Seeing Race Before Race explores early expressions of race in medieval and early modern Europe. On view in Chicago, admission is free.
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Jacolby Satterwhite’s First Major Survey Opens at SAIC Galleries
Jacolby Satterwhite: Spirits Roaming on the Earth is on view this fall at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s SAIC Galleries.
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Duane Linklater’s Messy Notions of Identity
The Native artist’s simultaneity of diverse references obliterates tidy notions of identity, while being transparently true to his own biography, aesthetics, and heritage.
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A Piece of Puerto Rico in Chicago
Edra Soto’s art brings with it the fabulous look and feel of tropical architectural solutions but not always the pain and difficulty of diasporic life.
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Poppy DeltaDawn Unravels Fiber Art’s Queered Histories
The Chicago-based artist reminds us that the art of weaving is just as ancient as the existence of transgender people.
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“Like a Homecoming”: Gary Simmons Exhibition Opens at MCA Chicago
Gary Simmons: Public Enemy surveys the artist’s career in exposing legacies of race and class in US popular culture.
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Wrightwood 659 Documents 1980s Black Gay Chicago in Patric McCoy: Take My Picture
The exhibition captures underrepresented stories of Black gay men from all walks of life during this pivotal decade. Now on view in Chicago.
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Art by Survivors of America’s Wars
The 2023 Veteran Art Triennial & Summit proves that the tools of the colonizer, the occupier, and the oppressor can be used to resist and persist.
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Wrightwood 659 Welcomes Three New Exhibitions
“Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk”, “Shahidul Alam: Singed But Not Burnt”, and “Patric McCoy: Take My Picture” are on view at the Chicago art space.
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Chicago’s Miniature Art Fair Is a Big Success
From an Anish Kapoor “Mini-Bean” to teeny immersive installations, Barely Fair is a much-needed break from the art world’s extravagance.
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Is There Room for Care at an Art Fair?
One might go to an art fair anticipating spectacle, but what I found at Expo Chicago was much more heartening, and deeply Midwestern.
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Art for the End of Time
There are no common moves among artists in The Chicago Cli-Fi Library, except environmental grief as expressed through art-making.
