Today, it’s easy to see and experience art all over Chicago. But where did it all begin, and who was allowed to show their art? What started as a small trading post turned into a busy industrial hub.
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When it comes to contemporary art in the city, the long-standing Museum of Contemporary Art is unrivaled. Featuring works in just about every medium imaginable from the artists of our era, you’re just ...
EarlyWork x GRAY Cocktail Party & Gallery Grand Opening. Photos by Matt Reaves Courtesy of Gertie. David Antonio Cruz’s “come close, like before” is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery ...
Rhona Hoffman leans forward in her chair. “I turned Rashid Johnson down when he was begging me to do a show,” she recalls, placing her hands on the table in front of her. “I was either busy or just ...
The third and latest edition of Chicago Exhibition Weekend (CXW) was a lively, citywide event that included gallery and institutional exhibition openings, panel discussions, private collection visits, ...
Following New York and Los Angeles editions, here we bring you our Chicago summer art guide. Bypass the selfie-taking hordes at the Bean and get to know some of the city’s more understated art ...
In which Observer's Arts Editor sets out to have as many art and art-adjacent encounters as possible in the Windy City in just two days. Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean. Photo: ...
Norman Kelley has thoughtfully designed a dynamic modular system of walls and columns, to transform the Art Institute of Chicago’s architecture and design galleries. (Courtesy Art Institute of Chicago ...
The last couple of years have seen many art galleries close in art hubs around the world amid a struggling market. But one in Chicago is tripling in size with a move to a new neighborhood. Volume ...
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