Review: At the Elmhurst Art Museum, a Local Artist’s Photography Exhibit Glows with Singular Wonder
Artist Kelli Connell with Sonnet for my Acquaintances
Review: Two MCA Exhibitions—Firelei Báez and Yoko Ono—Greet the New Year with Flair and Distinction
F. Baez – The trace
Review: City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago at the MCA
The exhibition City in a Garden: Art and Activism in Chicago is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA). The show is an archive, a meditation, […]
Review: New Exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center Introduces Fresh Interpretations on Ageless Themes
Talking about how we process the world and our place in it through the visual arts rather than the spoken word can lead to some curious places. The people, things and […]
Review: The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659
In the new exhibit at Wrightwood 659, curators Jonathan D. Katz and Johnny Willis have realized the full version of an ambitious goal. To create an art exhibition that recognizes and […]
Review: They All Stand Up, Louis Sullivan: An American Architect, by Patrick F. Cannon and James Caulfield
Can something be both overexposed and unseen? After years of black and white images of Louis Sullivan’s buildings being demolished or in the midst of eradication, we tend to think […]
Review: Take a Vulgar Picture, Vivian Maier Developed, by Ann Marks
Vivian Maier snapped pictures of a thousand other lives while making the lightest impression on life herself. In her biography Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny, […]
Review: Not Just Pretty Flowers—Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks at the Art Institute Through September 22
Some think that painter Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was a sleepy Southwesterner who primarily depicted labial flora. But the Art Institute’s exhibit chronicles a more complete origin story with the energetic […]
Review: Carma Lynn Park and Scottie Kersta-Wilson—Catching a Glimpse With a New Perspective
The current exhibition at the Austin-Irving Library is Glimpses that features photographs by Carma Lynn Park and Scottie Kersta-Wilson. Although they each have a different approach in their art, together […]
Review: The Photography of Seung Jae Kim Captures Dramatic Views of Forests
Black-and-white photography has often been viewed as a powerful way to depict landscapes and nature. Unlike color photography, monochrome images can better emphasize the interplay of light and shadow, texture, […]
Review: Exploring the History of Tattoos at the Swedish American Museum
The current exhibition at the Swedish American Museum—Tattoo: Identity Through Ink—takes an in-depth look into the history of tattoos as it traces tattoos from ancient civilizations to the present. The […]
Review: Compelling Viewpoints of Earth and Sky at Triple R Gallery
The current exhibition at Triple R Gallery—Touch the Sky and Feel the Earth—displays 26 works by photographer Kelly Manteck and painter Evan Koby Foster. Although they work in different mediums, […]