“Slavs and Tatars: MERCZbau,” courtesy Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
1 Slavs and Tatars: MERCZbau (Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society) An ode to the intertwined histories of the Ukrainian city of Lviv and the Polish city of Wroclaw through merch. Through October 7
2 Jonathan Muecke: Objects in Sculpture (Art Institute of Chicago) Art, design and architecture come together to reveal a series of intriguing objects in Muecke’s first major museum show. Through October 10
3 鬼鎮 (Ghosttown) Spirit Simulator (Chicago Gamespace) An exhibition offering a behind-the-scenes into the Glitch Western world of the experimental game including artifacts and a playable version. Through July 31
4 American Framing (Wrightwood 659) A three-story abstract wood-framed installation from the seventeenth International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is recreated in the gallery atrium space. Through July 30
5 Energy Revolution (Chicago Architecture Center) A timely exhibition focused on how transforming the use of energy in the built environment paves the way toward a sustainable future. Through October
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.
