Theaster Gates: In the studio with Lilly Wei
Theaster Gates, director of the Arts and Public Life Initiative, discusses his work in art and Chicago's neighborhoods
Art in America
Artists help push science forward
With “scientific visualization” of fossil discoveries, artists aid scientists and popular audiences.
Steve Koppes
Peirce urges young artists to test limits
Acclaimed filmmaker Kimberly Peirce, AB’90, says teachers like Prof. Lauren Berlant shaped her sense of artistic adventure.
David E. Ford Jr.
'Madness' and 'Candide' are top Jeff Award winners
Court Theatre's Charles Newell and Doug Peck honored for musical Porgy and Bess
Theaster Gates takes new leap as arts pioneer
Long ambitious in his artistic and civic vision, Gates will foster new connections as Director of Arts and Public Life.
Susie Allen
Mansueto Library emerges as a Chicago icon
Oct. 11 dedication at Harper Memorial Commons celebrates new library’s central role in campus life and scholarship.
Susie Allen
Soviet art retrospective goes citywide
University leadership sparked the Soviet Arts Experience, with 100 events around Chicago this fall.
Laura Milani Alessio
Hit 'Porgy and Bess' points to Court’s future
Scholarly re-imagining of the Gershwins' classic musical brings unprecedented success, with plans for more.
Kerry Reid
Taking the Impossible Photograph
Bob Smither, physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, to help photographer uncover long-lost da Vinci painting
Smart exhibit blends art and technology
Organizers of Go Figure use touch-screen technology to engage visitors, tell artists’ stories.
Richard Zacharias