Heartland: Smart Art
For any museum to mount two original, innovative and relevant shows in a row is rare. The Smart Museum has done precisely that.
For any museum to mount two original, innovative and relevant shows in a row is rare. The Smart Museum has done precisely that.
Brian Dickie | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago
One of the great pleasures of working in a city with as many fine institutions as Chicago has is collaboration. One is Chicago Opera Theater's post-graduate performance diploma at the Chicago College of the Performing Arts.
Brian Dickie | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago
Their utterly delightful, spectacles and all, Marian/Galatea was Amy Conn. The show is worth it for her alone. But for much else as well.
Mike Doyle | Posted 06.21.2009 | Chicago
Outer-neighborhood Chicagoans tend to think downtowners suffer through our central-city lives. It's hard to describe the devotion some of us feel for our high-rise 'hood.
Ari Bendersky | Posted 04.04.2009 | Chicago
It's going to be a jam-packed weekend for anyone who loves movies and music. Why? Because as the name states, all the movies somehow center around music.
Paul Klein | Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago
I asked those who receive my ArtLetters to grade Chicago's institutions that exhibit visual art. Here are the fascinating results.
Paul Klein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago
It's safe to say that the exhibits I've just previewed are superior to what I had to choose from a month ago.
Paul Klein | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago