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mca hearts chicago.

Oct 21, 2017

this year marks the 50th anniversary of the museum of contemporary art chicago. to celebrate, the mca will be hosting a free, weekend-long event entitled mca hearts chicago consisting of programs, speakers, workshops, and interactive artist projects that highlight the history and future of the museum of contemporary art as well as chicago. an engaging discussion will be held by activist and singer jamila woods, and there will be a special guest performance by rapper, producer, and entrepreneur lupe fiasco. additional festivities will include the official launch of the museum’s community engagement space, the commons as well as the opening of the newest collection exhibition, we are here.

fight stress and improve focus by visiting a museum.

Oct 12, 2014

fight stress and improve focus by visiting a museum. art ,a powerful tool for the mind. via mother nature network [RK]

Google's art project website.

Feb 3, 2011

Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. via google art project [RK]

The red cube project.

Jan 15, 2010

This city-wide art project supports 500 Ways of Looking at Modern, the Art Institute’s yearlong exploration and celebration of all things modern.
There are 500 cubes scattered around Chicago, each with its own art project.

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Some of these art projects will be featured in a special display at the Art Institute in Spring 2010. So keep your eyes open for a cube, or make your own. In the meantime, visit the Art Institute and see what you discover.

314 Cubes Found. Haven’t found one yet? Make Your Own

Our bauhaus.

Dec 10, 2009

New York’s MoMA and Guggenheim celebrating major anniversaries. At MoMA, a ninetieth, “Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity,” and an eightieth anniversary of the founding of the Modern. At the Guggenheim a fiftieth, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s still astonishingly audacious building, now freshly restored, with a stirring retrospective of paintings by Vasily Kandinsky. via the new republic [CM]

National art hate week needs you.

Jul 13, 2009

Why british art resistance heroes billy childish and jimmy cauty urge you to silently revolt. via the guardian [PR]