September 2023 Issue: Art 50 + Fall Arts (Digital Edition)

The Privilege of Walking and Writing A journey down the street and across the world "I urge my students to bring along actual bits of language when they walk. One week I recommend a quote from Rachel Cohen, who in her essay, “On Jane Austen's Politics of Walking,” writes how while walking, we draw our worlds and ourselves together. In one way or another, all walking writers strive for this integration of self, experience and world." (Dina Elenbogen) The Art 50 2023 Chicago's Artists' Artists "What struck me was that every single artist seemed to know and care about every single other artist, with conversations keeping them in the space and even out on the sidewalk in front long beyond their appointed times. This is a signature element of art in Chicago—a powerful sense of community that transcends the competitiveness and careerism that undermines other places." (Brian Hieggelke) Fall Arts Preview 2023 After the Bombs Bassim Al Shaker paints from experience in a war zone "Since the