1 Julia Fish: Bound by Spectrum (DePaul Art Museum) Bringing together painting, drawing and architecture, Fish’s work reveals her observations of her own home—a 1922 Chicago storefront—for over three decades. Through February 23
2 C2E2: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (McCormick Place) A weekend-long celebration of comic books, toys and videogames, cosplay, anime, original artwork and celebrity guests. February 28-March 1
3 Great Ideas of Humanity 2020 (Design Museum of Chicago) Chicago Public School students get inspired by local public artworks and respond with creative ideas that cross cultures and disciplines. Opens February 25
4 Chicago Works: Assaf Evron (Museum of Contemporary Art) The multidisciplinary artist and former photojournalist explores local histories of Israel and Chicago at the intersection of architecture, design and place. Through March 1
5 Weaving Beyond the Bauhaus (Art Institute of Chicago) Last chance to visit an exhibition presenting the work of Bauhaus artists as they moved from Germany across the Atlantic to shape the American design landscape. Through February 17
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
