It’s a seahorse of a different color at the Shedd Aquarium. Visitors to the Waters of the World exhibit, which showcases the vast variety of sea life from all different regions of […]
ArtSea: Shedd Aquarium Unveils Sculpture Ahead of New Exhibit
Book Review: The Peregrine Returns Is a Joy to Read
I can’t be the only one who has forgotten how to look up. Whether your heart is heavy with worries or your mind occupied with office bullshit, any cloud of frustration can […]
Cultural Legacy in the Year of Public Art: From Picasso to Mucca Pazza
At the start of 2017, the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events announced Chicago’s Year of Public Art (YOPA), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the famed untitled Picasso sculpture that […]
MCA Exhibit Features Takashi Murakami in All His Chromatic Glory and Flamboyance
Be prepared for your visit to The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, the new exhibit of work by artist Takashi Murakami at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Your head may explode with […]
The Oak Park Art League Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright at 150
The Oak Park Art League pays tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright on the 150th anniversary year of his birth with the exhibition, Midwest Juried Exhibition: Elevating Nature, as well as other events centered on […]
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 city. Despite […]
The Surreal World of ‘Vonnegut’s Odyssey’
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., author of fourteen novels and numerous short stories, was also a prolific visual artist during his lifetime. On display at the National Veterans Art Museum is Vonnegut’s Odyssey, showcasing over […]
Works Inspired by Natural Elements Make for Dynamic Duo Show @ Chicago Art Source Gallery
Rolling blue waves and airy forest layers ebb along the walls of Chicago Art Source Gallery as the space reveals its new duo exhibition, Komorebi and Everything Is Fluid. The show features two […]
Kings, Queens, Pinball Machines: The Art of Play at Elmhurst Art Museum
It’s not exactly an austere art gallery environment. The walls are painted vivid colors, in keeping with the palette and imagery of the fanciful art displayed. The rooms resound with pinball […]
Ralph Coburn’s Random Sequence Is Colorfully Exciting Experience at Arts Club of Chicago
Random Sequence is a great choice of title for an exciting and vibrant show of mid-career abstraction by Ralph Coburn (b. 1923) at the Arts Club of Chicago. Organized around the first-ever installation of […]
Ed Paschke Art Center: Art That Jolts the Senses
The Ed Paschke Art Center, located in the heart of Jefferson Park, is a must-see destination not only for those who already love Paschke’s art, but for those who would like to experience […]
Annette Hur’s Work at Chicago Artists Coalition Resonates With Today’s Issues
Comprising five paintings and a ceramic sculpture (all from 2016), Annette Hur’s Ee Bang In/Person from Outside at Chicago Artists Coalition is particularly relevant in our current environment. Hur was born in […]