Kerry Cardoza

Other than their backgrounds and their eventual emigration to Chicago, artists Ruyell Ho and Li Lin Lee may seem to have little in common. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, the China-born Ho has worked across photography, painting, and sculpture,... See more

In 2018, artist Andrea Yarbrough spent a lot of time biking around Chicago. What she saw was striking: houses, schools, businesses—places she had grown up with—all gone. “I hadn’t lived here, like, lived properly here, in almost ten years. And it just fel... See more

Tempestt Hazel is a curator and writer who cofounded the publishing platform Sixty Inches From Center in 2010. Since then, Sixty has expanded from a Chicago-focused arts website to one that encompasses the midwest, with a focus on “the preservation of cul... See more

“PEACE is POWER” is plastered on the facade of the MCA. One of Yoko Ono’s prevailing sentiments, it’s a fitting beacon for her in-depth retrospective now on view at the museum. Part advertisement, part radical koan—the simple black-text-on-a-white-backgro... See more

The first thing we see is that he’s wearing a spotless pair of white Air Force 1s. Then the rest of his frame comes into view: pristine joggers, tank, baseball cap—all bright white. He sports tiny gold hoops and a gold nose ring. Standing outside before a... See more