The Art Institute of Chicago's director is expected to return to work after he was arrested for allegedly stripping down on a ...

Addressed to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, (the former curator of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture who oversees 19 Smithsonian museums in his new role ...

James Rondeau, director of the Art Institute of Chicago stands next to Grant Wood's American Gothic (1930) as it is installed at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England, for a 2017 exhibition.

Amarie Gipson is the founder of The Reading Room, an independent reference library with more than 700 books devoted to Black ...

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for R245 million at auction, setting a new record for a living ...

Mango Tango Art Gallery is pleased to unveil two stellar shows Saturday May 31 from 5:30 to 8:30. A trio of talented ...

From a chic North Side listening room to an acclaimed Pilsen brewery, Chicago's drinks scene is as diverse as its 77 ...

JayVe Montgomery has announced a culminating performance surrounding a yearlong field recording project focused on capturing ...

The exuberance of the Smart Museum exhibition Give the Drummer Some! was on vivid display during a Q&A with the artist at the ...

This guide ranks the 21 Things to Do in Chicago —from blockbuster sights on every postcard to local favorites where true ...

David Goldblatt’s photographs, on view in a brilliant retrospective at Yale, exposed the moral rot of apartheid while ...

Last year, the institute launched its African American Art History Initiative ... Artists such as Wiley, Kaphar and Kerry James Marshall of Chicago have their art on display at galleries across ...