Ahead of Saturday’s performances, artist and conductor Arnie Roth discusses why Final Fantasy concerts have become so popular and why they’re his favorite audiences to conduct for.
See works by local artists, reimaginings of Tribune Tower, and more.
The downtown 94-story skyscraper is designed by starchitect Jeanne Gang and developed by Dalian Wanda Group.
Elgin Fringe Festival, Expo Chicago, Laboratory Dancers, David Hartt, Canadian Brass, and more
“Telling our stories in a room full of people is a sacred thing,” says the playwright and actress.
We talked to the Aqua architect and the artist behind Soundsuits about their first-ever collaboration and why they’re fans of each other.
Chris Rock, The Rembrandt, Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park, Fall Gallery Opening Weekend, Festival de la Villita, and more
Chris Milhausen of West Town’s CMM Framing, which caters to some of the city’s most prominent galleries, collectors, and artists, offers a primer on his craft by explaining how he handled four very different works.
Summer, William Conger, 2017. courtesy Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago. “Buy an artist who is out of fashion,” suggests Gary Metzner of Sotheby’s. More specifically, look for those who are working in a trending genre but have fallen out of the spotlight—for example, William Conger and Susanne Doremus, forerunners by several decades of the young abstract … Read more
No one has time to go to every opening in town, but lucky for you Instagram has emerged as a window into the tastes and obsessions of some of the city’s most influential art-scene insiders. Here are three feeds to follow.
