Art
Art installations, exhibits, galleries and shows around Chicago.
Richard Serra was considered one of his generation’s most preeminent sculptors,known for his large-scale steel structures that he shaped into many forms.
The life-size sculpture, titled Thou Shalt Not Kill, shows a hooded victim of gun violence face down on the ground, bullet holes etched into his back, while Jesus weeps over him.
DCASE produces festivals such as Taste of Chicago. It also supports your neighborhood cultural treasures, whether they’re a local dance organization or your favorite down-the-block singer-songwriter.
The employees last month announced they had unionized as the Museum of Contemporary Art Workers United.
In its Arts of the Americas gallery, the Chicago museum has been acquiring more works by women artists, making surprising discoveries and shining a light on some more-obscure items already in its collection.
“I’m the curator you call when you’re doing something really weird and want to make it work.” Cristello, the latest Chicago Sun-Times “Someone to Watch in 2024,” says of her work.
The club bought the painting from a member for $500 in 1895.
Julia Hagen, 28, is on a mission to paint dozens of Chicago-area hot dog stands.
In a show presented by Rendezvous Arts, the Black Oak Ensemble will play works from Jewish composers who died during the Holocaust. The performance will be complemented by visual art from local painter Kevin Lahvic.
Jim Bachor has turned potholes into mosaic works of art across the city.
The ruling stems from a civil suit and is seperate from another court case brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office that alleges that ‘Russian War Prisoner’ by Egon Schiele was stolen from Jewish cabaret star Fritz Grünbaum during the Holocaust.
The Art Institute is holding on to its tame Egon Schiele drawing.
A trio of Zach Bryan concerts, the Goodman Theatre’s fresh take on Homer and a monster truck demo are among the week’s entertainment highlights
El centro ha anunciado su ecléctico programa de exposiciones, conciertos, espectáculos de danza, proyecciones de películas, charlas y otros eventos gratuitos para esta primavera y verano.
Five Impressionist oil paintings, by an unknown artist, are on display through April 19.
The museum denies the allegations, contending Fritz Grünbaum’s sister-in-law inherited Egon Schiele’s “Russian War Prisoner” after Grünbaum was killed and sold that drawing and other Schiele works to an art dealer.
The center has announced its eclectic lineup of exhibitions, concerts, dance performances, film screenings, talks and other free events this spring and summer.
UChicago Presents began in 1943 as the University of Chicago Chamber Music Series.
Langford says Fitzpatrick instilled in him the confidence that art could be more than a hobby for the Chicago-based punk rocker.
The Shindellas in concert, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ the stage musical, and three world premieres at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago are among the highlights in the week ahead.