Although the title of one of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s more fascinating current exhibits may enjoy a light-hearted ring, I Was Raised on the Internet proved deeply provocative, startlingly imaginative and characteristically beautiful. Rather than an examination of how the internet has shaped our lives, the artists participating in the show express the myriad …
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Fans may still tsk-tsk Chaka Khan’s live performances for their lack of verve but her latest studio project, Like Sugar, unleashes that old funktified black magic with a vengeance. Produced by veteran mix master Switch, the “exuberant” clarion call to the dance floor is a peek into the album he and the doyenne of funk …
Eclipse Theater’s season of Inge continues at the Athenaeum with a mild adaptation of one of his most famous works, Bus Stop. The current production, running through August 19th, captures a sense of the times before digging to find how desperation and hope can sometimes lead to positive outcomes. Debuting in the early 50’s, the …
Just one hour past noon and the Taste of Chicago’s Main Street, Columbus Drive, was swimming in people and all of them seemed to be in terrific spirits. That good times energy stayed locked in place throughout the 2 hours of back and forth looking for that perfect “taste” that would mark the discovery of …
Two years following the stunning Kerry James Marshall exhibit at the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago has brought a spectacular retrospective of another world acclaimed black artist who also happens to be a Chicago native son, Charles H. White. Marking the centennial of White’s birth, the exhibit is currently enjoying …
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Mies Julie closed late last month at Victory Garden and left us scratching our heads a bit as we thought about what we saw. If you came to the play blind and unfamiliar with August Strindberg’s original work, you took everything you saw and heard on face value because you didn’t know what this adaptation …
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