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Monthly Archives: January, 2015

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The Last Dance: Sarah Charlesworth’s Stills

Time was frozen in the small rectangular room protecting Sarah Charlesworth’s Stills at the Art Institute of Chicago

Metaphysical Matchup: de Chirico and Anika

Building a soundtrack for your Art Institute visit, one piece at a time.

Synchronicity in Research

Bibliodérive Brings Situationist Philosophy Into the Library

Fragments of Flashbacks

The Tension Between Memory and Purpose in the Photography of James Welling

Imprudence: An SAIC Relationship Advice Column

F News Sex Columnist Fanny Newsome makes the relationship mistakes so you don't have to. This month's advice is all about going with the flow.

Blame Mercury Retrograde

Mercury Retrograde is a perfect time to leave your lover. Here are F Newsmagazine's 12 different ways to break up, all based on obsolete and forgotten constellations.

It’s Not Just About Charlie

Examining the broader context of the Paris attacks

The Lazy Foodie

Flip me over, chéri: an easy and authentic crêpe recipe.

5 Questions: Claire Pentecost

F Newsmagazine speaks with Claire Pentecost, an artist, writer, and professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her interdisciplinary practice interrogates institutional structures that order knowledge.

The Art Show Chris Ofili Deserves

The Turner Prize-winning artist breaks free from past controversy in "Night and Day."

Beyond Angry Girls and Punk Lyrics

Yoshitomo Nara: Drawings, 1984–2013 shows a previously under-examined aspect of the prolific Japanese artist's work.

Writing The Future Wrong

Sci-fi author William Gibson speaks on the success of his failures and the timeless qualities of speculative fiction.

The Dearth of Designer Diversity

Design professionals discuss ethnicities in the industry surrounding the recent show at the Chicago Cultural Center, CHGO DSGN.

Return to Twin Peaks

There are bound to be critics of David Lynch's third season, but even they cannot resist finally revisiting the cult classic.

Art and Anything Else

SAIC has been at the forefront of incorporating science into an art curriculum, but does the pairing really work?