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Art Institute of Chicago president accused of stripping off during United Airlines flight

James Rondeau, who has been the Art Institute's president and director since 2016, was accused of the strange behavior on a United Airlines aircraft on April 18

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What you need to know about bird flu Art Institute of Chicago

Plus: Federal transit fund troubles, a historic Art Institute exhibit and more

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Biden Administration Cancels Billion In Art Institute Loans

Biden administration cancels billion in student loans for Art Institutes attendees due to fraud. Over 300,000 borrowers affected.

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Art Institute to defend its ownership of watercolor that New York authorities contend Nazis stole during Holocaust

Several of Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele’s other works have already been returned by museums and private owners, including a drawing that was in the collection of billionaire Ronald Lauder.

Chicago Sun-Times

Images of friends, family, colleagues intersect in ‘Picasso: Drawing from Life’

The exhibit at the Art Institute offers a compact yet impressively thorough overview of the main phases of the Spanish artist’s career, one that should appeal to those familiar or unfamiliar with his work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Art Institute of Chicago exhibit gives a rare, up-close glimpse of 2 Caravaggio works

Because of his tumultuous, Netflix-ready life story and the groundbreaking nature of his art, Caravaggio is one of those marquee names in art history like Rembrandt, Monet or Picasso.

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Workers at the Art Institute and its school ratify 4-year union deal

The employees have affiliated with Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has signed up members at other Chicago institutions.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Snoopy’ sculpture heads from Thompson Center to the Art Institute

The Jean Dubuffet sculpture is one of many works of art within the Thompson Center that will be saved by the state as the building becomes Google’s new headquarters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paisley Art Institute claim it is being forced out of upgraded £45m museum

The historic organsation says there was a contractual agreement in place for them to be accommodated at the site.

Daily Record

In 1913, a culture war erupted over an exhibition of modern works at the Art Institute of Chicago

CHICAGO — In 1913, the Art Institute of Chicago was the scene of what is now known as a culture war, a spitting match between defenders of tradition and partisans of innovation. Each side was convinced that civilization’s fate had been sealed, for better or worse, when the museum hosted…

Chicago Tribune

Art Institute exhibit hoping to rescue Salvador Dali’s artistic reputation

“Salvador Dali: The Image Disappears” seeks to repair Dali’s artistic standing and remind the art world and public why the Spaniard was one of the most important artists of his time.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Art Institute payroll manager stole more than $2 million from museum: indictment

A north suburban man stole the money over the course of about 13 years, according to federal prosecutors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago museums offering free admission days this winter — here’s when, where

The Shedd Aquarium, Art Institute, Field Museum and more are free on select days for Illinois residents.

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2022 saw a wave of new unions form. Getting to the bargaining table is the next challenge

CHICAGO — As snow fell on the picket line outside a Bucktown Starbucks in November, striking unionized baristas kept warm with cups of Colectivo Coffee, which is brewed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union that also represents baristas at Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why critics say Lightfoot’s NASCAR deal is a wreck

Interviews with Chicago City Council members, experts and a WBEZ analysis of the contract show minimal financial benefit to the city and few specifics about who pays for related costs, such as security and clean up.

Chicago Tribune

Art Institute of Chicago union doubles in size; more than 600 nontenured faculty members will join

More than 600 adjunct professors and lecturers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will become part of the school’s union following a Tuesday vote, doubling the size of the city’s first major museum union.

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Faculty at Art Institute’s school aligns with AFSCME

Adjunct professors and lecturers voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME, adding to the union’s winning streak in recent elections.

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Kanye West’s honorary degree rescinded by School of the Art Institute of Chicago for antisemitic comments

CHICAGO — The School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday rescinded an honorary degree awarded to Kanye West.

Chicago Sun-Times

More women joining trucking industry, another Jan. 6 sentence for a Chicago suburbanite and more in your news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Faculty at School of the Art Institute of Chicago asks for union recognition

The workers say that a “strong majority” of their group wants to affiliate with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fall visual arts guide 2022: Art Institute showcasing the arts of Africa in major exhibit

With more than 250 sculptures from cultures across the continent, it is the largest show to date to explore the aesthetic appreciation of these objects through the eyes of their African makers and users and to make clear that their appearance is intimately tied to their function.

Chicago Sun-Times

You, too, can visit Chicago without weapons!

Outsiders view Chicago with mingled interest and fear.

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Art Institute’s iconic bronze beasts — now ‘shinier’ — return home

After a month of restoration and cleaning in Forest Park, the Art Institute of Chicago’s lion sculptures were returned Tuesday to their perches along Michigan Avenue.

Chicago Tribune

Margo Jefferson feels ghosts around her. The Chicago-born writer of ‘Negroland’ spends a day with us visiting some of them.

CHICAGO — Margo Jefferson, who has worked a half-century as one of the more formidable and composed critics of American culture, watched the city unwind from the back seat of an SUV. We moved slowly through traffic, maneuvering from the Loop to Wicker Park. She doesn’t get back here often…

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