Jan Tichy, “Reflectance (McCormick) House,” 2022. Installation view, Elmhurst Museum
1 Jan Tichy: Reflectance (Elmhurst Art Museum) Artist Jan Tichy uses glass and light to turn the McCormick House into an interactive architectural structure. Through May 29
2 Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture (Chicago Architecture Center) Last chance: A celebration of the life and decades of boundary-pushing work of the late Chicago star architect. Through March 11
3 All Together Now: Sound x Design (Design Museum of Chicago) An exhibition exploring the parallels between design and music in Chicago’s creative culture and beyond. Through April 2022
4 Houses of Tomorrow: Solar Homes from Keck to Today (Elmhurst Art Museum) An exhibition highlighting the history and application of solar energy using the Keck brothers’ work as a case study. Through May 29
5 Helmut Jahn: In a Flash (Vimeo) Helmut Jahn shares his design approach and life story in a documentary by Berlin-based filmmaker and journalist Nathan Eddy.
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.
