Spray painted in neon hues and silver grays, the inflatable sculptural forms in Claire Ashley’s ambitious solo exhibition “Lumpy Morsels, Hot Rocks” are reminiscent of aging bodies, saggy breasts, fat rolls and […]
Sabina Ott’s who cares for the sky? demands participation of all ages the moment one enters the room. Forcing viewers to confront their obsession with conquest, the artist has built a mountain, […]
Mana Contemporary, located in the neighborhood of Pilsen, will be presenting their Winter Open Studios event this Sunday from 12 – 4pm, in addition to the unveiling of three exhibitions throughout the […]
Whenever music finds itself in less than typical venues, the result are often spectacular. I’ve seen ethereal sounds under the greenery of Garfield Park Conservatory and tender indie rock at Fourth Presbyterian […]
Andrew Holmquist delivers a cohesive and fluid exhibition in his current show, STAGE LEFT. By encompassing the theatrical role of the dramaturgy, the artist creates a visual delight. This new body of […]
The new photographic mural, Descending to Heaven, by the Chicago-based artist Darryll Schiff, is the first completed Wabash Arts Corridor project to be funded through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Installed at 710 S. […]
Two words and 25 artists structure the upcoming exhibit, Present Standard, co-curated by Edra Soto and Josué Pellot at the Chicago Cultural Center. Surely those variables could lend themselves to an incongruous but good-looking […]
In 2015, Chicago artist Deborah Boardman died (1958 – 2015) after uplifting, inspiring and encouraging artists from a vast variety of media and backgrounds. Boardman worked for 30 years in painting, drawing, illustration, writing, education, […]
Last year the Museum of Contemporary Art added an after-hours series called MCA Prime Time to their already fantastic events program. The event sees the MCA partnering with different cultural organizations to […]
According to the Williams Institute, 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. Largely due to family rejection, youth are pushed or forced into the streets where discrimination, social stigma, and mental strains become […]
Due to the current social and political concerns and injustices, specifically pertaining to black and brown communities of color, the D.I.Y art scene is utterly significant in present time. Limitations have been […]
It may be your father’s pop art, but the work shown in the new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art is still fresh and fun. The art that shocked the elite […]
