Sex while pregnant? Get in touch with your body
As she prepares to deliver her third child this March, University of Iowa dance professor Jessica Anthony isn’t surprised by much. As she speaks on the phone, she masterfully navigates...
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A new crop of Chicago Imagists; Using textiles to play with memory
Adding layers to the Imagist tradition While Andy Warhol was the golden boy of New York’s pop art world in the 1960s and ’70s — ironic, insouciant, aloof — the...
‘Trop-i-cal’ weaves together narrative of family, dislocation; inkedKenny fixes lens on erotica
Welcome to Melissa Leandro’s Miami Miami is a city teeming with paradoxes: For every reality show, there’s an art fair; for every bloated tycoon, there’s a bilingual drag queen. It’s...
Chicago artists take a knee in citywide show; Sara Goodman switches on an electric feel
Chicago artists take a knee in citywide show Donald Trump seems to believe that Chicago is the origin of all “American carnage” as he flirts with martial law as the...
Book critics name finalists, award prize for reviewing to Tribune contributor
The National Book Critics Circle announced 30 finalists for its annual book awards and named Tribune contributor Charles Finch the 2017 winner of the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in...
Femme new media cause for ‘Palpitations’; artist and scientist Hunter Cole redefines “lightning bug”
Femme new media cause for 'Palpitations' In the future, femininity will be made of both botanical prints and blood-powered batteries. Physical sacrifice will create electric currents, and emotional vulnerability will...
Over-the-top ways to break cabin fever
Oh, the weather outside is still totally frightful. Who the heck would want to leave the house in this sludge? If you’re making plans to stay in for the forseeable...
With ‘Open 24 Hours,’ Edra Soto uses glass bottles to resurrect history at the new MCA Commons
To understand Edra Soto’s current exhibition at the MCA, “Open 24 Hours,” you’ve got to understand her two dogs, Foster and Sol. Sol, like Soto, is from Puerto Rico, while...
Lee Grantham’s surrealism is no accident; A three-ring look at aging and disability
Lee Grantham's surrealism is no accident John Maloof has a habit of accidentally making huge discoveries. The creator of Skokie’s Miishkooki art space, Maloof is also the guy who saved...
Snap out of your midwinter funk with warm colors, sunny prints
Well, here we are again. The holidays are over, the relatives have gone home, and the glitz of New Year’s Eve has been traded in for puffy coats. The practical...