Results tagged “nationalmuseum”

This was a good year to be a large cultural institution. If cuts in state arts funding and unstable financial markets made a dent in Chicago’s largest museums, they sure weren’t letting on. The Art Institute remained one of the city’s prime attractions, attracting hordes of frugal visitors on free Thursday nights to piece together Richard Misrach’s disorienting beach photography and William Pope.L’s naïvely charming travelogue, or to enjoy Jeff Wall’s mind-bending photography — his mid-career retrospective was the year’s most breathtaking exhibit.

Chicagoist checked out the National Museum of Mexican Art a few months ago, and if you haven't been, go. Located in Pilsen, the museum offers a fascinating look at art from a country that often gets looked over in the arts world. Fortunately for those of us who enjoy the act of eating, no such slight exists with Mexican food, especially in Chicago. We know you love eating Mexican food, as judged by the number...

"Outside the CBOT" via Ursus Maritimus. We never noticed this before, but now that we saw it we can't ever look at this photo or these statues another way - does it look like she's fingering her own nipple or are we just perverts?

"We Are Workers Not Criminals" via swanksalot. More coverage on the immigration rally tomorrow.