The week began with Nicole Kidman helping sell a Brâncuși at Christie's for a record-breaking $107.6 million — and by week’s end, on the other side of town, the spotlight shifted to celebrating a very different kind of worth. On Thursday, May 21st at City Winery, The Kitchen held its Spri...

The 6th annual Future Fair took place last week at Chelsea Industrial, where it continued to champion innovative relationships between artists and gallerists. The fair featured exhibitions from 69 artists, spanning 9 countries. The VIP P...

In late April performance artists gathered from across Chicago, united by concerns over broad defunding in the arts. This event came in response to a recent survey put out by High Concept Labs (HCL) and Chicago DanceMakers Forum, in which a total of 93 respondents reported varying degree...

"What am I going to do with this thing?"

According to curator Hamza Walker, these were Kara Walker's first words on encountering a 100-year-old statue of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson she had been gifted — via the vision of The Brick's Director — as she arrived at its temporary home...