What day is it? Friday’s gone, but hopefully you found other listings and caught something good. Here are my picks for the what’s left of the weekend:

Jason Middlebrook @ moniquemeloche

I’m usually not a fan of artists using reclaimed materials for site specific installations within a gallery space (as opposed to permanent installations, or architectural projects), because however amazing they look the materials usually end up back in the trash at the end of the show. That goes double for any and all student assignments involving reclaimed or recycled materials, most of which are just given added toxicity through paint, glue, resin, and other art materials before ended up back in the heap. Still, Jason Middlebrook’s space-filling starburst construction does sound worth checking out, and the drawings look interesting too. Do it this Saturday, May 22nd from 4-7PM @ moniquemeloche, 2154 W Division.

Jason Middlebrook

Timothy Bergstrom and Daniel Sullivan @ SubCity Projects

I reviewed Daniel Sullivan‘s show at Monument 2 a few months ago, and it’ll be interesting to see what he’s been up to since in this competitive sounding pairing with gloopsaic artist Timothy Bergstrom. Show opens Saturday, May 22nd at 6PM @ SubCity Projects, 410 S Michigan Avenue, 1036.

Timothy Bergstrom, The good, the bad and the ugly

Renate Wolff @ devening projects + editions

This is definitely a show to come out for. Renate Wolff is a German artist who primarily executes large design-heavy wall paintings, and who has installed a very engaging, highly spacial/analytical wall piece titled Skies in between at devening projects. Also featuring works on paper from Berlin artists Christian Bilger, Michael Bause, Ruprecht Dreher, Frank Eltner, Dirk Lebahn, Seraphina Lenz, Christiane Schlosser, Renate Wolff and Julia Ziegler. Opening is this Sunday, May 23rd from 4-7PM @ devening projects + editions, 3039 W Carroll Ave.

Renate Wolff

is there like a glue shit to the canvas seminar??