When Josh Lipnik answers the phone for our interview, he’s pulled over on a drive to Cleveland, on his way to take photos for his popular Midwest Modern Twitter account (62,500 followers and counting). Think of Midwest Modern like a photographic road trip through the region. Lipnik hunts out the hidden gems beyond the city […]
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When art and life are intertwined
“What kind of a community do you want to live in?” That question, which can be found on the Stockyard Institute’s home page, is at the core of the organization’s identity. Founded by Jim Duignan in 1995, the Stockyard Institute is part civics project, part art practice, and wholly an experiment in liberatory social practice […]
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A Black art renaissance in Lawndale
There’s a painting hanging on the wall at Art West, an art space on the west side. The painting depicts a woman with an afro, while fake plants and ivies hang from the walls to help bring the exhibit alive. Inside her hair, butterflies point their wings toward the sky as they take flight within […]
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Postcards from a stranger
You may have seen one of Jenny Lam’s blank, prestamped, self-addressed postcards affixed to a light pole or on a bookstore shelf somewhere in the city. The postcards always feature the same prompt: “Tell me one thing you dream of doing before you die. Use this card as your canvas.” Lam, a Chicago-based artist and […]
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You can follow me @frida_kahlo
Does the “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” exhibition and others like it go too far in their pursuit of bigger audiences?
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An examination of the self and of others
The new art space, Juliet Art House, introduces the work of Rebecca Baruc.
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PopCultivator wants to lead comic book creators in the right direction
The new crowdfunded business specializes in matching comic book creators with publishers.
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Drawing beyond the margins
Black cartoonists from Chicago are featured in a new book and included in a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
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Keiler Roberts finds calm in the chaos with My Begging Chart
The artist’s new collection of autobiographical comics looks at the highs and lows of everyday life with humor and lightness.
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Black creatives never stopped creating
This year’s Black Creativity is a testament to the artists and program leaders who didn’t give up on shining a spotlight on Black art.
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On display at MoCP: Reproductive: [Women’s] Health, Fertility, Agency
The Museum of Contemporary Photography’s “Reproductive” raises questions about the future of Roe v. Wade.
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The last idiot standing
Cartoonist Johnny Sampson finally got his dream job at MAD magazine. Now he’s one of the only artists keeping the legendary publication going.
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Amy Sillman breaks down art barriers
In her book Faux Pas, the painter makes a rarified field approachable with humor and profundity.
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Chicago museums and galleries prepare to optimistically reopen
The leaders of the city’s cultural institutions remain encouraged after facing the most recent round of closings in November.
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Food, health, sleep, and screens: We Series focuses on the essentials
Anything goes during this evening on Twitch.