From Trevor Paglen’s (MFA 2002) tech explorations to the alum interior designers shaping our homes and businesses, the stories in the latest School of the Art Institute of Chicago magazine explore the creativity, research, and thoughtful artistry running through our current lives.
In our cover story, Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002) explores AI, surveillance, covert military structures, and his latest subject: MRI scans of his own brain.
Interior designers Samantha Soo (BIA 2008) and Martha Mulholland (BFA 2008) see their work as a way of understanding how people live.
Aidan Anne Frierson (MFA 2025) and David King (BFA 2025) continue the age-old tradition of hand-making paper at Chicago Pulp Papermill & Studio.
For 160 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars.