[ad_1] Barbara Crane (1928–2019), the legendary Chicago artist behind this week’s cover, said, “Once I developed my first roll of film in 1948, nothing else mattered.” What followed was decades of daring formal experimentation, defined by a connection to Chicago’s social and physical landscape. Her current solo exhibition at Paris’s Centre Pompidou features over 200 […]
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[ad_1] Artists Sam Schwindt and Catie Burrill hone their craftsmanship and explore threads of vitality through materiality at Parlour and Ramp, once a funeral parlor and salon. In “Leather and Fur: Uncommitted Crimes,” tall sculptures of hard and tough leather are married to others with soft, fuzzy faux fur to illustrate the elements of life
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[ad_1] “What is art for?” asks art historian Katharine Kuh in the introductory wall text of the Smart Museum’s ambitious rehang of their entire gallery space. The question was likely at least partly rhetorical, but if this exhibition offers any clues, it has something to do with discovering surprising and unlikely resonances. Opened in 1974
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A 21-year-old man, Alphonso Neal, was shot and killed by deputies on Wednesday afternoon in North Fort Myers. According to Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, Neal was wanted for a violent crime that happened just days earlier. Last Sunday, Neal was accused of shooting two people on Heck Drive, killing one and seriously injuring the
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The NFL takes center stage every Thanksgiving, captivating fans like no other. As the season edges closer to its finale, some teams find themselves grappling with challenges, while others bask in moments of triumph. Although the playoff race remains open with no clinched berths, every franchise harbors a flicker of hope for a strong finish.
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Early Thursday, air raid sirens blared across every region of Ukraine as Russia unleashed a wave of missiles and drones targeting the country’s power grid. Nearly a million people were left without electricity as the attacks caused widespread damage. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Russia fired around 100 drones and over 90 missiles, including some
Donald Trump used tariffs—taxes on foreign goods—during his first time as president, but their impact on the economy wasn’t as huge as expected. While some industries felt the effects, the overall economy didn’t change much, and the factory jobs he promised didn’t materialize as hoped. Now, as he prepares for his next term, Trump is
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California’s Republican Party is becoming more diverse, and it’s showing in the results of recent elections. For the first time in decades, Latino and Asian American candidates have flipped three seats that were previously held by Democrats. One of the most notable victories was when Republican Steven Choi, a Korean-American, unseated a Democrat senator, something
Bob Menendez, the Democratic Senator from New Jersey, is asking a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts and give him a new bribery trial. His legal team says that a mistake made by the prosecution—putting improper evidence on a computer used by jurors—means he deserves a fresh trial. Menendez, 70, was convicted in July
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A Missouri judge has ruled that a law requiring voters to show a photo ID before casting their regular ballots is constitutional. The decision came from Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem, who said the law stands, thanks to a 2016 change in the state’s constitution allowing lawmakers to set up photo ID rules for
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