Chicago artist and urbanist Theaster Gates has a new solo exhibit at Gagosian Gallery in New York. The show titled Black Vessel uses materials such as metals, clay and tar to show […]
One good turn deserves another, they always say, and with any luck, one good idea can turn into another too. In the relative normalcy of January 2020, change was already in the […]
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 […]
How do you tell someone what it feels like when your child dies of cancer? How do you express the pain of knowing they’re fading away? What about the importance of a […]
Now on view at the Art Institute through February 17 is a significant exhibition outlining the pivotal role the Bauhaus played in the textile arts. The exhibition is succinctly contextualized to show […]
Year after year, Chicago adds to its arts and culture accolades with inventive new exhibits and exciting new artist exhibitions. And it’s not just the Museum Campus weighing in heavy on our […]
Tradition is typically king at the holidays, with meals, movies and destinations remaining the same year after year and creating that sense of cozy familiarity. This always seems particularly true in Chicago, […]
It was only four years ago the Chicago Botanic Garden first displayed a gorgeous gallery of gourds on its grounds for Night of 1000 Jack o’ Lanterns. We were on scene […]
A massive image of Mao Tse Tung hanging two galleries away greets visitors to the latest major exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Andy Warhol – From A to B and […]
Is 100 years a long time? Maybe not geologically, but it is longer than an average lifetime. Here in the US, things that hit the century mark are often celebrated, since we’re […]
What a weekend! Bit Bash made its triumphant return this weekend at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). It was truly amazing to see Bit Bash in and around one of […]
It was just about two weeks and seventy-five years ago that the United States Navy would attempt and succeed at an extremely difficult mission that would mark the first of its kind […]
