Desecrating the Flag
Throughout the history of cultural controversy, artists have taken it upon themselves to stretch the limits of acceptable expression. Ranging from Artemisia Gentileschi...

American Flag Portfolio
Then the American flag was saluted. In general, in the United States people always salute the American flag. —Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss dramatist

Egger's New Book
James Newsome served 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. As he sat next to well-known author Dave Eggers on the raised platform...

Museum Audio Tours
Many people find the museum experience to be one of quiet solitude, an opportunity to contemplate artwork in a private, yet public atmosphere...

Crown Fountain Creator
Well, the artist’s role in a public piece is the same as an artist’s role in their own piece. I mean, the only difference is because a public piece...

Shadow of Gehry
Within three years this mammoth hole in the ground will be the home of the Art Institute of Chicago’s new Modern Wing, intended to house the...

Flag Amendment, Free Speech
Throughout the history of cultural controversy, artists have taken it upon themselves to stretch the limits of acceptable expression...

Tourist in Laos
I could see glittering metal rooftops and inhabited riverbanks. I scanned the ground for a runway or any sign of an airport but found nothing and felt a little nervous...