A Very Famous Horse Skeleton Is Coming to the Art Institute of Chicago By Claire Voon The arrival of Gift Horse by Hans Haacke will mark the sculpture's first appearance in North America. Read more
African Masks That Cast a Critical Gaze on the Museum By Kate Sierzputowski An interview with artist Brendan Fernandes, whose solo exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum considers collection and display practices. Read more
Nab High-End Handmade Goodies at the American Craft Exposition By Phoebe Mogharei Find some one-of-a-kind treasures at this annual show featuring artwork, ceramics, handmade accessories, and more. Read more
Scenes of Postwar Chicago, As Captured by a "Visual Bilinguist" By Jason Foumberg Yasuhiro Ishimoto documented the everyday rhythms of the city in striking black and white photographs. Read more
Tonika Johnson Bridges Neighborhoods to Break Down Walls of Segregation By Abhinanda Datta How an Englewood resident uses photography to educate people about racial divide across the city. Read more
3 Out-of-Town Art Exhibitions You Should Visit By Jason Foumberg Plan a road trip in August to catch one — or all — of these cultural happenings. Read more
See 80 Years of Outsider Art in Chicago By Abhinanda Datta A new exhibition at Intuit spotlights Chicago's role in nurturing artists on the fringe. Read more
How John Singer Sargent Made Chicago an Art Town By Abhinanda Datta The Edwardian portraitist, whose work is currently on display at the Art Institute, made an unlikely hotspot of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Read more
Extremely ’70s Artifacts from Johnson Publishing’s Heyday By Adrienne Samuels Gibbs A new exhibit at the Stony Island Arts Bank toasts the Ebony and Jet founder's pizzazz. Read more
What's the Deal with This Creepy, Beloved Statue at the Art Institute? By Claire Voon It's a Chicago treasure and a favorite of museum-goers... but what does it even mean? Read more
