A career retrospective at the National Museum of Mexican Art shows an artist dealing with the complexities of her identity.
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The petcoke problems of the southeast side hit the MoCP
A new exhibit, “Petcoke: Tracing Dirty Energy,” features various artists’ responses to the environmental problem.
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Tony Tasset’s Artists Monument brightens up Grant Park
The colorful artwork is a welcome contrast to the south end’s drab sculptures.
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Twentieth-century art makes the Art Institute a 21st-century museum
“The New Contemporary” isn’t really new or contemporary, but it’s a coup for the AIC.
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Park your car, tune into B.B. King, turn South Sacramento into a public art project
Landon Brown and 96 Acres will use different-colored automobiles to represent the population at Cook County Jail.
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No, there’s not construction outside the MCA—those are sculptures by Alexandre da Cunha
The Brazilian artist turns everyday objects into artwork.