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Digital Publication
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.

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Learning Tool
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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Archival Resources
Pilsen Days Audio Recordings and Transcripts

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

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Interview
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.

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Art/Artist Video
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.

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Recorded Program
"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.

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Print Publication
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.

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Recorded Program
Lecture: Christina Ramberg Body Parts

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

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Essay + Articles
Christina Ramberg Essay

Respected as an artist, beloved as a teacher, and valued as a friend, Christina Ramberg was a central figure in the contemporary Chicago art world.

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Recorded Program
Lecture: Bits and Bobs—An Extraordinary Collection of Artists’ Books

The Newberry’s program “Bits and Bobs: An Extraordinary Collection of Artists’ Books” features Jill Gage of the Newberry exploring an exceptional collection of artists' books.

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