Meet Tom Bachtell, a longtime contributor to The New Yorker whose caricatures of famous people in popular culture go around the world.
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Nov 27, 2018 |
Local photographer Whitney Bradshaw is using her art to help women speak up. We stop by for a look at – and a listen to – these unusual “scream sessions.”
Nov 13, 2018 |
He’s been making hats and gloves for 45 years, but they’re not designed to keep us warm. Meet the man behind some eye-catching creations.
Oct 31, 2018 |
A look at Chicago’s historical influence on an enduring design style. Plus, overlooked graphic art made by African-American designers.
Oct 22, 2018 |
You want a piece of Chicago? An array of notable works of art and historic Chicago artifacts are up for auction.
Oct 11, 2018 |
The renowned comic book artist unmasks his methods for capturing Spider-Man, Black Panther and other Marvel superheroes in his new book “Marvelocity.”
Oct 9, 2018 |
A new show at the Art Institute explores the work of a group of Chicago artists who made a strong impression on the art world in the 1960s.
Oct 2, 2018 |
Chicago has been the creative home to many unusual artists over its history. A new book looks at the big picture, from the Great Chicago Fire to the art scene of today.
Oct 1, 2018 |
How South Side artists charted new courses for Chicago art – and created a cultural legacy that echoes to this day.
Sep 18, 2018 |
After the erroneous removal of two neighborhood murals, City Council is considering a proposal to protect and formally register Chicago’s public art.
Sep 13, 2018 |
Industry in Chicago and old world traditions in a rare show by a 20th century Chicago artist at Spertus Institute. We go for a look.
Aug 10, 2018 |
The Chicago-based artist has an uncanny ability to capture the texture of surfaces in a way that is as precise as a photograph, yet at the same time, magically abstract.
Aug 7, 2018 |
Inside a new exhibition that looks at the art and legacy of the founding fathers of the museum.
Jul 30, 2018 |
One of the oldest forms of art is still practiced throughout the world, but there is only one school in the United States where it’s taught. We go for a visit.
Jul 24, 2018 |
We visit the local gallery and museum that preserves and promotes unusual art made by unusual people.
Jul 16, 2018 |
Meet a photographer who captures a “culture under threat” in an area named last month by Forbes magazine as one of the 12 coolest neighborhoods in the world.
