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All content by Jad Dahshan
An installation view of "youre muted" at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.

In “youre muted,” Student Work Speaks Volumes

By Jad Dahshan
June 25, 2021
An installation view of "youre muted" at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.

“youre muted”: BA Thesis Show Gives Voice to Student Artists

By Jad Dahshan
June 2, 2021
A banner promoting Humanities Day 2010. Humanities Day was held virtually this year because of the ongoing pandemic. Photo by Hannah Hayes of Tableau, the magazine of the division of the humanities at UChicago.

Humanities Day 2020 Migrates to Zoom, Contemplates Crisis

By Jad Dahshan
October 26, 2020
Xu Bing's remarkable "1st Class" installation is made out entirely of 500,000 cigarette butts.

When Subject Matter Is Matter Itself

By Jad Dahshan
March 3, 2020
Assaf Evron, "Untitled (Sodom and Gomorrah)."

How to Conceal Colonialism at the MCA

By Jad Dahshan
February 14, 2020
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The Moon is a Female-Only Zone

By Jad Dahshan
January 12, 2020
"The Safety Patrol" by Bisa Butler is one of the Art Institute's newest acquisitions.

#BlackGirlMagic: Art Institute of Chicago Acquires New Work

By Jad Dahshan
October 27, 2019
Meleko Mokgosi: Bread, Butter, and Power, 2018, Installation view, Fowler Museum at UCLA. Courtesy the artist and Honor Fraser, Los Angeles. Photo © Monica Nouwens.

Opening Day: Bread, Butter, and Power

By Jad Dahshan and Alina Kim
October 21, 2019
Grounds of Being

Café Au Chicago: A Guide to Coffee Around Campus

By Jad Dahshan and Katie Zhou
September 22, 2019
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Florence and the Machine and Its Not-So-Useless Magic

By Jad Dahshan
May 28, 2019
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When Flowers Fall on the Rain: Plucking Out Landmines With Music

By Jad Dahshan
April 25, 2019
The plastic molds made for the portable museums were modeled after the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library.

When Museums Fit in Boxes: Mariana Castillo Deball and “This Is Not a Bomb”

By Jad Dahshan
December 3, 2018
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Florence + The Machine Take Fans High as Hope at United Center Concert

By Jad Dahshan
October 25, 2018
Fatima Khan and Shreya Sood pose next to their artwork.

“Betiyaan” Captures South Asian-American Identity in Snapshots

By Jad Dahshan
May 14, 2018
Listeners wander through the exhibition space, a home-cum-gallery organized by Tricia Van Eck, once a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Charting “Soundscapes of Color” With Michal Dzitko

By Jad Dahshan
May 3, 2018
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DOVA Artists Exhibit a Multimedia Experience

By Jonathan Mandel and Jad Dahshan
April 5, 2018
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Artists Discuss Role in Society in Logan Talk

By Jad Dahshan
March 5, 2018
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Le Vorris & Vox Razzles and Dazzles at Cirque du Burlesque

By Jad Dahshan
March 1, 2018
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“Eurydice” Plays Viewers’ Heartstrings

By Jad Dahshan
February 26, 2018
Alia's work " ' " from her +|- collection.

Alia Ali Disturbs the Political Fabric of Borders With Art

By Jad Dahshan
February 22, 2018
"Brown Rainbow Eclipse Explosion"

Embodying and Rebodying With Young Joon Kwak

By Jad Dahshan
February 19, 2018
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Iranian-American Author Stretches The Limits of Whiteness

By Jad Dahshan
February 12, 2018
Still from Chase Joynt's shot film I'm Yours

Transitioning Publics: Gender/Genre-Bending with Chase Joynt

By Jad Dahshan
February 8, 2018
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To Publish or Not to Publish: Is That Even a Question?

By Jad Dahshan
January 22, 2018
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Portrait of the Artist as an Activist

By Jad Dahshan
January 15, 2018
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Dearborn and Dearly Worn, New Denim Store Opens on 53rd Street

By Jad Dahshan
January 11, 2018
As patches of color slowly dissipate, a light gray mushroom cloud rises from the roof of Regenstein Library.

Reactions Retrospective

By Jad Dahshan
December 11, 2017
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UT Shoots for the Stars and Lands on Neverland

By Jad Dahshan
December 10, 2017
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Synthesis: When Rock Bands Become Symphony Orchestras

By Jad Dahshan
November 21, 2017

Aesthetic Confusion: Anime, Orchestras, and Poetry

By Jad Dahshan
November 16, 2017
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Mitski Mesmerizes Mandel at MAB Fall Show

By Jad Dahshan
November 14, 2017

Mitski Mesmerizes Mandel at MAB Fall Show

By Jad Dahshan
November 13, 2017
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Malu Halasa’s “Mother of all Pigs” is a Novel for All Readers

By Jad Dahshan
November 13, 2017

Poetry in the Wake of Nuclear Disaster

By Jad Dahshan
November 6, 2017
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Humanities Day Celebrates Curiosity and Creativity Across Disciplines

By Jad Dahshan and Perri Wilson
October 26, 2017
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An Education on Masseduction

By Jad Dahshan
October 23, 2017
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Telephones Lines and Veins Intertwine at “Savageness”

By Jad Dahshan
October 9, 2017
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