This week’s picks on what to see this weekend, as always supplemented by these two links.

Christopher Wool @ Corbett vs. Dempsey

Christopher Wool is probably the biggest name to visit Chicago since last month’s openings at Rhona Hoffman and Kavi Gupta, and he’s leaping from your contemporary art history books to Noble Square with a collection of recent and not so recent works in classic black and white. Opening is today, Thursday, October 21st from 5-9PM @ Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1120 N Ashland Ave.

Christopher Wool

Peter Power @ Gahlberg Gallery 

Peter Power‘s pairings of abstract prefab sculpture and plexiglass printmaking are so good, you’ll wonder why you’ve never seen much of them before in Chicago. Come out to the suburbs some time to see it all- or better yet, attend the reception today, October 21st, from 6-8PM @ Gahlberg Gallery, 425 Fawell Blvd.

Peter Power

Britton Tolliver @ GOLDEN 

Britton Tolliver is an LA painter with more wins in his portfolio than Harry Markowit. Come see his new work this Friday, October 22nd from 6-9PM @ GOLDEN, 816 W Newport Ave.

Britton Tolliver, Dream Leviathan

Curtis Mann @ Kavi Gupta 

Selective exposure and other fucked up uses of photography go far in the hands of Mann – or Mann’s hands, if you like. Cool stuff, definitely a show to see, which you can do this Friday, October 22nd, from 5-8PM @ Kavi Gupta Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd.

Curtis Mann, Untitled

Huh, looks like I’ve decided to ignore all the interesting alt-space shows this week. If nothing else, try to go nerd out at Co-Prosperity Sphere’s Level Eater this weekend – that looks awesome.