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An installation view of work by artist Ivan Brunetti and others in the exhibition “Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now.”

Arts & Culture

Do comic strips belong in this museum?

by Dmitry Samarov June 29, 2021August 18, 2021

A new exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art surveys over 60 years of cartoonists.

Columns & Opinion

Tim Samuelson may be retiring, but he’s not history yet

by Deanna Isaacs January 20, 2021August 18, 2021

Chicago’s first and only cultural historian goes on emeritus status, but there’s plenty of work ahead of him.

Arts & Culture

Art in Chicago may not be able to distill 150 years of history into one volume, but it sure looks good trying

by Dmitry Samarov November 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Anyone involved in that history may be distracted by the gaps and omissions.

Blogs

It’s time once again for the two-day book bonanza that’s the Printers Row Lit Fest

by Aimee Levitt June 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Books! Books! Authors! Food! Books!

Arts & Culture

Chris Ware talks about higher education, creating art as a Chicagoan, and making peace with self-doubt

by Dmitry Samarov January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

In Monograph, the artist looks back on his life in comics.

Arts & Culture

The lines of Saul Steinberg’s mind

by Dmitry Samarov June 7, 2017August 18, 2021

A new exhibit at the Art Institute exemplifies the genius of the 20th-century artist.

City Life

The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays

by Reader staff November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.

Blogs

Joe Swanberg’s Easy is easily the most north-side-centric Chicago show of all time—but that’s not so terrible

by Jake Malooley September 27, 2016August 18, 2021

The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.

Arts & Culture

After 25 years, Quimby’s is an Ever Evolving Bastion of Freakdom

by Brianna Wellen September 14, 2016August 18, 2021

The local destination for independent zines and comics brings back its original owner for a visit and publishes an oral history on its silver anniversary.

Arts & Culture

SAIC’s sesquicentennial alumni show features work by Jeff Koons, Tony Tasset, Chris Ware, and more

by Chicago Reader September 9, 2015August 18, 2021

In celebration of its 150th academic year, the School of the Art Institute is pulling out the big guns. This fall’s alumni exhibition, “Civilization and Its Discontents,” curated by SAIC faculty members and brothers Scott Reeder and Tyson Reeder, features work by notable graduates from the past 30 years, including Jeff Koons, Tony Tasset, Rashid […]

Blogs