Keir Graff has turned his Newcity story on the history of the Fine Arts Building—our longest feature ever published—into a book published by Trope, coming this June. He’ll celebrate its release at the ...

James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, “will be returning to his role at the museum on [Monday] following the results of an investigation subsequent to a recent plane incident ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The strongest, most enduring parts of China’s Great Wall were the 5,500 miles built during the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. One secret to their success was sticky rice, an ...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has announced its 2025 edition of “21Minus” for June 14, from 1-6pm. The event “is an annual, daylong celebration of creativity curated by Chicago teens for ...

The Chicago Public Art Group has announced the appointment of Janice Bond as its new executive director. “A celebrated cultural architect, strategist and arts leader, Bond steps into this role with a ...

“After fourteen remarkable years as a driving force behind the fair, Tony Karman will step back from his role as director of Expo Chicago at the end of June. He will continue as president of the fair, ...

“It is with mixed emotions that I share that today is my last day at the MCA Chicago,” Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates posts on Instagram. “It’s not easy to close such an ...

Mayan Artifact Will Be Returned By National Museum of Mexican Art “A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly forty years,” reports WBEZ. The National ...

One Friday night on the Northwest Side of Chicago, in a tiny strip mall with a faux-limestone facade, I find myself eating venison sausage and drinking plum brandy, trading stories of long-ago war ...

“Galleries with lower-price art saw a number of sales at both NADA and Independent, which heavily focus on mid-career and emerging artists,” reports ARTnews. “Art Basel and UBS’ latest Global Art ...

“A significant, large-scale work by the late artist Sol LeWitt vanished from the exterior of a federally owned downtown building—and the government agency in charge of the piece had refused to say why ...

“Newly published images by photographer Mark Steinmetz highlight everyday life in a Chicago of thirty-five years ago,” reports Chicago magazine. “A number of his Chicago photos—shot with 35mm and ...