Art
Theaster Gates Finds Community in Labor
Gates joins ideas of labor, function, and property with aesthetic and art historical concerns.
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A Major Greek Artist Gets His First US Retrospective at Wrightwood 659
A broad survey of Yannis Tsarouchis’s intimate, contemplative oeuvre is on view at the Chicago art space through July 31.
Art
Bisa Butler’s Worlds in Cut Cloth
Birds and airplanes soar, horses gallop, purples meet yellows, cerulean blues tango with magenta in geometric patterns, foliate designs crash into damask.
Art
The Absurdly Poignant Poems of Sun Ra
Sun Ra’s stanzas are riddles against passive reading.
Art
Haig Aivazian’s Poignant Supercuts Pay Tribute to Beiruti Resistance
Aivazian masterfully manipulates found video footage and sound, producing harrowing, evocative juxtapositions.
News
Artists Withdraw from MCA Chicago Exhibition in Solidarity With Laid-Off Workers
The cohort accused the MCA of “perpetuat[ing] harm to Chicago arts communities.”
Art
Raphaël Barontini’s Slick and Stylish Historic Inversions
Interjecting the power poses of Western art history with heroic Black revolutionary figures from the Caribbean, Barontini’s work manages to be seductive yet also ceremonial.
Art
Dibs! A Chicago Snow Tradition Spawns Art, Memes, and More
The years-long tradition of staking out a parking spot hard earned by shoveling snow has spurred street installations utilizing tables, religious statues, and even frozen pants.
News
Emmett Till’s Chicago Home Is Now a Historic Landmark
By designating the home as an official landmark, the city commits to protecting the structure from demolition and any significant renovations.
News
MCA Chicago Lays Off 41 Workers, Prompting Backlash
Citing a revenue drop due to the pandemic, the museum has cut 11% of its workforce.
News
Chicago Promises $2.5 Million in Grants to Artists and Art Organizations
The city will allocate $500,000 to commission up to 10 public artworks; $250,000 for small local projects; and $1.7 million for nonprofit arts organizations throughout Chicago.
Film
Telling the Stories of the Women Behind Chicago’s BLM Movement
The documentary Unapologetic explores the kind of activism the media tends to ignore.