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4 stories across Chicago, Contemporary, Public Art, and Installation. Latest: Lisson Gallery Artists Install Works at Obama Presidential Center.
On June 24, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that works by artists Jack Pierson and Spencer Finch are installed at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
The Musée du Louvre in Paris is organizing a major retrospective of Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán, running from October 7, 2026 to January 25, 2027.
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will present Carrie Mae Weems' The Cool Blue Wind opening June 19, 2026. The work is a photographic collage printed on silver and gold metallic paper accompanied by original music.
The Art Institute of Chicago will present The Passenger, Jill Mulleady’s first solo exhibition at a major museum, from September 19, 2026 to January 18, 2027. The exhibition brings together approximately 20 paintings.
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