<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646047/gdo5dl3aicqxcaaslr25.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bethany-collins-dusk" target="_blank">Bethany Collins : DUSK</a>Opening: Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 5:00 PM – 7:30 PMPATRON&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646048/q6xigd9igvouh9rgpybt.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aaron-curry-richard-hawkins-human-non-human" target="_blank">Aaron Curry &amp; Richard Hawkins: Human Non-Human</a>Opening: Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMCorbett vs. Dempsey <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646048/lnf63ess0ikieukosgdx.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artists-talk-for-fragments-and-shadows" target="_blank">Artists' Talk for Fragments and Shadows&nbsp;</a>Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMPerspective Photo Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646049/nsffbz1jvttqy4f6ymcs.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tiffany-lamps-beyond-the-shade" target="_blank">Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade</a>Sep 12, 2025 - Mar 15, 2026The Driehaus Museum <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646050/ltilqi9ss1qgaw5ky1cf.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kiah-celeste-and-gordon-hall-artifact-unidentified" target="_blank">Kiah Celeste and Gordon Hall: Artifact Unidentified</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 12, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMDOCUMENT <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646051/sqzsrlkc1qyzrrhm4dh0.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/angels-now-in-technicolor-berninis-celestial-bodies-reimagined" target="_blank">Angels: Now in Technicolor</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 12, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMGallery Victor <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646052/chnlrkfvjm1jx9asxscn.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/misha-goro-images-of-the-city" target="_blank">Misha Goro: Urban Echoes</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 12, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMAddington Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646053/cacwixiqt5jndbqziqfr.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/porfirio-gutirrez-modernism" target="_blank">Porfirio Gutiérrez: Modernism</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 12, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMVolume Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646054/dtkjixbacifmvfpr4rkv.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-real-real" target="_blank">The Real Real</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 12, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMRosenthal Fine Art, Inc. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646054/oevm2fcxqbl8vc1fucqy.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/csi-project-space-by-degrees-iv" target="_blank">CSI Project Space: By Degrees IV</a>Sep 13, 2025 - Oct 3, 2025Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646055/wijbrva5eh7pwrckic3r.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diego-marcon-krapfen" target="_blank">Diego Marcon: Krapfen</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Renaissance Society <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646056/tljnx9qyx4c2ilcb5bpe.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/oscar-joyo" target="_blank">Oscar Joyo</a>Sep 13, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025VSG Contemporary <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1757646058/h1oib902snmoaff3tuhy.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-futurepast-indian-art-deco-1925-1950" target="_blank">The FuturePast: Indian Art Deco 1925-1950</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMThe Golden Triangle

Exhibitions Openings for September 11 -13

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958460/cqzpksalbdghxacjapce.jpg"><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/audrey-niffenegger" target="_blank">Audrey Niffenegger: Wayward Bodies</a></h3> On view Sept 5–Oct 11Opening: Friday, Sept 5, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMZolla/Lieberman Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958460/er3peoizqbflkgywagcx.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-scenic-route" target="_blank">The Scenic Route</a></h3> On view Sept 5 - 27Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMVertical Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958461/esotetbpv49xauln2awj.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holding-space" target="_blank">Holding Space</a></h3> On view Sept 5 - 27Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PMOliva Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958463/h8psw5qa36mbqhofwiql.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-world-undone-paula-shur" target="_blank">Paula Shur: A World Undone</a></h3> On view Sept 4–28Perspective Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958464/eqgbl4chboh3rvobpkg8.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diane-jurado-the-ambiguous-narrative" target="_blank">Diane Jurado: The Ambiguous Narrative</a></h3> On view Sept 4 - 26Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMARC Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958465/tpfocoiemwihjoiknhho.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/somewhere-in-between-christina-cooley" target="_blank">Somewhere Between, Christina Cooley</a></h3> On view Sep 4 - 28Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMGallery Seven <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958466/hfeesf9irr8isckgutzn.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/true-colors-expressive-landscape-paintings" target="_blank">True Colors: Expressive Landscape Paintings</a></h3> On view Sep 6 - Oct 26Opening: Saturday, Sep 6, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMThe Grove Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756958467/ivlrma6sz8dmhlknr323.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/industry-of-the-ordinary" target="_blank">Industry of the Ordinary Summer Residency 2025 Exhibition</a></h3> On view Sep 6 - 27, 2025Opening: Saturday, Sep 6, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMSoNa Chicago Contemporary Art # <h3>View the full CGN calendar of upcoming art events <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming&amp;page=1" target="_blank">here</a>. </h3> <h3>Sign up for our free weekly newsletter <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/newsletter" target="_blank">here</a>.</h3>

New Exhibitions: September 4–6

<h3>Curated Highlights for What’s Ahead in Chicago’s Art Scene</h3><h3> </h3><h3>September is here and it's a very busy, full, exciting month of art. With the arrival of our new fall issue of CGN, covering September-December, we have been sharing several seasonal previews&nbsp;–&nbsp;some that offer highlights through December as well as weekend previews of openings. We hope you enjoy all the coverage and see what you can in the coming days and weeks.</h3><h3> </h3><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> here to receive a print copy in the mail and be sure to share all the events and news with friends.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>– CGN</h3> <h3>• Exhibitions</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916386/hdc2uak1rvppah3cjcrv.jpg"> <h3>Channeling: body ← Image → viewer</h3><h4> </h4>Sep 2, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/museum-of-contemporary-photography-mocp" target="_blank">Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)</a> This exhibition features eleven international artists whose work communicates through and with the body, positioning the viewer to a consciousness of their body and self, or how bodies channel and defy societal oppression and malevolence. Gestures such as crawling, lying, climbing, kneeling, pointing, running, and walking backward evoke memory, history, and rhetoric. This exhibition situates the body politic and ways in which history imprints upon us as a reminder that we are human, both in and out of the body. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/channeling-body-image-viewer" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916387/xibridwunkk6h9eryfn0.jpg"> <h3>Diego Marcon: Krapfen</h3><h4> </h4>Sep 13, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025Opening: Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-renaissance-society" target="_blank">The Renaissance Society</a> Diego Marcon, an artist known for his radical rethinking of cinema, sound, and space, makes his U.S. debut at the Renaissance Society this September. Marcon’s practice is rooted in entertainment and structural cinema—eschewing traditional storytelling to explore the mechanics of filmmaking itself. His works challenge the hierarchy between subject and image, dissolving narrative into abstraction. For this exhibition, Marcon presents&nbsp;Krapfen, a newly commissioned musical dance film that stages an encounter between the kid, performed by dancer Violet Savage, and four characters represented by costume props: gloves, foulard, trousers, and pullover.&nbsp;Krapfen&nbsp;is also an encounter between the golden age of American animation and Italian opera. The choreography—a mix of contemporary dance, classical ballet, and popular entertainment forms—reflects the juxtaposition of traditional and digital filmmaking processes, a hallmark of Marcon’s practice. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition/mark-me-too-five-artists" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916388/mbnivbwanugoyqxb9ft3.jpg"> <h3>Luke Agada: To Translate is to Move Across</h3><h4> </h4>Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMOpening: Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/moniquemeloche" target="_blank">moniquemeloche</a> Luke Agada’s&nbsp;practice examines themes of globalization, migration and cultural dislocation within the framework of a postcolonial world and its impact on neo-cultural evolution. Agada's surrealist paintings of disembodied figures and dream-like grounds reference identity and the transformation of the postmodern human, where both time and space produce complex bodies of difference. Overlapping the past and present, the other and the self-reflect the ambiguity of our identiy within post-structuralist theory. Agada's work has been inspired by the postcolonial writings of Homi Bhabha, Edward Said, and literary works by Nigerian authors Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. His work is a continuous reflection of his investigative approach to history and critical theory with regards to the examination of the culture of dominance through globalization. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luke-agada-to-translate-is-to-move-across" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916389/wonyyuvkto1eqwkvewmp.jpg"> <h3>You're All Dead to Me: Guest Curated Show by Marc LeBlanc</h3> Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 30, 2025Opening: Friday, Sep 26, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/circle-contemporary-arts-of-life" target="_blank">Circle Contemporary (Arts of Life)</a> To celebrate M. LeBlanc’s 8th anniversary, the gallery has collaborated with local non-profit Arts Of Life on an extraordinary exhibition/event.&nbsp;Over twenty artists have generously donated their work for an exhibition and raffle to be held on Devils Night at Midnight in support of the Arts of Life studio and program. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/youre-all-dead-to-me-guest-curated-show-by-marc-leblanc" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916390/fr85c3s6dhlyuzans863.jpg"> <h3>Erosion: Olivia Petrides</h3> Sep 5, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025Opening: Friday, Sep 5, 2025 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-grand-gallery" target="_blank">Chicago Grand Gallery</a> Erosion&nbsp;explores the intersection of politics, ecology, and the fragility of the human condition through abstract, gestural works that blur the line between atmospheric and political realities. Using simple materials—ink, paper, watercolor, gouache, and fragments of newspapers—the artist creates layered, visceral images that echo both the turbulence of the natural world and the chaos of contemporary social discourse. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/erosion-olivia-petrides" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916390/sdbktp0clkdzyikwiba0.jpg"> <h3>Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade</h3> Sep 12, 2025 - Mar 15, 2026<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-driehaus-museum" target="_blank">The Driehaus Museum</a> From the 1890s to the 1920s, Tiffany Studios created a captivating range of decorative lighting fixtures that embraced the technological shift from oil lamps to electricity and simultaneously met the styles and tastes of nineteenth and twentieth century consumers. Drawn from the expansive collections of the Museum and the private art collection of Richard H. Driehaus (now in the Art Exhibition Lending Foundation), the exhibition explores how the artisans at Tiffany Studios used a range of materials—including bronze, enamel, pottery, and glass—to bring Tiffany’s innovative lighting designs to life.&nbsp; <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tiffany-lamps-beyond-the-shade" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h3>• Markets &amp; Auctions</h3> <h3> </h3><h3><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916391/g48szxjfy5tkqenajyzd.jpg"></h3> <h3>The Maloof Collection of Vivian Maier Gallery Talk and Photographs Reception</h3> Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMOpening: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/heritage-auctions" target="_blank">Heritage Auctions</a> Heritage Auctions Director Sarahjane Blum gives a gallery talk about collector John Maloof’s journey and passion&nbsp;to protect and celebrate the legacy of Vivian Maier. Accompanying this Gallery Talk is a Preview of Photographs and The Maloof Collection. Enjoy this deeply personal look into the life and work of Maier consisting of ephemera and gallery prints accompanied by works from iconic names like Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nan Goldin, and more. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-maloof-collection-of-vivian-maier-gallery-talk-and-photographs-reception" target="_blank">More info ›</a><h4> </h4> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916392/xccbuxnew2ucwwodf4tt.jpg"> <h3>Fall Fashion</h3> Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 10:00 AM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/freemans-hindman" target="_blank">Freeman's | Hindman</a> Highlights from the auction's house's latest fashion offerings. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-fashion-25" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916393/ghotf4ysp3alzpokewfe.jpg"> <h3>Randolph Street Market Festival</h3> Sep 27, 2025 - Sep 28, 202510am to 5pm both days<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/randolph-street-market" target="_blank">Randolph Street Market</a> Chicago’s world-famous European style antique and vintage market festival returns September 27+28, 2025! Named Top Ten USA Markets by Travel &amp; Leisure, Architectural Digest, goop, USA Today and more! <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/randolph-street-market-festival" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h3>• Fundraisers</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916394/gkljhbox3zj8wm6rsw7f.png"> <h3>WMG Fundraiser 2025</h3> Friday, Sep 5, 2025 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/woman-made-gallery" target="_blank">Woman Made Gallery</a>22 W. Washington St, Morningstar's venue &amp; patio <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://womanmade.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77610ec6940e4a7c0d652a863&amp;id=f1df8847ca&amp;e=a3993dd90f" target="_blank">ART AND THE CITY</a>&nbsp;is Woman Made Gallery’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting the underrepresented voices of women and non-binary artists. Surprises and delights await on Morningstar’s sleek 7th-floor venue and outdoor patio: Silent auction, drinks and bites, mystery bags, music and unique performances and guests experiences. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wmg-fundraiser-2025" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h3>• Tours</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916394/kyarnypeoifffompqpbn.jpg"> <h3>Weekend Art Walk: West Chicago Avenue Galleries</h3> Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-encounter" target="_blank">Art Encounter</a> Explore Chicago’s West Town gallery scene with Art Encounter co-founder Joanna Pinsky. Visit Patron Gallery's a solo exhibition by Bethany Collins, then Volume Gallery for an exhibition of weavings by California based artist Porfirio Gutiérrez, see large scale representational graphite drawings by Journie Cirdain at Western Exhibitions as well as work by New York based artist Simone Mantellassi. End the tour at Document Gallery with a two person show of sculptors Kiah Celeste and Gordon Hall. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/weekend-art-walk-west-chicago-avenue-galleries" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916396/iomamydl7yhptl6s0g0y.jpg"> <h3>Special McCormick House Tour</h3> Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/elmhurst-art-museum" target="_blank">Elmhurst Art Museum</a> Join expert guest docent&nbsp;Bobbi Pinkert from the Chicago Architecture Center&nbsp;for a special McCormick House tour in celebration of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. As a self-named “archiholic,” Bobbi Pinkert has been a CAC docent since 1999. She is the leader of many tours including the First Lady, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. Pinkert will share her expertise about the McCormick House, Mies van der Rohe, and modernist architecture. The McCormick House is a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. It is one of only three free-standing residences designed and built by Mies in the United States--and one of only two open to the public.&nbsp;Advance tickets recommended due to limited capacity. <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/special-mccormick-house-tour" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4><h2> </h2>

CGN Art Preview: September 2025

<h3>Fall is always a busy&nbsp;season in Chicago’s art world, with new&nbsp;exhibitions across galleries and museums opening every week.&nbsp;Right after Labor Day many new exhibition will be open, often through October and beyond. Listed here are a few highlights we are looking forward to seeing through the city, the suburbs and an hour or two away in Michigan and Wisconsin.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>Soon we will also share more features about events and exhibitions happening this fall, from the return of the Chicago Architecture Biennial to the 3rd Chicago Exhibition Weekend, as well as many upcoming benefits and galas – all excellent ways to see art and support the dynamic institutions in our region.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>Our fall magazine covers events taking place from September-December, and it also includes interviews with many area artists, collectors and other members of the art community.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>To subscribe to CGN in print <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>– CGN</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916594/sd42d25m4xeljububiic.jpg"> <h4>The Opening of the Chicago location of the Illinois Holocaust Museum</h4> Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360&nbsp;provides a panoramic view through history and truth, inviting visitors of all backgrounds to&nbsp;witness stories of survival, ask questions, and reflect on the past in ways that inspire empathy, respect, and hope. Featuring cutting-edge technology and immersive storytelling,&nbsp;Experience360&nbsp;offers visitors an opportunity to engage with history in deeply personal and interactive ways.&nbsp;Now open in downtown Chicago 360 N. State Street, Chicago<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/experience360/" target="_blank">ilholocaustmuseum.org/experience360</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916595/kgz4720yzo3vebr55xwx.jpg">Jaume Plensa. Hortense in Slumberland, 2021. Bronze, Edition of 11.&nbsp;30 x 22 x 20 cm. Photo: Roberto Ruiz © Plensa Studio Barcelona <h4>Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism –</h4><h4>Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp;&nbsp;Sculpture Park</h4> This exhibition in Michigan explores Jaume Plensa’s career-long engagement with themes common to our shared humanity such as dreams, desire, justice and mortality. While Plensa’s oeuvre is marked by diversity in format and media, the human condition remains the primary subject of his art. Featuring both monumental and intimate-scaled sculptures and select two-dimensional works that span three decades, this is the first retrospective of this internationally acclaimed artist in the United States. Oct 24, 2025–Mar 15, 2026&nbsp;•&nbsp;Grand Rapids, MI<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.meijergardens.org/" target="_blank">meijergardens.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916596/rwk9s0quokejddh66pot.jpg"> <h4>Roger Brown Study Collection–</h4><h4>The Art Preserve, John Michael Kohler Art Center</h4> The Chicago home collection of Roger Brown contains more than 2,000 artworks by other Chicago Imagists and non-mainstream artists. A dedicated student of artist Ray Yoshida, the collection echoes many of Yoshida’s sensibilities—folk and Indigenous art, objects from material and popular culture, costumes, souvenirs, and fine art. Brown’s southern heritage, sense of humor, and love of the silhouetted form are also evident throughout the collection. Operated as a semi-private house museum, the collection was acquired by the Arts Center from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) by Kohler Foundation, Inc. This introductory installation of a portion of Brown’s collection at the Art Preserve, will give visitors a sense of the rich trove of objects he collected. Oct 11–Spring 2026 • 3636 Lower Falls Rd., Sheboygan, WI • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.jmkac.org/" target="_blank">jmkac.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916596/l8xbk4sf2e3xeyd0e5fc.jpg"> <h4>Silver Lining:&nbsp;The Prints of Derrick Adams–</h4><h4>Tandem Press</h4> Derrick Adams (b. 1970, Baltimore, Maryland) is a multidisciplinary artist who closely considers the influence of popular culture on the formation of self-image. His work also questions how African American experiences intersect with art history, American iconography, and consumerism. Oct 8–Dec 19&nbsp;•&nbsp;1743 Commercial Ave.Madison, WI (53704)<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tandempress.wisc.edu/" target="_blank">tandempress.wisc.edu/</a>

This Season’s Highlights: Fall 2025 Part II

<h3>Fall is always a busy&nbsp;season in Chicago’s art world, with new&nbsp;exhibitions across galleries and museums opening every week.&nbsp;Right after Labor Day many new exhibition will be open, often through October and beyond. Listed here are a few highlights we are looking forward to seeing through the city, the suburbs and an hour or two away in Michigan and Wisconsin.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>Our fall magazine covers events taking place from September-December, and it also includes interviews with many area artists, collectors and other members of the art community.</h3><h3> </h3><h3>To subscribe to CGN in print <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</h3><h3> </h3><h3> </h3><h3>– CGN</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916651/iawudtubo9oa7gmgoq8j.jpg">Yoko Ono with Glass Hammer, 1967, from Half-A-Wind Show, Lisson Gallery, London, UK, 1967. Artwork © Yoko Ono. Photo © Clay Perry.<h4> </h4> <h4>Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind –</h4><h4>Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago</h4> The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago will become the exclusive U.S. venue for Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to the artist, musician, and activist Yoko Ono. Traveling from Tate Modern in London, where it achieved record-breaking attendance, and developed in close collaboration with Ono’s studio, this groundbreaking retrospective spans 70 years of Ono’s innovative career. The exhibition features over 200 works, including participatory instruction pieces and scores, installations, a curated music room, films, music, photography, and archival materials. The exhibition highlights significant works from throughout Ono’s decades-long career, including the landmark performance work Cut Piece (1964); her collaborations with prominent musicians such as John Cage, Ornette Coleman, and her late husband, John Lennon; artwork activations, films, public artworks and more.&nbsp; Oct 18, 2025–Feb 22, 2026220 E. Chicago (60611)&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.org/" target="_blank">mcachicago.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916651/zcd6k1fetiihrfwupxzp.jpg">Bob Faust,* heavy wait* (detail), 2025, wallwork on paper, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. <h4>Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust–&nbsp;</h4><h4>Elmhurst Art Museum</h4> Shakkei: Work by Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust is the first major museum exhibition for Chicago-based artists Mayumi Lake and Bob Faust, who are mutually inspired by the Japanese principle of Shakkei (“borrowed scenery”), a design philosophy that incorporates organic features and architectural designs. The artists’ kaleidoscopic works use color and pattern to create immersive optical experiences, interpreting the Eastern concept broadly as a metaphor for empathy, adaptability, and the ability to hold multiple viewpoints simultaneously. The exhibition will feature recent large-scale artworks by Lake and Faust in separate galleries, as well as a collaborative new work combining their design languages.&nbsp;For this exhibition, each artist will bring their own perspective to the concept of Shakkei, reflecting their unique experiences and history. While Lake’s imagery is based on the symbolic floral motifs found in antique Japanese girls’ kimonos, Faust often incorporates the surroundings of the project or exhibition venue into his “wallworks,” creating site-specific perspectives manipulated from digital photographs. Sept 6–Jan 5, 2026150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst (60126)&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">elmhurstartmuseum.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916652/inqhno3kqgb5vequm64x.jpg"> <h4>CAB 6–</h4><h4>Chicago Architecture Biennial</h4> Over the past decade, the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) has sustained an international forum on architecture and urbanism centered in Chicago and has continued to produce the largest exhibition of contemporary architecture in North America every two years. This year marks CAB’s tenth anniversary with CAB 6 and it will be led by Artistic Director Florencia Rodriguez. Titled SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change, CAB 6 will present an expansive and multi-faceted exploration of the field of architecture and the built environment globally, specifically as they respond to and are remade by a rapidly changing world. September 12, 2025–February 28, 2026 •&nbsp;Chicago Cultural Center and city-wide locations<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/" target="_blank">chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916653/ncztr4gjdzz0gixzwqcs.jpg">Temitayo Ogunbiyi, You will feel out of many one people, 2019. Varnished Japanese ink and acrylic on found fabric, 54 x 36” <h4>Temitayo Ogunbiyi: You will have revelations along felled branches and longer roots/routes –&nbsp;</h4><h4>The Arts Club of Chicago</h4> Lagos-based artist Temitayo Ogunbiyi draws attention to the medicinal capacities and visual complexities of local flora, showing drawings, paintings, and sculpture that respond to Chicago’s social and natural environments. The exhibition considers exchanges of friendship and translations of language by referencing places the artist has visited. Various community programming is planned, including bespoke ice cream!&nbsp; Sept 17–Dec 19, 2025 • 201 E. Ontario (60611) • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artsclubchicago.org/" target="_blank">artsclubchicago.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1756916654/zcvdlsc2jmcmosnneg8c.jpg">Helen Frankenthaler, Altitudes, 1978. Lithograph on paper, 22 × 31 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. 22 1/4 x 30 5/8 inches (56.5 x 77.8 cm) © 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), West Islip, New York Photograph by Thomas Barratt, courtesy Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, New York <h4>Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler&nbsp;</h4><h4>and Artists’ Experiments on Paper –&nbsp;</h4><h4>The Block Museum of Art</h4> Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) began printmaking in 1961, working across lithography, woodcut, and etching for the next 50 years. Frankenthaler is known for her abstract paintings and especially her signature “soak-stain” technique—allowing paint to sit, spread, and pool on untreated canvas. She brought this same sensibility, what she described as a “pouring, flooding, spilling, bleeding one,” to works on paper.&nbsp;&nbsp; While printmaking is often characterized by precision and control, Frankenthaler’s prints allow for chance encounters between pigment and surface—unintentional effects that emphasize the agency and alchemy of materials. The exhibition will focus on her print practice and call attention to the unpredictability, chance, and accident in Frankenthaler’s work. The exhibition will include works by other artists in The Block’s collection who similarly have embraced chance, accident, or aesthetic surprise in their artworks–Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan, and Robert Motherwell—and many others. In 2023, The Block Museum was one of ten university museums to receive artwork as part of the Frankenthaler Print Initiative. The exhibition will feature this extraordinary gift and bring it into conversation with prints in the collection. Sept 17–Dec 14&nbsp;•&nbsp;Northwestern University, Evanston, IL<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/" target="_blank">blockmuseum.northwestern.edu</a>

This Season’s Highlights: Fall 2025 Part I

<h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754966922/czy8bz5gmdajr3tmzrk0.jpg"></h4>Karl Wirsum, a prominent member of the Chicago artistic group The Hairy Who, was successful in life but less so in death.&nbsp;Courtesy Zack Wirsum<h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/2025/08/what-happens-to-an-artists-market-after-they-die/" target="_blank">What Really Happens to an Artist’s Market After They Die</a></h4> <a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/alasdair-nichol/" target="_blank">Alasdair Nichol</a>, deputy chairman of Freeman’s | Hindman auction house, calls it a “ghoulish” area, but it is one that he knows exists: “There often is a death watch for older artists and those believed to be in poor health.” Auctioneers, art dealers and gallery owners and most especially art collectors pay close attention to obituaries, based on what he called a popular fallacy that the prices for artists’ works will rise significantly on their passing. “A person I know has been buying up Richters”—referring to the 93-year-old German painter&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/gerhard-richter/" target="_blank">Gerhard Richter</a>—“I assume with the intention of selling these things when he dies,” Nichol told Observer, adding that he remembers “a mini-boom” for memorabilia related to the singer&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/david-bowie/" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>&nbsp;“prior to his death” in 2016. Via Observer <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2025/08/10/agora-abakanowicz-grant-park-iron-sculpture?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=081125%20Afternoon%20Edition&amp;utm_content=081125%20Afternoon%20Edition+CID_5258340f4346e7f3f892975857cc00cf&amp;utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&amp;utm_term=Grant%20Parks%20Agora%20iron%20sculptures%20might%20have%20to%20relocate%20in%202026&amp;tpcc=cst_cm" target="_blank">Will Agora take a walk? Grant Park's iron sculptures might have to relocate in 2026</a></h4> The sculpture Agora — a striking work composed of 106 9-foot tall iron human figures — has been a fixture on the southern edge of Grant Park for nearly 20 years.But the artwork might have to take a hike next August.That’s when the Chicago Park District’s 20-year installation and maintenance agreement expires. The agreement allows Agora to occupy its Hutchinson Field location. The expiration doesn’t make the artwork’s relocation a certainty, but one of the proposals in the park district’s&nbsp;new Grant Park Framework Plan&nbsp;includes refashioning Hutchinson Field into a “neighborhood-oriented amenity” — and it doesn’t mention Agora sticking around. Via Chicago Sun-Times <h4><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/school-art-institute-president-buys-lincoln-park-home?share-code=17549667261641665-1989c4ac788&amp;utm_id=gfta-ur-250811" target="_blank">School of the Art Institute president buys $2.2 million Lincoln Park house</a></h4> Jiseon Lee Isbara, president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, bought a house in Lincoln Park for a little over $2.2 million.Isbara,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 79, 216);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/school-art-institute-names-jiseon-lee-isbara-president" target="_blank">who took the reins at the institution in July 2024,</a>&nbsp;and husband Melik Isbara bought the five-bedroom house on Halsted Street July 1, according to the Cook County clerk.An exhibited artist who previously was a top official at a California arts school, Lee Isbara would not comment on the purchase, a media representative at SAIC told Crain's. Via Crain's Chicago <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/art-market-minute-jul-28-2671920" target="_blank">How Is A.I. Reshaping the Market?</a></h4> It’s clear the market for A.I. artworks is expanding, as are the applications for the tech as a tool within the trade. But behind all the hype are serious questions about market readiness and ethics. Artnet’s European news reporter&nbsp;Jo Lawson-Tancred discusses how A.I. is changing how the art world does business. Listen via Artnet

What We're Reading: August 12, 2025

Curated Highlights for What’s Ahead in Chicago’s Art Scene As of August 5, we’re looking forward—not backward. Here are exhibitions, talks, and art happenings opening after this week. August can be a slower month in the art world, but it can also offer a chance to engage with art before the fall season is in full swing. And on that note, we are wrapping up production on the fall issue of CGN, covering September-December. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> and receive a copy in the mail! – CGN <h3>• Exhibitions</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433289/ca77xelv2otvxjs30hgr.jpg"> <h4>Fortitude</h4> Dragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces August 8–31 | Opening: Friday, August 8, 6–9 PM An immersive solo exhibition exploring resilience through vivid color, layered textiles, and sculptural form. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fortitude" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433290/z5h0wtcipnjrfbvhzwoh.jpg"> <h4>Mark Me, Too: Five Artists</h4> Hyde Park Art Center August 9 – December 14 | Opening: Saturday, August 9, 2–4 PM This group show spotlights five self-taught and underrepresented artists addressing autonomy, identity, and community through mixed media. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition/mark-me-too-five-artists" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433292/pqlfc22npiizmscil9jv.jpg"> <h4>Chicken Stingel: The Sequel</h4> Old Friends Gallery August 14 – September 21 | Opening: Thursday, August 14, 6–9 PM A conceptual and comical follow-up by Kenny Schachter featuring “collaborations” with chickens, cast in copper, silver, and gold, riffing on Rudolf Stingel’s practice. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chicken-stingel-the-sequel" target="_blank">More info ›</a><h3> </h3> <h3>• Special Events &amp; Auctions</h3> <h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433294/vdqo81yqcguhw4qb4ip7.jpg"></h4><h4> </h4><h4>Ren Editions Pop-up</h4>The Renaissance SocietyFriday, August 8A pop-up event featuring a curated selection of rare and limited-edition artworks and publications by internationally acclaimed contemporary artists who have exhibited at the Ren.<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ren-editions-pop-up" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433296/j2yg5n0ymq6qwnhthhhn.jpg"> <h4>Art on THE MART: August Projections</h4> Merchandise Mart / Chicago Riverwalk Nightly through September Nightly large-scale video projections feature new digital works, including pieces by Arts of Life artists celebrating 25 years of inclusive creative studio practice. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artonthemart.com/" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433297/yaxuwaaqv9dtxanwncea.jpg"></h4> <h4>In the Company of Women</h4>21c Museum Hotel ChicagoThursday, Aug 21, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMOne night of conversation, creativity, and connection—complete with wine and art.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-the-company-of-women" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1754433298/lfvvffqzmqmk2rj9sjna.jpg"> <h4>Essential Jewelry</h4>Freeman's | HindmanWednesday, Aug 27, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/essential-jewelry-aug-25" target="_blank">More info ›</a> <h4> </h4><h2> </h2>

CGN Art Preview: August 2025

<h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hyperallergic.com/1030874/can-steve-martin-help-bring-visitors-to-the-frick-collection/" target="_blank">Can Steve Martin Help Bring Visitors to the Frick Collection?</a></h3> As if a $220 million makeover weren’t enough, the Frick Collection in New York City has enlisted comedian Steve Martin to promote the newly reopened museum, which returned to its Fifth Avenue headquarters this spring. In a&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpleBx3-tc" target="_blank">new video</a>&nbsp;posted to the Frick’s website and social media, the&nbsp;Only Murders in the Building&nbsp;co-creator and actor prances around the freshly renovated Gilded Age mansion, narrating a short history of the museum and its originator, the industrialist and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-henry-clay-frick-1849-1919/" target="_blank">notorious labor suppressor</a>&nbsp;Henry Clay Frick. Via Hyperallergic&nbsp; <h3> </h3><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2025/06/18/fine-arts-building-book" target="_blank">A New Book Explores the Fascinating Stories and Businesses Inside Chicago's Eccentric Fine Arts Building</a></h3> “What is this place?” Chicago author Keir Graff asks the question more than once as he’s describing the Fine Arts Building, the subject of his new book.The question is an apt one. The ten-story building is part of the stone, glass, and steel cliffs that line Michigan Avenue and overlook Grant Park. From the outside, the building is “kind of blocky,” Graff describes. “It’s not a stunning building like the Rookery Building.” Via WTTW<h3> </h3><h3> </h3><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/arts/design/versailles-ai-app.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk8.3zma.4tst9kToWiXQ&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">What’s on Cupid’s Mind at Versailles? A.I. Can Tell You.</a></h3> Early one midsummer afternoon in the Palace of Versailles’ gardens, a pigeon landed effortlessly on a masterpiece of French outdoor sculpture: a 17th-century statue of Apollo on a chariot, pulled by four horses. The statue, made of gilded lead, has stood in a vast fountain at Versailles in the three-plus centuries since Louis XIV was king of France — and it has now entered the digital age via a new feature on the historic site’s app: Powered by the tech giant OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, an audio tool lets visitors (on or off site) converse with 20 outdoor statues in three languages. On that summer afternoon, I put the chatbot to the test. Via NYT

What We're Reading: August 4, 2025

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1753821888/wwox9mc75tnzeyjz02zd.jpg"> Local cartoonist Chris Ware's sheet of "Forever" stamps traces a busy postal carrier's journey through an urban landscape across four seasons. Credit: derek li wan po/Provided <a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/22/us-postal-service-needed-stamps-to-celebrate-its-250th-anniversary-local-cartoonist-chris-ware-delivered/" target="_blank">USPS Needed Stamps For Its 250th Anniversary. Local Cartoonist Chris Ware Delivered</a>&nbsp;What’s older than the Declaration of Independence? Believe it or not: the United States Postal Service.The organization now known as the USPS was <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://facts.usps.com/benjamin-franklin-first-postmaster-general/" target="_blank">established in July 1775</a> — one year before the 13 original colonies declared themselves to be their own nation. This week, the agency <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0428-usps-announces-stamps-celebrating-its-250th-anniversary.htm" target="_blank">celebrates its semiquincentennial</a> with a creative new stamp design featuring artwork by local cartoonist extraordinaire Chris Ware.&nbsp;Via Block Club Chicago <a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yvette-mayorga-times-square-arts-magic-grasshopper-2669062" target="_blank">Yvette Mayorga Is Unleashing a Candy-Coated Fantasy in Times Square</a>Times Square is about to get a sugar rush. <a style="color: rgb(31, 31, 31);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnet.com/artists/yvette-mayorga/" target="_blank">Yvette Mayorga</a>, the artist best known for her pink-hued, frosted confections, is unveiling her largest public artwork at the New York plaza—one that’s equal parts dreamy fairy tale and pointed social critique.Via Artnet <a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/arts/design/amy-sherald-smithsonian-censorship.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.Svkq.6qh_WIj7TJOj&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship</a>Amy Sherald — the artist who rocketed to fame with her 2018 <a style="color: rgb(50, 104, 145);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/arts/design/amy-sherald-michelle-obama-official-portrait.html" target="_blank">portrait of Michelle Obama</a> — has withdrawn her upcoming solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because she said she had been told the museum was considering removing her painting depicting a transgender Statue of Liberty to avoid provoking President Trump.Via NYT

What We're Reading July 28th

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1752786489/snrf6mzitgdmoqg9sfvz.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luminosity-the-ocean-between-viii" target="_blank">LUMINOSITY: The Ocean Between VIII</a>Opening: Friday, July 18, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PMOliva Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1752786491/oudphmwdredgxlxjwxoz.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/april-behnke-mind-games" target="_blank">April Behnke: Mind Games</a>Opening: Friday, July 18, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMKim Storage Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1752786493/sfzleasuzdapaubwaul7.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fawn-penn-remedy-for-the-relief-of-human-suffering" target="_blank">Fawn Penn: Remedy for the Relief of Human Suffering</a>Opening: Friday, July 18, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMVSG Contemporary <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1752786498/aq81x7jmxihbtyblsfmx.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/juan-carlos-rodriguez-sound-the-alarm" target="_blank">Juan Carlos Rodriguez: Sound the Alarm</a>Opening: Friday, July 18, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMSouth Shore Arts <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1752786499/qhskbeuu4gjsmkxacemn.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/three-ways-of-seeing-tomo-mori-marie-kirk-burke-and-jill-hackney" target="_blank">Three Ways of Seeing: Tomo Mori, Marie Kirk Burke, and Jill Hackney</a>Opening: Saturday, July 19, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMJudy Ferrara Gallery

New Exhibitions: July 18 - 19

<h3><a style="color: rgb(32, 76, 156);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/features/what-is-art-good-for-christine-sun-kim-stephen-shore-1234746972/" target="_blank">What Is Art Good For? Seven Artists&nbsp;Respond.</a></h3>All artists have wrestled with the question of why they make art. The endeavor can sometimes feel impotent or indulgent, or perhaps motivated by compulsion alone. Yet here we are, continuing a tradition that has spanned the entirety of human history. My ears always perk up when an artist offers or even implies an answer to art’s purpose, with their words or with their work, so I posed the question to seven artists with evident opinions. Some responded with words to live by; others turned the prompt into a creative or conceptual challenge—as artists are wont to do. (Still others not included declined to answer, emailing simply, “I don’t know.”) The responses below range, as might be expected, from cynical to sincere, with some managing neat answers and others leaning into the open-endedness that the question—and that art—engenders.&nbsp;—As told to Emily Watlington Via Art in America <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/15/free-art-with-strings-attached-zero-art-fairs-first-edition-in-new-york-city-puts-a-new-spin-on-the-old-fair-format" target="_blank">‘Free art, with strings attached’: Zero Art Fair’s first edition in New York City puts a new spin on the old fair format</a></h3><a style="color: inherit; background-color: rgb(255, 254, 250);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.zeroartfair.com/about/" target="_blank">Zero Art Fair</a>&nbsp;appears normal enough. Held last week in a white-walled gallery towering above Chelsea at the Flag Art Foundation’s ninth-floor headquarters, collectors perused paintings, sculptures and other works last week. But after finding something they liked, instead of handing over bank details, buyers presented a paper card and took their art home with no money changing hands. Under that system, 179 works were placed with a total retail value of $537,500, with 14 additional works on hold, fair organisers said on Monday (14 July). The Art Newspaper <h3> </h3><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/arts/design/art-homosexuality-museums-chicago-art-institute.html" target="_blank">How ‘Gay’ Became an Identity in Art</a></h3>When did homosexuality change from a description of what people&nbsp;do&nbsp;to a definition of who they&nbsp;are? How was an act transformed into an identity? In this precarious moment, as&nbsp;White House pronouncements, court decisions and&nbsp;public polling&nbsp;indicate backsliding support for gay rights in this country, such questions, long chewed over by scholars of sociology, philosophy and gender studies, are addressed in two impressive art exhibitions in Chicago. Via NYT Thumbnail image: Andreas Andersen, “Interior with Hendrik Andersen and John Briggs Potter in Florence,” 1894, from “The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939” at Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago. Credit: Direzione Musei Statali della Città di Roma; via Wrightwood 659 <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/man-arrested-stone-of-destiny-scottish-museum-2667564" target="_blank">Man in Kilt Breaks Glass Protecting the Stone of Destiny at Museum</a></h3>&nbsp;35-year-old man wearing a kilt was arrested in the Scottish city of Perth after he allegedly broke the glass protecting an artifact that has been key to U.K. history for centuries. Via Artnet

What We're Reading: July 16, 2025

<h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751902812/ywgoyfk3vhpyjg1m3ddc.jpg"></h4>Gustave Caillebotte’s&nbsp;The Floor Scrapers&nbsp;(1875) Courtesy of Musée d’Orsay, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn/Franck Raux <h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/07/gustave-caillebotte-blockbuster-that-sparked-controversy-in-france-opens-chicago-one-key-difference" target="_blank">Gustave Caillebotte blockbuster that sparked controversy in France opens in Chicago—with one key difference</a></h4> When the new, career-defining survey of&nbsp;<a style="color: inherit;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/keywords/gustave-caillebotte" target="_blank">Gustave Caillebotte</a>&nbsp;opened in late June at its final stop, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), the checklist was very similar to previous versions at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Its chronological layout will also be familiar to any return visitors. But the show is dramatically different in at least one respect: its title. The Midwestern institution has changed the exhibition title from&nbsp;<a style="color: inherit;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/caillebotte/" target="_blank">Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men</a>&nbsp;(in French,&nbsp;<a style="color: inherit;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/expositions/caillebotte-peindre-les-hommes" target="_blank">Caillebotte: Peindre Les Hommes</a>) to the more gender-neutral—or neutered—<a style="color: inherit;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/10068/gustave-caillebotte-painting-his-world" target="_blank">Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World</a>&nbsp;(until 5 October). Could it be that the Chicago museum is toning things down because so many French art critics flipped out over the male focus? Via the Art Newspaper <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/2025/07/art-exhibition-review-catalyst-intuit-art-museum-chicago/" target="_blank">Migration, Marginalization and Outsider Art Collide in Intuit Art Museum’s ‘Catalyst’</a></h4> <a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/isarnu-guy-conners/" target="_blank">Isarnu Guy Conners</a>’&nbsp;North Avenue Beach&nbsp;is a small painting of the Chicago waterfront. It’s composed of tactile blobs of colors that resolve themselves into swimmers, bicyclists, clouds, rocks and the Chicago skyline off in the distance. The influence of artists like Van Gogh and the Impressionists is obvious, though Conners was born in Japan, and looking at the painting reminds us that the Impressionists were powerfully influenced by the colors and carefully casual compositions of Japanese prints. North Avenue Beach&nbsp;is on display as part of “Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago,” an exhibition at the newly reopened Intuit Art Museum. Artists like&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/henry-darger/" target="_blank">Henry Darger</a>, artists/collectors like&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/person/roger-brown/" target="_blank">Roger Brown</a>, and institutions like Intuit itself have made Chicago a center for the study of and cultivation of&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://observer.com/2025/02/interview-andrew-edlin-outsider-art-fair-art-market/" target="_blank">outsider or self-taught art</a>. Chicago, as a transportation hub, has also been a major destination for immigrants from Poland, Mexico, Asia, the American South and more. Via Observer <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751902813/mrvlbagjpkrkeux15wgb.jpg">Jasper Johns,&nbsp;Flag&nbsp;(1960-66). The Middleton Family Collection. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/america-250th-anniversary-exhibitions-2662919" target="_blank">Countdown to America’s 250th: The Museum Shows Mapping the Country’s Past—and Future</a></h4> The countdown to the 250th anniversary of America’s independence has begun, and museums are already lining up celebrations to mark the milestone. Far from empty flag-waving exercises, these exhibitions richly explore the nation’s founding ideals and contested histories through the lenses of art and artifacts. What did independence mean then—and what does it mean now? Here are 10 shows that encourage reflection as much as a deep reckoning. Via Artnet <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-2025-blue-chip-galleries-sales-trend-1234746767/" target="_blank">Galleries’ Reporting Seems to Show Sales Slipping at Art Basel, Even As Number of Artists Rises</a></h4> It’s no secret that the art market has been mired in a prolonged slump for nearly two years. Where dealers and market observers once described conditions in late 2023 and 2024 using euphemisms like “soft” or “a correction,” this spring’s assessments were more often met with shrugs—or, when expectations were exceeded, with outsized celebration. Such was the case with Frieze’s fairs in&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(229, 75, 39); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.email.artnews.com%2F%3Fqs%3D3d0fb3860d124f56314637ce8db1d95543aad6df6ec68375699ab99ae1d5f3b73288518a46e02b505793bf800725447faaeb570a1e681627&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chjacobs%40artnews.com%7Ca432e50fe25141053b6908ddb9846776%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638870700523456828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LpDe9Qr61YvsL9nlC13F3A6jniJZIby05oFZpjIuKHg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">LA in February</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(229, 75, 39); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.email.artnews.com%2F%3Fqs%3D3d0fb3860d124f5670cb541357ef495ae312a809e07193b81f914fb90a46c07ddf18739f4e84c6fd285ffe2873f3ff43a0647395926e3794&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chjacobs%40artnews.com%7Ca432e50fe25141053b6908ddb9846776%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638870700523656971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tEl2DOWhrTv0%2BsVO9LM%2FlgznRMQSDPGAzXYYUECHUF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">New York in May.</a> Via ARTnews

What We're Reading: July 7, 2025

CGN adds to its calendar of art events daily, and there is no shortage of new exhibitions, openings, art fairs, talks and family art events to explore. We have put together a preview of what is coming up the rest of this month as an art-filled summer ramps up. Events happen throughout the city as well as in the suburbs and within a day's drive. Whether you have an hour after work or you are looking for a weekend road trip, take a look and do a little planning in order to take a step into the world of art. Everyone is welcome! Highlights are organized by event type. Dates vary and are subject to change. –&nbsp;GinnyCGN Publisher <h3>• Exhibitions</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568781/obcnti6umzvsocsjprln.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/city-in-a-garden-queer-art-and-activism-in-chicago" target="_blank">City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago</a></h3> Jul 5, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-mca" target="_blank">Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)</a> City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago&nbsp;is an intergenerational group exhibition that highlights Chicago’s essential, yet often underacknowledged, role in the story of queer art and activism. The exhibition examines this history from the mid-1980s, when activists radically mobilized in response to the US government’s disastrous handling of the AIDS crisis.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568782/arly02ov0bwapbomfi7l.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mau-mau-solo-show" target="_blank">Mau Mau Solo Show</a></h3> Jul 11, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025Opening: Friday, Jul 11, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/vertical-gallery" target="_blank">Vertical Gallery</a> Mau Mau is a renowned British urban graffiti artist who’s gained an international following with his humorous street, print and graffiti work. He incorporates political, environmental and cultural commentary to his work – often with his trademark character of a mischievous and fun loving Fox. With roots planted in surf and country vibes of the North Devon coast, Mau Mau brings an air of rural sophistication to the art he has been creating for twenty years. He has painted his way around the world, his artwork appearing on everything from shipwrecks to surfboards and billboards to city walls. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568786/hpix36yugtbmp7jc3jkt.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alex-katz-white-lotus" target="_blank">Alex Katz: White Lotus</a></h3> Jul 11, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gray" target="_blank">GRAY</a> Though titled after the hit television show,&nbsp;White Lotus&nbsp;by Alex Katz bears very little relation to HBO’s dark comedy. Rather, the paintings in this series are guided more by the tools of cinema, through Katz's use of monumental canvas, dramatic lighting, and repeating figures. Opening at GRAY’s Chicago gallery on July 11, 2025,&nbsp;White Lotus&nbsp;is a testament not only to Katz’s nonstop creative output, but also his status as one of the most groundbreaking American artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568788/njkpo4cv3mfuevoaxrrh.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/paul-segedin-and-karen-perl" target="_blank">Leopold Segedin | A Habit of Art: Paintings from 2015 to the Present</a></h3> Jul 8, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025Opening: Sunday, Jul 13, 2025 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/evanston-art-center" target="_blank">Evanston Art Center</a> Leopold Segedin is a Chicago-born painter (b. 1927) who has been exhibiting his work since 1944. His works have been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Milwaukee Art Institute. At 97, Segedin currently lives and works in Evanston from his home studio. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568789/edimcjw1yr0epghnk0sn.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kathleen-waterloo-new-encaustic-paintings" target="_blank">Kathleen Waterloo. New Encaustic paintings</a></h3> Jul 11, 2025 - Sep 1, 2025Opening: Friday, Jul 11, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery" target="_blank">Addington Gallery</a> Solo exhibition -&nbsp;Kathleen Waterloo. New Encaustic painting <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568793/cu5oobjncb4qai0wxram.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luminosity-the-ocean-between-viii" target="_blank">LUMINOSITY: The Ocean Between VIII</a></h3> Jul 18, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025Opening: Friday, Jul 18, 2025 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/oliva-gallery" target="_blank">Oliva Gallery</a> Curated by Marianna Buchwald and Tamara Wasserman this group exhibition brings together a dynamic roster of international and Chicago-based artists whose work reflects the fluid intersections of culture, imagination, and personal mythology. The exhibition explores light, not only as a visual phenomenon, but as a metaphor for transformation, connection, and creative vision. Through diverse media including painting, sculpture, mixed media, and installation, the featured artists illuminate the conceptual distance between places, people, and identities, transforming it into a shared space of artistic inquiry. <h3>• Summer Road Trips: Rockford, Wisconsin, SW Michigan</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568795/zxxb7jq3ixm0jm3vy6rz.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-fair-on-the-square" target="_blank">Art Fair on the Square</a></h3> Jul 12 and 13, 2025<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/madison-museum-of-contemporary-art-mmoca" target="_blank">Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)</a> One of the Midwest’s most popular and highly regarded outdoor celebrations of the arts will return to the Capitol Square on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, 2025, as MMoCA presents the 67th annual Art Fair on the Square. With its mix of music, entertainment, and outdoor dining, as well as over 500 artists exhibiting paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, handmade clothing and accessories, and fine craft, the fair draws nearly 200,000 visitors to Madison’s Capitol Square. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568796/zchsabcrasgotxl4nr4r.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/day-trip-art-of-rockford-il" target="_blank">Day Trip: Art of Rockford, IL</a></h3> Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-encounter" target="_blank">Art Encounter</a> Mark your calendars for our bus trip to Rockford, IL, a city bursting with artistic energy and local charm! Join Art Encounter's Sarah Packer and Joanna Pinsky to visit a local muralist in his studio, take a guided tour of the Rockford Art Museum, explore the city's renowned public art, and meet a unique collective of artists. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568797/mzjoxnflpocii6ak6prx.png"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/forward2025" target="_blank">Forward</a></h3> Jul 16, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025Opening: Friday, Jul 18, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in conjunction with <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gallery-night-mke-reception-for-forward" target="_blank">Gallery Night MKE</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/lily-pad-west" target="_blank">Lily Pad | West</a> Since 1851, Wisconsin has embraced the word "Forward" as its state motto, a simple yet powerful declaration of progress and positivity. At Lily Pad | West, we have embodied this spirit for the past eight years, consistently advancing our vision of showcasing world-class art through a dynamic mix of local, national, and international artists. As the gallery expands its horizons, we are proud to remain deeply rooted in supporting the vibrant community of contemporary Wisconsin artists. "Forward" is the gallery's fourth annual group exhibition featuring an impressive lineup of Wisconsin-based artists. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568799/rtepvsh2ektmyr7e56cu.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/april-behnke-mind-games" target="_blank">April Behnke: Mind Games</a></h3> Jul 18, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025Opening: Friday, Jul 18, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Gallery Night MKE)Artist Talk: Saturday, July 19 beginning at 1PM (Gallery Day MKE) <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/kim-storage-gallery" target="_blank">Kim Storage Gallery</a> Kim Storage Gallery is thrilled to present "Mind Games," a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist April Behnke. This captivating show features a new body of work showcasing Behnke's exploration of perceptual play through paintings and drawings. The exhibition delves into the ways we use vision to perceive patterns and make sense of the world. Behnke skillfully interrupts these patterns, mixing up foreground and background to create a visual experience that is both familiar and disorienting. Visitors will be intrigued by the dynamic interplay of colors and shapes, which challenge and engage the viewer's perception. "Mind Games" not only references the show's main theme but also invites viewers to participate in a playful and interactive experience. Behnke's work draws inspiration from both board games and early video games, incorporating structured patterns and visual interruptions that evoke a sense of nostalgia and curiosity. This exhibition marks Behnke's first solo show at Kim Storage Gallery, and it promises to be a thought-provoking and visually stimulating event. Join us for the opening reception and artist talk, where Behnke will provide deeper insights into her creative process and the conceptual underpinnings of her work. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751568800/thwcireignn34n7qse9m.jpg"> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/randolph-street-market-in-three-oaks-michigan" target="_blank">Randolph Street Market – in Three Oaks Michigan</a></h3> Jul 26 and Jul 27, 2025<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/randolph-street-market" target="_blank">Randolph Street Market</a> Chicago's internationally renowned Randolph Street Market&nbsp;is taking a road trip this summer to Three Oaks Michigan!&nbsp;&nbsp;We're bringing 50 of the best dealers&nbsp;our Windy City extravaganza has to offer,&nbsp;just ninety minutes from downtown but a world away!&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're missing us this summer, take a day trip or stay the weekend.&nbsp; Come shop the wares of some of the dealers you love, cruise the stores on Three Oaks' main drag and even stop for a swim at Warren Dunes State Park. <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events" target="_blank">View the full CGN calendar here</a></h3>

CGN Art Preview: July 2025

<h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1751340904/r6vxxjvj55qesjnudgeb.jpg"></h4>The new entrance is intended to take pressure off the Louvre’s main entrance, which was designed by the architect I.M. Pei in the 1980s. Credit: Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times<h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/arts/design/france-louvre-design-competition.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE8.MhgS.FcJbMp27V3NW&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">France Opens Competition to Expand Overcrowded Louvre</a></h4> France on Friday started an architectural competition for the daunting task of expanding the Louvre in Paris, in a bid to ease overcrowding at the world’s biggest and most visited museum.The project, which will create a new entrance and give the Mona Lisa a new exhibition space, was first&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(50, 104, 145);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/arts/design/mona-lisa-louvre-macron.html?searchResultPosition=2" target="_blank">announced in January</a>&nbsp;by President Emmanuel Macron. He set the ambitious target of welcoming 12 million visitors per year — three million more than today — while also solving crowd-management headaches at the museum. The architectural competition will be decided by a 21-person international jury, which will choose five finalists in October. A winner will be announced in early 2026, according to the Louvre. Via NYT <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/ken-griffin-13th-amendment-copy-sothebys-1234746499/" target="_blank">Ken Griffin Buys Lincoln’s Handwritten Copy of 13th Amendment for $13.7 M.</a></h4> Billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin&nbsp;has been revealed as the winner of last week’s auction at Sotheby’s for President&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(229, 75, 39);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/abraham-lincoln/" target="_blank">Abraham Lincoln</a>’s handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment, the auction house said in a statement Monday. The document—one of only four copies still in private hands—was offered during the first part of Sotheby’s “Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana” sale last Thursday, with an estimate of $8 million to $12 million. After a spirited round of bidding, Griffin secured the winning bid of $12 million by phone. With buyer’s premium, the total came to $13.7 million, well above the $2.4 million record set for a different copy of the amendment in 2016. Via Artnews <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2025/06/27/bear-frank-lloyd-wright-home" target="_blank">'The Bear' Spotlights Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio in Oak Park</a></h4> The Bear&nbsp;is famous for spotlighting beloved Chicago landmarks, and the new fourth season is no different. In episode five, protagonist Carmy drives to the western suburb of&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/neighborhoods/oak-park" target="_blank">Oak Park</a>&nbsp;to visit the legendary architect&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2022/12/22/frank-lloyd-wright-jonathan-adams" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>’s home and studio. Carmy wanders through the connected buildings, admiring such details as the octagonal, double-height drafting room; the barrel-vaulted second floor playroom; patterned windows and skylights of Wright’s own design; and some signature high-backed chairs in the dining room. Interspersed throughout the shots are blueprints, historic photos of the home, and a photo of the Wright family there, which a docent shows to Carmy. (The&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://flwright.org/tour/home-and-studio" target="_blank">home and studio</a>&nbsp;are open for tours.) Unsurprisingly, the chef Carmy lingers in the kitchen at an antique stove. Via WTTW

What We're Reading: July 1, 2025

This summer will take many people to destinations both far and near, and chances are, if you are on vacation there may be water close by. In the spirit of summer days, we are sharing some Midwestern inspirations for lakeside–or even riverside–places to visit in search of art as well as a mental reset or social reconnection.If Chicago is the center, there are endless directions in which to travel this season throughout the region. These exhibitions, installations and events, are down the street or within a day’s drive, each worthy of an adventure. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750528377/evndjscqudqznpwybf6w.jpg"> SOUTHWEST MICHIGANOn the eastern edge of Lake Michigan there are many stops for art, from small galleries to antiques shops to art centers. Most of them are busiest this time of year and are certainly worth a day or weekend trip, with some planning if you want to stay overnight. When you cross into Michigan from Indiana you can take the Red Arrow Highway from New Buffalo and see a lot of art along the way, from F.L. Braswell Fine Art in Lakeside and continuing up to St. Joseph where the Krasl Art Center sits on a bluff above Lake Michigan. The highway near the water will carry you the artsy twin towns of Saugatuck and Douglas and then you’re not far from Frederik MeijerGardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. Krasl Art Center’s Art Fair on the Bluff takes place July 12 and 13, 2025. You can also view sculpture on the grounds and in the area 24 hours a day, and Krasl offers a helpful sculpture map and scavenger hunt. • KRASL.ORG <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750528378/oklmtbejab6tq2mbywap.jpg"> TINTORETTO’S GENESIS – CINCINNATI ART MUSEUMIn a park overlooking the Ohio River is the Cincinnati Art Museum. On view this summer is an exhibition about the Italian artist Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–1594). In the early 1550s Tintoretto made a series of large paintings depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis for the Scuola della Trinità, a charitable organization in Venice. Painted just as the artist was maturing, these canvases display a fusion of Michelangelo’s forceful conception of the figure, Titian’s renowned colorism, and Tintoretto’s own vigorous brushwork, dynamic compositions, and command of the workshop. APR 18-AUG 31, 2025 • CINCINNATIARTMUSEUM.ORG <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750528379/yfudbujw5bnzn7s6hnww.jpg"> MAKE THE RIVER PRESENT – CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST. LOUISAlthough St. Louis is physically bordered by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers—the two longest in the US which come together at the confluence a few miles north of downtown—their presence is often obscured by industrialization, urban planning, and erasure of Indigenous culture. Make the River Present invites visitors to strengthen our connections to these enduring waterways through works of art, resources, and activities. THRU AUG 10, 2025 • CAMSTL.ORG <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750528380/r5ca2rvyhde5bmfg01lv.jpg"> JAMES TELLEN WOODLAND SCULPTURE GARDEN – SHEBOYGAN, WINestled in the Town of Wilson in the woods, and cared for by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, you’ll find over 30 sculptures connected by a woodland path. A convalescent stay inspired James Tellen (1880–1957) to create large-scale concrete sculptures that impart moral messages and unite interests in art, nature and religion. The site is free and open to the public. The log home often hosts visiting artists. • JMKAC.ORG <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750528381/rrur3x4wrhv1c3rcazte.jpg"> DOOR COUNTY CONTEMPORARY – DOOR COUNTY, WIA new fair debuts in Wisconsin in time for the start of summer. Door County Contemporary will be a three-day celebration of art and ideas set against the backdrop of one of America’s classic destinations. DCC hopes to marry the best of fine art with the idiosyncratic swagger of the region. The events, the setting, the tastes, and the world class art will create something far greater than the sum of its eclectic parts: woodsy tradition and bleeding-edge cultural objects; old-fashioned and conceptual art. JUNE 5-8, 2025 IN FISH CREEK, WI DOORCOUNTYCONTEMPORARY.COM

Lake Effects: Midwest Sightseeing

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750362896/rrmoesfrmjpurz3nu40u.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/undercurrents-nathan-brad-hall" target="_blank">Undercurrents: Nathan Brad Hall</a>Opening: Friday, June 20, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMGallery Victor&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750362899/qe9yrilmgiwxppptdjfy.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rosa-barba-nuthun-to-hyde-gertrude-abercrombie-and-the-hyde-park-scene-193575" target="_blank">Rosa Barba: Poised Compression</a>Opening: Friday, June 20, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMCorbett vs. Dempsey <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750362904/ybhvossgbd16uoq5vocf.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nuthn-to-hyde-gertrude-abercrombie-and-the-hyde-park-ethos-19351975" target="_blank">Nuth'n to Hyde: Gertrude Abercrombie and the Hyde Park Ethos, 1935–1975</a>Opening: Friday, June 20, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMCorbett vs. Dempsey <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750362905/i2fzzghi8jbmtimdjuce.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/where-we-dwell" target="_blank">Where we dwell</a>Opening: Friday, June 20, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PMThe Art Center Highland Park <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1750362906/dawgogyv833kkm2vya9r.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/woven-worlds" target="_blank">Woven Worlds</a>Opening: Friday, June 20, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMSouth Shore Arts

New Exhibitions Opening June 20th

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1749094447/rbb1ygtubrzswovchpe7.jpg"> By CGN Staff <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dock6collective.com/Design-Art-16" target="_blank">Dock 6</a>, a collective of 6 independent designers, furniture-makers, and fabricators is a group known for delivering well crafted, thoughtfully made products to architects, interior designers, retailers, contractors, and the public. Located in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin neighborhood, Dock 6 is also a hub for the Chicago creative community, fostering a forum for open dialogue between artists and designers. Opening this weekend for one day only on June 7 is the 16th edition of Design &amp; Art. Guest curator Kristina Daignault and the Dock 6 Collective family has selected a group of artists and designers to present throughout their warehouse facility. The Design &amp; Art Series puts furniture design and fine art side by side in the industrial setting at the Dock 6 shop, simultaneously highlighting the symbiotic relationship of the two mediums and embracing their intrinsic differences. Dock 6 Collective advocates for themselves but also as a group, delivering well crafted, thoughtfully made products to architects, interior designers, retailers, contractors, artists, and the public. New work will be on display from the Dock 6 Collective partners: Carson Maddox Studios, Lagomorph Design, Navillus Woodworks, zakrose, -ism furniture Participating artists include: Nate PhilpJulie WallackerMike AnthonyJeff ForsytheConor KeelingRachel CropperRaun MeynNathan BraunfeldSculpturelandiaSabina ClodgoClayton PhillipsEdra SotoNavillus GuitarsTeagan PrichardKate HeilenbachAlex JonesDrew ReynoldsNancy ValenzuelaPaul WearJon Leonetchogninou larryZita BrizziRichard HullNorman TeagueJustin RoeKelly Kristin JonesPinar AralAlexis de ChaunacMelissa PokornyVladimir KhartonskyKonrad TuradekAndy HallArts of LifePat DuffyJess BassPaola CabalLynn BasaJaclyn JacunskiAndi CristAlberto AguilarHolly HolmesKatie VotaRenee RobbinsChristina VillaRegin IgloriaBen MadeskaGwendolyn ZabickiJeroen Nelemans <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dock6collective.com/Design-Art-16" target="_blank">Design &amp; Art 16</a>Dock 6 Collective: 2100 N Major Ave, Chicago, IL 60639One day only: Saturday, June 7, 2–8PMFree to the public ﻿<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1749094448/k1owiik8dlsuzmldmieo.jpg">

Dock 6 Collective's D&A 16: June 7, 2025

CGN adds to its calendar of art events daily, and there is no shortage of new exhibitions, openings, art fairs, talks and family art events to explore. We have put together a preview of what is coming up the rest of this month as an art-filled summer ramps up. Events happen throughout the city as well as in the suburbs and within a day's drive. Whether you have an hour after work or you are looking for a weekend road trip, take a look and do a little planning in order to take a step into the world of art. Everyone is welcome! Highlights are organized by event type. Dates vary and are subject to change. –&nbsp;GinnyCGN Publisher <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983865/hbskpbhzoaohyqfod7th.png"> <h3>•&nbsp;Film Screening / Talks</h3> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-first-homosexuals-film-series" target="_blank">The First Homosexuals Film Series</a></h4> Beginning Wednesday, Jun 4, at 7:30 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/wrightwood-659" target="_blank">Wrightwood 659</a> and FACETS Chicago The First Homosexuals Film Series is an upcoming event starting next week, featuring a series of film screenings. The opening night is on Wednesday, June 4th,&nbsp;at FACETS 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL,&nbsp;with a special reception, a curated selection of shorts, and an introduction from the program's curator, Laura Horak. The event includes a program titled 'THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: SHORTS PROGRAM' with a reception at 7:30 pm and the shorts program at 8:00 pm. The series will showcase 14 short films, highlighting characters from the 20th century who contribute to queer history and discourse. The event requires advance registration, with general admission priced at $15 and student admission at $5 with ID. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983867/mzposn2mulfjyfbnjflg.jpg"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-roundtable-discussion" target="_blank">Artist Roundtable Discussion</a></h4> Saturday, June 7, 3:00 PM<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/secrist-beach" target="_blank">Secrist | Beach</a> Join us for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and insight as artists from the acclaimed exhibition&nbsp;Master Class: Inside the Last American Museum School with SAIC Painting Alumni&nbsp;gather to discuss the enduring power of the museum, the legacy of modernism, and painting as a medium of freedom and innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moderated by curator and professor Lisa Wainwright, ideas about the canonical giants who stimulated these artists—Turner, Monet, Gauguin, O’Keefe, Pollock—as well as more far-ranging influences of Navajo textiles, Roman sculpture, and video art from the Art Institute of Chicago, will underscore the museum as a living archive and a potent source of knowledge, complexity, and creative friction.&nbsp; <h3>• Auctions</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983869/lkm7weauk4cr91hkvwbq.jpg"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/contemporary-fine-folk-and-outsider-art-auction" target="_blank">Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art Auction</a></h4> Thursday, June 5Potter &amp; Potter Auctions, Inc. The first 70 lots are related to a collection of&nbsp;Charles and Ray Eames&nbsp;design material. A few drawings by Eames, blueprints and presentation fabric samples by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, a Noguchi table shipped to Charles Eames and two matching Sofa Compacts with Girard fabric. Within the collection that came with this group are also 11 prints by&nbsp;Harry Bertoia, a major work on panel and another on paper by&nbsp;Hans Hofmann. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983871/qmytdverfrprdjygbv52.png"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/design-june25" target="_blank">Design</a></h4> Thursday, June 5Wright / Chicago Offered three times a year and dedicated to the most influential and important designs of the 20th century,&nbsp;Design&nbsp;celebrates visionary creators from across the globe. From iconic standards to one-of-a-kind works, this highly vetted sale brings together the quality craftsmanship and ambitious vision that defined the past 100 years and continues to shape the way we live today. <h3>• Exhibitions</h3> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983873/cvcf7fuutghbxwaosqee.png"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/stinkfish-prickly-portraits-of-a-fragmented-world" target="_blank">Stinkfish: Prickly portraits of a fragmented world</a></h4> Jun 6–28Opening: Friday, Jun 6, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMVertical Gallery Born in Mexico, but raised in Colombia, Stinkfish has been honing his skills on the streets of his hometown of Bogota since an early age. He first experimented with stencils in 2003 and has since perfected his own, unique style. His murals always have a stenciled portrait at their center. These portraits are taken from photos that the artist shoots during his travels around the world. They are faces that catch his eye, but not people he approaches and talks to. Another source is found photographs; either discovered lying on the streets or bought at flea markets. He fashions large format stencils based on these photographs, which on the street are then amended by impromptu, colorful halos. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983874/mdqlvtd5almjk3n16e7u.png"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/group-exhibition-opening-thus-masked" target="_blank">Thus masked, the world has a language</a></h4> Jun 6-Aug 23Mariane Ibrahim Thus masked, the world has a language is a group exhibition exploring the masquerade and mask traditions across the African diasporas in Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States.&nbsp;Across the exhibition, masks are activated forms—a vessel through which truths can be expressed, history can be questioned, and memory can be reactivated. The exhibition will feature works by gallery artists Raphaël&nbsp;Barontini&nbsp;and Lorraine O’Grady, alongside invited artists Nick Cave, Ebony G. Patterson, Darryl Richardson, and Tavares Strachan.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983876/hiulinprdpf5vk4rdpcy.png"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/space-travelers-the-dreamworlds-of-julia-thecla" target="_blank">Space Travelers: The Dreamworlds of Julia Thecla</a></h4> Opening: Wednesday, Jun 11, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMMongerson Gallery - exhibition and opening takes place at Expansive Superior, 405 W Superior Once described as “the mystery girl of Chicago art,” Thecla was known for her dreamlike compositions featuring a world of fairies, dancers, animals, and sprites rendered in her signature jewel-toned blues.&nbsp;Space Travelers&nbsp;invites viewers into Thecla’s radiant inner cosmos — an imaginative, escapist world that feels both fantastical and uncannily intimate. This one-night exhibition and reception will take place&nbsp;on June 11,&nbsp;5:30-7:30 p.m., with remarks at 6:15pm, at Expansive Superior, 405 W. Superior St., on the 7th floor. <h1><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983877/zmchzwlgskvioygvbvuw.jpg"></h1><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/yvette-mayorga-puh-thru" target="_blank">Yvette Mayorga: Pu$h Thru</a></h4> Jun 14–Jul 26Opening: Saturday, Jun 14, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMmoniquemeloche Yvette Mayorga is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago renowned for her confection-inspired artworks that intertwine themes of immigration, identity, and feminized labor through a maximalist lens.&nbsp;Utilizing materials like acrylic piping applied with bakery tools—a nod to her mother's labor as a baker—Mayorga crafts opulent, Rococo-influenced pieces dominated by shades of pink to critically examine the American Dream and the Latinx experience, often&nbsp;borrowing compositions from personal and family photos&nbsp;and art history.Pu$h Thru&nbsp;is Mayorga’s first solo show in Chicago since 2018 and reflects on the last decade of the artist’s life in the city. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748983878/ewsw2y8rtv0uw0skqzph.jpg"> <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gustave-caillebotte-painting-his-world" target="_blank">Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World</a></h4> Jun 29–Oct 5The Art Institute of Chicago Impressionist artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894)—known and beloved by many Art Institute visitors for his monumental painting&nbsp;Paris Street; Rainy Day—takes center stage in this major exhibition exploring the very personal interests and relationships that shaped his world. Caillebotte was unique among his Impressionist peers. At a time when modernity was synonymous with fashionable young women and new forms of entertainment, he focused instead on a more intimate and individualized sphere: his family and friends, his fellow sportsmen, the bourgeois pedestrians strolling in his neighborhood, and the workers who came to his house or whom he observed in the street. <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events" target="_blank">View the full CGN calendar here</a></h3>

CGN Art Preview: June 2025

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748271434/kczntekbncdunnmyysgi.png"> By GINNY VAN ALYEA An adventure for families and for a carload of friends is to head north for a night or two in Door County, Wisconsin. Door County Contemporary is a brand new contemporary, regional art fair that is blending the best of this beautiful, welcoming part of the country with some of the area's best galleries. DCC was born from the desire to address a lack of contemporary art in an otherwise culturally enriched and dynamic destination. There is no shortage of visitors to Door County, especially in the summer, but DCC founders saw an opportunity to also introduce some of the region's best contemporary art to the area for a weekend at the start of summer. Organizers wanted to do a fair with enthusiasm that embraces the energy, vision, and welcoming spirit of the region. ﻿DCC will host 20 art galleries from Wisconsin and beyond while welcoming thousands of art lovers from around the United States. It will also feature a wealth of site-specific art works and projects, plenty of Wisconsin-centric food and drink, and curated events and art-related projects. Several participating exhibitors hail from Chicago, a sign of warm cross border relations for sure. If you can't make it to the fair, maybe one of these galleries will bring back some Spotted Cow for you (hint: 65 Grand, Oliva, Process/Process, Western Exhibitions, Devening Projects...) I love any excuse to go to Wisconsin but I have also spent all my life going to the Northwoods, Madison, Green Bay, Sheboygan and Milwaukee and expanding my own understanding of all that Wisconsin has to offer. Yes, good cheese curds are a revelation and a properly made Old Fashioned (bitter, not sweet) is a treat every time, but it's a mistake to reduce such a dynamic state to some stereotypes that seem to always volley over the Illinois border. DCC organizers say they hope to leave visitors feeling they’ve married the best of fine art with the idiosyncratic swagger of the region, meant to resonate long after its visitors exit the highway. The events, the setting, the tastes and smells, and of course the world class art will create something far greater than the sum of its eclectic parts: woodsy tradition and bleeding-edge cultural objects; Spotted Cows and conceptual art; and all the best things talented humans can deliver to the world to make it worth inhabiting. It will be worth the trip to find out. Jun 5-8, 2025Opening: Thursday, Jun 5, 4 – 7:00 PMPeninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, Wisconsin<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://randolphstreetmarket.com/event/randolph-street-market-festival-may-2025/" target="_blank">Details</a><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/doorcountycontemporary/" target="_blank">@doorcountycontemporary</a>

A preview of Door County Contemporary in Wisconsin in 2025

Door County Contemporary Brings Art of Today to Wisconsin, June 5–8

By GINNY VAN ALYEA As we head into another Memorial Day weekend, thoughts will be on summer art hallmarks like some of the city's longest running art fairs and markets, several of which have been taking place for decades. Each weekend is an opportunity to travel around the city and spend time in its neighborhoods being a part of these traditions and creative gatherings. View CGN's <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming&amp;page=1" target="_blank">full calendar of events</a> taking place all summer long. More events, including art fairs and festivals will be added each week. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269856/cgqwqufqdwbqzjjxrdqg.jpg"> <h4>Randolph Street Market –&nbsp;May 24 &amp; 25 in West Loop</h4> The Randolph Street Market opens in the West Loop on Saturday May 24 and runs on Sunday the 25th as well. The summer market takes place outside as well as inside of Plumber's Hall, making for a true treasure-hunting expanse. Open 10am to 5pm both days (with a charity preview on Saturday at 9am) the 2025 Garden Party features 200 sellers offering the best vintage, antique &amp; repurposed furniture, art, decor, ephemera, vintage fashion and global goods. Tariffs be damned! There's also continuous live music &amp; DJ’s as well as fun food and libations to keep the party going and the wallet open... This year RSM founder Sally has gotten extra creative and there are festive ticket packages for families (drinks for adults, snacks for kids) as well as outings with your girlfriends (Prosecco for everyone!) and for students (cheap tickets that mean you can buy your own drink!) May 24 and 251341 W Randolph StIndoor &amp; Outdoor<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://randolphstreetmarket.com/event/randolph-street-market-festival-may-2025/" target="_blank">Details</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269857/z39m2agluxtivhhxjg0g.jpg"> <h4>57th Street Art fair – June 7 &amp; 8 in Hyde Park</h4>​Kick off the summer at the first major art fair of the season, located in the beautiful Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org/" target="_blank">The 57th Street Art Fair</a> is THE place to buy art, whether you’re a seasoned collector or new to the art scene. Listen to some of Chicago's best Blues music at the Buddy Guy's Legends Stage, meet friends, bring your family, enjoy the day at this historic, welcoming, fun event. All artists exhibiting at the Fair are stationed in their booths throughout the weekend to discuss their work. Saturday, June&nbsp;7, 11–6 and Sunday, June 8, 10–5Admission is always FREE <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269859/bkcfpktwmzevf2cqqlad.png"> <h4>Gold Coast Art fair – June 7 &amp; 8, Downtown</h4> Amdur Productions puts on a nonstop run of art fairs in the city and the suburbs from Memorial Day onward (view full schedule <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://amdurproductions.com/" target="_blank">here</a>) During the first weekend in June the long-running <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://amdurproductions.com/gold-coast-art-fair/" target="_blank">Gold Coast Art Fair</a> marks its 67th year and returns to Chicago’s Grant Park. Featuring over 200 juried artists from across the country, with a diverse range of original works in painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, mixed media, and more, thousands of visitors are expected. Set in the heart of Chicago, between the Art Institute and Lake Michigan, the Gold Coast Art Fair offers an exciting atmosphere with live music throughout the weekend, and a variety of food, wine, beer, and sangria at three oases in Grant Park’s Butler Field. The fair also includes Paint and Sip classes, henna art, caricatures, personalized poems, and interactive art booths for kids. The Kids Art Zone is packed with fun activities, including face painting, sand art, giant bubbles, and more. Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 10a-5p daily. Tickets are $15, with $2 from each sale benefiting WINGS Program, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing, integrated services, education, and advocacy to end domestic violence. Children 12 and under are admitted free. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269860/vxwawcqm3f2lbqkuwr2o.jpg"> <h4>Fox River Arts Ramble, June 7 &amp; 8 in St, Charles</h4> The Fine Line Creative Arts Center invites you to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://fineline.org/pages/fox-river-arts-ramble" target="_blank">The Fox River Arts Ramble</a>, a one-day ramble through the Fox River Arts area, showcasing the amazing art and artists in this creative community west of Chicago. Fine Line's ever-popular Outdoor Artisan Market will feature new and returning artists, live music, and art demonstrations. Riverlands Brewing Company and Inches Taco Truck will offer great beer and great food! There is a music lineup and there will be dozens of local artists offering affordable art. Saturday, June 7, 10 am - 4 pmSt. Charles, ILNo Admission Fee. Includes the Fine Line Art Festival.Open Rain or Shine <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269861/aeft2rfmufypdoihewnx.jpg"> <h4>Old Town Art Fair - Jun 14 &amp; 15 in Old Town</h4> Chicago’s legendary&nbsp;<a style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.oldtownartfair.org/" target="_blank">Old Town Art Fair</a>, now celebrating its&nbsp;75th&nbsp;Anniversary, returns to the heart of the historic&nbsp;Old Town&nbsp;Triangle&nbsp;Historic&nbsp;District the second weekend in June. Established in 1948, the Old Town Art Fair is one of Chicago’s oldest juried art fairs and one of the first fine art fairs of its kind in the country. Organized by the non-profit&nbsp;Old Town Triangle Association&nbsp;and completely volunteer-run, this year’s Fair will be the most festive in its milestone 75-year history, attracting over 230 artists from across the country plus live music on two stages; an array of classic Chicago food and beverage options from local vendors; a dedicated Children’s Corner featuring interactive activities and crafts for kids; and the return of self-guided Garden Walks in over 50 gardens in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood.&nbsp;Annually, the Fair introduces artists to an estimated 30,000 art lovers over the course of the two-day event.&nbsp; Chris Nelson, Old Town Art Fair 2025 Chair, noted that a record number of artists applied to exhibit this year. “We have world class artists across all media showing with us,” he said. “We continue to expand our search for new exhibitors to ensure talented contemporary and upcoming artists are well represented, bringing a fresh feel to each year that has contributed to the Fair’s longevity and legacy over the past 75 years. From exceptional art to strolling Old Town’s historic gardens, there will be something for everyone to discover in this year’s Fair!” Along with the visual art offerings, the Garden Walk--an attendee-favorite year after year--offers visitors the opportunity to tour over 50 gardens, many of which are private and only viewable during the Art Fair. Organizers provide historical information, fun facts, and anecdotes about the homes, architecture, and past and present residents. Old Town’s quaint green spaces make the neighborhood a charming and delightful destination for locals and tourists alike.&nbsp; Proceeds from the suggested donation of $12 for adults (free for children) go&nbsp;directly back into local schools, arts, and cultural programs in the area, including historic and architectural preservation clubs; the Menomonee Club; and the Old Town Triangle Association. Saturday, June 14, 10am-7pm, and Sunday, June 15,10am-6pm.OldTown&nbsp;Triangle&nbsp;Historic&nbsp;District - Main Gate at the intersection of Lincoln and Wisconsin StreetsTakes place, rain or shine <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748269861/bxmugsngdo56tlu3b34g.jpg"> <h4>Art Fair on the Square, Jul 12 and 13, Madison, WI</h4> One of the Midwest’s most popular and highly regarded outdoor celebrations of the arts will return to the Capitol Square on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, 2025, as MMoCA presents the 67th annual Art Fair on the Square. With its mix of music, entertainment, and outdoor dining, as well as over 500 artists exhibiting paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, handmade clothing and accessories, and fine craft, the fair draws nearly 200,000 visitors to Madison’s Capitol Square. Madison, WISaturday, July 12, (9 AM–6 PM)Sunday, July 13, (10 AM–5 PM) # View CGN's <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming&amp;page=1" target="_blank">full calendar of events</a> taking place all summer long. More events, including art fairs and festivals will be added each week.

Preview of art fairs and festivals taking place in Chicago summer 2025

Summer Art: Time for Markets and Festivals 

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039077/rruwjw9w6rwjj7qvtosb.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ocean-house-may-2025" target="_blank">Ocean House May 2025</a>Begins May 21Lily Pad | West <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039078/d4eoml3aphgv29c1qtbi.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/melissa-weber-ode-to-common-things" target="_blank">Melissa Weber: Ode to Common Things</a>Opening: Thursday, May 22, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEpiphany Center for the Arts <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039079/zr3dmmacvonvw2atmglg.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/willie-kohler-there-are-many-nows" target="_blank">Willie Kohler: There Are Many Nows&nbsp;</a>Opening: Friday, May 23, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM65GRAND <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039080/ezyhkkcdrunq7rd1liun.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sounds-better-with-you" target="_blank">sounds better with you</a>Opening: Friday, May 23, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life) <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039081/mqqjunqvape0wemc107h.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/catalyst-immigration-and-self-taught-art-in-chicago" target="_blank">Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-taught Art in Chicago</a>Begins May 23Intuit Art Museum <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039082/mebuvbyv2izwes1k9a8x.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-torluemke-live-on-paper-1987-2024" target="_blank">Tom Torluemke: LIVE! ON PAPER, 1987 - 2024</a>Opening: Saturday, May 24, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMChicago Cultural Center <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039082/jprkm4nwfqbhkvxkupoz.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/friends-of-dorothys" target="_blank">Friends of Dorothy’s</a>Begins May 24Evanston Art Center <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748039083/bwz4kmwpf4ou4mdmgxwr.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/photography-now" target="_blank">Photography Now</a>Opening: Saturday, May 24, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMWoman Made Gallery

New Exhibitions May 21 - 24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038195/ayesuwchksgsczxx076p.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laurie-lebreton-insisting-and-maintaining" target="_blank">Laurie LeBreton: INSISTING AND MAINTAINING</a>Opening: Friday, May 16, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEpiphany Center for the Arts <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038196/dekacpw8v2qzmlwynyde.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/perspectives-from-japan-a-group-exhibition-of-japanese-mosaic-artists" target="_blank">Perspectives From Japan: A Group Exhibition of Japanese Mosaic Artists</a>Opening: Friday, May 16, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMGallery of Contemporary Mosaics <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038197/mqxusr4qaxxr0krhtwmv.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/germinations" target="_blank">Ximena Garrido-Lecca: Germinations</a>Opening: Saturday, May 17, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Renaissance Society <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038198/fcf90oy8fcwr0ibkbe9v.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/may-flowers" target="_blank">...May Flowers</a>Opening: Saturday, May 17, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PMChicago Truborn

New Exhibitions May 16 & 17

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038546/bkgsy5bqeqz8ajpkn4vr.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/2025-art-theory-and-practice-mfa-thesis-exhibition" target="_blank">2025 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition</a>Opening: Thursday, May 8, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMBlock Museum of Art <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038546/f8gzvzd4idrcrjfpptmt.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/margot-mcmahon-the-ring-of-fire-friends-reefs-and-bouncing-back" target="_blank">Margot McMahon: The Ring of Fire: Friends, Reefs, and Bouncing Back</a>Opening: Friday, May 9, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEpiphany Center for the Arts <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038548/uzp1jw8bx5eedxpq9ytf.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tatiana-jackson-in-the-flow-of-bloom" target="_blank">Tatiana Jackson: In the Flow of Bloom</a>Opening: Friday, May 9, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMChicago Grand Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038548/nv0roaxktcadib0rv1xr.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robin-denevan-evocative-encaustic-waterscapes" target="_blank">Robin Denevan. Evocative encaustic waterscapes</a>Opening: Saturday, May 10, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMAddington Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038549/hnf41u7ip3sjbbcnwweb.png"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/familiar-texture-the-fibers-of-childhood-and-home" target="_blank">Familiar Texture: The Fibers of Childhood and Home</a>May 10John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038550/lnuhpuq7azqnljfpsmow.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mark-brautigam-things-seem-strong" target="_blank">Mark Brautigam: Things Seem Strong</a>Opening: Saturday, May 10, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMOS Projects <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038551/lhem4tcovoyjuwqpxvcm.jpg"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meijer-gardens-michigan-all-state-bonsai-show" target="_blank">Meijer Gardens Michigan All-State Bonsai Show</a>May 10Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park

New Exhibitions: May 9 & 10

<h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748038141/fvl4lhqio3vd1mijqkbe.jpg"></h4>Credit:&nbsp;Andrew Miller<h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/it-hits-market/condo-former-montgomery-ward-headquarters-sale" target="_blank">Gallery owners turn raw space in the former Montgomery Ward building into an artful condo</a></h4> Paul and Dedrea Gray bought a blank canvas in 2006, raw space near the top of the former Montgomery Ward headquarters on Superior Street, and turned it into a three-bedroom condo with an artful style. Glass walls lit from within enclose the dining room, where a king-sized dandelion light fixture hangs overhead. The kitchen's cooking station is clad in a dramatic ebony mahogany, paired with stainless steel cabinetry and a stone island in a theatrical vignette, a clean look with all small appliances and cooking doodads out of sight. And the primary suite's bathtub sits in a platform of ipe wood, like a little boat at dock. Via Crain's Chicago <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/arts/design/rondeau-chicago-art-museum-director-investigation.html" target="_blank">Chicago Museum Director Under Investigation After Airplane Incident</a></h4> James Rondeau, the president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, has taken a voluntary leave from the museum after an incident on board a flight to Germany last month. During the incident, which occurred on April 18 and was first&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(50, 104, 145);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/art-institute-president-on-leave-germany-flight-incident/" target="_blank">reported</a>&nbsp;by CBS News, police were called to United Airlines flight 953 after it landed in Munich from Chicago, following reports that Rondeau had stripped off his clothes. CBS reported that the incident occurred after he drank alcohol and took prescription medication. Via New York Times <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artforum.com/news/neh-redirects-funding-canceled-grants-trump-garden-heroes-1234729983/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Dispatch+-+Friday+May+2+2025&amp;utm_content=604204_5-2-2025&amp;utm_id=604204" target="_blank">NEH Redirects Funding from Canceled Grants to Trump’s “Garden of American Heroes”</a></h4> The&nbsp;<a style="color: currentcolor; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artforum.com/t/national-endowment-for-the-humanities/" target="_blank">National Endowment for the Humanities</a>&nbsp;on April 24 announced a&nbsp;<a style="color: currentcolor; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.neh.gov/news/neh-announces-grant-opportunity-create-statues-iconic-americans-national-garden-american?utm_medium=email" target="_blank">new grant program</a>&nbsp;supporting the design and creation of works for the National Garden of American Heroes sculpture park that President Donald Trump has ordered to be established in celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence. Announced by Trump in 2020, during his first presidency, the garden will feature life-size statues of “250 great individuals from America’s past who have contributed to our cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage,” according to the NEH.&nbsp; Via Artforum

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