For some reason this weekend is pretty stacked with lots of student shows, so good luck to those involved. As usual, the links below are just my picks, but you can click here are more listings and here for pretty much all of them. An Evening With Your (Con)Temporaries @ The (Con)Temporary Art Space Check out the inaugural reception for the new (Con)Temporary […]
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Posted 18 February 2010
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This weekend is pretty stacked, but I’ll try to keep my picks spare and simple. For more full listings, click over to here or here or pretty much anywhere these days. Be nice to the CAA crowd! Troy Richards @ Thomas Robertello I thought Troy Richards’ video game was pretty cool when I learned about it […]
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Posted 11 February 2010
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This weeks picks, all happening on Saturday. : Aspen Mays @ Museum of Contemporary Art Aspen Mays gets her UBS 12×12 at the MCA this month and will be showing two bodies of prettied cataloging artwork: in the first, she documents every leaf on a tree outside her studio; in the second, every book on […]
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Posted 04 February 2010
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Here’s what I’m thinking of seeing this weekend. More shows and more infos available here. Art Auction Fundraiser @ Johalla Projects Dozens of artists have donated work for an auction this Friday to prop up Wicker Park apartment gallery Johalla Projects. A quick selection of participants: Nathan Baker,Bridgette Buckley, Elijah Burgher, Philip Dembinski, Anni Holm, Aron Gent, Jon Gitelson, Chad Kouri, Daniel Shea, Montgomery Perry […]
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Posted 28 January 2010
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Andreas Fischer @ Galhberg Gallery, Jeff Marlin @ Corbett vs. Dempsey, Mike Kloss @ The Hills, Daniel Lavitt @ Peregrine Program, Rune @ Ben Russell, MinimumixaM @ Pentagon, Ethan Greenbaum and Katrin Sigurdardottir @ The Suburban, Elijah Burgher @ Shane Campbell, Bobby Burg and Jeremy Bolen @ Andrew Rafacz, Vincent Como @ Proof, and Mark Booth, Karen Christopher, and John W. Sisson, Jr @ the Epiphany Episcopal Church, and Cabin Fever @ Co-Prosperity Sphere.
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Posted 21 January 2010
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Here’s whats up. Armita Raafat @ threewalls Armita Rafaat‘s work goes up this month at threewalls, covering the newly renovated space with Persian and Islamic arabesques falling and spreading and crumbling over and from the freshly built walls. Catch the show‘s opening reception is this Friday, January 15th from 6-9 @ threewalls, 119 N. Peoria St. Edelweiss […]
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Posted 14 January 2010
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There are actually a ton of shows this weekend due to the holiday bottleneck, but here are my top picks: Kim Piotrowski @ 65GRAND 65GRAND shows off Kim Piotrowski‘s larger-scale crown forms, paintings and drawings full of dynamic marks and bold designs. The show, titled Crowns, opens this Friday, January 8th from 7-10 PM @ […]
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Posted 07 January 2010
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In addition to all the great events below, this weekend I get to attend a special dinner at the residence of Alberto Aguilar as part of his dinner series celebrating his 36th year. Not bad! Trendbeheer @ Co-Prosperity Sphere To coincide with the content and release of the newest issue of Proximity Magazine (which should […]
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Posted 17 December 2009
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This weekends picks, front heavy and lurching goodwise. Juan Angel Chavez @ Linda Warren Linda Warren will be showing new work by Chicago found-art sculptor Juan Angel Chavez in Dragging the Leash. Also on display: Diatoms, Doilies and Diseases, works by Shannon Kerrigan. I’d expect both shows to play off eachother pretty well, with Kerrigan’s […]
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Posted 11 December 2009
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There are a few openings this weekend at which I encourage attendance. Freshly updated with Sunday’s events. Margo Hoff @ Corbett vs. Dempsey Noble square gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey will be showing a retrospective of sorts of renowned artist Margo Hoff‘s work, titled Restless City. The content spans many decades and many mediums and includes […]
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Posted 03 December 2009
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Late late late: Future Facing @ Old Gold Return of Old Gold at new location with Aline Cautis, Josh Mannis, and Andy Roche. Friday, November 13th from 7-10 @ Old Gold, 3102 W Palmer Blvd. Existence Value @ Happy Collaborationist Exhibition Space Paul Cowan and Scott Cowan (AKA the Cowan brothers). Saturday, November 14th, 7-11 PM […]
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Posted 14 November 2009
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This weekend is pretty neat. :) Austin Eddy @ Golden Gallery Golden reopens after a short break with I feel better already, at least I think I do., new work from J. Austin Eddy, one of Chicago’s buzzing up and coming painters. Catch up with him at Fecal Face and catch the show’s opening Friday, November 6th […]
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Posted 05 November 2009
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Going to do this quick and superficially, since I’m supposed to be out the door already. Quick note: the search term “Liu Bolin” is generating more hits for this website than anything other than “Chicago Art Review,” perhaps because his work looks so well on the tiny images of the internet. If you’re interested in […]
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Posted 29 October 2009
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This week’s picks, featuring ebersmoore, Swimming Pool Project Space, Antena, Rhona Hoffman, and Concertina.
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Posted 23 October 2009
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Hey, its Thursday and there are some good shows opening this weekend and you will find a list of the best of them below! On Paper @ Gahlberg Gallery With works on paper from Claire Sherman, Felix Malnig, Melissa Oresky (see below), and Robyn O’Neil (also at Tony Wight and recently reviewed here), this new […]
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Posted 15 October 2009
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New spaces, happenings! This week’s preview picks are rare! Stolen @ Garage Spaces A brand new and curious sounding space in Humboldt Park opens this Friday with Stolen, a group show curated by Mike Bancroft and featuring appropriation artwork from Bert Stabler, Maria Perkovic, Roberto Cardenas, Evan Plummer, Alex Inglizian, Bridget Bancroft, Gabriel Carrasquillo, Experimental Sound Studio artists and […]
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Posted 08 October 2009
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Its an institutional weekend! Heartland @ Smart Museum This weekend’s biggest show is at University of Chicago’s Smart Museum this week. Featuring work from a variety of artists, including and hopefully highlighted with a new huge wall piece by Deb Sokolow, Heartland brings out artists from and work speaking to the middle of America, which […]
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Posted 02 October 2009
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Some cool openings this weekend, and here are the one’s I’m trying to see. Check out the bigger lists here or here or anywhere, really. Group Painting Show @ Ebersb9 Five shows in and already Ebersb9 is getting out of the apartment space and upgrading to something newer, bigger, but hopefully just as cozy. Come see […]
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Posted 25 September 2009
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What to see this weekend? Everything you missed and everything that was too crowded last weekend to really appreciate. There are so many new shows up in the city that this weekend’s line of openings almost seem cruel by adding more to the backlog. Whats worse is that this weekend’s shows are plenty strong too. […]
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Posted 17 September 2009
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This weekend is the big fuck all weekend when every gallery in the city opens its doors with new shows and a new season. Art districts will surge with freshly minted art students and seasoned art connoisseurs alike and Grolsch will be consumed by the kiloliter and no one will actually see much art but that’s […]
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Posted 08 September 2009
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