New Art on the Mart collaboration marks 25 years for Arts of Life By Cam'ron Hardy August 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Works of colorful and abstract images will be projected on the facade of Merchandise Mart from...
Jim Rinnert, longtime art director for In These Times magazine and a theater enthusiast, dies By Bob Goldsborough August 21, 2025 at 1:04 p.m. The activist in 1985 created a fund to provide financial support for members of the...
Artist Wafaa Bilal believes laughter is resistance. Look for his ‘Amreeka’ comedy show at the MCA. By Hannah Edgar August 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Iraqi American artist and professor curated the comedy show for the Museum of Contemporary...
Terrible Chicago artist draws terrible Chicago portraits. And finds a niche. By Christopher Borrelli August 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Jacob Ryan Reno, long and boyish, wearing the kind of blue smock you imagine a...
Blind models work the runway at fashion show for the visually impaired By Paulina Czupryna August 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Beautiful Lives Fashion Show celebrated the idea that everyone can enjoy clothing - even...
Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show By Annie Ma August 13, 2025 at 3:26 p.m. As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump named as country music...
White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation’s 250th birthday By Annie Ma August 12, 2025 at 8:02 p.m. The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead...
Floating Museum lets the public walk through history with latest inflatable, ‘for Mecca’ By Darcel Rockett August 15, 2025 at 10:03 p.m. “For Mecca,” a mashup structure that people can walk through, draws on notable original Bronzeville...
‘Between Sky and Sea’ photo exhibit showcases the life of displaced Gazans: ‘Not just war and rubble’ By Zareen Syed August 8, 2025 at 11:38 a.m. Gaza in the photos of Palestinian photojournalist and filmmaker Ismail Abu Hatab is more than...
Octogenarian busker brings bold, brassy sounds and culture to Chinatown By William Tong August 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Zhen Jinling has busked outside of Chinatown’s library for the last three years, cycling between...