In November of 1988, Grant Hart visited Chicago to see an exhibition of William S. Burroughs‘ Shotgun Paintings at the Klein Gallery and Prop Theater‘s adaptation of The Last Words of Dutch Schultz.
Category Archives: Museums
After the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Sikay 6)
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and soon afterwards ATW Magazine, founded by Düsseldorf based artist Jårg Geismar, published images to celebrate German reunification.
Noisy Toys (Chris 18)
Toys made of plastic were rare before World War II. Their late twentieth century ubiquity came to symbolize the excess of consumer society.
Art School (Chris 14)
The Art Institute of Chicago has one of the most highly rated art schools in the country. But is going to art school worth it?
Midway Studios (Sikay 2)
An old barn on the south side of Chicago’s Midway Plaisance became the center of artistic creativity throughout the twentieth century.