Chicago and Mexico City Create Art Together at Lit & Luz Festival
The festival, which pairs artists from both sister cities, kicks off tonight with a free reception that benefits Mexico City’s earthquake relief efforts.
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We Asked the MCA's Chief Curator Who Would Win in a Fight: This Cat Skeleton or Sue?
Besides entertaining our silly question, Michael Darling shared the backstory of Felix the oversized cat and Maurizio Cattelan, its creator.
Top Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Pinball Expo, Les Misérables, Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group, Monteverdi 450, Chicago International Film Festival, and more
The Goodman Revives an Anti-Immigrant Tale—and Gives the Audience a Close Look
Literally. The storied theater’s A View from the Bridge production puts audiences directly on stage with the actors.
How Open Mike Eagle Made a Memorial of Robert Taylor Homes
…and patched his relationship with his family along the way.
You Could Own Part of 1871 CEO's Mesmerizing Art Collection
From surreal monkey portraits to tasteful nudes, Howard Tullman’s collection—many by living artists—will be auctioned off this month.
Art History Professor Stephen Eisenman on His New William Blake Exhibition
The Northwestern faculty member and curator of William Blake and the Age of Aquarius discusses William Blake, 1960s artists, and more.
10 Things You Should Do in Chicago This Week
Fleet Foxes, Moses Sumney, Hard Times, Punk, Jen Kirkman, and more
A People's History of the Syrian Uprising, Told Through Intimate Conversations
Would you risk your life, protesting in the streets for the first time ever, for an elusive political dream? That’s what author Wendy Pearlman wants readers to consider as they parse her exhaustively researched new book.
Muhammad Ali Regretted One of His Most Famous Quotes
A few revelations from Jonathan Eig’s book on the Greatest, including new evidence that Sonny Liston had an incentive to throw that big match