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Tag: visual art

Hyun Jung Jun, dotted moth, 2021, beeswax and hemp wick.
Posted inArts & Culture

Like a moth to a flame

by Claire Voon July 9, 2021August 18, 2021

A solo show by artist Hyun Jung Jun at Goldfinch Gallery in East Garfield Park.

Demand Justice by Maxwell Emcays
Posted inCity Life

Juneteenth celebrations and more

by Salem Collo-Julin June 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days

"Red saturates the two final images of the book. We both wanted a concluding image that was powerful, emotional, engulfing, transportive."
Posted inArts & Culture

Theorem is more than a book of poetry

by S. Nicole Lane February 1, 2021August 18, 2021

Evoking memory and mystery, two artists collaborate on an art piece.

Posted inCity Life

Transgender Day of Remembrance ensures we don’t forget

by Salem Collo-Julin November 20, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Posted inMusic

Let the bird take the wheel on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin October 7, 2020August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicagoland graphic designer Mereya Lachel Goetzinger-Blanco, incorporating art by Frederick McDonald.

Posted inCity Life

Get tested and enjoy sweater weather with confidence

by Salem Collo-Julin October 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Posted inCity Life

Just got paid

by Salem Collo-Julin September 25, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Posted inCity Life

Benefits, Cold Waves, and makeup

by Salem Collo-Julin September 18, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Posted inArts & Culture

When sex work and art work collide

by S. Nicole Lane October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

The kinksters, the queers, and the artists who live in both worlds.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago International Film Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Julia Hale October 15, 2018August 18, 2021

Pop-Up Magazine’s Fall Issue tour and other goings on Mon 10/15-Thu 10/18.

Posted inBlogs

You can (almost) buy Wesley Willis’s drawing of Quenchers

by Leor Galil June 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Quenchers closes in less than two weeks, but at least until then you can get a print of Wesley Willis’s 1991 drawing of the beloved bar.

Posted inBlogs

City Council expected to renew ‘sanctuary city’ status, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, two former museum executives want to make the American Sports Museum a reality in Chicago.

Posted inArts & Culture

Where progress was made in 2016: In Chicago’s museums

by Tal Rosenberg December 28, 2016August 18, 2021

During the past year, the city’s biggest institutions exhibited more overtly political work.

Posted inArts & Culture

Artists Andrew Yang and Christa Donner explore the natural world from the comforts of home

by Chris Buddy and Aimee Levitt September 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Artists Andrew Yang and Christa Donner offer guided tours of their studios and talk about their work and their process.

Posted inArts & Culture

How a DePaul English professor became an art-history sleuth

by Janet Potter September 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Kathleen Rooney wondered why she couldn’t find an English translation of Magritte’s writings, so she figured out how to release one on her own.

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