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Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self
Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self

An introduction to the first in a series of exhibitions designed by the Feitler Center at the Smart Museum of Art.

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Exhibitions, Visual ArtsLogan CenterApril 1, 2019Smart Museum, Feitler Center, Common Core
The Philosopher's Hut: A Q&A with Dieter Roelstraete
The Philosopher's Hut: A Q&A with Dieter Roelstraete

The Neubauer Collegium curator on his current exhibition, Hutopia.

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Exhibitions, Visual ArtsLogan CenterMarch 19, 2019Neubauer Collegium, Philosophy
Discovering New Truths: Exploring the Concept of Experiment Across the Disciplines
Discovering New Truths: Exploring the Concept of Experiment Across the Disciplines

Watch faculty and staff discuss how the idea of experiment influences their work and research.

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Faculty, Performing, TheatreLogan CenterFebruary 8, 2019Gray Center, Experiment, Symposium, Game Design
Pedro Reyes’ Manufacturing Mischief Finds Comedy in Technology, Politics, and Philosophical Thought
Pedro Reyes’ Manufacturing Mischief Finds Comedy in Technology, Politics, and Philosophical Thought

About the inspiration behind Reyes’s puppet production Manufacturing Mischief, performed at the Logan Center January 2019.

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Performing, TheatreLogan CenterFebruary 1, 2019Pedro Reyes, Student Author, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Our Dad was the Grand Pap of Rap: Oscar Brown, Jr.
Our Dad was the Grand Pap of Rap: Oscar Brown, Jr.

An introduction to Oscar Brown, Jr. and the archive established by two of his daughters at the Logan Center.

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Community Arts, Theatre, MusicLogan CenterJanuary 10, 2019Oscar Brown Jr., Oscar Brown Jr. Archive
Can You Decipher a Tonalpohualli?
Can You Decipher a Tonalpohualli?

Take our quiz to find out.

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Exhibitions, Visual ArtsLogan CenterJanuary 9, 2019Mariana Castillo Deball, Petlacoatl, Logan Center Exhibitions
An Introduction to Mariana Castillo Deball: Petlacoatl
An Introduction to Mariana Castillo Deball: Petlacoatl

The tonalpohualli was central to the show at the Logan Center Gallery.

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Logan CenterJanuary 9, 2019
Ferrari or Ferrari? Test Your Knowledge of Fast Cars and Cool Art
Ferrari or Ferrari? Test Your Knowledge of Fast Cars and Cool Art

Guess if each fact is about the internationally-acclaimed sculptor or famous car maker.

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Visual Arts, FacultyLogan CenterJanuary 9, 2019Virginio Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari, Quiz
Creative Writing Showcase: Winter 2019
Creative Writing Showcase: Winter 2019

Read poetry and a fiction excerpt by fourth year students studying Creative Writing, among other disciplines.

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Creative Writing, Student ArtsLogan CenterJanuary 9, 2019Poetry, Fiction
Take a tour of the Kiln House at the Logan Center
Take a tour of the Kiln House at the Logan Center

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, Department of Visual Arts (DoVA) faculty, and students designed and built an operational kilnhouse on the west side of the Logan Center.

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Architecture and Design, Student Arts, Visual Arts, Made at LoganLogan CenterNovember 3, 2018Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
We Shall Be Monsters
We Shall Be Monsters

Behind-the-scenes with Manual Cinema’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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Theatre, PerformingLogan CenterOctober 1, 2018Court TheatreCourt Theatre, Manual Cinema, Frankenstein
The Beautiful Wild Chimes: New Music Carillon Festival at Rockefeller Chapel Makes History
The Beautiful Wild Chimes: New Music Carillon Festival at Rockefeller Chapel Makes History

The festival highlighted 16 world premieres and the ringing of 72 bells.

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MusicLogan CenterOctober 1, 2018Carillon, Rockefeller Chapel, Festival
Of Masks & Myths: A Dance Journey 125 Years in the Making
Of Masks & Myths: A Dance Journey 125 Years in the Making

Mandala South Asian Arts Ensemble promotes cultural awareness and exchange through arts and education; Of Masks & Myths connects Chicago to Sri Lanka.

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Dance, Performing, Community ArtsLogan CenterOctober 1, 2018mandala south asian arts ensemble, columbian exposition, sri lanka
Monumental / Spectacle: Philippe Parreno
Monumental / Spectacle: Philippe Parreno

An in-depth look at the influential and innovative French artist, who was the subject of a Fall 2018 seminar offered by the Department of Art History.

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Visual ArtsLogan CenterOctober 1, 2018Philippe Parreno, Art History, Long Read
More than an Illusion: A Short Look at UChicago Maya
More than an Illusion: A Short Look at UChicago Maya

Over its near decade since formation, UChicago Maya’s membership has evolved and, with it, Maya’s choreographic style.

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Performing, Dance, Student ArtsLogan CenterMarch 1, 2018UChicago Maya
5 Questions for Trumpetist Sam "Trump" Harris
5 Questions for Trumpetist Sam "Trump" Harris

Trumpetist Sam “Trump” Harris is a mainstay of the Chicago music scene. Recently, he performed at First Monday Jazz at the Arts Block at UChicago.

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Performing, Music, Community ArtsLogan CenterFebruary 27, 2018Arts + Public Life, Arts Incubator, Sam Trump, First Monday Jazz
“All My Sons” at Court Theater | Interview with the Cast
“All My Sons” at Court Theater | Interview with the Cast

In 1947, Arthur Miller called All My Sons his tragedy for “the common man”: Miller hoped his effort to re-imagine and re-purpose the Greek tragic form would speak directly to the lives and psyches of modern Americans.

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Performing, TheatreLogan CenterJanuary 1, 2018Court Theatre, Arthur Miller
The Ties that Bind: Exploring the Connection between the South Side and the Pan-Africanism Movement
The Ties that Bind: Exploring the Connection between the South Side and the Pan-Africanism Movement

The Ties that Bind: Waves of Pan-Africanism in Contemporary Art and Society is a multi-year research project led by Yesomi Umolu, Logan Center Exhibitions Curator.

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Events, Visual ArtsLogan CenterDecember 1, 2017Logan Center Exhibitions, Yesomi Umolu, The Ties That Bind, Returns
A Look at Returns
A Look at Returns

The weekend of October 13-19, 2017 saw over 100 visitors at the Logan Center, as well as the Stony Island Arts Bank, the first public convening of a multiyear research project, public program, and online platform entitled The Ties That Bind: Waves of Pan-Africanism in Contemporary Art and Society.

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Events, Visual ArtsLogan CenterDecember 1, 2017Logan Center Exhibitions, Yesomi Umolu, The, Re
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