Hey, this is the weekly post where I usually put up my picks for the weekend, but since the city is taking it easy on art openings for the next few days (though there still are a few), I thought I’ll dedicate this post to suggesting that you check out New Icon @ Loyola University Museum of Art if you haven’t seen it yet. The show has some of what I think is the best art up in the city right now (and which I’ll be writing more about soon) but it’ll all close up and come down after this weekend so go see it while you can. You’ll be happy you did!

That said, there’s also Sara Schnadt‘s Network, Domestic Intervention @ What It Is, which might be the most actively disruptive installation I’ve ever heard of for a multi-functional domestic gallery space. It’ll also be great excuse to cut out to Oak Park and see what Holly and Tom have been up to. The show opens Saturday, July 31st from 3-8PM @ What It Is, 1155 S Lyman Ave, Oak Park.

Sara Schnadt, Network

ill be a round

This week’s picks from Ryan. Super good set.

Claude Zervas, V39B

Tracey Snelling

Kim Rugg, There Are Still Unresolved Questions

Jamison Brosseau, Exotic Squash Competition

William Powhida

Jeanette Mundt, Create the Perfect Bedroom

Jean Dubuffet

you leave her out of it

This week’s picks. Check out more listings here and here.

Danny Think Tank

Danny Think Tank is a space and show going up this weekend for the Milwaukee Ave Arts Festival, and will feature work by Curt Bozif, Derek Chan, Ryan Fenchel, Dan Gunn, Roxane Hopper, Lisa Majer, Stephen Nyktas, Cole Pierce, Julie Rudder, Kendrick Shackleford and Craig Yu. Come see the opening this Friday, July 23rd from 6-10PM @ 2628 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor.

Stephen Nyktas, Kiwi

Grant W. Ray @ Spoke

Spoke hosts the probably awesome results of Grant W. Ray‘s pseudo-scientific investigation into electric and psychic communication with nature.  Check it out this weekend only, and stop by the opening on Friday, July 23rd from 6-9PM @ Spoke, 119 N Peoria St, 3D.

Grant W Ray, Athens, Ohio: Shadow of its Former Self. Electric Quija Board for Trees

Jessica Taylor Caponigro @ The Hills Esthetic Center

This month at The Hills, artist Jessica Taylor Caponigro will install a site specific layering of fabric, wood, patterns and objects in a piece she’s giving the doubly intimate title Looks Like A Place I Came In. The opening for this sharp domestic look is on Friday, July 23rd from 8-11PM @ The Hills Esthetic Center, 128 N Campbell Ave, G.

Jessica Taylor Caponigro

Booze and Bacon @ Slow

I’m always a fan of summer good time feel good party shows, and Booze and Bacon looks set to be one of those exactly. In addition to the refreshingly honest refreshments, there will be an overload of work from artists Brooke Barnett, Benjamin Bellas, Tola Brennan, Judith Brotman, Christopher Bungart, Ann Chen, Laura Davis, Meg Duguid, Jason Dunda, Kirk Faber, Brent Garbowski, Max Garett, Jeffrey Grauel, Matt Harrison, John Henley, Andrew Holmquist, Fred Holland, Michael Hunter, Carol Jackson, Brad Johns, Larry Lee, Kirsten Leenaars, Mican Morgan, Helen McElroy, Chris Naylon, William Newhouse, Susannah Papish, Laura Prieto-Velasco, Scott Ramon, Tim Schade, Sarah Wild and Philip von Zweck. Opening is this Saturday, July 24th from 7-10PM @ Slow, 2153 W 21st St.

Tim Schade

Welcome to the Neighborhood @ William H. Cooper Manufacturing

Andrew Rafacz Gallery is either hosting or involved in hosting a number of artists at the William H. Cooper Manufacturing building. Pretty cool collection, with Zachary Buchner, Karl Erickson, Andrew Falkowski, Heidi Norton, John Opera, Joe Pflieger, Matt Stolle and Philip Vanderhyden showing work. Check it out this Saturday, July 24th from 12-3pm @ William H. Cooper Manufacturing, 816 N Spaulding Ave.

John Opera, unitled (Maquoketa)

please do not bury your images in Flash

This week’s picks from Ryan and some from me.

Yukata Sone, Highway Junction 110-105

Erik Foss, Don't Look at Me

Chris Scarborough, Untitled (Portrait)

Adolph Gottleib

Fraser Taylor

Robert Arneson, A Nuclear Warhead

Jana Flynn, Return to Battle

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