1 Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture (Chicago Architecture Center) A celebration of the life and decades of boundary-pushing work of the late Chicago star architect. Through March 2022
2 Wright Before The “Lloyd” (Elmhurst Art Museum) Shedding light on Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural explorations before he became a legendary name. September-February 2021
4 Chicago Architecture Biennial: The Available City (Chicago Cultural Center and across the city) The fourth edition of North America’s largest survey of contemporary architecture takes over the city. Through January 2022
5 Chicago Comics: 1960s To Now (Museum of Contemporary Art) A dive into Chicago’s decades-long cartooning history also highlighting the work of underrecognized BIPOC and women comic artists. June-October 2021
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.
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