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Gertrude in a garage: A $30 Michigan estate sale find heads to major art auction Thursday (opens the original)
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The “picker” arrived late in July at a Michigan estate sale in search of albums and mid-century furniture. But in a hallway leading to the garage, he stumbled onto something else: a small painting that depicted nine shells. Intrigued, he took a chance on it, paying $30. Please check your inbox for your confirmation. Sorry, there was an error registering your email. It turned out to be a big find, an unlikely discovery of a prime work by Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977). The Chicago painter creat
Review: Klaus Mäkelä brings forth the innately raw, edgy intensity of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4 (opens the original)
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While critical opinion might be mixed on Klaus Mäkelä, who will become the full-fledged artistic director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra next fall, the Chicago audience has completely embraced the 30-year-old Finnish conductor with his fresh-faced flair. That became very clear Thursday evening, when the CSO’s music director designate returned for his first-ever three-week run with the ensemble and received an ardent round of cheers before one note had even sounded. After more than a decade of
The Renaissance Society isn’t shy about artistic risk-taking (opens the original)
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The 111-year-old Renaissance Society can’t claim to be the biggest or best-known organization committed to visual arts in Chicago. But this nonprofit, fiercely independent exhibition space on the University of Chicago campus is arguably the most daring and adventurous. After taking over as director of the Renaissance Society in 1974, Susanne Ghez put its focus solidly on the art of the present and made it her mission to suss out once new, underrecognized talents such as Isa Genzken and Albert Oe
Mother Goose is getting a Natalie Merchant makeover (opens the original)
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Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant has spent years as an international star — first with the band 10,000 Maniacs and then as a successful solo artist. But one of her biggest musical satisfactions has nothing to do with the big-stage limelight. Merchant’s “Cabinet of Wonder,” a digital children’s album on the Nonesuch label, marks the culmination of an ongoing project she calls her “legacy.” It’s an ambitious educational collaboration with the Chicago Children’s Theatre and Chicago Symphony Orche
Review: Klaus Mäkelä’s Ravinia debut delivered sublime moments, signaled commitment (opens the original)
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra had a big night Thursday at the Ravinia Festival as Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, set to take on his full duties in September 2027, made his debut at the outdoor series in Highland Park where the ensemble has summered since 1936. Appearances by CSO music directors at Ravinia are actually quite rare. Georg Solti and Riccardo Muti led the orchestra at other times but never while music director. And Daniel Barenboim made appearances in just two summers over h
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