Art
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Artists Make the Earth Their Canvas at the MCA
A group show of land art invites us to consider ways to empathize with our planet
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Vivian Maier’s Color Shots
A new book unveils the photographer’s lesser-seen body of work
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Photographer Jessica Labatte’s Floral Arrangements Are Capsules of Time and Memory
The Chicago artist’s still lifes result from her deep engagement with her garden.
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Revisit the Wild World of the Hairy Who
A survey at the Art Institute celebrates the graphic and humorous works of these six Chicago artists.
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These Chicago Public Artworks Will Give You Nightmares
… and we’re proud to have them all.
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Five Ways Chicago Shaped Bike Culture
Keep Moving: Designing Chicago’s Bicycle Culture, which opens October 27 at the Chicago Design Museum, unpacks the city’s role in developing two-wheeled transportation. Here are some highlights.
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Interrogating Histories with an Ecosystem of Porcelain and Piss
An interview with Candice Lin, whose installation is currently on view at the University of Chicago’s Logan Center Gallery
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Selling Chicago’s Kerry James Marshall Isn’t Just Wrong. It’s Undemocratic.
An arts administrator and DCASE veteran weighs in on the mayor’s decision to auction a masterpiece.
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How Artists Helped Propel Chicago’s Disability Rights Movement
Chicago has been at the forefront of disability rights activism, largely due to the resistance efforts of its creative community. An exhibition at Gallery 400 explores this overlooked history.
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