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Weekend Preview – make it new

Check out these picks for my picks or more listings for more listings.

Fever Dream @ Roots & Culture

Expect a lot of physical, almost sculptural use of paint at Fever Dream at Roots & Culture, and some of the weird and shitty materials painters love so much these days. Paintings and the rest from Jacob Goudreault, Angel Otero, Max Reinhardt, Simon Slater, with special guest Easton Miller. The show opens this Friday, January 26th from 6-9 PM @Roots & Culture, 1034 N Milwaukee Ave.

Simon Slater, Hey Lew! I Can Never Be You.

Simon Slater, Hey Lew! I Can Never Be You.

TYPEFORCE @ Co-Prosperity Sphere

This weekend Bridgeport’s Co-Prosperity Sphere opens TYPEFORCE, a pretty broad-reaching survey of Chicago typography artists and designers, with work from (deep breath, since designers actually have websites): Jeremiah Chiu, Renata Graw, David Weik, Billy Baumann, Matthew Hoffman, Chris Eichenseer, Chad Kouri, Ryan Thurwell, Luke Williams, Tnop, Andy Luce, John Pobojewski, Darren McPherson, Lora Fosberg, Margo Harrington, Greg Calvert, Aaron Pedersen, Duncan MacKenzie, Will Miller and Nick Adam. Show opens Friday, February 27th from 6-9 PM @ Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago.

Darren McPherson

Darren McPherson

Ken Fandell @ Donald Young

Mysterious new work from Ken Fandell at Donald Young this month, some kind of off-site exhibition while Tony Wight puts the finishing touches on the new Washington Blvd space. Opens this Friday, February 26th from 5-7 PM @ Donald Young Gallery, 224 S Michigan Ave.

Ken Fandell

Ken Fandell

Isabella Ng and Millie Kapp @ Monument 2

I think I mentioned this performance earlier this month when I previewed the Austin Eddy show currently at Monument 2, but its worth mentioning again since we really don’t see enough performance art. Check it out this performance from Isabella Ng and Millie Kapp on Saturday, February 27th from 6-7 PM @ Monument 2, 2007 N Point St.
Isabella Ng and Millie Kapp

Isabella Ng and Millie Kapp

Matt Saunders @ The Renaissance Society

Berlin artist Matt Saunders ships down to Hyde Park and brings with him a pretty expansive sounding show packed with film, painting, recast images, and a host of fictional characters. Check out the opening reception for Sanders’ Parallel Plot this Sunday, February 28th from 4-7 PM @ The Renaissance Society, 5811 S Ellis Ave. Also featuring a discussion between the artist, the Whitney’s Scott Rothkopf, and Hamza Walker at 5 PM.
Matt Saunders, Hertha Thiele (Frau Lehmann's Töchter) #3

Matt Saunders, Hertha Thiele (Frau Lehmann's Töchter) #3

I went to high-school with two of the artists mentioned in this preview!

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