Two groundbreaking exhibitions in Chicago explore the shift in portrayals of same-sex attraction. They are being staged at a ...

The Art Institute, Chicago’s most celebrated cultural institution, sits on the city’s front porch. Yet, it was not there when ...

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The Art Institute of Chicago has two works on display by one of the world's great landscape painters, J.M.W. Turner, born 250 years ago.

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In June, our art critic toured seven art museums from Detroit to Kansas City. National turmoil crept into the frame.

When the new, career-defining survey of Gustave Caillebotte opened in late June at its final stop, the Art Institute of ...

His expressive works often depict childhood memories with family, school and sports. And they’ve resonated. Last year, Heard ...

In a fluorescent-lit diner on a dark city street, film noir-type characters look aloof at the counter while a waiter tends to ...

Julie Hart Beers was among the dozens of women who made their mark in majestic landscape painting despite the obstacles.

After a successful career painting cows across the country, Nancy Bass's artwork is being featured in her hometown of Peoria for the first time. Her oil paintings, inspired by her farming past and ...