The work, commissioned in the 1990s for $10,000, is due to be sold at Christie’s, New York for an estimated $10m to $15m

A new exhibition about the Broadway show opens in April 2019

While international exhibitor numbers are up again, the Midwest collectors base proves elusive

Edgar Miller finally gets his due as the city prepares to celebrate the overlooked designer’s eclectic work

Art Institute of Chicago hosts first major survey of the loose artist collective

Art in Chicago illuminates a rich and ultimately countercultural legacy

The inaugural show at Wrightwood 659 will focus on Ando and Le Corbusier

An image of his Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate was used in a video by the gun lobby that the artist says “seeks to whip up fear and hate”

An exhibition at the historic members club recognises a lesser known group of artists

Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to celebrate artist and activist after lengthy search for works

The $100,000 award recognises mid-career artists from the Middle East and its diaspora

The MFA, Boston and the Detroit Institute of Arts are the first institutions awarded grants in a $15m pilot programme

The US artist finds contemporary resonance in the 1940s novel

After years of financial problems and timid programming, the Jewish cultural institute is re-emerging with projects like Ellen Rothenberg’s installation on immigration

The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power

Multi-coloured explosive commission marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction

Theaster Gates and his Rebuild Foundation have organised a display and series of conversations around the disassembled structure, with hopes of rebuilding it outdoors this spring

To celebrate its 50th birthday this year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has given itself a gift as part of a building redesign: a new restaurant

The performer let loose at a sold-out talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this week

A confluence of events and exhibitions makes the Windy City an art and design Mecca

The artist Theaster Gates and architect Jeanne Gang are two of the confirmed participants so far

The second edition promises visionary solutions and a few surprises

A new initiative aims to “embed within the DNA of the museum” a more international view of the art historical canon

This year’s edition is designed to maximise crossover potential with the second Chicago Architecture Biennial

The man behind Feature Inc is remembered for his challenging eye—and a fraught relationship with the market

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been accused of cowardice and censorship over its treatment of former professor and Henry Darger expert Michael Bonesteel

When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all

A show of new work by Jim Dine inaugurates the building, while a concurrent display of his painting and drawing from the 1960s opens in the New York outpost

Monáe is due to perform at the museum’s MCA ArtEdge: 50 gala

The year-long multi-venue festival will celebrate the city’s art and design legacy with 25 exhibitions