All events on Tuesday April 08
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Martha Nussbaum
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (6pm) @ The Newberry Library
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Despite being one of the United States' leading philosophers, University of Chicago professor Martha Nussbaum remains little known outside academic circles. But while her previous... View details »
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (7:30pm) @ Swedish American Museum
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Jhumpa Lahiri's writing tackles the tensions that can arise between first- and second-generation immigrants, usually focusing on Bengali Indians. It's a subject that hits close... View details »
- Film
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Beauty and the Beast
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (7–9pm) @ Doc Films
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It's easy to see why Beauty and the Beast, Jean Cocteau's impressionistic take on the classic fairy tale, has become such an enduring art-house classic.... View details »
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- Art
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The New Authentics
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 @ Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
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In The New Authentics, 16 Jewish-American artists examine the role of Judaism in everyday American life, exploring the ways in which faith and history color... View details »
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Gordon Matta-Clark
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10am–8pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
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Artist Chris Burden put it best when he said that Gordon Matta-Clark's 1978 death was "a drag" — he was referring to the loss of... View details »
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Adaptation
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10am–4pm) @ Smart Museum of Art
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It isn't just the title of a plot-twisting Spike Jonze film — "adaptation" also refers to the artistic practice of reappropriation, of combining tropes from... View details »
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Edward Hopper
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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Edward Hopper, the quintessential American realist, receives one of the most comprehensive stateside surveys of his work in this far-reaching retrospective. It includes his most... View details »
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Watercolors of Winslow Homer
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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Winslow Homer began his career as a humble illustrator for Harper's, but he retired as the self-taught American master of watercolor painting, with landscapes depicting... View details »
- Art: Photography
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Robert Heinecken
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10am–5:30pm) @ Rhona Hoffman Gallery
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This exhibition consists of Robert Heinecken's photograms, film transparencies, and works on canvas from 1963-74, including work from his pivotal series Are You Rea (1966-67).... View details »
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Eli Robb
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ ThreeWalls
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Chicago-based artist Eli Robb's life was going swimmingly — until his house and studio caught fire and burned to the ground. Undaunted, Robb used the... View details »
- Film
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Snow Angels
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Working with a sympathetic, clear eye, writer/director David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls, 2003) may be the best portraitist of small-town America working in... View details »
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Medium Cool
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Tuesday Apr 8, 2008 (10:30am–6:30pm) @ Carrie Secrist Gallery
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Medium Cool features photographs by Joy Episalla and paintings by Michael Antkowiak. Episalla depicts the quiet, transitional spaces of hotel rooms, as reflected in the... View details »
