Thea Liberty Nichols

Catalogue for Extinct Entities - a project that explores various histories of Chicago based art-spaces and collectives that no longer exist through dialogue with artists and scholars as a public forum for research.* *taken from introduction

"This splendid issue of Museum Studies explores the history and collections of the Art Institute's libraries, an integral component of the museum's educational and scholarly activities from its inception in 1879. Beginning with an overview of the libraries' history by their director, Jack Perry Brown, the publication includes over thirty short essays that explore outstanding printed books and journals in the holdings of the Ryerson Library; notable architectural materials in the Burnham Library; and other rare and interesting documents and objects in the museum's institutional archives."

"In this issue issue, a directory groups, organizations, publications, individuals, and projects. Everyone here contributes to the ongoing movement of participatory, collectivist, and interventionist initiatives influencing the way we make and see art."