Art
A Fashion Designer’s Love Letter to Art in Chicago
Duro Olowu has curated a dazzling show of Chicago art that is as varied and colorful as the patterns in his clothing.
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Imagining a Reconciliatory Relationship with the Earth
In Otobong Nkanga’s art, figures appear dismembered and limbless, indicating that they have been industrialized as tools of production and exploitation.
In Brief
From Benefit to Blockbuster, a Kerry James Marshall Painting's Dramatic Flip
A Kerry James Marshall work originally donated to a museum's benefit auction sold at Christie's for a record-setting price.
Art
Two Projects Revisit Historical Images with a Calm and Critical Eye
Two video installations currently at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago place the viewer within images and their history, and demand we look at them differently.
Art
Whimsical, Art Deco–Inspired Window Designs
CHICAGO — Confessions of an arts writer: my background is in theater design.
Art
Astronomical Art of Intimate Proportions
CHICAGO — Five digitally animated images of the sun twist, flare, and twitch within each of their screens.
Art
Weaving History and Politics Together
CHICAGO — There are some situations in life where bigger really is better (readers can fill in the blank on their own), but art isn’t necessarily one of them. Much as I love German uber-expressionist Anselm Kiefer’s “Nigredo,” or the playful idiocy of Jeff Koons’ giant puppy, I wonder whether the ef
News
MCA Chicago Gets Another Huge Gift
CHICAGO — For the second time this year, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art has received a multi-million dollar gift from one of its philanthropic supporters.
Art
Museum Dives Into Its Collection and Pulls Out A Winner
CHICAGO — Of all the museums in Chicago, the one that keeps surprising me and making me go back is the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Opinion
What Does $10 Million Buy You in Chicago?
CHICAGO — At a time when charitable giving to Chicago cultural institutions is either flat or declining, the Museum of Contemporary Art announced on Wednesday that it has received a gift of $10 million from benefactors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson.
Art
Neither Under Construction Nor Complete
CHICAGO — We’re now a quarter of the way through Scottish artist Martin Creed’s year-long “residency” at the MCA Chicago. I put “residency” in quotation marks because Creed is only going to be here sporadically throughout 2012. So far, the MCA has put one new work by Creed on display each month, non
Interview
Poetically Mundane Scottish Minimalist Lands in Chicago
CHICAGO — Martin Creed is a Scottish artist who won the British Turner Prize in 2001, but he is less well known in the United States. That might change in 2012, when Creed will be the artist in residence at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) for the whole year.