Chicago And Its Art: Just How Dumb Can A City Be?

I read with morbid interest this article from one of Philadelphia’s TV stations, thumping its city on the back for its public art collection: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/the-scene/philadelphia-best-street-art-usa-today/4120492/ It says, “The City of Brotherly Love has reclaimed its title as the nation’s Best City for Street Art in the USA TODAY 10 Best Continue Reading

Chicago’s Public Art: A Paean and a Lament

About 20 years ago I got interested in Chicago’s public art. There seemed to be a lot of it downtown. I wondered both about the art itself and the quantity of it. The sequence of events in my evolving interest in the topic is murky now. I looked for good Continue Reading