Extremely ’70s Artifacts from Johnson Publishing’s Heyday
A new exhibit at the Stony Island Arts Bank toasts the Ebony and Jet founder’s pizzazz.
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What's the Deal with This Creepy, Beloved Statue at the Art Institute?
It’s a Chicago treasure and a favorite of museum-goers… but what does it even mean?
Joseph Chilliams's 'Mean Girls' EP Is Both Fetch and Grool
On The Plastics, the West Side rapper toasts 2004’s foremost cinematic classic.
Ten Things to Do This Week
Grant Park Music Festival, Make Music Chicago, Cinepocalypse, The Seldoms, The Roommate, and more
Five Questions for Chicago Singer-Songwriter V.V. Lightbody
The indie-rock vet creates her self-described ‘nap-rock’ sound on her solo debut Bathing Peach, a quieter and more introspective turn from her work in Santah and Grandkids.
On the Life and Death of My Brother, Dickie
Richard Greenberg was one of the great movie-title artists of all time, responsible for Alien, Lethal Weapon, The Untouchables, The Matrix, and more. And his artistic life started with coloring his sister’s bedsheets in their West Rogers Park home.
The Top 10 Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Craft Brews at the Zoo, David Blaine Live, Graham Lambkin and Joe McPhee, Renegade Craft Fair, That’s Weird, Grandma: Brand New Stories, and more
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's New Riverfront Center Formally Opens This Summer
The 20,000-square-foot Chicago Architecture Center, designed by the firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, will formally open on August 31, with a lot more space—and a much bigger scale model of the city.
How Charles White Rewrote the Black Narrative
Four decades after his death, a son of Chicago’s Black Renaissance gets a well-deserved survey at the Art Institute.
Q&A: Ann Lui on the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The architect and SAIC prof is part of a big contingent of Chicagoans exploring the theme Dimensions of Citizenship at the prestigious exhibition.