A New Exhibition Challenges Corporate Office Culture
You won’t view your cubicle the same way after Jessica Vaughn’s incisive show at Patron Gallery.
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Tasha: Kindly Refrain From Misusing My Lyrics on Instagram
Albany Park native Tasha Viets-VanLear’s 2018 debut album, Alone at Last, is full of soulful tracks so intimate they feel like ripped-out diary entries. But the 26-year-old singer now understands there’s a ceiling to that approach. “People who have listened to my music enough maybe have an expectation of what I will give them,” she … Read more
How the Bauhaus Changed Chicago
Elsa Kula, 3 Dimensions Brochure (Detail) Photo: Courtesy of the Art Institute The Bauhaus, a school of progressive design founded 100 years ago in Germany, produced a distinctly modernist style that influenced art and architecture around the world. Bauhaus Chicago: Design in the City, opening November 23 at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the … Read more
Finally, a Spongebob Squarepants Pop-up
The installation by Louis De Guzman, J Balvin, and Nickelodeon runs through Saturday at 1714 North Damen.
What Came After the Hairy Who? An Exhibition Answers
The Elmhurst Art Museum examines post-Imagist art in Chicago, seeing through the vision of a beloved curator and critic who died last year.
Richard Costes Wants a Place for Deaf Actors in Chicago
How the actor, playwright, and accessibility consultant made his name in an often inaccessible theater scene
The Big Question: What’s the Meaning of the Universe?
We asked U. of C. astrophysicist Dan Hooper, whose new book, At the Edge of Time, dives deep into the Big Bang.
Chicago’s Best Songwriter You’ve Never Heard Of
Chris Ligon probably had a worse year than you. He spun his misery into Miss America, a new record out this week.
Here’s Your Chance to Play Among Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds
The iconic installation floats over to Ravenswood, coinciding with the Art Institute’s Warhol retrospective.
A Life in Miniature
Jay Kupjack is the last surviving member of a towering dynasty built on tiny foundations.