Live Your Paleontology Fantasy on Michigan Avenue
Bring the kids to this free Field Museum pop-up, which simulates an archaeological dig.
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Steve Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast
On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we revisit a profile of the producer of Nirvana’s final record.
The Gallery Scene You Don’t Know About
If you’re looking for the city’s most dynamic and provocative art — and quite possibly the next generation of exemplary creators — skip the museums and trendy galleries and dive into the world of artist-run spaces.
Chain Reaction
In which we ferret out some of the best artist-run spaces by asking fellow gallerists
Artists on the Verge
Get to know these local emerging stars before everyone else does.
It’s a Bathroom! It’s a Garage! It’s a … Gallery?
Five spaces that make creative use of real estate
I’m Still Here
Thirty years ago, few people would have expected conceptual artist Gregg Bordowitz to live long enough to see his career retrospective.
Chicago’s Choir for Trans Singers
Every week, a group of nonbinary, gender-questioning, and trans Chicagoans gather to rehearse in a North Center church. Sometimes, that means learning to embrace their voices in the process.
How Photographer Laura Aguilar Uplifted Queer, Chicano Identities
The National Museum of Mexican Art is hosting a monumental survey of her work.
Ted Hearne Uses the Baton As a Tool for Protest
Photo: Jen Rosenstein The 36-year-old composer, who sang with the Chicago Children’s Choir starting at age 5, credits the group’s social-justice focus for inspiring Sound From the Bench, his piece about corporate personhood that was a finalist for last year’s Pulitzer Prize in music. (It was beat out by Kendrick Lamar’s Damn.) The Museum of … Read more