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The seemingly endless possibilities of abstract painting continue to have resonance and relevance to comment on current political climates and contemporary aesthetic discourse. The works in the Presence as Object

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Fabricating Empire examines the relationship between the development of Central European folk costume and Austrian modern design, especially the textile department of the Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops.   Taking

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The Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum is the nation’s second largest collection of arms and armor, including more than 1,500 objects ranging from ancient Egypt to 19th-century

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Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi creates large-scale, figurative, and often text-based paintings, drawing from the tropes of history painting and cinema to probe systems of knowledge production, the politics of representation,

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In the dramatic years between the two world wars, German art ranged from an activist realism to a utopian idealism. This exhibition presents a selection of work that questions the

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Five low-income housing projects will receive direct grants from the city’s allocation of pandemic aid money. The projects were chosen by the St. Louis Development Corp., which is administering $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act money for affordable housing production. SLDC’s board approved the allocations of between $500,000 and $750,000 Thursday. Some […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The region’s transit agency on Friday released a map revealing four new MetroLink expansion alternatives, all extending from north St. Louis into north St. Louis County. Each route would begin at Natural Bridge Avenue and North Grand Boulevard, the terminus of a planned route that would go to the new National […]

Following his appearance in a Super Bowl commercial, Ozzy Osbourne's now starring in another ad. The Prince of Darkness shows up in a spot for the new PlayStation VR2 virtual…

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Timothy’s owner Stephen Manns, who received the credit, says the money is “just sitting out there,” but many restaurateurs don’t realize that they may qualify.

From The Hill: In his State of the Union address this month, President Biden hailed a new Intel semiconductor project in Ohio that will create 10,000 jobs. “Jobs paying $130,000 a year,” he said, “and many don’t require a college degree.” Can any American hope to earn $130,000 without a college degree? Education pays, as the federal Bureau of […]

From Bob Clark Beyond: The concept of working from home has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, and some institutions have (falsely) claimed that remote work is the new normal. As someone with a long history of workplace strategy expertise and success, I can say without a doubt that moving from traditional […]

Foster was a legendary American hurdler who spent the past decade mentoring students at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Officials at the St. Louis Development Corp. hope a new team of 10 “neighborhood managers” will better connect local organizations and residents with resources in the city’s economic development office. SLDC has for years contemplated a team of place-oriented specialists meant to better understand and connect neighborhood associations, community development corporations, businesses […]

From St. Louis Housing Authority: A long-awaited transformation is on the horizon for the Near Southside. The St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) recently announced the selection of Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. (POAH) as the master developer of the historic Clinton-Peabody Apartments. “Redeveloping the Clinton-Peabody Apartments is a key priority for the St. Louis Housing Authority,” […]