“Humankind has always been very curious and driven to find out about life forms in outer space, but not so curious about life forms on the planet,” Giovanni Aloi remarked as he showed me each work of art included in “Earthly Observatory,” an exhibition that he curated with artist/scientist Andrew S. Yang. Over 30 artists […]
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God: now at the mall
An immersive art exhibition in DuPage County brings the Sistine Chapel to the former site of the Sears store at Oakbrook Center.
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When a statue is more than a statue
Artist Kelly Kristin Jones examines contested monuments and white supremacy with her art
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Like a moth to a flame
A solo show by artist Hyun Jung Jun at Goldfinch Gallery in East Garfield Park.
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Do comic strips belong in this museum?
A new exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art surveys over 60 years of cartoonists.
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid comes together in ‘It feels like the first time’
And the massive survey of artists does it well.
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Vivan Maier makes the everyday extraordinary
An exhibit at the Chicago History Museum offers a new perspective on the enigmatic photographer’s work.
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The midwestern decadence of “Indiscriminate Sincerity”
Patrick Wilkins’s exhibit celebrates humanity’s simplest pleasures with a perverse twist.
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Theorem is more than a book of poetry
Evoking memory and mystery, two artists collaborate on an art piece.
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Bursting and bubbling, Susan Smith Trees opens at Evanston Art Center
Working with the unknown encourages the “known.”
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Angela Jackson is the state’s new poet laureate
That shouldn’t cost her, right?
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Em Kettner creates elaborate casings for her sacred sculptures
These small performative objects exemplify disability and protection.
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Balkrishna Doshi designs for the people
The Indian architect and urban planner’s work and process is on display in a new retrospective.
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Motherhood changes you—and your art
Gwendolyn Zabicki’s attention to time is the focus of her exhibition at Heaven Gallery.
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Vaginal Davis steps into the mainstream spotlight
Nearly five decades after her career began, the pioneer performance artist, musician, and activist is now a permanent fixture at the Art Institute.