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Joanna Gardner-Huggett

@jogardnerhugg.bsky.social

Feminist art historian in Chicago

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Prisonculture@prisonculture.bsky.social · last wk.

Go see the new exhibition of her dolls at the NY Historical: www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/... - open until October 4. I've seen the exhibition and it's lovely.

Betye Saar's Black Dolls  | The New York Historical

The New York Historical honors the renowned artist’s 100th birthday and celebrates a landmark promised gift of her collection of more than 100 Black dolls.

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Siddhartha Mitter@siddharthamitter.bsky.social · last wk.

Ms. Betye Saar has left us. Three days shy of her 100th birthday. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...

K R@kringelberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The Art Institute deeply values our employees, and we are grateful for the important work our custodial team does every day,” the spokesperson continued. “We made the decision to shift our custodial services to a contractor model to better support daily museum operations..." EVIDENT nonsense words.

The Art Institute of Chicago to Cut Its Entire Custodial Staff

The museum's union called the plan to outsource in-house custodial work to a third-party vendor a "devastating and unconscionable injustice."

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Aruna D’Souza@arunadsouza.bsky.social · last mo.

For @hyperallergic.com, I wrote about a bunch of different artists who reinterpreted the Statue of Liberty—both as a sculpture and an ideal—in a search for a more perfect (and in one case, edible!) Union. Consider it a Fourth of July listicle, if you will. hyperallergic.com/what-does-th...

What Does the Statue of Liberty Stand For?

As artists like Amy Sherald, Marta Minujín, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values.

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Menas Gallery Chicago@menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An institution I wish I got over to more often, there have been some remarkable exhibits at The Arts Club - Duchamp, anyone? A nice look at how it stays relevant after so many years. . chttps://art.newcity.com/2026/05/06/how-the-arts-club-of-chicago-stays-contemporary-in-its-second-century/ #art

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Prisonculture@prisonculture.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I don't only think that college should be FREE but I think young people should also receive living stipends while in school. Finally, I do not care what they major in because education needs to actually BE DECOUPLED from a future job. You are welcome. You should have 4 years to study anything.

Dr. Antje Gamble@drantjegamble.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s beyond patronizing when university administrators act like we don’t know how math works. I work at a public university, our books are (mostly) public record. Being told to ‘work on retention’ when we’re already killing ourselves for our students while being paid pennies is infuriating.

Joanna Gardner-Huggett@jogardnerhugg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"In one way or another, everyone in Chicago’s art world has a connection to HPAC. Chicago’s art identity is a conversation, self-reflective and always evolving."

A Place of Perpetual Warmth: Hyde Park Art Center and the Making of Chicago’s Creative Identity

HPAC is one of Chicago’s earliest and most influential alternative art spaces. For eighty-six years, it has served as a community hub, offering classes, exhibitions, panels and events to Hyde Park res...

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