Tracing the Ebb and Flow of Japanese Print Traditions, A Review of “The Yoshida Family” at the Art Institute of Chicago
Three generations of Japanese printmakers show the development of the traditional practice over a century.
Exhibiting a Lesser-Known Pioneer of Contemporary Photography, A Review of “Picture Fiction: Kenneth Josephson and Contemporary Photography” at the Museum of Contemporary Art
A survey of the pioneering, Chicago-based experimental photographer includes his work alongside the work of his peers.
Contending With The Internet As Medium And Infrastructure: A Review of “I Was Raised on the Internet” at the Museum of Contemporary Art
“I Was Raised on the Internet” poses the question of the internet not just as a communication medium where social media, virtual identities and corporate control take hold, but as an infrastructure that constitutes a whole new reality.
Designing A Life Beautiful: “Up Is Down” Tells the Chicago Story of America’s Iconic Brands
With “Up Is Down,” a Terra Art + Design Chicago initiative, Northwestern’s Block Museum tells the unknown Chicago story behind 7 Up, Vienna Beef and countless other household brands. The exhibition reveals the Goldsholl Design Associates’ pioneering experimental design and film in the service of bettering everyday life.
Shifting Power: A Feminist History of Alternative Spaces in Chicago
Part of the Terra Foundation for American Art’s year-long Art Design Chicago initiative, “Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now” will be launched at EXPO Chicago along with a panel discussion with scholars and artists.
Beautiful, Yet Eminently Boring: A Review of “John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age” at the Art Institute of Chicago
Sargent was a prodigiously gifted artist working in a transitional era in European art history.
Delicate Decolonial Dreams: A Review of “Leaf by Leaf” at Chicago Artists Coalition
The work of three resident artists harmonize around landscape, environment and decolonial visions.
Can’t-Miss Fall Art Events
The essential fall events to see.
Art Top 5: September 2018
A bevy of Chicago-centric shows anchor this blockbuster art season.
From the Holocaust to Woodlawn: “Sculpting a Chicago Artist” at the Koehnline Museum
An exhibition in the suburbs uncovers the European roots of Chicago’s most prolific sculptor.
