Viviane Sassen’s UMBRA Is Illuminating Walk Through the Shadows
The walls at the Museum of Contemporary Photography are lit this evening by overhanging gallery lights. Photographs of shadows dancing…
Japanese Monoprints at Art Institute, Bold and Delicate
Ink on Paper: Japanese Monochromatic Works, currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago, explores the rich history of Japanese monoprint…
Artists Explore AIDS Impact in Art AIDS America Chicago Exhibition
Art AIDS America Chicago is a monumental exhibition that explores how the AIDS crisis had an impact on American art…
Review: John Massey: Cartón de Venezuela at The Art Institute of Chicago
In 1953, as a senior at the Illinois Institute of Technology, a young John Massey offered to volunteer at the…
Review: Moholy-Nagy: Future Present Reveals a Multimedia Master
The major retrospective examining the works of László Moholy-Nagy at the Art Institute of Chicago presents not only his prolific output,…
From Their Seats: The Legacy of the Modern Chair at the Art Institute of Chicago
Stepping into the Modern Chair gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago, one is greeted by a small audience of…
CST’s Doreen Sayegh Brings the Bard to the City of Big Shoulders with Shakespeare 400 Chicago
Doreen Sayegh has been a skosh busy. Playwright and quote-machine William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this year, and…
Driehaus Museum Shows Art & Satire of Gilded Age in Puck Magazine Exhibit
Puck, the 19th century literary-political-humor magazine, was revolutionary in ridiculing everything about Gilded Age society through cartoons created by…
“Butterflies and Blooms” Is a Magical Encounter at Chicago Botanic Garden
It hasn’t been a great news week (or news year, for that matter). Amidst all the sadness and struggle, it’s…
