Realism has not only survived in visual art but, after decades, is making a comeback. Who’s behind it in Chicago?

Tony Cokes turns the Art Institute's terrace into a billboard, The Mart lands a brand new fair and more October art not to miss.

Try on the perspectives of Yayoi Kusama, Mary Bauermeister and Niki de Saint-Phalle in the museum's new exhibition, “Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection.”

Trout Museum of Art's "Tag" brings street art into unconventional spaces.

The artist's newest exhibition at Monique Meloche delves into dance, photography, paintings and fabric.

The Japanese collective teamLab lands at the Smart Museum.

Michigan with its pastoral beauty and friendly people, its contour described as the shape of a hand, a mitten. A mitten. Say it in a lilting cadence for maximum effect.

At No Place Gallery in Columbus, Goering's exhibition—in a balancing act seen throughout his work—is global yet poignantly Midwestern.

Our guide covers Michigan galleries, museums and artist-run spaces that define the state's art scene.

"Tannic Waters" at Patron Gallery is a winning visual accompaniment to Faulkner's powerful fiction on the American South.

A model, war correspondent and innovative artist, Miller's retrospective at the Art Institute celebrates an extraordinary woman.

Emery Blagdon and Guadalupe Maravilla's art is eerily and beautifully reminiscent of one another, despite decades separating the two.

The podcast, founded in 2005 as a "space for a kind of intimate dialogue" about contemporary art, closes out season one with a tailgate at the MCA in October, where the 999th episode will be recorded live.

Connor Totten and Ryan Lee lay bare the inner workings of consumption at Point Blank.

A look into O'Keeffe's overshadowed passion through an intimate collection of her works at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

The couple behind the Shepherd, the contemporary arts space anchoring a breathtakingly ambitious cultural district on Detroit's east side.

Betsy Odom's and Margaret Wharton's works intertwine at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts.

The exhibition at MoCP heart-wrenchingly depicts an alternate world where Till made it safely back to Chicago.

The group show at Tiger Strikes Asteroid will make you wish you had a glass of wine to pair with your conceptual reflections.

Modernity tinges the artist's classic aesthetic in a showcase of Cassatt's post-Impressionist work at the Art Institute.

Resurrecting the musical legacy of the late legendary visual artist.

Nearly all of the thirty or so Wright-designed homes are still standing in Michigan, a mix of public sites that offer tours as well as private residences that are—depending on their steward—open for overnight stays or guided tours.

The Los Angeles museum's "Instante/revelación" thematically ties the work of thirteen photographers across generations.

Love is alive on the West Side in Cook's touching zine celebrating his home.

The Drawing Center hosts an exhibition of the late artist's works on paper, offering his posthumous wisdom for a turbulent time.

"Camas de Ceniza / Ash Beds" evokes the homesickness of those whose birthplaces are far.

In Michigan art, myth looms large, and nature often takes a forceful hand, especially in these half-dozen places where people found refuge to make something special.

Art in Chicago manages to be curatorially creative and rigorous while also commercially viable.

Art in Chicago is global in its reach but community-based at its core.

Art in Chicago is global in its reach but community-based at its core.

Art in Chicago is global in its reach but community-based at its core.

Art in Chicago is global in its reach but community-based at its core.

From Midwest triennials to a major homecoming.

September highlights

The artist explores what AI is doing to our relationship with images and reality.

Freed from traffic congestion, family obligations and home responsibilities, artists can not only focus on their art but engage with the surrounding nature and community.

Bordering the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), there sits a work so strange and self-aware that even calling it a “work” feels slightly inadequate, or at least incomplete.

"Visages Oubliés" honors late artist Jean-Brice Wallon's indelible mark on Lycée Français' arts program.

Far from Detroit’s revitalized downtown, quirky, playful spaces thrive, filled with whimsical creations that rewrite the histories of their neighborhoods by both clashing with and reflecting their surroundings.

Memories abound in the fifty-year celebration of the Swedish American Museum's history.

Well-designed space heightens our awareness and sparks curiosity, not only academically, but also toward our growth and that of our community.

Hyde Park Art Center's biennial exhibition highlights some of the promising recent graduates of lauded Chicago MFA programs.

When Dorota and Steve Coy studied the relationship of today’s creatives to the cultural ecosystem, they discovered a massive gap between the traditional art market and a much larger but more humble demand among the general public.

The exhibition at Shed Projects pairs the work of Cora Rose Nimtz and her grandmother, Linda “Mimi” Dyken, bringing to life the family history behind quilting.

Nostalgia takes a flowery form in James Schenck's exhibition.

About a two-and-a-half hour drive from downtown Chicago and an almost straight shot west of the Lake Michigan community of South Haven, a legacy of cultural renown remains a part of Kalamazoo’s identity.

Artists need space to create and display their work. As regimes of capital accumulation emerge, they transform the economies of this space and, in turn, transform how artists create.

In "Dog," tête-à-tête-à-tête creates a space to howl and sharpen your claws, as you wonder if there’s not a dog inside of you just waiting to be set free.

"Polychrome" at Gallery 1882 is a sublime journey into color.

Ziba Rajabi delves into Persian traditions of mourning and loss at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, creating a contemplative space amidst a time of conflict.