Art & Museums, Museum

The Field Museum’s Summer Blockbuster Becoming Jane Is a Heartfelt Look at Goodall’s Legacy and How She Inspires Women in Science

Inspiration is almost like divine intervention. There you (or someone else) are, living your life, totally unaware that the next moment or moments, everything will change for you. You don’t […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Sculpture

Art on the Street: Get Over to Halsted for Hello, Helios, an Homage to the Sun in Greektown

Chicago is known for its public art and you usually find it in high-traffic areas like Michigan Avenue or on Loop office building plazas. But this summer, we suggest you […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Art & Museums, Beyond, Museum, Museums, Suburbs and exurbs

Frida Kahlo: Timeless Opens Today at Glen Ellyn’s Cleve Carney Museum of Art

Whether you’ve studied Frida Kahlo and her works intensively or she exists as merely a name and notion in your mind, there’s a few concrete things that come to mind […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Museum

Review: Bisa Butler: Portraits Are Brilliantly Complex and Emotive

It felt like no coincidence that I found myself in the Art Institute’s Bisa Butler exhibit the same day I had wandered through Monet and Chicago. To view Butler’s amazing […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Museum, Painting & sculpture

Review: Monet and Chicago Should Be on Your Bucket List

One thing I love about travelling is the opportunity it gives you to get to know someplace new. It’s why I eschew experiences I can have other places in favor […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Gallery, Museum

Review: UIMA Presents Two Perspectives on Abstract Art

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When going to an exhibition that presents abstract art, two questions always come to mind: Can contemporary abstract art still create an element of surprise? And is it still a […]

Thomas Wawzenek /
Art & Museums, Fiction, Lit, Live lit events

The Illustrative Man: New Exhibit on Local Speculative Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury

  Ray Bradbury’s work and reputation have aged like fine dandelion wine. Unlike many of his fellow 20th century science-fiction and fantasy writers, he’s entered the current millennium fairly woke […]

Dan Kelly /
Art & Museums, Feature, Games & Tech, Installation, Museum

Phenomenon: Pac-Man Exhibit at Chicago Gamespace Brings Pac-Man’s Legacy and History to Life

When I went to check out Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History at Chicago Gamespace, there was a lingering question in the air. The question no one […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Museum

Review: Blockbuster Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at MSI is the Whole Package

Back in my middle and high school days, the world was pretty different. Everyone says that, and for the most part, is right, but what I’m talking about is the […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Museum

Winter Museum Update March 2021

Welcome to 2020 Continued, Chicago! Or at least that’s what 2021 has been seeming like. But while 2021 has had its moments of darkness already, things are at least attempting […]

Marielle Bokor /
Art & Museums, Lit, Photography, Reviews

Review: CityFiles Press Photography Books Bring History into Focus

n-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II.

CityFiles Press is a small publishing company based in Chicago that has been producing books filled with stunning photography along with compelling text. Since its inception in 2003, co-publishers Michael […]

Thomas Wawzenek /
Art & Museums, Lit, Museum, Nonfiction, Painting & sculpture, Photography

Noteworthy Art Books of 2020 for Adults and Kids

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While the art scene in Chicago and other major cities closed its doors for most of 2020, numerous art books continued to be published. Here’s a list of 10 must-see […]

Thomas Wawzenek /