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One to Watch
By Cassie Walker
A presidential portrait of Teddy Roosevelt in a Panama hat—not the usual answer when you ask a designer to cite her influences. But that’s what you get with Libby Lane, 22, a spring graduate of the Art Institute... Read more
Lollapalooza 2009
By Esther Kang, Megan Lovejoy, Cassie Walker, and Ray Whitehouse
Photos, style, bests and worsts from the music fest Read more
A Fast Fete
By Barri Leiner, Megan Lovejoy, Bridget Maiellaro, and Cassie Walker
We wanted to throw an impromptu summer bash, so we kept the to-do list simple: takeout food, local beer, and a quirky theme—a “Taste of Chicago” at home Read more
First Class
By Cassie Walker
High on our summer to-do list: Attend a concert by the 15-year-old classical music prodigy Conrad Tao Read more
Modern Wing, A Guide
By Cassie Walker
The completion of the $300-million Modern Wing by the starchitect Renzo Piano bumps the Art Institute of Chicago up a notch in the museum world. When the 264,000-square-foot addition opens on May 16th, the museum will display nine times as many contemporary art works as it did in the past and boast the title of the second-largest art institution in the United States (up a spot from third). Here, a primer Read more