F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Kioto Aoki

The Legacy of Merce Cunningham at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Merce Cunningham literally and conceptually blurred the line between performance and art, and his work is now being experienced in Chicago.

Basim Magdy’s Dystopic Utopia

In a technicolor show tinged at the edges with the darkness of humanity, Egyptian artist Basim Magdy weaves an artistic narrative that is surreal yet familiar.

“God Bless Baseball” Addresses Korean, Japanese, US Relations

Toshiki Okada's play at MCA: Stage uses baseball to walk through the complexity of identity in Japan and Korea.

The Contemporary Landscape of Japanese Taiko Drumming

What once set taiko and Japanese music apart from Western music was its different sense of time and composition.

Cementing Asian Stereotypes or … not?

Fresh Off the Boat Makes a Departure

The Natural World of Master Shen-Long

A Zen master visits SAIC and shares how his art is an extension of his life philosophy.

SAIC Welcomes Back Exal Iraheta

Film, Video and New Media alum takes new role as Student Media Manager and Advisor.

Move It, Skin It, Stretch It

The Flaxman Library gets a fresh redesign for the new school year.

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