Showing posts with label Art Institute of Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Institute of Chicago. Show all posts
Friday, March 06, 2026

When a Museum Devours its Own: The Mortal Threat to Adler & Sullivan's Stock Exchange Trading Room

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Eric Allix Rogers photo, courtesy Preservation Chicago Here's the thing.  Great art museums are both amazing treasures and amoral empire...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

David Adjaye and a few close artist friends' offer up inspired debate over Architectural Grad Student's provocative Question

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click images for larger view  The first Chicago Architecture Biennial doesn't begin until October 3rd, but already things are alrea...
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Sunday, July 06, 2014

Voyeur on the Roof - What was the Art Institute Thinking? And You?

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Say what you will about those blockbuster exhibitions at the Art Institute, the folks behind AIC's marketing have become especially adep...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

Sea of Foam at Maggie Daley; Matt Urbanski explains it at the Art Institute Tonight

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click images for larger view When it's finished, sometime next spring, Maggie Daley Park will be something.  Everything from open me...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Archi-fun with Photoshop

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Saturday, January 04, 2014

A Day At (and around) the Museum(s)

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click images for larger view (highly recommended)        Take the rest of the tour . . . after the break . . .
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Refinding, Losing - and abusing- Louis Sullivan (Again) - Buildings Burn, Landmarks are Reborn, and an Essential Monograph goes Out-of-Print

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Louis Sullivan - clicks images for larger view It was supposed to be a celebratory year.  2006 was the 150th birthday anniversary of Chi...