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Author Archives: Kate Sierzputowski
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Caroline Picard looks back on her apartment galleries Green Lantern and Sector 2337
A life lived in art—literally
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Artist-chemist Michael Koerner uses tintypes to explore his genetic heritage in his solo show, “My DNA”
These chemigrams mimic the chromosomal mutations he inherited from his parents.
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Is the work in Gwendolyn Zabicki’s new exhibition a painting or a mirror? Only scuffs and scratches will tell.
“Windows, Doors, and Mirrors” explores unseen labor hiding in plain view.
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Chicago artist Mika Horibuchi paints oil trompe-l’oeil replicas of her grandma’s watercolors
The result is an experiment in looking at the world through someone else’s eyes.
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‘In Their Own Form’ takes a long look at Afrofuturism beyond Black Panther
The movement—really more a wide-ranging cultural and aesthetic philosophy—has roots deep in the 19th century.
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Magnolia Screen Printing wants to provide jobs for the young people of Chicago Lawn
Omar Kamran and Justin Clemons hope to grow something beautiful and lasting in their neighborhood.
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If you want to see a famous mug, visit the American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston
Stephen M. Mullins has assembled nearly 8,300 vessels from more than 60 years of collecting.
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The Floating Museum literally becomes a floating museum
The nonprofit’s latest exhibit “River Assembly” sits atop a barge that will journey up the Chicago River.
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At Triumph Gallery, more than 150 artists counteract a GOP watch list
“The Dangerous Professors” marries art and education in response to online attacks on higher-ed teachers.
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At 82 years old, painter Jim Dine shows no signs of slowing down
Richard Gray Gallery opens a new West Town space with new work by the famous artist.
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Artist Larry Achiampong finds inspiration in Grand Theft Auto V and The Simpsons
He appears tonight at the Stony Island Arts Bank.
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Photos return expired birds to flight at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
“Broken Journey” is a new exhibit of Art Fox’s snapshots of flying animals indirectly felled by Chicago’s citizens.
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Lee Godie, behind the photo-booth curtain
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outside Art highlights the self-portraits the street artist took at bus stations throughout the city.
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‘Chicago and Vicinity’ is a semi-comprehensive account of the local art scene
Shane Campbell Gallery revives the Art Institute’s defunct survey of the Chicago art community, but there’s a bigger story to tell.