Review: Vostell Concrete at the Smart Museum of Art
To celebrate the return of Concrete Traffic, a 1970 sculpture conceived by Wolf Vostell (1932-1998) specifically for Chicago, the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago has organized […]
Get Up Close to Art and Design at SOFA Chicago This Weekend at Navy Pier
SOFA Chicago, The annual Sculpture Objects and Functional Art + Design expo at Navy Pier, hosts an array of works from artists and galleries around the world. The works include […]
Interview with Flamingo, Chicago’s Beloved Big Red Sculpture
Hi, Flamingo. Thanks for taking the time to talk to me today. Happy to be here. Tell me a little bit about “here.” How is it you came to be in Chicago? […]
EXPO, EXPO, Read All About It!
The air buzzes over the grand floors of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall where mini galleries are set like city blocks as guests navigate the aisles. There are colors everywhere: nestled […]
Our Lovely Secret Wreck at HUME
It doesn’t take much digging to uncover one of the less acknowledged etymological roots of domesticity. The Latin domos points back, as so much of our contemporary culture ultimately does, […]
Interview with the Artists: Lauren Edwards and Eric Watts
In their recent exhibition Fanfare for the Times at Heaven Gallery, the Chicago-based artists Lauren Edwards and Eric Watts combined photography, projection, sculpture, and installation into a mysterious collection of […]
Nancy Pirri’s “Eight Works” Carry Powerful Echoes of Female Strength
Artist Nancy Pirri’s new exhibition of sculptural works at Chicago’s Cliff Dwellers Club features eight ceramic pieces exploring woman’s struggle to find emotional balance. While the eight pieces do not […]
Interview with the Curator: William Cordova
Living between several major cities, William Cordova is an artist and curator who works with themes of transition, displacement, language, and culture. His drawings, installations, and sculptures, include ephemera that […]
Sangria and Meryl Streep Close Relocating Techniques at Corner
Puerto Rican artist, Edra Soto’s recent exhibition at Corner, an experimental gallery space located in Avondale, has filled the windows of the space and referenced post-war architecture and the cultural […]
High Concept Labs Spring Open House
High Concept Labs never disappoints. From dance workshops, to late night performances, and Butoh classes, the organization is a pivotal resource to the arts community in the soothed and beyond. To […]
Rebecca George: Turn the Other Eye at the Arts On Elston
He could tell by the way animals walked that they were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it was the song in their own hearts that they walked […]
Presence: David Wallace Haskins at the Elmhurst Art Museum
While exploring Presence, David Wallace Haskins’ first museum exhibition, you might laugh at yourself one moment and experience a rush of adrenaline the next. Situated somewhere between sculpture, painting, and […]