Chicago Comics: A Primer in Contemporary Form
CHICAGO COMICS: 1960s TO NOWJune 19 through October 3, 2021Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611web - https://mcachicago.org/
Curated by Dan Nadal, Chicago Comics: 1960s is an introduction (and invitation) to look at an art form that is instrumental in defining the various aesthetics, social, political, ...
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A Bit of Speed Punk Metal Along the Chicago River Anyone?
The city appears to be opening up with a bit of vengeance. Pop-up shows in unusual spots, roundabouts in Logan Square, outside entrances to city golf clubs, and industrial districts along the Chicago River are landing in regularity. This past weekend, a Benefit for Brave Space Alliance landed in ...
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Alexey Brodovitch – Mid 20th Century: Art Direction Supreme
Alexey Brodovitch or better known as the man behind Harper’s Bazaar for nearly a quarter of a century. Played a crucial role in bringing modern styles from Europe in the 1920’s to the United States. Brodovitch was born in Ogolitchi, Russia in 1898 to a wealthy family. In youth ...
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E3 2021 – A Virtual Takeaway in Video Games
E3 2021Online. Interactive. Worldwide. Game On.June 12-15, 2021website - https://e3expo.com/Has E3 been revitalised by the Covid-19 pandemic? Maybe...maybe not...only time will tell. Straddled with few options, this year's event was fully virtual and this limitation was certainly felt. As we begin the process of opening up, there does appear ...
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2021 Art & Design Senior Thesis Exhibit
2021 Art & Design Senior Thesis ExhibitionPublic Reception, Friday, April 30, 6-9pmUniversity of Saint Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren, Joliet, Illinois2021 Senior Thesis Exhibition features the work of 6 graduating seniors from the Department of Art & Design at the University of St. Francis. Working across a variety of media, ...
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Susan Kare – Maximising 8-Bit Graphics
In 2021, the words ``internet” and “computer” are not uncommon to the average person. Younger generations, such as Gen-Z and Millenials, can easily forget there was a world that existed before the internet. Our world is heavily digitized, especially during a global pandemic. Concerts, school, and work can be ...
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Shepard Fairey – Street Level Infiltration Strategies
Most known for his OBEY series that began with imagery of Andre the Giant in a sticker campaign, Frank Shepard Fairey (now goes by Shepard Fairey) first began his career with skateboard designs. Fairey was born in February of 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina. As a young teen Fairey ...
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El Lissitzky – Simplified Palette & Powerful Forms
El Lisitzky, known as The Lisitzky, pseudonym of Eleazar or Lazar Markovich Lisitzky (adopted by him in search of his artistic identity), was born on November 23 of 1890 in Russia into a Hebrew bourgeois family. was a Russian painter, typographer, designer and architect, one of the leading representatives ...
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Cipe Pineles – Defining Glamour via Graphic Design
At a time when publication design industry was dominated by men, Cipe Pineles had come onto the scene and given her influence as the first female art director of Conde Nast publications like Vogue, Seventeen, Vanity Fair and Glamour to name a few. She is also credited as the ...
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Milton Glaser – Design & Sound in the 20th century
Milton Glaser was born on June 26, 1929, Bronx, New York, and was an American graphic designer, illustrator, and cofounder of the revolutionary Pushpin Studio. Glaser attended the High School of Music and Art and the Cooper Union art school in New York and, the Academy of Fine Arts ...
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