The Japanese collective teamLab lands at the Smart Museum.

Jill Mulleady's uncannily familiar scenes, Kate Hefferan's secret magic, the critical role of printed matter in prisons, a moving photographic tribute to Emmett Till, and more.

Maren Hassinger’s alchemical touch transforms the most resistant materials into evocations of the endlessly changing natural world.

This book examines documenta fifteen (2022) as a turning point in global art politics, from ruangrupa’s Indonesian lumbung model to Palestinian cultural…

A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.

She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

His fractured portraits at the National Public Housing Museum reckon with memory, family, and a childhood shaped by Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.

The New York Historical honors the renowned artist’s 100th birthday and celebrates a landmark promised gift of her collection of more than 100 Black dolls.

The museum's union called the plan to outsource in-house custodial work to a third-party vendor a "devastating and unconscionable injustice."

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Pardo honors the legacy of Mexican labor in Chicago's built history with the Arts Club of Chicago.

As artists like Amy Sherald, Marta Minujín, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values.

Celebrate the opening of Nayland Blake’s “Haunt”: Being the Folly of One Victorya Spectre (2026) and Tschabalala Self’s Pioneer (2023) at Art Omi on Saturday, June 27 from 3–6 PM. The opening will fea...

The showcase offered important recognition for student artists as DePaul Art Museum is set to close.

Some wonder if nighttime helicopters are part of immigration enforcement. But for some, it’s been a question even before Midway Blitz.

The artist behind New York's beloved pigeon monument will create a mobile project celebrating Latine dignity

It’s a thoughtful group exhibition that really tries to show the diversity of experiences of motherhood.

Apply Now! ARC Gallery is pleased to announce a fully -unded open call for three Solo Exhibitions for September 2026. Application Deadline: Saturday, June 20 at 10:00 pm CST.

The artist’s mixed messages suggest a deep skepticism about the ability of language to adequately express human experience.

HPAC is one of Chicago’s earliest and most influential alternative art spaces. For eighty-six years, it has served as a community hub, offering classes, exhibitions, panels and events to Hyde Park res...

All six women have ties to the Caribbean and offer diverse modes of photography. Each uses photography to tell stories of the diaspora and their own place within it.

The exhibit, which runs through Sept. 20, tells a tale of migration and the evolution of culture through “a centuries-old tradition of music and dance as forms of protest."

Our Evanston Mural Arts Program exists to make art available to all. Founded in 2017, the goal of the EMAP is to uplift and beautify neighborhoods with mural art through creative partnerships with com...

Likely one of the museum’s final exhibitions, “My Compass Is the Line” brings together Barbara Nessim’s six-decade exploration of femininity, illustration and design.

“Imaginary” has become a ubiquitous noun in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades. Even the law professors are in on the lingo. What is signified by the substantive, what…

Celebrated for her brilliance during a time when women sculptors were rare, Camille Claudel (1864–1943) was among the most daring and visionary artists of the late 19th century. Although she is rememb...