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S. Nicole Lane

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Chicago, IL, United States

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Between the flesh and the machine

Artist Hannah Levy's work, currently on view at the Arts Club of Chicago, straddles the line between industrial design and morbidity. → Read More

Where the water flows

Magnet fishermen find treasure and surprises hidden in Chicago's waterways with rope, a magnet, and curiosity. → Read More

An examination of the self and of others

The new art space, Juliet Art House, introduces the work of Rebecca Baruc. → Read More

Tiger Strikes Asteroid comes together in ‘It feels like the first time’

And the massive survey of artists does it well. → Read More

Unionizing to keep the Experimental Station community alive

Workers at the pioneering south side space organize against unfair labor practices. → Read More

Painful sex shouldn’t be a mystery condition

This common condition affects more people than we think. We shouldn’t ignore it anymore. → Read More

Theorem is more than a book of poetry

Evoking memory and mystery, two artists collaborate on an art piece. → Read More

Bursting and bubbling, Susan Smith Trees opens at Evanston Art Center

My God, I love a fleshy piece of artwork. When artists make works that are burgeoning and mysterious, I'm immediately drawn to them like white on rice. So, I'll go ahead and say I'm a little biased when it comes to Susan Smith Trees's work. The Chicago-based artist has been making work for 35 years. Her show "Roots" opened this month at the Evanston Art Center's (EAC) second floor atrium… → Read More

Food, health, sleep, and screens: We Series focuses on the essentials

Anything goes during this evening on Twitch. → Read More

The rug revival

* For artist Nora Chin, humor is just as important as nostalgia when it comes to rugs. * courtesy nora chin Nora Chin thinks about rugs all of the time. "I fall asleep at night thinking about rugs I want to make and new things I want to try," she says. The lifelong Chicagoan was raised by artists. Spending her childhood figure skating and some of her early 20s skating professionally for Disney… → Read More

My year of hiking

When the pandemic hit, I ran to the woods. → Read More

Catherine Edelman Gallery closes with a 'Place in the Sun'

Landscape photographer scott b. davis treks into the wild and discovers the undiscoverable. → Read More

Frenzied, lascivious, and licentious: a woman in hysterics

Artist Selva Aparicio puts obstetric devices on the examination table. → Read More

Em Kettner creates elaborate casings for her sacred sculptures

These small performative objects exemplify disability and protection. → Read More

Bound to the Point

* “This is a community of people. It’s really, really beautiful. I feel so fortunate to be a part of it.” * David Travis My clock says it's a few minutes before 6 AM. I said I would arrive at 5:30 but I miscalculated my morning and now I'm late. It's also cooler than I expected for a July morning. I dig for a sweater as I remember to also grab my mask. I walk along the cool grass of the park… → Read More

Golem Girl unpacks queerness, intimacy, and disability

In 1958, the mortality rate of children born with spina bifida was 90 percent. Riva Lehrer tells her story of beating those odds. → Read More

Sex and the suburbs

The swinging lifestyle creates solace and friendship for those seeking sexual freedom. → Read More

'Fête Galante' invites us to celebrate lavishly

An art party of women artists opens at Heaven Gallery. → Read More

The Folded Map Project shows a segregated city

Tonika Johnson’s multimedia project expands with a new film. → Read More

Artists still run Chicago

The Hyde Park Art Center is bringing back the spaces we’ve all missed. → Read More