NewsObituaries
Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, Outsider art champion and Art Preserve founder, has died, aged 79
She helped establish the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as one of the leading institutions dedicated to self-taught artists
News US politics
Chicago students help Jenny Holzer get out the vote
Young citizens, many of them voting in their first presidential election, provide phrases to be shown on LED billboard trucks across the city
NewsFunding
Chicago non-profit 3Arts awards $150,000 to three women artists
In its largest round of grants ever, the arts club turned artist funder has created a new “Next Level” series of prizes
Newselection 2020
Anti-Trump artist billboards greet presidential candidates in Cleveland
Ahead of Tuesday’s debate, political action committee Artists United for Change rolled out a new campaign to #VoteThemOut aimed at five battleground states
AnalysisFakes & copies
Experts weigh in on alleged art forgery ring in Michigan
Art historians explain why the work of lesser known artists with rising markets, like George Copeland Ault and Gertrude Abercrombie, might become the target of a fakes scheme
NewsMonuments
What to do with all those toppled monuments? Artist suggests turning Chicago dump site into sculpture park
The conceptual artist JB Daniel has offered a location for America’s unwanted statues in an industrial wasteland bounded by the Calumet River
NewsAttribution
Does a Minnesota college own a portrait by Edvard Munch?
Scientific evidence points to St Olaf College’s Portrait of Eva Mudocci being the real deal, but scholars of the artist’s work are reserving judgement
PreviewExhibitions
A careful collector’s gift of African objects and Modern art is celebrated in Detroit
New exhibition is dedicated to Margaret Demant—a passionate booster of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection
NewsRestoration
Theaster Gates hits the floor at Park Avenue Armory
The Chicago artist will mill a portion of the period wood for the $4m project to replace the historic New York building's floor
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Proposal for a Judy Chicago museum divides a New Mexico town
Some residents object to exhibition space, arguing that the artist’s work is pornographic
NewsAuctions
Public art advocates—and the artist himself—speak out against sale of Chicago library’s Kerry James Marshall mural
The work, commissioned in the 1990s for $10,000, is due to be sold at Christie’s, New York for an estimated $10m to $15m
PreviewExhibitions
Hairy who? The group that put a spell on the 1960s Chicago art scene
Art Institute of Chicago hosts first major survey of the loose artist collective
NewsBuilding projects
Tadao Ando designs Chicago art space dedicated to architecture and socially engaged work
The inaugural show at Wrightwood 659 will focus on Ando and Le Corbusier
ReviewExhibitions
Chicago’s Surrealists get the homecoming they deserve at the Arts Club
An exhibition at the historic private members club gives recognises a lesser known group of artists
PreviewExhibitions
Key figure of the Chicago Black Renaissance, Charles White, finally gets his due
Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to celebrate artist and activist after lengthy search for works
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Is Chicago’s Spertus museum making a come back?
After years of financial problems and timid programming, the Jewish cultural institute is re-emerging with projects like Ellen Rothenberg’s installation on immigration
NewsExpo Chicago
Expo Chicago opens a week of cross-collaboration in the city
A confluence of events and exhibitions makes the Windy City an art and design Mecca
NewsExpo Chicago
Expo Chicago courts the high-minded collector with interdisciplinary offerings
This year’s edition is designed to maximise crossover potential with the second Chicago Architecture Biennial
NewsPublic art
The story behind the ‘controversial’ Picasso sculpture that became a symbol of Chicago
When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all
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Knight Foundation give $1.87m in grants to support digital projects at 12 museums
Among the winners is Lumin, a mobile app tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts that uses augmented reality and 3D animations to guide visitors through the museum
NewsCommercial galleries
Richard Gray Gallery opens new warehouse space in West Town, Chicago
A show of new work by Jim Dine inaugurates the building, while a concurrent display of his painting and drawing from the 1960s opens in the New York outpost
NewsBiennials & festivals
Terra Foundation reveals ambitious plans for Art Design Chicago in 2018
The year-long multi-venue festival will celebrate the city’s art and design legacy with 25 exhibitions
NewsArt fairs
'Manhattan advancing, Chicago unafraid': what to see at Expo Chicago
International galleries bring works that appeal to the local scene and collectors