The Art Institute of Chicago lions went away recently to get a cleaning, but they’re back this week at their usual perch in front of the museum. The lions, plus the summer heat, had City Cast Chicago thinking about some ways to stay cool and enjoy some art. Host Jacoby Cochran and lead producer Carrie Shepherd have some recommendations in the city and the suburbs.

Jacoby’s Picks:


Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations | Chicago to Guantánamo at DePaul Museum of Art through Aug. 7


The Art of the Brick  at the Museum of Science and Industry through Sep. 22


Roman Villareal: South Chicago Legacies at Intuit: The Center of Intuitive and Outsider Art through Jan. 8


Carrie’s Picks:


Rirkrit Tiravanija: (who’s afraid of red, yellow, and green) at Wrightwood 659 through July 30


Raul Ortiz: More is More at Elmhurst Art Museum through Aug. 14


Beyond the Frame at the Museum of Contemporary Photography through Oct. 30


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