Tag: Chicago
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Chicago, Meet Your New ‘Neighbors’: Expo Gets a New Satellite Fair, In a Luxe Gold Coast Apartment
Collector Mirka Serrato was walking her dog through Chicago’s affluent Gold Coast neighborhood when she came across Ramiro Verdugo, the groundsman tending to the garden at an imposing neoclassical residence. Both Latin American, they hit it off. She was looking for a place to live, and an apartment was available. She ended up living there read more
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Iconic Baseball Painting by Norman Rockwell Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago
On Tuesday, the Art Institute of Chicago announced its acquisition of a study for The Dugout (1948) by Norman Rockwell. Donated by former governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner and Diana Rauner, it will be the first work by that artist in the museum’s collection. A popular painter of American everyday life, Rockwell (1894–1978) is most read more
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Dreaming of Creating a Giant Public Artwork With Google? Artist Judy Chicago Doesn’t Recommend It.
For just about any artist, a major, permanent public commission from a giant global corporation might seem like great news. The artist might expect big budgets, massive exposure, and a ribbon-cutting with the mayor and CEO. Even Judy Chicago, an icon of feminist art who has had solo exhibitions at institutions from New York’s New read more
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Two Artists Consider How Chicago Shapes Its Youth in 'World in My Eyes'
Joy Machine is thrilled to presentWorld in My Eyes, a duo exhibition of Chicago artistsKayla Mahaffeyand Joseph Perez, a.k.a.Sentrock. World in My Eyesis, first and foremost, rooted in the lives of everyday people. Both Sentrock and Mahaffey have long depicted friends and neighbors in their own Chicago neighborhoods, exploring how our city shapes its youngest read more
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Frank Lloyd Wright House in Chicago for Sale for $350,000—Or Is It?
A Frank Lloyd Wright house in dire need of restoration has been reported to be up for sale with an asking price of $350,000, after the property was supposedly put on the market by the Federal National Mortgage Associate—best known as Fannie Mae—as part of a court-ordered sale following foreclosure in December. As reported by read more
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