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Dig deeper into Chicago’s art and design history and contemporary creative communities! Explore resources—exhibition catalogues, digital archives, artist interviews, recorded conversations, and more—generated in conjunction with Art Design Chicago.

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COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT
Opening Passages Exhibition Catalogue

Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris is a multi-site exhibition featuring installations in non-traditional venues and community spaces across Chicago.

Artivism: Art + Activism Guide
ACTIVISM, DESIGN, LGBTQ+, SOCIAL JUSTICE
Designing for Change Guide

Chicago activists in the 1960s and ’70s used design to create powerful slogans, symbols, and imagery to amplify their visions for social change.

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COMMUNITY
Pilsen Days Audio Recordings and Transcripts

Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda arrived in Chicago in 1988 and studied at Columbia College from 1990 to 1994.

HPAC_Chicago Suntimes_Robert Paige
DESIGN, COMMUNITY, CRAFT
Robert Earl Paige Interview

Chicago artist Robert Earl Paige, celebrated for his global textile designs, is featured in his largest exhibition to date, The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, at the Hyde Park Art Center.

HPAC_Robert Paige
DESIGN, COMMUNITY, CRAFT, RACIAL IDENTITY
Robert Earl Paige Artist Video

The largest exhibition of Robert Paige’s work to date, The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, showcases the iconic textile designs and painted fabric of one of the most generative artists/designers from Chicago’s South Side.

POCAS_SALA_lumpen radio
COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, LGBTQ+, WOMEN ARTISTS
SALA: A Living Room of Ideas Podcast

SALA is an ongoing talk series that invites artists, cultural workers, and civically-minded individuals to discuss liberation.

AIC_Christina Ramberg member lecture
WOMEN ARTISTS, ACTIVISM, DESIGN, LGBTQ+
Christina Ramberg Exhibition Catalogue

A deep look at Christina Ramberg’s life and work, the origins of her influential investigations of form and femininity, and the evolution of her artistic vision.

AIC_Christina Ramberg lecture body parts
WOMEN ARTISTS, ACTIVISM, DESIGN, LGBTQ+
Lecture: Christina Ramberg Body Parts

In her brief but impactful career, Chicago artist Christina Ramberg ruptured representations of gender.

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