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Chicago-based artist Claire Pentecost’s installation “Our Bodies, Our Soils,” will be on display as part of the “Rooted in Soil” exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum through April 26. (Photo courtesy of Claire Pentecost)

Review: ‘Rooted in Soil’ at DePaul Art Museum

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief February 1, 2015

With snow packed on the ground right now, soil is hard to come by, but the DePaul Art Museum has plenty to go around. “Rooted in Soil,” which opened Jan. 29 at the museum, explores the reciprocal...

Pieces are installed for the new “Rooted in Soil” exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum, which opens Thursday, Jan. 29. (Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

DePaul Art Museum blossoms in face of change with ‘Rooted in Soil’

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief January 25, 2015

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he upcoming exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum is a pile of dirt. That’s not a bad thing — “Rooted in Soil,” opening Jan. 29, explores the reciprocal relationship between...

Richard Hunt, “Untitled,” c. 1963. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Mark Maremont, Stephen Maremont, and Kate Maremont Stone in memory of Jill Fischer Maremont. © 1963 Richard Hunt. Photo: Nathan Keay, © Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

MCA celebrates renowned Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt

Jordan Sarti January 18, 2015

Chicago is celebrating long-time resident and prolific abstract sculptor Richard Hunt this year.  In addition to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) exhibition, the Chicago Cultural Center is hosting...

Chicago Loop Alliance engages consumers with placemaking art

Chicago Loop Alliance engages consumers with placemaking art

Kathryn Eardley December 3, 2014

In Pritzker Park downtown this Halloween, a team in hazmat suits patrolled a smoking crash site while a drone hovered over head. Caution tape marked the perimeter of the park and metal pieces jutted...

Poet Eileen Myles showcase her latest book, “Afterglow,” on Nov. 2 at the Chicago Humanities Festival. (Photo courtesy of The Poetry Foundation)

Chicago Humanities Festival hosts famed poet Eileen Myles

Jordan Sarti November 9, 2014

As part of the decorated Chicago Humanities Festival, American poet Eileen Myles read at the Poetry Foundation Nov. 2. Myles has published more than 20 volumes of poetry, memoir and narrative since...

Review: ‘Body Doubles’ at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Jordan Sarti November 6, 2014

Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) premiered a new exhibition last Saturday, titled “Body Doubles.”  The exhibit’s focus is on the body and its shifting identity, calling to attention...

(Photo courtesy of The DuSable Museum of African American History)

Culture beyond the classroom: Chicago is home to trove of unique museums

Colin Sallee October 26, 2014

As students at a respectable university, knowledge is something that we all covet. Fortunately enough, the city of Chicago offers one of widest spectrums of knowledge and learning outlets in the United...

In “Numbers in Nature,” guests can navigate a seemingly infinite 1,800-square-foot mirror maze, which features a pattern of repeating triangles. (J.B. Spector / Museum of Science and Industry Chicago)

Museum of Science and Industry combines math and nature in new exhibit ‘Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze’

Jordan Sarti October 12, 2014

The Museum of Science and Industry’s newest permanent exhibit, “Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze,” seems to answer the question every elementary school math teacher hates most: “When will I...

Installation view, David Bowie Is, MCA Chicago. Sept. 23-Jan. 4, 2015. Photo: Nathan Keay, The David Bowie Archive. Courtesy of the MCA Chicago.

‘David Bowie Is’ better than ever

Andrew Morrell September 22, 2014

Ground control to DePaul students: The Museum of Contemporary Art is debuting a one-of-a-kind exhibit. “David Bowie Is” debuts at the MCA Sept. 23, and an exhibit celebrating one of pop culture's...

Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Photo: Flickr via Creative Commons)

Art Institute of Chicago named top museum in the world by TripAdvisor

Summer Concepcion September 17, 2014

The best museum in the world is housed right here in Chicago, according to travel website TripAdvisor. World-renowned Art Institute of Chicago jumped to the No. 1 spot in TripAdvisor's ratings for...

(Photo courtesy of Marek Hubáček)

Creative crowdfunding: Artwork by Marek Hubáček links Czech Republic to Chicago

Parker Asmann September 16, 2014

Bombings, shootings, destruction and chaos; it’s all that seems to be frequently presented in the world of international news these days, but what about the brighter side of this global community...

Harry Sternberg, “Steel Mills (Smoke Stacks),” 1937. Screenprint. Collection of the DePaul Art Museum, gift of Belverd Needles Jr. and Marian Powers Needles. (Photo courtesy of DePaul Art Museum)

Culture club Chicago: 5 museum exhibits for students to visit opening in September

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief September 14, 2014

Chicago is one of the best cities in the world for art. Don’t think it pales in comparison to cities like New York and Los Angeles —in 2013 Trip Advisor ranked the Art Institute of Chicago the...

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