimnik at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Growing Our Own
Imagine if the vegetables you ate at Sonny’s were grown by SAIC on its land or buildings.
Miscommunication and Identity
The international artist in Chicago.
Douse The Lights!
The legacy of SAIC Professor Robert Loescher lives on through his students and friends.
More Space
SAIC students can help define future spaces at the School in a substantial way by offering input on upcoming construction on campus.
School’s Out For Summer
What to do first? There are numerous pig-out opportunities, but you can dance off the pizza and ribs at a myriad of music festivals and club shows. And don’t forget the ongoing cultural exhibits–prosthetics or telescopes, anyone?
Talismaniac
Mariano Chavez at Linda Warren Gallery
Delicate Cash
The flawless installation in this converted space seems serious about its subject, with only a professional amount of pretension.
Show And Tell
SAIC Students Tell Us What They’ve Been Working On This Spring
The Challenges Faced by International Students
Foreign students at SAIC deal with language, educational and cultural differences, on top of school work. The experience, for them, can lead to a unique kind of personal growth.
Ed Ruscha
Thinking With A Camera. Ed Ruscha at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Get On The Art Train
Two SAIC students are preparing an art exhibition that will run for a limited time on CTA train cars circling the Loop.
Hans Haacke
The grand uncle of conceptual art and institutional critique, Hans Haacke, visited Chicago in April and presented the Dog and Pony Show at the University of Chicago.
Strike A Pose
Madonna’s anthem hit “Vogue” may have spawned countless club-goers ready to strike a pose, but few may know the rich history behind the ubiquitous pop song. House balls or vogue balls have been around in various forms for nearly a century, originating in New York City. This May, a house ball comes to SAIC.
Less Talk, More Action
There is no doubt that environmental responsibility is on the minds of School of the Art Institute of Chicago students.
Let Them See Cake
Checking out the works on opening night reaped benefits far beyond cookies and cheese cubes—it was positively a visual feast.
Waste Not, Want Not
April roll-out for new SAIC recycling program
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One of Three
Clover Morell screams the national anthem, recreates Yoko Ono’s “cut piece” and tells us her ultimate dreams. A recent graduate with a MFA in performance, she is the first artist in F’s documentary series, One of Three. This short series follows three graduate students as they present their thesis and prepare to graduate.
Darger
In 1999, when Henry Darger’s room at 851 West Webster Street was to be demolished, Intuit committed to saving as many artifacts as possible, to create a place to honor Darger’s extraordinary artistic legacy in the city where he lived and worked.
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Why Wafaa?
F Newsmagazine interviews faculty Wafaa Bilal as he prepares to leave SAIC for NYU this fall.
Boys of Summer: A Review
As demonstrated in Monique Meloche Gallery’s new show, Boys of Summer, being a man today does not necessarily mean a jock or an suit, but connotes a much more flexible array of options.
Transportation Needs: A Review of Zipcar
You don’t need a car to get around Chicago, but it helps when you buy something heavier than you can carry. This is my experience with Zipcar, a car sharing service.
LADYLIKE
“My goal,” asserts curator and SAIC alumna Joanne Hinkle, “was to show how diverse, varied, and rich the landscape of feminist art is today, and I think LADYLIKE accomplishes that.”