The Art Institute of Chicago displays Edward Hopper’s 1942 painting, “Nighthawks At The Diner” — for now, at least; after all, it centers whiteness (Source) Heather MacDonald is here in Budapest this week. We were on a panel yesterday at the Matthias Corvinus Collegium, where she, more forcefully than any […]
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The Art Institute of fired all of its trained volunteers and guides last month, who were mostly older White women, to diversify its team. “We were surprised, we were disappointed,” Gigi Vaffis, president of the docent council, said in an interview with radio station WBEZ of the firings. “There is […]
Benavides. Cervantes. Godinez. Gutierrez. González. Hernandez. Ramirez. Solano. These are among the names of the writer, director and cast of “American Mariachi,” a play at the Goodman Theatre about five Latinas who go against machismo and tradition to start their own mariachi group in the 1970s. A production such as […]
Cited as an “internationally recognized programming director” committed to “bringing the best French cinema to Chicago audiences,” Chicago International Film Festival artistic director Mimi Plauche has been named Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres — a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, administered by the French […]
2822 N. Orchard St. No. 3, Chicago: $845,000 | Listed: April 17, 2021 This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has refinished solid oak flooring, a wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and a private deck that measures 22 feet by 22 feet and offers sweeping views of the downtown skyline. The kitchen […]
The Art Institute announced today that the museum has appointed Norissa Bailey as senior vice president, People and Culture. Bailey joins the Art Institute from Navy Pier, where she served as vice president, People and Culture, since 2019 and directed the human resources team since 2014.At Navy Pier, Bailey proved […]