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...year into his role at the Courtauld, Cuno announced that he was leaving London and crossing the Atlantic again to take the helm of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the top U.S. museums. Meanwhile, he edited a controversial book, Whose Muse, concerning the role and fate of art museums. Cuno has defended his book on tour and on the radio—debating Malcolm Rogers, director of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), on National Public Radio, and appearing at a Harvard Book Store talk at the Sackler Museum last week...
...expansionist mode” gone awry. Once the Guggenheim had solidified an international brand name for itself, it cut its staff in half, and saw substantially less growth in its endowment than other museums. By contrast, Cuno says, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago have maintained high popularity while continuing to produce research and scholarship...
...legendary Leeds-by-way-of-Chicago punk outfit are touring in support of Punk Rock, a collection of new recordings of songs written two decades ago. The material doesn’t quite stand up to the melodies on modern classic OOOH! and fan favorite Fear & Whiskey, but their live show is unforgettable. Madman songwriter extraordinaire Johnny Dowd and Jake Brennan and the Confidence Men open. Tickets $12, $15 day of show. 9 p.m. The Middle East Downstairs...
Nicholas Epley, assistant professor of psychology, will depart Harvard to join the faculty of the University of Chicago Business School where he will become an associate professor of behavioral sciences starting...
...Nick Epley is quite simply the finest junior faculty member with whom I have ever served,” Professor of Psychology Daniel Gilbert said. “I am very much hoping there is a very, very cold winter in Chicago next winter because we’d love to have him back...