Pavilion’s sound a work in progress
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion, its majestic billowing steel sails embracing the cityscape that cradles Chicago's newest civic treasure, Millennium Park, opened at long last with an inaugural gala concert Friday...
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ART`DISRUPTING THE IMAGE’Paintings and sculpture by Nick…
ART `DISRUPTING THE IMAGE' Paintings and sculpture by Nick Black, Mark Ottens, David Reninger and John Santoro, Chicago natives and friends with a highly personal vocabulary; through Aug. 29; Ukrainian...
‘Cloud Gate’ unveiled, still in progress
British sculptor Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate," one of the most important additions to the city's outdoor gallery of monumental sculpture in decades, will not be completed until mid-September. However, the...
A transformation and regeneration
'Public space is not the right place for objects," said Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. "That was a tradition from the 19th Century. There are plenty of wonderful examples. Today I...
`Cloud Gate’ unveiled, still in progress
British sculptor Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate," one of the most important additions to the city's outdoor gallery of monumental sculpture in decades, will not be completed until mid-September. However, the...
CLASSICALCHRISTOPH ESCHENBACHRavinia’s former music director conducts his…
CLASSICAL CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH Ravinia's former music director conducts his first Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts of the Ravinia season next weekend. His program at 8 p.m. Friday holds the Brahms Double...
ART`ON WITH THE SHOW!’With photographers Victor Skrebneski,…
ART `ON WITH THE SHOW!' With photographers Victor Skrebneski, Tom Maday and Michael Voltattorni, nearly 40 black-and-white images of the support staff of Chicago theaters opens Friday; City Gallery, Water...
`The Bean’ gets name, September finish date
British sculptor Anish Kapoor, in town briefly for the fitting of the final stainless-steel plates on his massive piece under construction in Millennium Park, has named the work "Cloud Gate"...
ARTIAN HAMILTON FINLAY: `VESSELS’Objects and words that…
ART IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: `VESSELS' Objects and words that testify to the classical sensibility of one of the veteran mavericks in contemporary art; through July 16; Arts Club of Chicago,...
ARCHITECTUREGIO PONTIAn exhibition about the impact of…
ARCHITECTURE GIO PONTI An exhibition about the impact of pioneering Italian industrial designer and architect Gio Ponti, which includes vintage Ponti office furniture and photographs of Ponti's Pirelli Tower in...