{"product_id":"september-2026-issue-art-50-fall-arts-digital-edition","title":"September 2026 Issue: Art 50 + Fall Arts (Digital Edition)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eArt 50 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago's Visual Vanguard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe opening of the Obama Presidential Center this summer was, to say the least, the cultural event of the year, not only in Chicago but in America. Not only is the center a place for art and, especially, Chicago artists, but the center, in so many ways, demonstrates the attributes that distinguish the Chicago art world that you'll find depicted in this year's Art 50.  Art in Chicago manages to be curatorially creative and rigorous while also commercially viable.  Art in Chicago is diasporic and assimilative, as those who once lived and worked here never lose their identification with it, while those who arrive newly to live and work here quickly become its advocates.  Art in Chicago is global in its reach but community-based at its core.  (\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Hieggelke\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFALL ARTS PREVIEW 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhen Pope.L Played in a Band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResurrecting the late artist's musical legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"There is no exact date for when Pope.L started visiting Corbett vs. Dempsey, but it was sometime before the pandemic when, on one Saturday, he began to be a regular fixture at the gallery. “We would talk about the exhibitions,” says co-owner John Corbett, “and at a certain point started discussing the possibility of doing a show of his work. He was very enthusiastic. Things took a long time for him. He let them brew.'”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c4c92b0c-7fff-2912-f561-a925405f197b\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Jon Bonfiglio)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Art Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMotivations to Obey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGinger Krebs brings “Protected By Invisible Fence” to the MCA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"If you can remember a time before you walked through life with a networked computer in your pocket tracking your every move and conversation, have you ever considered the ways this little device influences your thoughts? Even your movements, your gestures? Choreographer Ginger Krebs thinks about it a lot. Krebs is fascinated by our relationship to technology and uses dance to explore surveillance and dystopian systems of power with tenderness and offbeat humor.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-27993b33-7fff-304b-b3ce-672ff6021e03\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Sharon Hoyer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Dance Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Radical Care of Shaker Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a world where making, belief and community are deeply intertwined\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"Shaker design is best known for its clean lines, quiet restraint and enduring influence on modern interiors. But “The Shakers: A World in the Making” at the Milwaukee Art Museum asks visitors to look beyond the familiar aesthetic and consider the larger world that produced it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e9b36f49-7fff-db4a-467e-0421800f8346\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Vasia Rigou)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Design Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTime Between Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudrey Niffenegger on her sequel to “The Time Traveler’s Wife”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eChicago artist and writer Audrey Niffenegger is best known for her debut novel, “The Time Traveler’s Wife.” Published in 2003, the New York Times bestseller follows Clare Abshire, an artist who marries Henry DeTamble, a librarian with a genetic disorder that drives him to time-travel. “Life Out of Order,\" her third novel, is its sequel, arriving twenty-three years after “The Time Traveler’s Wife.'” (\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c63abdc3-7fff-55d4-0b42-24859cd79038\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrendan Tynan Buck)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Lit Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Dawn of a New Festival Era?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-752c446a-7fff-f8a1-1f33-f68b03a3479e\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrent Heyl on the City’s Music Landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"In the wake of this turmoil, the contours of a new music-festival era began to take shape. In Chicago, this has meant a shift to more small, boutique festivals, often with a stronger focus on genre, an unconventional approach to locations or a local creative force acting as the face of it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-36b45ef7-7fff-73b1-ce21-18636bb0e2e4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Dylan Weinert)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Music Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eKokandy’s Musicals for Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago’s rising storefront company on the look of success\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"Kokandy Productions is experiencing a rise-to-superstar moment. In recent years they’ve consistently produced well-received shows and audience hits. This fall, their 2025 production of “Jekyll \u0026amp; Hyde” will move to Broadway in Chicago, while highly anticipated new productions like “Sunday in the Park with George” will take the stage as well. There’s some special ingredient in Kokandy’s recipe—can we sample it and discover the secrets of a successful Chicago storefront company?\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-73a7ae5a-7fff-e514-7add-d14f5d9cb849\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-61c073e9-7fff-156d-7c52-20f6bdb9838d\"\u003eRobert Eric Shoemaker)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Can't-Miss Fall Stage Events \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt:  \u003c\/strong\u003eBad at Sports hits a milestone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e+ Adriana Varejão reaches a new apotheosis in Venice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Into the dark world of John Neumeier's \"Liliom\" with the Joffrey Ballet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e: Expanding the language of fashion with Justin Dougan-LeBlanc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rental renaissance at Lincoln Square’s Davis Theater\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reflections on the Ragdale story, as the artist residency turns fifty \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusic\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hyde Park Jazz Festival turns twenty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStage\u003c\/strong\u003e: How “The Birth of the Pill” moved from book to stage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan 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