Art and Culture

Pantone announced Mocha Mousse as its 2025 Color of the Year. Here are the colors that were selected for the honor over the last 10 years.

The Blue Man Group — the popular performance group known for its immersive shows using innovative percussion instruments — while covered in blue paint — will soon end its decades-long residency in Chicago.

Broadway in Chicago brings the enchanting world of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to the James M. Nederlander Theatre.

A scene of water lilies by French impressionist painter Claude Monet sold for $65.5 million earlier this week.

A banana duct-taped to a wall, a conceptual piece of art titled “Comedian” by Maurizio Cattelan, fetched $6.24 million at auction at Sotheby’s Wednesday.

After debuting to much fanfare in 2019, a piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York City.

Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.

Five Norman Rockwell works of art go up for auction Friday with the proceeds going to compensate thousands of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

“Above all, you are the masters of your craft that have made us a better America with all of you have done,” Biden said at the White House ceremony.

Galleries don’t always display prices, making the art world mysterious, or possibly even “shady,” according to some insiders.

Some new additions include touch grass, nepo baby, burrata and MAGA.

The beloved 1985 classic “Back to the Future” is getting a high-energy makeover in its new musical adaptation, now showing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre with stars Zan Berube and Burke Swanson, playing Lorraine Baines and George McFly.

The death of a woman at the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert is under investigation, according to the festival organizers.

The London Zoo has removed Banksy’s gorilla mural from its entrance gate.

‘Chicago Today’ dives into the world of stained glass at Baltic Art Studio on the Northwest side. The studio, known for its work on monumental projects like the Chicago Cultural Center Dome, also offers hands-on classes for enthusiasts.

The elusive graffiti artist, who has never confirmed his full identity, has been posting the new work on his Instagram account every day since last Monday.

Gen Z’s “slay” and “tea” are officially vintage, giving way to “sigma,” “gyatt” and “fanum tax.”

Rader is the creator of the popular “Art But Make It Sports” blog, where he draws comparisons between sports moments and pieces of art.

LeBron James in “The Ascension?” Snoop Dogg as “The Smoker?” See how the creator of the popular “Art But Make It Sports” blog pairs 2024 Olympic highlights in Paris with iconic fine art pieces.

Celebrating the start of Paris Olympics this week, “Chicago Today” invites a touch of French culture to the studio in honor of the Olympics, featuring a lively can-can dance lesson from Andrea De La Torre, the “Queen of Can-Can.”