The Design Museum of Chicago is a vibrant, compact space just off the Mag Mile and is currently running the vibrant, compact exhibit Letters Beyond Form: Chicago Types through April 4. The […]
Review written by Mitchell Oldham. Zoë Schlanger’s 2024 bestselling book, The Light Eaters, reveals a world few of us can fathom: One where lifeforms we dismiss as primitive or rudimentary are being […]
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Coupling innovation and exploration in the sciences with those of the arts represents an enlightened approach to advancing childhood and adolescent development. And for more than […]
One of the newest attractions in downtown Palm Springs, California, is arguably among its best. The long-awaited debut of the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza offers something for residents and tourists […]
The 1902 plan to revamp and expand the National Mall in Washington, DC, was the product of a commission of prominent Americans. Three of them worked closely together to produce […]
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In the late ’60s and early ’70s, most Americans had mixed feelings about the Vietnam War because it was a controversial conflict that for many had moral ambiguity. Even though […]
I love textiles. I crave colorful, saturated high-count cotton-thread fabrics in my kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. As someone born post-midcentury, I’m also drawn to utilitarian midcentury design. Most fiber and […]
Edgar Miller has been called the forgotten man of Chicago art. But with the new exhibit Edgar Miller Anti-Modern, 1917–1967 at the DePaul Museum of Art in Lincoln Park, he […]
The State of Illinois has announced a contest to gather designs for a new state flag. Design submissions are due by October 18. This is a horrendously bad idea. Unless one of […]
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 […]