Here we go again. With a very limited number of exceptions, most Chicago galleries open their fall season this weekend. This is the weekend those who usually don't make it to the Friday night openings get out and get seen.
It used to be that the quality of art exhibits declined during the summer months. And while it's still true that the art business season tends to follow the school year, we're seeing solid exhibits all year.
The brilliant sculptor, Nancy Rubins, is in town from L.A. installing her mind-boggling, gravity defying, big sculpture on the front lawn of Navy Pier, comprised out of something in the neighborhood of 30 discarded canoes.
Chicago loves to put things on wheels. Despite the city's well-publicized attempts to thwart the growth of its small food truck community, many of the...
April is here, along with some unseasonably warm and beautiful weather, and that means it's time for our "...Got Art?" blog to encourage you to get out and enjoy a fresh collection of shows and events this month.
One of my latest fascinations is how artists use rules -- constraints or systems -- in the process of making their art.
As 2011 winds to an end, we reached out to some of Chicago's experts in style, music, art and more to share some of their favorite places, people and ...
We had another weekend of strong exhibitions opening. The long awaited arrival of the new DePaul Art Museum is here. The opening show, titled Re: Chicago is exceptional; full of treasures, contexts and curiosity.
There's an immediacy to works on paper. It shows the artist's hand more than other mediums, rendering the artist's soul more visible and their intent more clear.
Most artists make art because they have to. They have a compulsion that drives them. And the new exhibit opening tonight at Zolla / Lieberman examines the expression of that fervor.
Deb Sokolow's work at Western Exhibitions reminds me of reading comics as a kid. There's a pulpy quality to her narrative pieces. A story is revealed or dissected.
Th!nkArt international art gallery and policy salon is opening its doors to share and present a new exhibit, "Richard Hunt: A Force Of Nature." Richa...
There's a lot of strong art on view as the fall art season opens in Chicago. This is a competitive time, with galleries presenting a fresh look at their agenda.
WHO: Henri Cartier-Bresson WHAT: 'Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century' WHEN: July 25-October 3, 2010 WHERE: Art Institute of Chicago 111 Sout...
Chicago, July 2010 -- Ray Noland is perhaps better known here in Chicago as CRO, the street name of this artist whose work can be seen all over Chicag...
Summer art in Chicago is changing. There's a wealth of good shows and good art covering all of Chicago -- more than even I can get to.
Though ArtChicago is markedly better than last year it is not the blue chip show it once was. To me, that's a good thing.
