Chicago-based duo combined poetry and singing with audience testimonials.
Author Archives: Danielle A. Scruggs
‘African-American Designers in Chicago’ is an important corrective to art history
The new Cultural Center exhibit shows how much design innovation came from black artists in Chicago.
How this got made: the award-winning 2017 Best of Chicago issue cover
The Reader‘s graphic designer and former director of photography and two sign painters explain how they created and photographed a mural in just 12 days.
For Derrick Adams, black imagination is the future
In his solo show, the New York-based polymath artist uses installation, video, music, and collage to remix the archival holdings of the Stony Island Arts Bank.
Chicago’s south and west sides offer a wealth of art galleries and museums
Feast your eyes at these spaces outside the downtown area.
In Chicago, Obama’s legacy is visible
Despite Trump’s promise to wipe out Barack Obama’s legislative victories, images of the former president in Chicago won’t be easily erased.
The best photos from #ObamaFarewell
Photos from #ObamaFarewell at McCormick Place Tuesday night
‘It feels like we’re screwed either way’: Latinos vote with mix of apathy and trepidation
Voters in Pilsen and Little Village cast ballots in an election marked by hateful rhetoric about immigrants.
Food porn from Pitchfork Music Festival
A sampling of Pitchfork’s gustatory offerings.
Photos of Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, and the Roots at Taste of Chicago
Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper dropped by the first day of the Taste of Chicago, joining Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment before the headlining set by the Roots.
Phish make a splash at Wrigley Field
Freelance photographer Becky Frass captured the joyous mood at Phish’s first-ever Wrigley Field concerts.
O.J.: Made in America isn’t about O.J., it’s about us
ESPN’s O.J.: Made In America is about so much more than just O.J. Simpson.
The Guerrilla Truck Show returns after a brief hiatus
Photos of the Guerrilla Truck Show at Merchandise Mart during the annual NeoCon commercial design show.