Symbolism swept the colder parts of Europe and can be considered a response to Impressionism’s fascination with the visible world.

“Elizabeth Catlett: ‘A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies,’” a remarkably bracing new exhibit stuffed with politics and activism and fascism and standing up for everyday laborers and ...

An installation view of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection.” Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently ...

A Black Revolutionary Artistp and All That It Implies” is at the Art Institute of Chicago through January 4, 2026.

A truly monumental piece of art, 100 feet long and comprised of 21 panels, is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. The piece is called "Paradise Lost," and was painted by artist Raqib Shaw, who ...

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“We are disappointed with the ruling,” a museum spokesperson told me in an email. “There is significant evidence that demonstrates this work was not looted and previous courts have found that evidence ...

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has cut three of five positions at Video Data Bank, a pioneering repository of ...

The Art Institute of Chicago must return a 1916 drawing by Egon Schiele to the heirs of an entertainer and art collector, according to a court ruling on Wednesday. New York Supreme Court Judge Althea ...