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The president of the Art Institute of Chicago will return to work after the end of an probe into his alleged conduct during a ...
Artist Ahmet Ogut said art has a “power and agency” that doesn’t need to wait to be recognized by politicians or scientists.
Nearly six months after Giovanni Arellano’s outdoor murals started appearing in his hometown, West Chicago officials on ...
a talented jazz ensemble, will perform “A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers” on Sunday, March 23. The performance will be at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 256 E. Chicago ...
Donation Options Search Search Search The Art Institute of Chicago’s “Project a Black ... show that I helped organize on the Medu Art Ensemble, which is an anti-apartheid South African artist ...
The Art Institute of Chicago’s Project a Black Planet ... there was a fantastic show that I helped organize on the Medu Art Ensemble, which is an anti-apartheid South African artist collective ...
And Microplastique’s use of handheld percussion and noisemakers, including toy bells and clown horns, is directly inspired by the Art Ensemble of Chicago’s use of “little instruments” to ...
Saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell is a founding member of the influential Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Distinguished for ...
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit an essential 1979 example of self-described ...
Joseph Jarman, a saxophonist, flutist, woodwind player and percussionist who helped expand the parameters of performance in avant-garde jazz, especially as a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago ...
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual ArtEdge gala took inspiration ... and the Gold Coast Events’ Jazz Ensemble performed with a four-piece band and vocalist. The grand finale brought ...
As he releases two new albums, the prolific drummer, improviser, and serial collaborator Chris Corsano takes Stewart Smith through 13 favourite records, from punk to jazz to his year spent listening ...