Libby McClintick As the year comes to an end, the photographers at DwJohnson Photography are preparing for their 5th annual exhibition event. In the past, the gallery holiday party has been at a local venue in Naperville, IL, but this year the team has decided to step out and make it a citywide event in Read more…
“Best of Chicago Art Magazine” series. Originally appeared on the site 9/21/2010 Ed McDevitt When my wife was approaching a birthday she found insignificant but which the rest of us decided to celebrate, our son arranged to hold the party in a courtyard and apartment at 155 West Burton Place in Chicago. The apartment owners Read more…
From the day the first Fear No ART Chicago show aired on May 7, 2010, I have been pursuing David Sedaris for a podcast. Of course, I never thought he would say yes. I kept waiting for his literary agent, Marlena, to say, “That’s ridiculous, “ or “We can’t be bothered.” But from day one Read more…
As I mentioned last week, this year has brought a small sleighful of Christmas jazz discs (and we’ll get to some of them in the next week or so), and also a pretty full schedule of jazz performances for the holidaze. Here’s a look at some of the gigs that might warm your chestnuts in Read more…
BLOCK exhibits drawings by Golub and video installation by Neshat through December 12 The late drawings of provocative American artist Leon Golub and a poetic video installation that brought international acclaim to Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat are now on exhibition at Northwestern University’s Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art. Shirin Neshat, Rapture Series, 1999, Read more…
October was just as fruitful for street art as was September. Street artists are not immune to the cold weather, and the escalating scramble leaves me eager to see November’s work. October saw more political work by street artists than I can recall, most likely due to their arch-nemesis announcing his retirement. Some artists went with Read more…
Check out Be The Goove performing on The Dinner Party. The highlights are also below. If you want to see the full June 25 Dinner Party, click here. Be the Groove is a rhythmic performance ensemble that believes rhythm is not just a beat—rhythm is a mode of expression. This Chicago based group fuses a Read more…
I expected to like Chekhov’s Three Sisters, now playing at the Piven Theatre in Evanston through November 21. What’s not to like? It is directed by theatre veteran extraordinaire Joyce Piven and adapted by rising star playwright, Sara Ruhl. I didn’t expect, however, to love it, to engage in it as I did. Three Sisters: Read more…
For Remy Bumppo fans this can be seen as a bit of a sad season. It is the last season for co-founding, artistic director James Bohnen. But what a way to go! Bohnen’s Night and Day by Tom Stoppard, currently up through November 14th, is outstanding. Night and Day is a passionate and funny look Read more…
It comes once a year and it is not to be missed, every time. SOFA Chicago, going on at Navy Pier through November 7, is an expo of sculptural objects and functional art, exhibiting galleries from around the world. In addition to the 70 or so galleries representing some of the best sculptural artists available, Read more…
