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Art on The Mart
(The Mart)
British Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori’s multi-sensory work “Omi Okun” and American post-conceptual artist Cory Arcangel’s video installation “Water, Wind and Fire” light up The Mart.
Through September 11
2
Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s-70s
(Chicago History Museum)
Posters, fliers, signs and more from Chicago activists, alongside contemporary works fighting racism, war, gender inequality and LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
Through May 4, 2025
3
Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective
(Driehaus Museum)
An exhibition featuring hundreds of unique pieces from Chicago collections—a nineteenth-century jeweled monstrance, tiaras and works by renowned designers.
Through September 22
4
Renegade Craft Fair at Pitchfork
(Union Park)
A festival within a festival: Visit Chicago’s favorite craft fair for an opportunity to shop small and support over fifty artists, designers and makers.
July 19-21, noon-10pm
5
Chicago: Home of House
(Navy Pier)
How Chicago transformed a local phenomenon into a global movement that shaped modern electronic dance music.
Through October 31
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a writer, editor, and curator. Her appreciation for art began early, shaped by her family’s meticulously planned, culture-packed trips across Europe—complete with every museum stop imaginable. Much of her work, writing about visual art, design, and culture can be found at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, where she serves as editor. She also regularly contributes to Artnet News and to international magazines OnOffice and ICON. In her curatorial practice she explores themes of identity, intimacy, and belonging. You can usually find her gallery hopping around the city—occasionally with her toughest (and tiniest) critic, baby Benjamin, whose current favorite medium is finger paint. Say hi on Instagram or at rigouvasia.com.
