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Sam Prekop Hits a Mid-career Zenith
On his new album, the artist and musician constructs an entrancing masterpiece out of electronic abstraction.
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Ten Art Shows to See This Fall
The annual art behemoth Expo may be shelved, but September brings plenty of smaller shows, from an exhibit by a soon-to-be-famous painter to a one-stop roundup of the city’s DIY scene.
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Why Must We Have the Haves and Have-Nots?
Writer Eula Biss, now an artist-in-residence at Northwestern, examines how capitalism makes everyone feel lousy.
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Inside the Restless Mind of Hebru Brantley
The artist, 40, on his deep obsessions and crippling anxiety and how the protests are informing his work
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When the Government Paid Writers to Travel Illinois
On the enduring appeal of “The WPA Guide to Illinois,” and why we might be due for a second edition
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A Walking Tour of Uptown That’s Anything But Pedestrian
A new book offers guides to 35 urban trails around the city. We walked the author’s hometown route.
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What We Can Learn from the Reagan Years
Author Rick Perlstein on reassessing the past to put 2020 into context
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The Reckoning of Natasha Trethewey
In the three and a half decades since her mother’s murder, the two-time U.S. poet laureate has been stalked by the ghosts of her past. Now she might just be able to lay them to rest.
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How Will History Museums Remember This Moment?
What local institutions and archivists are doing to immortalize a disorienting time in Chicago
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The Chicago Seven’s “Quiet Defendant” Breaks His Silence
A memoir by Lee Weiner reveals how the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests and trial really went down.
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Museums Are Reopening. But Will They Ever Be the Same?
Science and nature exhibits are rife with buttons to press, touchscreens to swipe, and levers to pull — all the high-touch activities we’re meant to be avoiding.
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Theaters Are Dark, But Manual Cinema Works in Shadows
Known for its distinctive silhouetted dramas, the puppeteering company celebrates ten years with a livestreamed variety show.
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Listening to Primous Fountain
Once fêted as a wunderkind, the self-taught composer wants the world to hear his symphonies — starting at home in the U.S.
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