With a landmark renovation, the Intuit in West Town has also rebranded to eliminate the divisive “outsider art” terminology.
Intuit Art Museum has its big reopening: ‘I don’t want this to be a traditional art museum’
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Major Theaster Gates retrospective to open at the Smart Museum this fall
Beginning Sept. 23, the Smart Museum of Art in will open a landmark mid-career retrospective of Theaster Gates’ far-flung art practices.
The sweeping art survey ‘First Homosexuals’ returns to Chicago, and a changed world
With more than 350 artworks taking over the entire venue at Wrightwood 659, the exhibit is back at the scale the curator Jonathan Katz intended.
Valparaiso University officials confirm art sale, ask city to serve as pass-through for $117M bond issue
Valparaiso University went before the Valparaiso City Council about a $117 million bond issue and faced questions about the art sale.
With the sculptures of ‘Vivid Creatures,’ the Morton Arboretum goes for color this time
The west suburban nature park’s latest outdoor show of sculptures is by Portland artists Heather and Fez BeGaetz, with figures inspired by the wildlife of Northern Illinois.
For families and foodies, Charlotte, North Carolina, offers ‘a surprise and delight factor’
Whether you’re in town to catch a pro sports team or visit a James Beard-nominated restaurant, you’re sure to fall in love with the Queen City.
Status of Brauer Museum artwork slated for sale unclear as Moody’s downgrades Valparaiso University’s rating
Valparaiso University has “made enough progress” in its plans to sell three cornerstone pieces from the Brauer Museum to move forward with planned dorm renovations.
New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting
The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Imaging the future of trans healthcare — and plastering it across the MCA
Edie Fake’s mural, now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is hard to pin down. Also, Edie Fake is hard to pin down.
Your museum’s federal grant has been terminated. Best wishes, Keith E. Sonderling
Dozens of Illinois museums expected federal funding this year. The Trump Administration is now rescinding many of those grants.