Monthly Archives: November, 2008

Each year the National Museum of Mexican Art mounts a thematic exhibit to coincide with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This year’s exhibit commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre.

As you pack up for the end of the semester and ship off to wherever it is that you came from (or wherever it is that you are planning to visit for the holidays), we thought we’d give you some inspiration for exhibitions to see while you’re away from the lovely Art Institute. So, just in case New York City, San Francisco, Miami or even just Milwaukee is your New Year’s destination, here are our picks for a good stop during your vacay.

F Newsmagazine sat down with Terri Kapsalis to find out just what the SAIC class “The Wandering Uterus,” is about.

Every once in a while we are confronted with a work of art that is arrestingly beautiful but are unable to comprehend how it creates its appeal.

Art schoolers think about smoking and quitting.

About a week before Hurricane Gustav hit in September, a number of dark, faintly humorous artworks appeared around New Orleans.

Does SAIC alienate illustrators?

The overwhelming popularity of our new president has generated a fervor for politics that this country hasn’t seen since the anti-Vietnam War sentiment of the 60s.

Thanksgiving, a celebration of family, food, and giving thanks, is typically spent at home. However SAIC’s very short Thanksgiving break and the recent downturn in the economy will yield some interesting alternatives this year.

An excerpt from Hair Is. by Tai Jin Kang I am looking at a girl. I take pleasure in the summer breeze outside of Berry Chill...

Hairsay, Female Pattern Beardness, and Whisker Wade by Heather McShane

MUSINGS OF A RAPUNZEL by Kelsey Keaton

"Mock the Vote 2008" explores this by allowing International Students, Staff, and Faculty and anyone else who is not eligible to vote in the American election to have their opinion "count."

13-Year-Old Somali Rape Victim Stoned In late October, a young Somali girl who had reported being raped by three men was accused of adultery and...

A how-to guide on swinging democratic elections in your favor through the disenfranchisement of minority voters by Aaron Hoffman See this article in its original layout. Have...