Twice a year—on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes where the sun hangs directly above the equator—Chicago gets a spectacular light show at sunrise and sunset. Dubbed “Chicagohenge,” the effect is created by […]
In Pictures: Chicagohenge 2020
Interview: VGA Gallery’s Brice Puls and Eleanor Schichtel on Going Virtual, Future Plans and VGA Zine
The last time we saw the gang from VGA Gallery, things were a lot different. It was January 2020 and we were crowding the VGA Gallery’s small space on Bloomingdale Ave excited […]
Review: Exhibition by ACLU and Weinberg/Newton Gallery Explores Voting Rights in Multiple Media
The Weinberg/Newton Gallery in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) presents an exhibition on voting rights that is particularly relevant in this presidential election year. Anthem can be viewed online […]
Essay: The Power of Black Chicago’s “Wall”
More than half a century ago, on August 27, 1967, local residents, poets, painters, photographers and gang members gathered to dedicate the “Wall of Respect”—a mural painted on the side of a […]
Review: Jessika Is a lot of Empty Drama with a Hollow Conclusion
I remember when “full motion video” or FMV was a phrase that helped sell CD-Rom computer games decades ago. I also remember when FMV fell out of favor, and any game that […]
Review: Troublemakers Chronicles the Power of Social Activism in Chicago
Troublemakers: Chicago Freedom Struggles through the Lens of Art Shay By Erik S. Gellman University of Chicago Press In Troublemakers: Chicago Freedom Struggles through the Lens of Art Shay, historian Erik S. […]
Multi-Media Experience Merged Wine, Art, and Bratwurst on a Roll Over Beethoven
Beethoven 250: Wine and Art, a “multi-sensory artistic experience” presented online on June 18 by In the Realm of the Senses, succeeded as a musical performance—and as performance art. While watching live […]
Kill Yr Idols—A Chicago History of Statue Desecration, Part 2
Part 1 of this article can be found here. The original inspiration for this article came from a reference in the WPA Guide to Illinois, created by the Federal Writers’ Project. One itinerary advised […]
Kill Yr Idols—A Chicago History of Statue Desecration, Part 1
Note: As a pleasant side effect of the BLM protests, several statues of slavers, traitors, and genocidal invaders have been defaced, toppled, or removed from public view worldwide. Thus far, Chicago statuary […]
Preview: Artists and Curators to Discuss What’s Next for Public Art on June 3
NOTE: This event is being postponed and a new date will be announced later. What does public art mean without a public? In this era of social distancing, the notion of public […]
Artist Maxwell Emcays Explores Race and Class Issues in Meaning of Home in Virtual Art Exhibit
Chicago artist Maxwell Emcays makes a powerful statement with his exhibit, Let Them Stay Home, in his new virtual art gallery. The exhibit features enhanced photographs of neglected homes on Chicago’s south […]
Support AND Enjoy Chicago’s Museums from Home-Part Two: Even More Great Museums!
We told you we’d bring you more of what’s happening in museums around Chicago in Part 2, and we’re back with some great ways to interact with all the great museums in […]
