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An Interview with Pest Control Mag

Recent SAIC alumni discuss their new magazine, inspirations, and mutual aid.

Critic’s Picks: Danny Bredar and Michal Martychowiec

Two shows at Extase and Lithium.

David Bowie Is… Unexpected

We can all exhale now — David Bowie is finally opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Curating Chicago

Representations of the Midwest at the 2014 Whitney Biennial


With a greater-than-usual number of artists from the Midwest, this year’s Whitney Biennial presents a variety of new and interesting work from a roster of Chicagoans at wildly varying points in their career, in all different types of media.

Ordinary Space

Chicago's Artist Projects Bring Art to Dollhouses, Bumpers, and Stairways.

Street Art on White Walls

"Paint, Paste, Sticker: Chicago Street Art" at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Artist / As Writer / As Critic

An interview with Jason Lazarus and Sofia Leiby of Chicago Artist Writers


Chicago's diverse and active art community ensures a rich spectrum of projects and shows, but it can be a Darwinian fight for recognition. F Newsmagazine spoke with the co-founders of an online platform that facilitates written criticism to serve under-recognized Chicago arts venues.