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New Director Alison Gass wants more provocative exhibits at the University of Chicago's museum.
The conservation of "Concrete Traffic" inspired a new German-style beer from the Chicago brewery.
Lifelong Hyde Parkers Betty and Lester Guttman collected works by Diane Arbus, May Ray and others.
The museum is celebrating changes to its permanent collections gallery with free food and drinks.
The Monster Roster was a group of mid-century existentialist artists going against the abstract trend.
The Smart Museum is hosting a family day to paint unnaturally colored landscapes.
Kids can silkscreen, sew and stuff pillows during the Saturday workshop.
The new exhibit traces the evolution of expressionism in central Europe.
Artist M.T. Searle will bring his alter ego Mather Seerlo to the museum for a kids' fair all about hair.
The workshop teaches drawing with sumi ink, making seals and culminates in painting a giant screen.
Museum Campus South institutions will host evening events all summer for the Summer Nights series.
The son of Esquire editor Harold Hayes will screen his documentary on the magazine during the '60s.
The museum is offering a chance to make metal clocks similar to artist Archibald Knox.
The "Objects and Voices" exhibit openedf the museum's collection to 17 guest curators.
Nearly 20 guest curators will pick objects from the museum's vast collection of art to showcase.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
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Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
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"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
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