Le Corbusier in Chicago

Apr. 18, 2008
The famous French architect Le Corbusier once described American cities as "disturbing and yet so admirable." Listen in as Mardges Bacon traces Le Corbusier's experiences within the culture of Chicago of the 1930s.A specialist in modern and American architecture, Mardges Bacon

Women in Architecture

Apr. 17, 2008
Alice Friedman, of Wellesley College and author of Women and the Making of the Modern House, explores the role of women in American architecture.Alice T.

Artists Connect: Pate Conaway Connects with René Magritte

Apr. 5, 2008
Pate Conaway is a graduate of both Columbia College Chicago and the Second City Training Program.

The Other Hollywood--Modern Architecture and the Los Angeles Film Community

Apr. 3, 2008
The prevailing taste in Hollywood, despite popular myth, was not all kitsch and glitz. Certain actors, writers, directors, and producers were sophisticated connoisseurs of the most advanced modern art and architecture.

Ed Ruscha and Photography: Screen Memories in the Art of Ed Ruscha

Mar. 1, 2008
Since the beginning of Ed Ruscha's career in the late 1950s, photography has been both an inspiration and a source of discovery for this seminal Pop and Conceptual artist.

Transforming Reality--Edward Hopper's Nighthawks

Feb. 28, 2008
In her lecture "Transcending Reality: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks," Judith Barter, Field-McCormick Chair of American Art at the Art Institute, discusses Hopper's masterpiece within the cultural context of its time.

The Executor: A Comedy of Letters / Die Turiner Komödie: Bericht eines Nachlassverwalters

Feb. 7, 2008
Following the sudden death of his best friend, the narrator of The Executor is called to Turin to resolve the will and literary estate of this famous writer and professor.

Gentrification: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Feb. 5, 2008
How does Chicago successfully juggle the helpful and harmful effects of restoring blighted urban property? Listen in as panelists discuss the history of public housing in the city and the pluses and minuses surrounding one of the biggest buzz words of our time.  Recorded as a part of

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