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Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 15, 2017
Ten best bets for fall visual arts
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Fall Preview, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Past Forward: Architecture and Design at the Art Institute, Chicago Cultural Center, Hebru Brantley: Forced Field, Elmhurst Art Museum, Jennifer Packer: Tenderheaded, Renaissance Society, Glenn Kaino: Sign, Kavi Gupta, Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West, Enemy Kitchen, Museum of Contemporary Art, William Blake and the Age of Aquarius, Block Museum of Art, Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil, Art Institute of Chicago, Dapper Bruce Lafitte: Kingpin of the Antpin, New Orleans, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outside Art, Bill Walker: Urban Griot, Hyde Park Art Center, Herve Guibert, Iceberg Projects

Arts & Culture, Art Review Oct 19, 2016
Recommended
Ben Rivers’s dystopian films light up the Renaissance Society

The British artist’s first U.S. solo exhibition imagines a postapocalyptic future through the lens of a disturbing present.
- By Sara Cohen
- Tags: Art Review, Ben Rivers, Urth, Renaissance Society, Biosphere 2, Slow Action, Mark von Schlegell, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, Somerset England, Mary Shelley, Janice Kerbel, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 2, 2016
The ten best bets for fall visual arts

Expo Chicago, "Tattoo" at the Field Museum, and more
- By Tal Rosenberg and Sara Cohen
- Tags: Fall Preview, Blow Up: Inflatable Contemporary Art, Elmhurst Art Museum, Ben Rivers, Urth, Renaissance Society, Every Building in Baghdad: The Rifat Chadirji Archives at the Arab Image Foundation, Graham Foundation, Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera, Northwestern University Block Museum of Art, Expo Chicago, Navy Pier, Dateline: Bronzeville, Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative Center, Heavy Sketches, Theaster Gates, Richard Gray Gallery, Moholy-Nagy: Future Present, László Moholy-Nagy, Art Institute of Chicago, Tattoo, Field Museum, Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination, Museum of Contemporary Art

Blogs, Bleader May 28, 2015
A day inside the ever-changing Gabriel Sierra installation at the Renaissance Society

A catalog of ever-changing thoughts
- By Kate Sierzputowski
- Tags: Arts, Visual Art, Gabriel Sierra, Renaissance Society, installation art

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2014
"Fractured Yet Rising," "The Way of the Shovel," and the rest of your weekend in visual arts

Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Visual Art, Fractured Yet Rising, Arc Gallery, Interlacing Threads: Traditional Techniques, Contemporary Perspectives, Columbia College, Hokin Gallery, Head, Western Exhibitions, Menagerie, Elephant Room, George Keaton, The Way of the Shovel, Museum of Contemporary Art, Teen Paranormal Romance, Renaissance Society, Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent

Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2013
"It's the Political Economy, Stupid," "Suicide Narcissus," and the rest of your weekend in visual arts

Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, The Tyranny of Good Taste, at Columbia College Glass Curtain Gallery, Mike's Kind of Town, Cobalt Studio, Mike Pocius, In the Hood: Portraits of African American Professionals, Zhou B Art Center, Cesar Conde, Gallery 400, Suicide Narcissus, Renaissance Society

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2012
After nearly 40 years, a new head at the Renaissance Society

Solveig Øvstebø is the new executive director at the Renaissance Society.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Visual Art, Renaissance Society, Solveig Øvstebø, Susanne Gehz, University of Chicago

Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2012
Czech interviews, Scott Reeder, and other arty stuff to do this weekend

Arty stuff to do this weekend: Czech interviews, Dawoud Bey, Scott Reeder
- By Elly Fishman
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Visual Art, NCSML, Scott Reeder, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Henning Strassburger, Picturing People, Harlem, U.S.A., Dawoud Bey, Renaissance Society, Oak Park Public Library

Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2011
The Renaissance Society live on your TV

A new partnership between the Renaissance Society and CAN TV brings excellent avant-garde music to the small screen: Tony Conrad, David Moss, Jacques Demierre, and more.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, CAN TV, television, experimental music, free jazz, Tony Conrad, David Moss, Marc Unternaehrer, Six, Jacques Demierre, Isabelle Duthoit, Charlotte Hug, Urs Leimgruber, Thomas Lehn, Dorothea Schurch, Vincent Barras

Music, Soundboard Jan 20, 2011
The List: January 20-26, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands
- By Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Steve Langendorf, Brian Costello, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands, Hideout, House of Blues, Abbey Pub, Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Renaissance Society, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Empty Bottle, the Mid, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University

Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2010
Video
Extreme Vocalist David Moss Makes a Rare Chicago Appearance

Inimitable experimental vocalist David Moss debuts a new solo work in a rare Chicago performance this Saturday.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Free Shit, Post No Bills, Swag, David Moss, Denseland, Chunk, Bond Chapel, Renaissance Society, experimental music, extreme vocals, Hyperglyphyx, Video

News & Politics, Feature Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The 800-Pound Gargoyle

The University of Chicago may not be the only force that shaped Hyde Park and Kenwood, but it's the biggest.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Feature, Hyde Park, Hyde Park history, Kenwood, Midway Plaisance, Stephen Douglas, Paul Cornell, Illinois Central, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Evans, Theological Seminary of the Northwest, Jackson Park, Columbian Exhibition, World's Fair, White City, Palace of Fine Arts, Museum of Science and Industry, Old University of Chicago, John D. Rockefeller, Gothic architecture, Marshall Field, the Midway, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Great Books, Stagg Field, urban renewal, Hyde Park-Kenwood Community, South East Chicago Commission, SECC, One in Spirit, Mike Nichols, Lake Shore Drive, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robie House, DuSable Museum of African American History, Hyde Park Art Center, Court Theatre, Renaissance Society, Smart Museum, 57th Street Art Fair, Doc Films, Mandel Hall, Harper Court

Music, Music Sidebar Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Music

Music venues, festivals, series, ensembles, and more
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and John Dunlevy
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Bowen Violin Shop, Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago Presents, University of Chicago Presents, Mandel Hall, Contempo, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, Fulton Recital Hall, Experimental Station, Experimental Station, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Hyde Park Art Center, Notes to Nonself, Hyde Park Jazz Society, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Room 43, Hyde Park Records, Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, International House, Eastern European Folk Festival of Music & Dance, Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, Linda's Place, Little Black Pearl, Marsha's Music Together, Renaissance Society, Robie House, Emerging Jazz Series, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago Folk Festival, University of Chicago Department of Music, University Wind Ensemble, Middle East Music Ensemble, Issa Boulos, Newberry Consort, Oriental Institute Museum, Friends of the Gamelan, Hyde Park Union Church, WHPK, The Pride of the South Side, Pure Hype, JP Chill, Sitting in the Park, Bob Abrahamian

Arts & Culture, Art Sidebar Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Arts & Museums

Museums, fairs, a transitory art project, and more
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Art Sidebar, Hyde Park museums, University of Chicago museums, Chicago art museums, Artisans 21 Gallery, DOVA Temporary Gallery, Reva and David Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Matthew Metzger, Faie African Art, 57th Street Art Fair, Experimental Station, 57th Street Children's Book Fair, Hyde Park School of Dance, Renaissance Society, Harper Court Arts Council, 57th Street, Harper Court, Home Gallery, Laura Shaeffer, Andrew Nord, Anders Nilsen, Art House Co-op, Sketchbook Library, Hyde Park Alliance for Arts & Culture, HyPa, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Metro History Fair, Little Black Pearl, Hidden Pearl Gallery, Museum of Science and Industry, Palace of Fine Arts, 1893 World's Fair, German U-boat, You! The Experience, The Opportunity Shop, Home Gallery, Laura Shaeffer, Oriental Institute Museum, Pioneers to the Past, Renaissance Society, Hamza Walker, Ordway Prize, Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie School, Geek's Guide to Wright's Robie House, Smart Museum of Art, The Darker Side of Light, Hyde Park Historical Society, Little Black Pearl Workshop

Blogs, Bleader Feb 5, 2010
$100,000 Prize Goes to Renaissance Society's Hamza Walker

Hamza Walker wins $100,000 Ordway Prize
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Ordway Prize, Hamza Walker, Renaissance Society, New Museum, Creative Link for the Arts

Blogs, Bleader Mar 12, 2009
3/12 -- Laughter Yoga

At 6 PM at the Renaissance Society (5811 S. Ellis), University of Chicago student group the Wrens hosts a free session of Laughter Yoga.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Renaissance Society, Laughter Yoga

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The British artist’s first U.S. solo exhibition imagines a postapocalyptic future through the lens of a disturbing present.

Expo Chicago, "Tattoo" at the Field Museum, and more

A catalog of ever-changing thoughts

Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend

Your guide to visual arts in the city this weekend

Solveig Øvstebø is the new executive director at the Renaissance Society.

Arty stuff to do this weekend: Czech interviews, Dawoud Bey, Scott Reeder

A new partnership between the Renaissance Society and CAN TV brings excellent avant-garde music to the small screen: Tony Conrad, David Moss, Jacques Demierre, and more.

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands

Inimitable experimental vocalist David Moss debuts a new solo work in a rare Chicago performance this Saturday.

The University of Chicago may not be the only force that shaped Hyde Park and Kenwood, but it's the biggest.

Music venues, festivals, series, ensembles, and more

Museums, fairs, a transitory art project, and more

Hamza Walker wins $100,000 Ordway Prize

At 6 PM at the Renaissance Society (5811 S. Ellis), University of Chicago student group the Wrens hosts a free session of Laughter Yoga.

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