What is left of the former Helen Plum Library building in Lombard as of December 26, 2023.

Foggy Christmas Eve in Chicago

You can read this and all the previous monthly columns (as well as other contributions) by @blaservations on our website. mascontext.com/contributors/…

Chicago-born Richard Hunt, one of the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture of the twentieth century has died. He was 88. richardhuntsculptor.com/obit…

Thanks to all who have already visited the exhibition “A Lot With Little” curated by Noemí Blager with films by Tapio Snellman. It is on view until January 27. Here is a video of the exhibit filmed by Dan Kelleghan and edited by Hector Pacheco. vimeo.com/894625522

Congratulations to sound designer @oritarrago for his work on the new film “Society of the Snow” (Sociedad de la Nieve) directed by @FilmBayona. Oriol contributed to our Communication issue and we collaborated with him as part of “Geometry of Light.” youtube.com/watch?v=4MxvoOk6…

Photos of the building by Federico Cairoli.

Here are fours sketches of the Headquarters for the Banco de Londres y América del Sur in Buenos Aires from the @MuseumModernArt collection.

MAS Context 2023 Year in Review As 2023 draws to a close, we want to take a moment to share a few highlights from the past year. If you are able to, we hope you’ll consider supporting our work through a charitable donation to our nonprofit organization. mascontext.com/news/2023-yea…

In “The ‘Passion Tax’ is History,” @blaservations highlights the unionizing efforts of the Minnesota Historical Society, the largest state history organization in the nation and the oldest cultural institution in the state. mascontext.com/observations/…

Guests will have an opportunity to watch an excerpt of the film as well as listen to a conversation with London-based architect and curator Noemí Blager. The event will start with opening remarks by Iker Gil (MAS Context), Amy Storek (Arper Americas), and Julie Michiels (SOM).

To help finance exhibiting the film created as part of this project in festivals around the world, Ana Amado is selling the six photographs included in our piece. More info: mascontext.com/observations/…

Amado’s project uses historical and ephemeral architecture to explore the unique nature of these spaces that serve as both a symbol of women’s unpaid labor and also as an important place of community and connection.

On Wednesday, October 18 (7 pm), the Riverside Public Library is organizing the event “Outside the Box: Living in a Modern or Contemporary House in Riverside.” The event will highlight contemporary and modern houses in Riverside. riversidelibrary.libcal.com/…