Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Now in its third iteration, Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series invites a local dancer to curate performances over a two-week period. This time around, interdisciplinary artist Helen Lee has put …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:07AMWednesday, September 28, 2022
Any smoker can relate to the feeling of release they get from a cigarette, the satisfying blend of calm relief and buzzy energy. When artist Marcela Torres started smoking cigars […]
The p…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:35AMFriday, September 9, 2022
If art fairs like EXPO and Frieze are about making a splash with Instagrammable booths and recouping onerous exhibition fees, what are smaller-scale alternative ones for? MdW, an alternative…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMFriday, July 15, 2022
Quilting has long been used as a tool of creative resistance. During the Civil War, abolitionists sold quilts to fundraise for their cause. Starting in 1965, the Alabama-based Freedom Quilti…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:19PMWednesday, July 13, 2022
What do Cesar Chavez, Ayn Rand, and Harold Washington have in common? They are among the 69 people featured in Adam Brooks’s public art project Freedom Wall, which has been installed on th…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMFriday, May 13, 2022
In the summer of 2020, the people of Chicago rose up in support of Black life, with thousands taking part in dozens of actions across the city. That season of uprisings had curator and cultu…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:30AMWednesday, May 26, 2021
The artist’s new solo exhibition explores the impact and imperfections of the South Side Community Art Center.
If you talk to the artist Faheem Majeed for mor…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:00PMWednesday, April 7, 2021
Two books explore the creativity of people in prison while highlighting their lack of access to basic necessities.
“Art helps to free people even while incarc…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:55PMWednesday, March 3, 2021
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s latest exhibit preaches equity, but behind the scenes artists and former museum employees are demanding real change.
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SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 10:50AMTuesday, May 5, 2020
How the census impacts arts funding
You might know that data from the census is used to draw congressional and state legislative districts, determine the number…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:15PMTuesday, February 4, 2020
The Evanston native’s new book of poetry explores love, loss, and pain.
In the world of Elaine Kahn's poetry, the truth is never stable. Lovers perform quotidi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:45PMWednesday, November 13, 2019
The handmade clothing line offers ethical and sustainable fashion for all.
Vihanga Sontam always wanted to start her own fashion label.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, September 24, 2019
Artist Adela Goldbard draws from Mexican traditions to address issues in the neighborhood today.
Have you ever wanted to see a police car set on fire? You may so…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:15PMMonday, April 15, 2019
Anything can become art by naming it so.
In 2006, the artist Alberto Aguilar decided to let go of his studio.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM 
