On the Road: Frank Lloyd Wright in Indiana: Samara, a Usonian House
We Chicagoans may think we own most of the work of genius architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed homes that populate the Chicago area, focusing on a concentration of houses […]
The Rise of Integrated New Media Installations: What It Means When Public Art & Architecture Go Digital
No new building in Chicago was as highly anticipated in recent times as the engineering marvel that is 150 N. Riverside Plaza. The 54-story glass office tower–noted for its sharply […]
The Arts Club of Chicago: The Balance of Private Space and Public Engagement
The Arts Club of Chicago, tucked unassumingly on the corner of Ontario and St. Clair in Streeterville, may be one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated exhibition spaces in the […]
Chicago’s Public Art Crisis: Time for Vigilance
The irony is unavoidable, and anyway, it’s appropriate: only in Chicago could a so-called ‘Public Art Crisis’ arise just three months into what has been deemed the Year of Public […]
Interview with Flamingo, Chicago’s Beloved Big Red Sculpture
Hi, Flamingo. Thanks for taking the time to talk to me today. Happy to be here. Tell me a little bit about “here.” How is it you came to be in Chicago? […]
EXPO, EXPO, Read All About It!
The air buzzes over the grand floors of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall where mini galleries are set like city blocks as guests navigate the aisles. There are colors everywhere: nestled […]
Presence: David Wallace Haskins at the Elmhurst Art Museum
While exploring Presence, David Wallace Haskins’ first museum exhibition, you might laugh at yourself one moment and experience a rush of adrenaline the next. Situated somewhere between sculpture, painting, and […]