Bruce Goff is often considered to be the greatest architect you’ve never heard of. But Chicago’s going to be hearing a lot more about him in the coming months.

Movies grew angrier, more subversive, and much more violent in the '60s, and these superb films are emblematic of their times ...

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In which Observer's Arts Editor sets out to have as many art and art-adjacent encounters as possible in the Windy City in just two days. Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean. Photo: ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...

If it is possible to take the measure of a person by how the internet responds to their death, then Tony Fitzpatrick was a giant. Thousands of memories and good wishes and stories have been pouring ...

Tony Fitzpatrick, one of Chicago’s most celebrated multidisciplinary artists and a prominent advocate for the city itself, died Saturday of a heart attack. He was 66. According to family members, he ...

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Chicago artist Tonika Lewis Johnson can now add “genius” to her already robust resume. The Englewood native — who is known for her large-scale, social-justice-oriented work, including the Folded Map ...

Clinée Hedspeth has resigned from her position as the commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, according to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office. The department is ...

“To save Gaza (and Israel from itself), boycott Israel,” said Guy Ben-Ner, who signed a letter calling for the show’s cancellation. “Isolate it.” Judy Chicago with her work "What if Women Ruled the ...