The artist explains his inspiration, influences and drive to party.

The inhabitants of Kresge’s mysterious third floor speak about their work.

Erica Hart tells us about expensive lobsters and a dog named Barack.

Pig brains and Lauren Redding’s thoughts on pick-up lines.

I don’t know much about the recentlly-finished drama The Wire. I saw a few episodes and thought it was good, though I wouldn’t declare it “greatest TV show ever” and proceed to need a change of pants. Still, I know lots of people dig the show, and I’m sure plenty of kids still [...]

Enjoy music, art or theater? How about circuses? Looptopia brings it all in one 14-hour bash.

Art Chicago 2008 wraps up today.

The Dittmar Gallery in Norris features new exhibits by Brandy Pudzis and Marcy Sperry.

Games like Shadow of the Colossus prove video games can achieve the status of art.

A Japanese firm, D-Barcode, overhauled one of the most commonplace things ever. The result is some pretty artful and interesting barcodes. The barcodes are appearing in grocery stores all over Japan. D-Barcode’s website is a little tricky to navigate (it’s in Japanese), but they seem to do only one thing and that’s barcodes. Huh, never [...]

Huggable, tossable, helium-filled mylar sacks have come to Chicago.

An exhibit on renegade artist Gordon Matta-Clark is in Chicago through May 4.

Not all holograms are as cute as the sparkly “Good Job!” stickers your third grade teacher stuck to the top of your test.

Come one, come all to see marvelous things! Rusty drills, gallbladder stones and Marie Curie, oh my!