Over the last year, the neighborhood of Ravenswood Manor has made local headlines concerning proposals for the area to receive Chicago Landmark District status. Spearheaded by neighborhood activists and organizers, […]
For the first time since its inception in 2015, Refinery29’s travelling art exhibition, 29Rooms, made its way over to the Midwest, having its inaugural launch in Chicago for an excitement-filled, […]
The Swedish American Museum presents an impressive exhibition, First Look: Still Life by Karin Broos, that displays 20 photorealistic works by Karin Broos who is considered one of the most […]
When we think of art collecting, we often think of wealthy art collectors. Yes, art is inherently expensive, and rightfully so—it’s the fruit of intellectual and creative labors, manifestations of […]
Before the internet. Believe it or not, there are married people carting around children in minivans that never experienced a time without it. They wouldn’t, in fact, even know what it was like […]
The first thing that struck me walking into the building that houses Trace, a four-story art installation created by Chinese artist and activist Ai WeiWei, was the stark stone staircase […]
Seeming eons ago, before the heyday of the selfie, photos captured moments in squares, often outside of and pointed away from the creator. Chicago-trained and -based photographer Kenneth Josephson and […]
As city dwellers, we are more apt to become aware of the beauty of nature once we leave the city limits and spend time in a country setting. But in […]
In 2011, multi-disciplinary artist Ai Weiwei was detained by the Chinese government, held captive for 81 days in an unknown place without any explanation, threatened with 11 years of imprisonment, […]
Putting together a retrospective of an artist’s work is always a challenging task, particularly when an artist such as Martin Hurtig (b. 1929) has enjoyed a long career that has […]
The Urban Sketchers are back for the 2018 Chicago Sketch Seminar! The city-wide event will offer a variety of workshops by Chicago art instructors, each revolving around capturing the city via […]
Oprah is a leitmotif in the multimedia movement narrative Poor People’s TV Room, at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art from April 12-15. United States Artist Fellow Okwui Okpokwasili and director-designer Peter […]