It was a relationship born of mutual admiration and a shared interest in the transformation undergone within the sphere of ...

A leading figure of Chicago’s Hyde Park arts scene in the mid-20th century, Gertrude Abercrombie was acclaimed for her complex self-portraits and enigmatic paintings of stark interiors and illusory ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce Foreign Exchange: Photography between Chicago, Japan, and Germany, 1920–1960, on view May 4–September 9, 2024. This exhibition features more ...

Chicago is home to three institutions with significant Egyptian antiquities collections: the Art Institute, the Field Museum, ...

Enjoy some creative time with drop-in sketching at the museum inspired by the rich, abstracted forms of Chicago artist Christina Ramberg. This program is led by Chicago-based artist and educator ...

Daoist God Zhenwu (Perfected Warrior), Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengtong period (1435–1449), dated 1439 ...

Todd Hido Lost Valley Education Center, Dexter, Oregon, from the series “Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America”, April 2004 Joel Sternfeld Light of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS), Yogaville, ...

Known for his groundbreaking tall buildings and theories of architectural ornament, Louis Sullivan was part of a wave of architects who flocked to Chicago following the Great Fire of 1871. Working ...

In Spring Rains, Victor Higgins featured two Native Americans on horseback amidst a sublime landscape. He depicted El Salto Peak ringed with clouds and flooded the valley below with light, creating ...

Admission was free for Illinois residents on weekdays, January 8–March 22. Our next free hours for Illinois residents will be on Thursday evenings, 5:00–8:00, June 6–September 26. If you reserve your ...

Built on the once-magnificent Drexel Boulevard in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Goldberg’s Drexel Town and Garden Houses were planned as a racially integrated community of 64 townhouses, ...

Pedro Alcantara He, from 21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venuzuela, 1972 Santiago Cárdenas The Pigeon, from 21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venuzuela, 1972 ...