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Color photos of collected art and works of Diode Ring from 2011-2012

This zine was produced in tandem with the preservation workshop at the Read/Write Library entitled "Death and Trash"

This short art zine mixes photography and research on color theory. The text is taken from a work entitled, "The doctor prescribes colors" by Edward Podolsky, M.D.

A collection of essays written by artists, mostly about art exhibits.

The mission of this journal concerns "expanding the conversation regarding the content, meaning and significance of objects". This was the first issue of West 86th replacing the journal under the title Studies in the Decorative Arts.

This book features the charity exhibition, Cows on Parade, that was displayed around the streets of Chicago in 1999. The statues were sold for charity and are organized by the opening auction price. The book features full color photographs and opening remarks by the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Lois Weisburg.

The Modern Wing: Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago is a book of photography and essays documenting the construction of the modern wing.

"First Published in 1939, 'The WPA Guide to Illinois' captures more vividly than any other guide both Chicago's quick pulse and the richly varied character of the rest of the state. Thirties Chicago, birthplace of the skyscraper, had just played host to the dazzling Century of Progress Exposition; the Board of Trade was the city's tallest building; and State Street was said to be the most brilliantly lighted street in the world. The stunning residences of the Gold Coast along Lake Shore Drive offered the city's most concentrated display of wealth, while on the South Side hundreds of freight cars rattled into the stock yards each night with their noisy cargo of livestock."

Face the Street is a pamphlet put out by the Near Northwest Arts Council to promote and serve as a guide for their street festival.

Continuing stereotypes of art and artists in mainstream media reveal to us the real impact (or lack thereof) that artists have on the world around them. The minimal presence of living, working, visual artists in these media spheres contributes to the kinds of generalizations and misunderstandings that many people seem to have about the power and function of the visual arts. It is our contention that by continually watching, cataloging,and analyzing these portrayals, artists can also gain a better understanding of their own responsibilities to their viewers and how the stereotypes hurt their ability to effectively communicate their ideas. *