In Quarles’s paintings, boundaries dissolve as the artist grinds up the fixed binaries of Black/white or male/female.
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Move Over, New York; Chicago Comics Affirms a Vibrant Local Legacy
Immersive and vast, the exhibition showcases the breadth and depth of the city’s rich comics history.
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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.”
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MCA Chicago Lays Off 41 Workers, Prompting Backlash
Citing a revenue drop due to the pandemic, the museum has cut 11% of its workforce.
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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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A Contemporary Approach to Religious Symbols
A small yet mighty exhibition, Fragments of a Crucifixion highlights moments of mourning, as well as joyful moments of faith and collectivity that continue in the face of traumas.
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The Consequences of Social Hierarchies in Brazil
Jonathas de Andrade explores the inequities and societal pressures on marginalized Brazilian communities, but he also challenges his audience to consider solutions.
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An Artist’s Critique of Colonialism in Brazil
Centered on Brazil’s northeastern region, Jonathas de Andrade’s One to One dramatizes exchanges between the colonizer and colonized, between the haves and have-nots.
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Entering Art’s Unknown
A sense of mystery pervades Enrico David’s art, in which a rich language of symbols suggests paths of possible interpretation.
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Jessica Campbell and the Ghost of Emily Carr
Campbell implies that there has been one constant in the experiences of women across generations: the sexual aggression of men.
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Two Chicago Exhibitions Elaborate on Emptiness and Space
Though the two shows examine the void in distinctly different ways, only one gets it right.
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Howardena Pindell Gets Her First Major Museum Survey
A survey at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago illustrates how the artist shifted from formalist painting to personal, political art.