Expo Chicago 2025

Activity and optimism at Expo Chicago attest to the city's 'fearless' community of collectors and patrons

The fair's 12th edition opened with high spirits and swift business in the five-figure price range

Chicago's Intuit Art Museum set to unveil $10m renovation

The small but mighty museum for outsider art is reopening after a two-year overhaul

Blanc gallery celebrates 15 years in Chicago's historic centre of Black enterprise

A springboard for emerging and overlooked artists, the Bronzeville space offers a bridge to other institutions

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Wafaa Bilal: ‘I see democracy slowly eroding now’

On the occasion of his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Iraqi American artist reflects on how his work grapples with the personal impact of political power

Spencer Finch and Lindsay Adams to create large-scale commissions for Obama Presidential Center

The centre in Chicago will feature a tiled installation by Finch and a bright, abstract composition by Adams

Chicago's cultural affairs department hits crisis point

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events recently added new members to its Cultural Advisory Council to help right the ship

Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market

For its second edition under Frieze’s ownership, the Windy City’s art fair aims to extend its international impact, including deepening ties with Korean galleries

Changing the narrative: National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago

Housed in one of the historic Jane Addams Homes, the new museum aims to challenge perceptions about the sector

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago receives $10m gift to support performance programme

The anonymous gift allows the museum to continue commissioning performance-art projects and expand efforts to collect and archive performances