Chicago focus
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
Can’t get tickets for Hamilton: the Musical? See the exhibition instead
A new exhibition about the Broadway show opens in April 2019
Expo Chicago grows but local dealers drop out
While international exhibitor numbers are up again, the Midwest collectors base proves elusive
Chicago resurrects its master craftsman
Edgar Miller finally gets his due as the city prepares to celebrate the overlooked designer’s eclectic work
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
Chicago’s art history, revised
Art in Chicago illuminates a rich and ultimately countercultural legacy
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
Anish Kapoor sues NRA for copyright infringement
An image of his Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate was used in a video by the gun lobby that the artist says “seeks to whip up fear and hate”
Chicago’s Surrealists get the homecoming they deserve at the Arts Club
An exhibition at the historic members club recognises a lesser known group of artists
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
MCA Chicago launches Dunya Contemporary Art Prize and names first winner, Sophia Al-Maria
The $100,000 award recognises mid-career artists from the Middle East and its diaspora
Bridging the divide: Terra Foundation and Art Bridges fund collaborative programming between major art institutions and regional venues
The MFA, Boston and the Detroit Institute of Arts are the first institutions awarded grants in a $15m pilot programme
Rashid Johnson starts filming Native Son in Chicago
The US artist finds contemporary resonance in the 1940s novel
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
Madeleine Grynsztejn: 'A great art work and a great museum do the same thing—they raise consciousness'
The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power
Cai Guo-Qiang’s pyrotechnic mushroom cloud successfully erupts over Chicago
Multi-coloured explosive commission marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction
Gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot is now at Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago
Theaster Gates and his Rebuild Foundation have organised a display and series of conversations around the disassembled structure, with hopes of rebuilding it outdoors this spring
Ofili adds restaurant design to his CV
To celebrate its 50th birthday this year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has given itself a gift as part of a building redesign: a new restaurant
Solange has something to say to the art world
The performer let loose at a sold-out talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this week
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
Hans Ulrich Obrist to host an interview mini-marathon at Expo Chicago 2018
The artist Theaster Gates and architect Jeanne Gang are two of the confirmed participants so far
Rehab and reuse top of agenda at Chicago Architecture Biennial
The second edition promises visionary solutions and a few surprises
MCA Chicago goes global
A new initiative aims to “embed within the DNA of the museum” a more international view of the art historical canon
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
Wright to auction the personal collection of Hudson, iconoclastic gallerist and artists’ champion, in Chicago
The man behind Feature Inc is remembered for his challenging eye—and a fraught relationship with the market
Art school under fire for bowing to transgender student complaints
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been accused of cowardice and censorship over its treatment of former professor and Henry Darger expert Michael Bonesteel
From the archive | 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
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
Janelle Monáe celebrates the MCA Chicago
Monáe is due to perform at the museum’s MCA ArtEdge: 50 gala
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