After a COVID gap year, the Frequency Festival returns on February 22. The six-day event is an outgrowth of the Frequency Series, which is programmed by former Chicago Reader staff music critic Peter Margasak and hosted by Constellation. Founded in 2013, shortly after drummer and promoter Mike Reed opened the north-side venue, the series presents […]
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New-music feast the Frequency Festival returns after taking a COVID year
Former Reader staff writer Peter Margasak has been programming the Frequency Series at Constellation since 2013, bringing in artists from across the wide spectrum of experimental and new music for weekly showcases. Since 2016 Margasak has also booked the annual Frequency Festival, which skipped 2021 for obvious reasons; the festival will return for its sixth […]
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Ten best bets for fall visual arts
Chicago Architecture Biennial Aside from the main exhibition taking place at the Cultural Center, this year’s biennial boasts a number of smaller satellite shows, including new “anchor sites” in various neighborhoods; “Past Forward: Architecture and Design at the Art Institute,” an installation devoted to the museum’s collection; and many related productions at smaller galleries. Read […]
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Ben Rivers’s dystopian films light up the Renaissance Society
The British artist’s first U.S. solo exhibition imagines a postapocalyptic future through the lens of a disturbing present.
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The ten best bets for fall visual arts
Expo Chicago, “Tattoo” at the Field Museum, and more
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A day inside the ever-changing Gabriel Sierra installation at the Renaissance Society
A catalog of ever-changing thoughts
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“Fractured Yet Rising,” “The Way of the Shovel,” and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
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“It’s the Political Economy, Stupid,” “Suicide Narcissus,” and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
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After nearly 40 years, a new head at the Renaissance Society
Solveig Øvstebø is the new executive director at the Renaissance Society.
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Czech interviews, Scott Reeder, and other arty stuff to do this weekend
Arty stuff to do this weekend: Czech interviews, Dawoud Bey, Scott Reeder
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The Renaissance Society live on your TV
A new partnership between the Renaissance Society and CAN TV brings excellent avant-garde music to the small screen: Tony Conrad, David Moss, Jacques Demierre, and more.
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The List: January 20-26, 2011
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands
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Extreme Vocalist David Moss Makes a Rare Chicago Appearance
Inimitable experimental vocalist David Moss debuts a new solo work in a rare Chicago performance this Saturday.
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Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The 800-Pound Gargoyle
The University of Chicago may not be the only force that shaped Hyde Park and Kenwood, but it’s the biggest.
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Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Arts & Museums
Museums, fairs, a transitory art project, and more