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Amazing Brickwork, People
“Lego artists from around the world displayed their creations for 10,000 visitors at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend at the annual Brickworld Chicago Expo,” the Daily Herald notes.
“The convention featured a public exposition where more 400 Lego artists showcased their work. The event also featured seminars on Lego building and Lego creation judging.”
Let’s take a look.
Posted on June 22, 2015
By The Beachwood Nightmares Affairs Desk
Crain’s recently published a pretty privileged list of Chicagoans’ Worst Nightmares followed by a Chicagoist solicitation of its readers that we also found a bit wanting.
So The Beachwood Nightmares Affairs Desk sprung into action. The problem, though, is that most of our nightmares have already come true.
Posted on June 15, 2015
By The American Mosquito Control Association
There is nothing worse than an unwanted house guest – especially when they do nothing but suck you dry. Mosquitoes have nasty habits of buzzing around; causing itchy bite marks and making many grab the nearest can of bug repellant. Enjoy the outdoors this summer and stop the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses by following tips from the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) to prevent mosquito infestation and control an existing problem.
Posted on June 11, 2015
By J.J. Tindall
A BLACK HORSE GRAZES THE RED GRASS OF MARS
A black horse grazes
The red grass of Mars.
The horse is black
And the grass
Is red, red
Like the grass
In a painting called
“Vision After the Sermon”
By Paul Gaugin.
Posted on June 8, 2015
By Helene Smith
Established in 1912, now in its fourth generation.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING.
Posted on June 5, 2015
Another Beachwood Special Report
A new stretch of the Riverwalk just opened, so the Beachwood Field Trip Affairs Desk took a little jaunt downtown to check it out. Here’s what we found:
* An animatronic but unnamed Daley screwing everything up.
* The Old Man Daley Fishing Pier.
* Another Billy Goat Tavern!
* Throw coins in the water for luck – and to fund city pensions!
* Navy Pier? The Riverwalk has the National Guard Pier!
Posted on June 3, 2015
‘A Disturbing Presence In Contemporary Art’
“Charles Ray, one of today’s most critically admired sculptors, has since the 1970s produced an extraordinarily varied oeuvre whose common thread has been a preoccupation with reality and illusion,” Ken Johnson writes for the New York Times.
“Since the late 1990s, he has been creating works of terrific technical ambition and sometimes controversial subject matter.
“For Charles Ray: Sculpture 1997-2014, the Art Institute of Chicago has devoted the 18,000 square feet of its second floor Modern Wing to just 17 pieces, affording lots of breathing room for each.
“‘Horse and Rider’ (2014), a full-scale equestrian self-portrait, will be displayed elsewhere in the museum. It’s one of four works in the show that have not been previously exhibited.”
Posted on May 27, 2015
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