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Travis Scott recently made a trip to the Volo Museum, Rockford’s automotive museum and collector car dealer. Scott left with ...

Arts destination West Edge Arts will open in North Lawndale next summer. “The world-class mural park will occupy 25,000 square feet with an expansive walkable outdoor space showcasing thirty or so ...

Art historian Wanda Corn’s new book, “The Couple with the Pitchfork: American Gothic from Easel to Icon,” asks why Grant Wood’s 1930 painting became so iconic, Art in America profiles. “The painting ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): For centuries, Japanese craftspeople have cultivated an ethos called shokunin kishitsu: a devotion to skilled work, lifelong learning and continual refinement. The pursuit ...

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“A federal jury is soon expected to decide who legally owns the artwork and writings of Henry Darger, more than fifty years after the death of the North Side hermit. The work is estimated to be worth ...

In light of planned protests this weekend in Paris, Art Basel organizers have decided to end the city’s edition of the fair early, on Friday at 7pm local time, reports Artnet. “The fair had been set ...

Downtown Chicago’s two most iconic shopping streets are flagging, struggling to reinvent themselves in the wake of the pandemic and the rise of ecommerce. While Team Culture envisions downtown as a ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Theaster Gates “discussed the need to protect artistic freedom in contrast to political expectations placed on Black artists” last week at the Cambridge Public Library, ...

Lou Raizin has a big idea. It’s not the first time. The impresario, who leads Broadway in Chicago, was a catalyst in the creation of Millennium Park, and before that, the Loop Theater District. Lou’s ...

My fondest childhood memories are set in White Pines State Park. Setting out from Chicago, I loved our two-hour drive from the city to Oregon, Illinois because I could see the countryside go from ...