Photography Exhibit Views Beauty Through the Eyes of the Blind

The intimate exhibit by Sophie Calle is now part of the Art Institute’s permanent collection.   In 1986, the French conceptual artist and photographer Sophie Calle visited a school for the blind in Paris and asked students about their conceptions of beauty. Shortly after, Calle photographed her subjects and framed quotes from her interviews to […]

Despite An Uptick in Cases, Students Are Back to Pre-Pandemic Protocols 

Two months into an endemic response, the pandemic is still affecting student life on campus, albeit more quietly than in previous years. To many returning students, the most striking thing about campus this semester has been what is no longer present. No COVID-19 test dropboxes at every corner, no signs on building entry doors encouraging […]