Art
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Nab High-End Handmade Goodies at the American Craft Exposition
Find one-of-a-kind treasures at this annual show featuring artwork, ceramics, accessories, and more.
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Scenes of Postwar Chicago, As Captured by a “Visual Bilinguist”
Yasuhiro Ishimoto documented the everyday rhythms of the city in striking black and white photographs.
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Tonika Johnson Bridges Neighborhoods to Break Down Walls of Segregation
How an Englewood resident uses photography to educate people about racial divide across the city.
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3 Out-of-Town Art Exhibitions You Should Visit
Plan a road trip in August to catch one — or all — of these cultural happenings.
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See 80 Years of Outsider Art in Chicago
A new exhibition at the Intuit spotlights Chicago’s role in nurturing artists on the fringe.
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How John Singer Sargent Made Chicago an Art Town
The Edwardian portraitist, whose work is currently on display at the Art Institute, made an unlikely hotspot of turn-of-the-century Chicago.
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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?
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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.
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