Remembering the Farnsworth House Feud
Life was not always sunshine and I-beams at the iconic Mies van der Rohe building in Plano. A new book spills all.
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High Fidelity Turns 20, and the Chicago It Imagined Is Gone
A writer reflects on the vanished city the movie immortalized.
Kim Knoll Became a Painter While Daydreaming at Work
The graphic designer turns her favorite travel memories into abstract works of art.
An Art Show All About Cats
Photo: Courtesy of Jason West When Jason West was invited to curate an exhibit at 4Art Space in Bridgeport, the Brookfield artist wanted to do something more interesting than, as he says, “Hey, paintings!” Trying to attract a broad audience, he surmised that “everyone loves a cat video.” The result is the Fantastic Felines Art … Read more
Will Chicago Theaters Go Dark for Coronavirus?
In most houses, the show will go on — but that could change quickly.
Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Fennesz, Decadence/Chicago, The Lady From the Sea, Daniel Beltrá: The Amazon, Apsáalooke Women and Warriors, and more
A Sculptural Sleight of Hand
Inspired by Royal Copenhagen dinnerware, Dabin Ahn’s sculptures aren’t always what they seem.
History Lesson
Nina Sanders’s Apsáalooke Women and Warriors opens at the Field as the museum grapples with its legacy of Native erasure.
Brian Balcom Wants Accessible Theater Onstage and Off
Paraplegic since a 1993 spinal cord injury, the 39-year-old director advocates for people with disabilities both onstage and in the audience.
Chicago’s Most In-Demand Set Designer
Yu Shibagaki has already worked on three plays opening here this year, with more to come. Her goal? That you don’t think about the set.