What Teju Cole Found in the Museum of Contemporary Photography
For his curatorial debut, the award-winning writer dug through 40 years’ worth of photos in the museum’s archives. The result is an incisive portrait of contemporary America.
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At This New Bookstore, Poets and Painters Share the Walls
DL Mullen yearned for a way to unite her editorial background and curatorial chops. Now, she’s living her vision with a hybrid bookstore–gallery in West Town.
How Claire Lombardo Wrote the Midwestern Big Little Lies
The Oak Park native showcases a promising talent with her debut novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had.
All About the Field Museum's New Bug Zoo
When it comes to artistic representation, whether high (Kafka’s Metamorphosis) or low (Men in Black), insects tend to inspire fear and revulsion. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Petra Sierwald, an associate curator at the Field Museum. The German-born scientist consulted on its exhibit Fantastic Bug Encounters! (opening June 28), which features … Read more
Joshua Abrams Aims to Make the Music in His Head
Joshua Abrams’s résumé is a virtual history of local music over the past three decades: house bassist at Fred Anderson’s storied (and now-shuttered) jazz venue Velvet Lounge, member of the experimental group Town and Country, and frequent player with the instrumental rock band Tortoise. But when Abrams, 45, formed Natural Information Society in 2010, he … Read more
A Very Chicago Summer Reading List
Adam Morgan picks eight titles for your beach tote.
Fifty Wards. Fifty Plays. One Day.
On June 23, Free Street Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary with pop-up performances across the city. Artistic director Coya Paz outlines the plan.
Gina Rodriguez Is Taking On Her Anxiety
The Jane the Virgin star answers some questions ahead of an appearance tonight at the Harris Theater.
The Chicago Harp That Rules the World
For 130 years, Lyon & Healy’s unassuming factory next to the L in West Town has produced ornate instruments considered the best of their kind.
Glam and Grit at Virgil Abloh’s MCA Gala
Photos of Takashi Murakami, Nick Cave, and a set by Blood Orange at the party toasting “Figures of Speech,” which opens Monday.