“The nineties were a vibrant arts era that was the genesis of Heaven Gallery—beginning as an experimental DIY space, cementing itself as a Chicago arts institution, and reaching its ultimate destiny ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Zen Buddhism, satoris are sudden flashes of illumination that are fun and clarifying. I’m happy to tell you that you’re in a phase when these sweet breakthroughs are ...

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART. Kerry James Marshall On Making “The Paintings Nobody Else ...

Chicago’s free citywide World Music Festival runs Friday, September 26 through Sunday, October 5. Participants include the ...

Kerry James Marshall’s London Retrospective Offers Lesson In Art History Kerry James Marshall’s “paintings that nod knowingly ...

A monumental new body of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave will make its world premiere at the Smithsonian American Art ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Tonglen, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation, you visualize yourself breathing in the suffering, pain or negativity of other people, then imagine breathing out relief, healing ...

The Chicago Architecture Biennial’s first Latina curator, Florencia Rodriguez, “said her vision for the festival, which spans multiple venues across the city, is to explore designs that are a response ...