“Invisible to Whom?”: On the Quiet Brilliance of Robert Sengstacke

By Katherine Chen / May 19, 2025

Regenstein Library’s exhibit highlights the photographer’s brilliant intimacy and simplicity.

Celebrating Botanical Heritage at “I Brought You Flowers/Te Traje Flores”

By Katherine Chen / May 15, 2024

Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews Marcela Torres’s new exhibit “I Brought You Flowers/Te Traje Flores” at the University of Chicago Arts Incubator.

Artistic Transformations in “Meiji Modern” at the Smart Museum

By Katherine Chen / April 10, 2024

Arts reporter Katherine Chen discusses the artistic perspective of the Meiji period, on display in the Smart Museum’s spring exhibition.

“Highway Patrol”: A Theatrical Portrait of Celebrity and Deception

By Katherine Chen / March 27, 2024

Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews the Goodman Theatre’s production of “Highway Patrol.”

Dinosaurs Through the Ages at the “Bibliosaurus!” Exhibition

By Katherine Chen / February 29, 2024

From Dickens to Godzilla to the Flintstones, dinosaurs have long occupied a central place in popular culture. Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews a new exhibit at the Regenstein Library surveying their reptilian history.

Navigating Cross-Historical Dialogues in “Calling on the Past”

By Katherine Chen / February 5, 2024

Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews the Smart Museum’s new exhibit, “Calling on the Past.”

Why Valentine’s Day is February 14th

By Katherine Chen / January 29, 2024

Katherine Chen tells a tale of academic balancing acts, historical whimsy, and the pursuit of love post–midterm madness.