Review: At the Elmhurst Art Museum, a Local Artist’s Photography Exhibit Glows with Singular Wonder
Artist Kelli Connell with Sonnet for my Acquaintances
Author: Mitchell Oldham
Review: Two MCA Exhibitions—Firelei Báez and Yoko Ono—Greet the New Year with Flair and Distinction
F. Baez – The trace
Review: New Exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center Introduces Fresh Interpretations on Ageless Themes
Talking about how we process the world and our place in it through the visual arts rather than the spoken word can lead to some curious places. The people, things and […]
Review: Pioneering Band Irakere Spreads Its Stardust on the North Shore
Expectations always run high when Chucho Valdés heads a bill. With well over a half century creating and performing superlative music, the legendary multi-Grammy winning Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer has […]
Review: Blues Titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Lean In and Deliver the Unforgettable
You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during […]
Review: The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659
In the new exhibit at Wrightwood 659, curators Jonathan D. Katz and Johnny Willis have realized the full version of an ambitious goal. To create an art exhibition that recognizes and […]
Review: Arts Club Exhibit Shows How Lebanese Artist Huguette Caland Walked a Tightrope as Woman and Artist
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Flying under the radar for much of her long and extraordinary career, Lebanese artist Huguette Caland’s daring interpretations of life as she saw it are beginning […]
Feature: Cherry Trees Are Blooming in Jackson Park at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Article written by Mitchell Oldham. In our nation’s capital, the annual cherry blossom bloom along the Tidal Basin makes Spring one of the most highly anticipated times of the year […]
Review: Art Institute’s New Korea Gallery Examines the Country’s Long Historical Timeline of Art and Artists
Review by Mitchell Oldham. In a long pocket of space between the Art Institute’s Japanese and Chinese galleries, a brand-new exquisite new addition opened last fall. Supported by the National […]
Review: Driehaus Museum’s Materialities Exhibit Uses Art to Reevaluate the Priorities of the Past
Review written by Mitchell Oldham. Zoë Schlanger’s 2024 bestselling book, The Light Eaters, reveals a world few of us can fathom: One where lifeforms we dismiss as primitive or rudimentary are being […]
Review: Griffin MSI Black Creativity Art Exhibition Teems with Excellence
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Coupling innovation and exploration in the sciences with those of the arts represents an enlightened approach to advancing childhood and adolescent development. And for more than […]
Review: See a Double-Barreled Wonder in Wrightwood 659’s Current Exhibits
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Social consciousnesss is at the core of Wrightwood 659’s approach to the art it chooses to display. Since its debut in 2018, the private non-commercial gallery has […]