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Best visual art of 2018, from spaces big and small

May 22, 2026 at 8:15 p.m.

We are arguably in the midst of a great cultural upheaval, precipitated by generational shifts, a vastly expanded and digitized media landscape, and the existence of the Trump Administration. Some...

The blooming West Town gallery scene: Why so many artists are into plants and vases this fall

May 22, 2026 at 8:15 p.m.

No telling if the fresh snow blanketing the city as I finish this review will still be around by the time it’s published. Regardless, the plants underneath won’t be back...

Crude art for crude times — a powerhouse new show at Du Sable asks hard questions

May 22, 2026 at 8:16 p.m.

The self-taught South African artist Ayanda Mabulu is angry, fearless and full of scathing critiques of his country’s political establishment. His paintings are too. Mabulu’s first U.S. museum exhibition, indeed...

Not the same old immigrant story as hard questions are asked at 6018North gallery

May 22, 2026 at 8:16 p.m.

“Welcome to de Yunaited Estai,” proclaims the doormat at 6018North. Made by Esperanza Mayobre, it’s as fitting a greeting as can be — both to the country and to “Living...

10 visual art shows to look forward to this fall

May 22, 2026 at 8:17 p.m.

The locavore food trend has finally trickled up to the art world. Thanks at least in part to Art Design Chicago, a yearlong citywide initiative of the Terra Foundation, an...

Alexis Rockman’s large-scale works bring an essential show to the Cultural Center

May 22, 2026 at 8:19 p.m.

Do I appreciate Lake Michigan? Sure I do. My drinking water comes from it, as does all the other water I use at home. I regularly bike along the lakefront,...

Human desire and exploitation: Don’t miss a powerhouse show at the MCA by Otobong Nkanga

May 22, 2026 at 8:20 p.m.

“To Dig a Hole That Collapses Again,” the title of Otobong Nkanga’s solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, could be a line in a poem of her own...

Xu Longsen’s artistic reminder of the vastness of nature

May 22, 2026 at 8:21 p.m.

To see contemporary Chinese artworks at the Art Institute, visitors must normally wend their way through the Modern Wing. A group of found paintings, collage and photocopies by Xu Bing...

Abstraction, explained

December 17, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

When you think of an abstract artist, do you picture a lean, scruffy white guy in paint-splattered pants, cigarette dangling from lip, furiously engaged in sweeping gestures that render his...

Anna Kunz immerses you in a compelling world of color at Hyde Park Art Center

December 17, 2018 at 4:18 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to be in a painting? Not to be depicted in oil on canvas, like Barack and Michelle Obama in their portraits as president and first lady,...

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