Entertainment & Arts
The artist’s team embroidery projects are redeemed by skill, not messages.
Jan. 31, 2001
Books
With gang life long behind him, author Luis Rodriguez turns his attention to nurturing Latino creativity.
Dec. 18, 2001
The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, which opened to the public last weekend with an ambitious collection of gallery installations, performances, talks and tours scattered across the city, does not have an official theme.
Oct. 9, 2015
An art exhibit featuring a nude baseball player has touched off another controversy in Chicago, the third time in three years that the nation’s third-largest city has been the scene of an art display some find objectionable.
July 12, 1989
‘Top Gun,” “Debbie Does Dallas” and Jane Fonda doing knee bends--that’s what video means to many people.
April 1, 1987
Gesher and jisr mean “bridge” in Hebrew and Arabic, respectively.
Sept. 5, 2005
Travel & Experiences
In some parts of the country March brings a hint of spring, but not in Chicago, where the forecast calls for a wintry mix of rain and snow for Tuesday and temperatures dipping by week’s end to the teens.
March 3, 2015
A major privately financed art museum opening next week on busy and fashionable North Michigan Avenue will give Chicago another cultural attraction and put tycoon Daniel J.
April 18, 1987
Judy Chicago offers a hopeful outlook in fabric-based works that use positive adages.
Jan. 21, 2001
Book criticizes Iraq relics’ safety
April 11, 2008