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Two Chicago Exhibitions Memorialize Polaroid's Heydey with Fervent Nostalgianew
Polaroid announced in February 2008 they would cease production of both consumer and professional instant-developing film and cameras. Now, as the distribution line trickles to a stop and the price of the film has nearly doubled, photographers are beginning to feel the bite of loss.
Chicago Newcity |
Jason Foumberg |
08-20-2008 |
Art
Fiberglass Giants: Chicago's Last Bastions of Marketing Kitschnew
During the 1960s and 1970s, the sight of massive pop-art fiberglass figures greeted drivers on streets and smaller highways across the country. From California to Maine, drivers and their families were alerted by figures in the forms of hotdogs, hamburgers, cowboys, clowns, alligators and oranges, lobsters and loons.
Chicago Newcity |
David Witter |
08-06-2008 |
Art
Chicago's Street Art Community Mourns the Loss of One of Their Ownnew
On the morning of June 14, 23-year-old Brendan Scanlan, a street artist who went by the name Solve, was stabbed to death in a late-night altercation. Within a few days of the incident, you could find "Solve RIP" painted all across Chicago sidewalks, and at the memorial service, a fellow street artist brought a handful of tees depicting Solve's signature name design.
Chicago Newcity |
Molly Each |
08-06-2008 |
Art
The Trouble with Transhumanistsnew
Boldly going where no man's gone before -- TransVision 2007.
Chicago Newcity |
Sean Redmond |
08-01-2007 |
Art
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