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Chicago’s first art galleries elevated the city’s image, but created barriers
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (708+ words) Interior view of gallery in the Palace of Fine Arts at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Art galleries in the city predate the Great Fire. What started as a small trading post turned into a busy industrial hub. This…...
The Midwest’s biggest art fair is coming. Here’s what’s new and notable.
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (1279+ words) Chicago's EXPO draws curators and gallerists from around the world and is unfolding amid a crackdown on immigration and diversity programs. EXPO Chicago features a sprawling display of nearly 200 galleries from 36 countries. The annual art fair runs from April 24-27 at…...
You got WHAT in the mail?? Mail art in Chicago history and today
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) Correspondence clubs and mail art are popular today as well as part of a broader art movement from the 1960s. Guests Marissa Yelnick, Sofia Canale-Parona and Derek Erdman show examples of mail art. Ari Mejia / WBEZ You got WHAT in the…...