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Peter Hoffman and Dick Dermody @ Heaven Gallery

Come back ghosts Old Gold present a double showing of painter Peter Hoffman and photographer Dick Dermody, with shows respectively titled Painting with Peter and INVINCIBLE. Opens Friday, June 25th from 7-11PM @ Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor.

Erik Wenzel @ DOVA Temporary

South side art watchers should go see Erik Wenzel‘s New ‘N’ Lonelier Laze, a reductive pursuit promising at least a video and some objects, on display at University of Chicago’s DOVA Temporary in Hyde Park. Opening reception is Friday, June 25th from 6-9PM @ DOVA Temporary.

Engender Trouble @ iceberg.

Meanwhile, North siders may want to plan a trip to new Rogers Park gallery iceberg., the curatorial project of art collector Dr. Dan Berger, for a film screening by photographer and film maker Doug Ischar. Also on display, collaborative work with Tom Daws and new work by Elijah Burgher, Erin Leland and Michael Sirianni. Shows start Saturday, June 26th at 6PM @ iceberg., 7714 N Sheridan Rd.

In a Plain Brown Wrapper @ Johalla Projects

Indulge flesh lust at Johalla Projects‘s In a Plain Brown Wrapper, a exhibition of NSFW art curated by NSFW artist Barbara DeGenevieve. Participants include: Steven Frost, Elisa Garza, Elise Goldstein, Emerson Granillo, Jesse Hites, Jacob King, Ivan Lozano, Joelle McTigue, Karina Natis, Clare O’Sadnick, Edward Rossa, Joshua Sampson, Talaya Schmid, Kristen Stokes, Jaroslaw Studencki, Bu Tu, Wayama Woo and Meredith Zielke,  and show opens Saturday, June 26th from 7-11PM @ Johalla Projects, 1561 N Milwaukee Ave.

Richard Roth and Hilary Wilder @ The Suburban

Having technically kicked off their season’s activity with shows at NEXT in Chicago and Tate Modern in London, The Suburban returns in form this weekend with an exhibition of work from minimal painter (and comedy writer) Richard Roth and comparatively maximal painter Hilary Wilder. See it this Sunday, June 26th from 2-4PM @ The Suburban, 125 N Harvey Ave, in Oak Park.

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