The House Theatre of Chicago presents the world premiere of THE LAST DEFENDER at the Chopin Theatre Downstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Thursday, Jan. 21 - Sunday, March 13, 2016 written and directed by Artistic Director Nathan Allen, with puzzle design by Sandor Weisz and art direction by DC Comic Artist and Company Member Chris Burnham.
“Get centered before the New Year begins. Learn about the time-honored practice of yoga through meditative exercises, yoga postures, and breathing techniques among the beauty of the Museum's collection”, Museum announcement says. Asking the patrons to “wear white” for this “peaceful stretch”, Museum is also making “Henna tattoos” available at the event.
If you're allergic to shopping malls, excessive commercialism or egg nog, The Ringwald Theatre has the perfect solution to restore a smile to your overburdened holidays. Opening December 17th for an exclusive five-day engagement is the return of the comedic duo of The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings from award-winning humorist David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by acclaimed director Joe Mantello and featuring Joe Bailey and Brandy Joe Plambeck.
Manila, The Philippines -- JEFRË (Jefrë Manuel Figueras) has just created Talking Heads, a permanent installation featuring six large sculptures in the lobby of SM Prime's Five Ecom Center Building in Manila, The Philippines. JEFRË is the first artist to have work commissioned by SM Prime, which is one of the largest real estate developers in Southeast Asia.
The Lowe Art Museum will host A Conversation with Magnum Photographers: Carolyn Drake, Thomas Hoepker, Susan Meiselas, Martin Parr, and Alec Soth as part of The Arnold and Augusta Newman Lecture Series in Photography on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. This lecture, which will take the form of a panel discussion with the five photographers, will take place at 7:00 pm in the University of Miami Shalala Student Center Ballroom. A book signing will follow, courtesy of Books & Books. Admission is $15 and tickets can be purchased online: http://rsvp.lowemuseum.org
Clinton Hill cultural hub and OBIE award-winner JACK launches its winter/spring 2016 season with an a cappella opera set in Zimbabwe by composer Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, a weekend of curated works by Modesto "Flako" Jimenez, the premiere of the dirty and bracing play Tom & Eliza, by Celine Song, the English-language premiere of Argentinian playwright Rafael Spregelburd's SPAM, The Geneva Project by Jennifer Harrison Newman, Antonio Ramos' Thirsty Mind, love and starvation sitting in a lonely tree and an exploration in minimalist/pop art performance by the No Face Performance Group. JACK also engineers the return of Walter Dundervill's ARENA (which had two sold-out runs at JACK in 2014 and 2015).
If you're allergic to shopping malls, excessive commercialism or egg nog, The Ringwald Theatre has the perfect solution to restore a smile to your overburdened holidays. Opening December 17th for an exclusive five-day engagement is the return of the comedic duo of The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings from award-winning humorist David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by acclaimed director Joe Mantello and featuring Joe Bailey and Brandy Joe Plambeck.
The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) will celebrate one of Hollywood's most talented young actresses when it pays tribute to Tony and BAFTA winner and four-time Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson, Saturday, June 11, 2016, at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (160 E. Pearson St.). 'Celebrate Scarlett' will pay tribute to Johansson's accomplishments as an actor as well as give attendees the opportunity to hear an intimate conversation providing insights into her creative process and influences, favorite roles, upcoming projects and more. A retrospective of film clips from some of her most memorable performances will accompany the conversation highlighting her illustrious career. The evening will culminate with the presentation of the Gene Siskel Film Center Renaissance Award to Johansson by SAIC President Dr. Walter E. Massey and GSFC Advisory Board Chair Ellen Sandor.
Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art, the first major presentation of Delacroix's art in Britain for more than 50 years, surveys his dynamic career and then moves beyond it, to assess for the first time the influence he exerted for five decades following his death until the early years of the 20thcentury.
The Art Institute of Chicago will unveil on December 13, 2015 its unprecedented Edlis/Neeson gift, announced earlier this year, in an installation titled The New Contemporary . The gift of 44 iconic masterpieces, including works by such artists as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Cindy Sherman, and more, provides the focal point for the multidimensional installation of paintings, photographs, and sculptures that offers visitors a rich and innovative presentation of contemporary art and a new experience of the museum's exceptional permanent collection and the Modern Wing.
NEWARK - On November 5, the Newark Museum Board of Trustees approved the acquisition of a major work by the Abstract Expressionist painter Norman Lewis (1909-79). Untitled, 1953 was acquired from Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in New York.
In Hans Gullickson's second solo show with curator Amy Li of Amy Li Projects, the artist's broad range of work with materials and objects such as hand made books, zines, video art, sound art, installations, large scale paintings on paper, handmade wallpaper and interactive public projects will converge for a multidimensional exhibition that will stimulate all the senses. 'future dreams / come together' will be on view today, November 19 - December 31, 2015.
SANDRA GERING INC is pleased to present PUZZLE, William Anastasi's sixth one-person exhibition with the gallery. It will be on view today, November 17, 2015 - January 9, 2016, with an opening reception tonight, November 17 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem's popular cold reading series, Playwrights' Playground, is designed to promote the work of emerging playwrights whose works are persistently underrepresented on American stages.
Arts organizations from around the world will visit Chicago in 2016 to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare at the 400th anniversary of his passing.
The Art Institute of Chicago heralds the start of the holiday season by offering visitors from near and far extraordinary new additions to the museum, art-filled events and programs, music, miniatures, mistletoe, and more.
The Art Institute of Chicago heralds the start of the holiday season by offering visitors from near and far extraordinary new additions to the museum, art-filled events and programs, music, miniatures, mistletoe, and more. Sponsored by Bank of America, the festivities begin with the museum's 24th annual Wreathing of the Lions on November 27, 2014 and continue through Wednesday, January 3.
In Hans Gullickson's second solo show with curator Amy Li of Amy Li Projects, the artist's broad range of work with materials and objects such as hand made books, zines, video art, sound art, installations, large scale paintings on paper, handmade wallpaper and interactive public projects will converge for a multidimensional exhibition that will stimulate all the senses. 'future dreams / come together' will be on view November 19 - December 31, 2015.
SANDRA GERING INC is pleased to present PUZZLE, William Anastasi's sixth one-person exhibition with the gallery. It will be on view November 17, 2015 - January 9, 2016, with an opening reception on Tuesday, November 17 from 6 to 8 p.m.
