CMA's exhibit "still/emerging" is the follow-through every land acknowledgment should aspire to: less performative, more wall space.
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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case
Firelei Báez transforms MCA Chicago into an immersive Caribbean dreamscape that questions colonial history. On view through May 31.
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Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names
Marc Shaiman's memoir dishes on Sondheim, Streisand, and the highs (literal and figurative) and lows of showbiz life.
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Book Review: ‘A Year of Nothing’ understands burnout without trying to fix it
Emma Gannon’s "A Year of Nothing" is a slim, soothing companion for burnout, hustle fatigue, and reclaiming a smaller life.
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From ‘Wicked’ to ‘West Side Story’: Paul Tazewell proves costume design is fine art
Paul Tazewell's award-winning costumes from "Hamilton," "Wicked" & more take over Chicago's Griffin Museum through September.
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Book Review: Can you grieve a brother and a country at the same time? Novelist Brenda Navarro says yes
Brenda Navarro's "Eating Ashes" follows a sister's grief after her brother's death in Spain. Diego Luna is adapting the novel…
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Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers
The International Perfume Museum offers 4,000 years of fragrance history—but it's Marie Antoinette's mysterious traveling case that lingers longest.
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Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind
Sixty years on, Picasso's Antibes works still hold the quiet ache of a world learning how to exhale.
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The French Riviera’s new art scene isn’t in museums
Antibes street art festival brings 16 international artists to the Côte d'Azur. We explored the murals while the paint was…
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For Matisse devotees, Nice is non-negotiable
Head to Nice for an unfiltered look at Henri Matisse's evolution, personal artifacts, and a chapel exhibit coming stateside in…
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