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#ChicagoArtHistory: #Chicagoartist Theaster Gates used (and continues to use) his urban planning background and his artistic sensibilities to help struggling neighborhoods start their revival.

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To Theaster Gates, Art And Redevelopment Are One And The Same
Urban planner and artist Theaster Gates, who incorporates a heavy dose of art into redevelopment, has spearheaded renewal on Chicago's South Side and recently earned the J.C. Nichols Prize for…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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"You might fall off this motherfucker."

Former Chicago artist Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool - an Art21 "New York Close Up"

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Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool | Art21 "New York Close Up"
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November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Chicago Art History: Richard Hull, A Painter's Winter, 1985

Provenance: Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 8th Benefit Auction, 1987, lot #14

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October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Is there such a thing as a Chicago artist anymore? From way back, 16 years ago, a panel discussed just this topic, hosted by Chicago's Renaissance Society. This video is Part 1 of 12.

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August 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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"Chicago has a great potential to become an art capital." From Dream to Reality - the story of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.

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An image of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, when it was located at 237 E Ontario St in the late 1960's
May 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Laura-Caroline de Lara and Rodrigo Lara discuss Gregory Bae's 24-7, 365 (#5), 2017

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Object Lesson: Laura-Caroline de Lara and Rodrigo Lara on Gregory Bae
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May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Apart from Chicago’s Cows on Parade in 1999, I wasn’t aware that Ed Paschke (American, 1939-2004) created 3D artwork.

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Ed Paschke, E.P. Blue, 2004, oil on fiberglass
Ed Paschke, E.P. Blue, 2004, oil on fiberglass - 4 three dimensional heads turning from left profile to right profile, painted in white, light blue, and dark blue
March 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM