West Town, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Kinzie Corridor, Humboldt Park

West Town

Wisconsin

IL • MI • IN

West Loop, Fulton Market, East Garfield Park

West Loop and West Side

Evanston, The North Shore, Northern, Western and Southern Suburbs

Suburbs

Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Rogers Park

North Side

Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, The Gold Coast, The Loop, and South Loop

Michigan Avenue

Pilsen, Bridgeport, Chinatown, plus Hyde Park, Jackson Park/Dorchester, and Bronzeville

South Side

Superior and Franklin streets, West Chicago Ave, and down to Merchandise Mart and the River

River North

Free Admission&nbsp;Our&nbsp;Art Talk&nbsp;will feature the talented artists Michelle Stone, Jeff Crisman, and David Hauptschein from the exhibition&nbsp;Echo Mutation&nbsp;curated by Alicja Seledec in collaboration with Luna Prysiazhniuk. We will begin with a special demonstration of Hauptschein's art-making process and a presentation by Crisman. The session will have a Q&amp;A style open conversation hosted by Seledec. We invite you to stick around for our closing ceremony after.&nbsp;

Artist Talk: Michelle Stone, Jeff Crisman, and David Hauptschein

Free festival features over 130 exhibitors including one-of-a-kind art, entertainment, food, and family activities.Art in Wilder Park features a preview of&nbsp;CROSSINGS,&nbsp;a solo exhibition of sculptures by acclaimed Chicago artist Bernard Williams exploring history of Black achievements in transportation and agricultureIn partnership with the Elmhurst Park District, theElmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;announces the return of&nbsp;Art in Wilder Park&nbsp;to the heart of Elmhurst this spring. One of the first outdoor festivals of the season, Art in Wilder Park features over 130 exhibitors including local&nbsp;artists, food vendors, a designated Kids Court for family activities, and more. The free-to-the-public event annually attracts over 8,000 people to the museum campus and takes place&nbsp;May 3-4, 2025, from 10 am to 5 pm,&nbsp;at 175 South Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst.The highly-anticipated juried festival Art in Wilder Park features a variety of artisans selling one-of-a-kind jewelry, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, fiber arts, and mouth-watering treats from local food vendors. The festival offers fun for the whole family with engaging activities and creative art projects made in collaboration with partner organizations.A visitor highlight of the 28th&nbsp;annual Art in Wilder Park&nbsp;is a preview of&nbsp;CROSSINGS,&nbsp;a solo exhibition of acclaimed Chicago-based artist&nbsp;Bernard Williams&nbsp;that will traverse the Museum’s campus this summer. On view during Art in Wilder Park will be several outdoor vehicle sculptures and an airplane sculpture inside the Museum’s Hostetler Gallery that will be free for the public to view. Several large paintings by Williams will be installed in the McCormick House in tandem with the opening of the Museum’s summer exhibition,&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;(May 30 to August 17, 2025).CROSSINGS&nbsp;is curated by&nbsp;Allison Peters Quinn, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Elmhurst Art Museum since December 2024.Quinn says, “Williams’s compelling artworks give fresh perspectives on form, space, and common materials and will provide Elmhurst residents and visitors an opportunity to engage with cutting-edge art in an accessible, public setting.&nbsp;CROSSINGS&nbsp;highlights Elmhurst Art Museum’s commitment to fostering creativity and connecting artists with the community and vice versa, adding thought-provoking contemporary art to the draw of Art in Wilder Park this year.“Art in Wilder Park is produced by the Elmhurst Art Museum in partnership with Elmhurst Park District. Presenting&nbsp;sponsor Kelly Stetler | Compass. Festival sponsors: All American Gutter Protection, Chiro One Wellness&nbsp;Centers, Discover DuPage, Enjoy Illinois&nbsp;Explore Elmhurst, Great American Exteriors, The Home Improvement Network,, and Renewal by Andersen Windows. Special Event Sponsors: Chicago Event Graphics and Unlimited Heating &amp; Cooling. Sculpture Sponsors: Community Bank of Elmhurst, Lakeside Bank, Wangler and Company, and WinTrust Bank of Elmhurst.&nbsp;ABOUT CROSSINGSA Chicago native who has been making and exhibiting his art since 1990, Williams is celebrated for his public murals, sculptures, and paintings that highlight little-known or forgotten narratives in history. For&nbsp;CROSSINGS, Williams takes visitors on a journey through the history of Black achievements in transportation and agriculture.“CROSSINGS&nbsp;is in my mind a far-reaching exploration of American history and culture. The artworks venture into the past and present to open up conversations about important individuals and ideas which can inform and inspire us today,” says Williams.&nbsp;In&nbsp;CROSSINGS, Williams explores the concept of mobility—not just as physical movement forward, but as the human aspiration to rise to better circumstances.One of the sculptures is a race car, honoring Wendell Scott, the first Black man to win a NASCAR premier league event. Across the body of the car sculpture, Williams paints site-specific symbolism— for Elmhurst, the artist will recognize the lifetime achievements of the local NASCAR winner, Fred Lorenzen (1934-2024).A highlight of the exhibition is a large, fabricated tractor in homage to the strength, power, and labor of African American farmers in the US. Titled&nbsp;Black Tractor&nbsp;(2020),&nbsp;the tractor memorializes Williams’s uncle, an Alabama-based farmer who distributed money from the Black Farmers Settlement to his relatives and funded Williams’s art practice with a small inheritance.Two new sculptures resembling signposts will also be unveiled in&nbsp;CROSSINGS. One signpost will celebrate the achievements of Black cowboys in shaping the American West after the Civil War, tying into the agricultural history presented inBlack Tractor.&nbsp;The second sculpture honors Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman pilot and a trailblazer who created opportunities for other Black pilots in the early 1900s. This sculpture accompanies Williams’s new, life-sized airplane sculpture, which will be presented in the Hostetler Gallery inside the Museum.CROSSINGS&nbsp;is generously supported by Lakeside Bank and Explore Elmhurst with important contributions from Community Bank of Elmhurst,&nbsp;Elmhurst Bank/WinTrust, and&nbsp;Wangler and Company, Inc. ABOUT BERNARD WILLIAMSWilliams is celebrated as a painter and sculptor both regionally and nationally. He has been awarded an Illinois Arts Council Grant and the Artadia Award. His work has been featured at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson (MS), The African-American Museum in Dallas (TX), Chicago Cultural Center, Kohler Art Center, and The Eiteljorg Museum of Native American and Western Art (IN), among other institutions. Public sculptures and murals by Williams are spread throughout the Chicagoland area, including a permanent sculpture for the Chicago Transit Authority, the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, University Park, IL, Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, and several works for the Chicago Park District, one notable installation located at 31st Street beach in Bronzeville. Williams holds a BFA Degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and an MFA from Northwestern University. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (ME). Williams taught art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1991-2003 and has been an active member of the Chicago Public Art Group for nearly thirty years. ABOUT THE ELMHURST ART MUSEUM’S SUMMER EXHIBITIONSCROSSINGS&nbsp;will run concurrently with the major exhibition&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Collection, which will feature a small sculpture by Williams from the collection of Cleve Carney, along with dozens of artists in the Museum’s collection from Marc Chagall and Mies van der Rohe to Kay Rosen and Michiko Itatani.Comprised of approximately 1,000 artworks, the Elmhurst Art Museum Collection began in the 1990s and focuses on modern and contemporary art works by Midwestern artists, architects, and designers that have exhibited at the museum, and furniture design items related to the McCormick House. Many of the people who donated their work to the Museum are Elmhurst community members or from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;will feature micro installations of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures from nearly a dozen collections donated to the Museum to explore the nature of collecting; how and why the work was collected by these families, artists, or individuals.Led by the Museum’s curatorial team,&nbsp;Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection&nbsp;will be accompanied by a lively program of music, film, talks, and tours to address collecting practices and access to collections, while inspiring people to build collections. ABOUT THE ELMHURST ART MUSEUMThe Elmhurst Art Museum is located at 150 South Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst (IL), 25 minutes from downtown Chicago by car or public transportation (Metra). On the museum’s campus is the McCormick House, a single-family home designed in 1952 by Mies van der Rohe, one of the great architects of the 20th Century. The McCormick House is one of only three residences designed and built by Mies in the United States – and one of only two open to the public.The Museum is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Regular admission prices are $18 for Adults (ages 18+), $15 for Seniors, $10 for Students, and $5 for Children. For more information, please call 630.834.0202 or visit&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">elmhurstartmuseum.org</a>.

Art in Wilder Park 2025

Join Art Encounter at the beautiful LeTour Brasserie in Evanston this May for our spring benefit and art auction, Kaleidoscope. Enjoy delicious French-Moroccan fare, cocktails, a raffle, and a silent art auction, all while supporting Art Encounter’s broad menu of community art programs and initiatives. We will be celebrating the impact and legacy of our 2025 Art Impacts Honorees: Natalie van Straaten, Founder of Chicago Gallery News, and her successor Ginny B. Van Alyea, Publisher of Chicago Gallery News. We will also recognize Community Partner of the Year Andy Vick, Executive Director of Downtown Evanston, for his commitment to advancing public art in Evanston and his support of Art Encounter’s mission.Kaleidoscope will provide essential funding for Art Encounter’s work throughout the greater Chicago area, which includes educational outreach programs for schools, senior homes, and social service agencies; art discussion programs for the public in artist studios and exhibition spaces; and a local mural program that makes art accessible to everyone in our community. Link to Register: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artencounter.org/kaleidoscope-2025" target="_blank">https://www.artencounter.org/kaleidoscope-2025</a>

Kaleidoscope Spring Benefit & Art Auction

Prints and Multiples <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hindmanauctions.com/auctions/6339-c3f36c45-75a1-4684-b87a-672249545226?page=1&amp;per=48&amp;tab=overview" target="_blank">Details</a> May 7, 2025&nbsp;10:00AM CT Live / Chicago

Prints and Multiples

Opening Reception&nbsp;Timepieces&nbsp;Thurs., May 8, 2025, 6&nbsp;– 8&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;Heritage Auctions, 312-260-7200, 222 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL&nbsp;60654&nbsp;Also available to view May 6 - 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.&nbsp;Free and Open to All&nbsp;Register <a style="color: black;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/25edbf96fc945534336a415c53e4abf3?r=use1" target="_blank">Here</a>&nbsp;Please join us for Watches &amp; Whiskey!Watches and Fine Timepieces Directors Tai Sione and Josh Hendizadeh invite you to an evening of exemplary timepiece craftsmanship and choice aged whiskey. Peruse and model vintage and rare watches including Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Breguet&nbsp;and more - all perfectly paired with whiskey.&nbsp;&nbsp;View all lots and bid at&nbsp;<a style="color: black;" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ha.com/5567" target="_blank">HA.com/5567</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Signature® Auction on June 3, 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image Caption: Omega Speedmaster Limited Edition Alaska Project Re-Edition, Ref:&nbsp;311.32.42.30.04.001, Stainless Steel Wristwatch with Box.

Timepieces

Epiphany Center for the Arts | Slemmons Gallery201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago&nbsp;60607&nbsp;Through fantastical reimagining of scientific subjects,&nbsp;SYMBIOSIS&nbsp;examines what unites all living beings outside of strict hierarchies and binary definitions.&nbsp;For billions of years, life on earth has existed in a multiplicity of forms. Through both process and materials, Mats Dahlberg explores the interdependence of disparate organisms, the beauty and violence of nature and regeneration, and the lessons we can learn from it. Contrary to the belief that Queer identities are a modern concept, humans have exhibited behaviors now attributed to queerness since ancient times. Nature, with its vast diversity, shows that restrictive definitions are based on fear, not truth. Queerness, Dahlberg states:&nbsp;“Is as deep as fungal mycelium networks, as powerful as the constant toil of tectonic movements, and as intricate as the dance of worker bees through the hive.” Inspired by drag nightlife performance, Dahlberg uses bold colors, intricate designs, and avant-garde creations to defy fashion norms in their costume design. They blend fine art and traditional craft techniques, adorning doilies from their Great Grandmother with beads and rhinestones to honor those of marginalized genders who cultivated craft practices like embroidery and crochet. Their costume work challenges viewers to imagine life forms beyond the human self and explore the possibilities of the noncorporeal, trans body.For more information, go to: www.epiphanychi.comPhoto credit:&nbsp;Mats Dahlberg

Mats Dahlberg: Symbiosis

Epiphany Center for the Arts | Sacristy Gallery201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago&nbsp;60607The word ‘thread’ is often used to represent continuity -&nbsp;of an idea, a theme, a life.&nbsp;The simple repetitive action of interlocking threads and joining pieces to create something that is handed down among generations, chronicles the continuum of life. For Louise Pappageorge, her proclaimed “obsessive relationship” with the making of cloth and lace structures blossomed in her childhood through skills she learned from her grandmother and mother. Pappageorge states:&nbsp;“The drawing of threads connects me across shared generational labors to the greater multigenerational consciousness of womankind, whose structures have preserved humanity through the creation of magnificent cloths.” In&nbsp;Feral Laces and Off the Wall Doilies, Pappageorge’s works of found and newly created lace and crochet structures initiate a visual rebellion, as she&nbsp;investigates the realms of feminism through artistic exploration that dismantles preconceived boundaries while challenging the traditional demarcation between craft and fine art. In a gender-biased society, craft-based work often tied to women is dismissed as merely functional or decorative, while ‘fine art’ disproportionately celebrates creations by white male artists.Combining lace, knitted, and crocheted materials with gleaming metal leaf and patinated finishes, Pappageorge’s artwork suggests fine sculptural works, as if created from cast metal. In their final form her sculpture departs from the ethereal and fragile nature of lace structures, delicately born from the hands of women throughout time. Instead, they become dynamic expressions of contradiction and embody the multifaceted nature of “women’s work” and artistic creation. With architecture as a backdrop, these fabrics break free from the constraints of tradition, turn feral and transcend conventional boundaries. Viewers are invited into an unfamiliar dimension where the intricacies of lace and crochet unfold, while straying from the stigma that often relegates utilitarian creations to the periphery. In this merger of materials, these undomesticated laces become seductive adorations of long held traditions and the labors of women over the millennia.For more information, go to: www.epiphanychi.comPhoto credit: Louise Pappageorge

Louise Pappageorge: Feral Laces And Off the Wall Doilies

The Chicagoland non-profit&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://artsoflife.org/" target="_blank">Arts of Life</a>&nbsp;continues celebrating its&nbsp;25thAnniversary&nbsp;year with its upcoming&nbsp;Circle Contemporary&nbsp;exhibition titled&nbsp;What they said. Circle Contemporary is a rotating exhibition gallery space housed in the Arts of Life Chicago studio (2010 W Carroll Ave.), featuring recent works from Arts of Life artists and guest contemporary artists.&nbsp;What they said&nbsp;is guest curated by&nbsp;acclaimed artists&nbsp;Nick Cave&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bob Faust&nbsp;and opens with a public reception with the artists on Friday,&nbsp;March 28 from 5-9pm. With locations in Chicago (West Town and Woodlawn) and North Shore (Glenview), Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their independence.&nbsp;Circle Contemporary is an extension of the Arts of Life studios' efforts to strengthen its creative community, aiming to provide a space and outlet for artistic inspiration and exploration. Featured artists in&nbsp;What they said&nbsp;include:&nbsp;John Bateman, Shenequa Brooks, Saumitra Chandratreya, Joel Ebner, Dan Gamble, Ted Gram-Boarini, Ted Hamel, David Krueger, Lawrence M., Tim Stone, James Schenck, Lisa Solar, Oly Trindl, Maria Vanik, Frank Vega&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jean Wilson. “We are overjoyed to be working with Bob and Nick on&nbsp;What they said,” shares Arts of Life Co-Founder and Executive Director&nbsp;Denny Fisher.&nbsp;“For 25 years, Arts of Life has worked to support the careers of our artists with disabilities. Collaborating with internationally recognized artists like Bob and Nick plays an essential role in increasing our artists’ opportunities for professional development and increased visibility.” Prolific artist and designer&nbsp;Bob Faust&nbsp;was inspired by the formal qualities of Arts of Life artists’ recent work. Faust&nbsp;said, “For&nbsp;What they said, Nick and I are making artwork selections based on the feelings that come up when we experience them. Whether it's a clash of color, build-up of material or an intensity coming through repetitive mark-making, each has a way of getting under the skin."&nbsp; Throughout its 25th anniversary year, Arts of Life looks back at its history, celebrates its impact, and casts eyes toward its future.&nbsp;What they said&nbsp;follows the recent launch of a new artwork-filled hardcover book,&nbsp;2wenty 5ive – Arts of Life 2000-2025, a&nbsp;retrospective highlighting the organization’s history of supporting artists with disabilities. After the book’s national launch at the&nbsp;Outsider Art Fair&nbsp;(February 27-March 2, 2025), the 25th&nbsp;anniversary year continues with&nbsp;a dedicated exhibition at the&nbsp;Design Museum of&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;(August 11-September 30, 2025)&nbsp;and correlating&nbsp;Art on theMART&nbsp;feature projection (September 11-October 6, 2025); and the&nbsp;Arts of Life annual Benefit Art Auction&nbsp;(October 3, 2025). More information on Arts of Life and current and upcoming galleries and programming can be found at <a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://artsoflife.org/" target="_blank">artsoflife.org</a> About the CuratorsArtist and designer&nbsp;Bob Faust&nbsp;(b. 1967, Chicago, IL; lives and works in Chicago, IL)&nbsp;crafts work with typography at its core and viscerality on its surface. Faust has also been the principle and creative director of Faust, a cultural branding studio, for over 30 years. He makes his work with purpose first—to inform, empower, and/or instigate in the service and celebration of human difference.&nbsp;His conceptual art practice defies categorization and genre, with text, patterns, and the ideas of surprise and discovery emerging as throughlines.&nbsp;In addition,&nbsp;Faust is the professional and personal partner of artist Nick Cave. Together they founded&nbsp;Facility: a non-profit multi-use creative space in Chicago that seeks to build community and change the world through art and design. Nick Cave&nbsp;(b. 1959, Fulton, MO; lives and works in Chicago, IL) is an artist, educator and foremost a messenger, working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. Cave is well known for his Soundsuits, sculptural forms based on the scale of his body, initially created in direct response to the police beating of Rodney King in 1991. Soundsuits camouflage the body, masking and creating a second skin that conceals race, gender and class, forcing the viewer to look without judgment. They serve as a visual embodiment of social justice that represent both brutality and empowerment. About Arts of LifeArts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership. Arts of Life is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in January 2000 with a shared vision: to create a working, person-centric, artistic community while providing a work environment of equality in Chicago. Motivated by founding artist Veronica Cuculich along with two co-founders Arts of Life brought nine other individuals with developmental disabilities to create the organization. Their shared vision grew from a passion for artistic expression and a need for an alternative system.For artists at Arts of Life, a career in the visual arts is an opportunity for meaningful employment. Each artist has their own studio space and works independently from individualized project plans or receives one on one visual arts facilitation to increase their artistic skill set. Artists also receive 60% of art sales. Today, Arts of Life has two professional art studios and represent over 80 artists with varying levels of physical and intellectual disabilities. Each studio is 6,000 square feet and includes a community gallery that is open to the public. For more information on Arts of Life and its programs, visit&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://artsoflife.org/" target="_blank">artsoflife.org</a>. Connect with Arts of Life on<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://facebook.com/artsoflife" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://instagram.com/the_arts_of_life" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtube.com/artsoflife" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.

 What they said

Teralyn Brown: MFA Thesis Exhibition

Free, Drop-in For the last in the series this academic year, join dancer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist Irene Hsiao and fourth-year student and Smart alum Julian Stern for a screening, reading, and discussion about Yeesookyung's&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=fed0604e71&amp;e=00938adab1" target="_blank">Translated Vase</a>&nbsp;(2007).

Conversation Pieces: Irene Hsiao and Julian Stern

<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://renaissancesociety.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=28258b64874e626df0979c0de&amp;id=f881c71f9f&amp;e=375d06b725" target="_blank">FREE, RSVP REQUIRED</a>IDA NOYES HALL, CLOISTER CLUB | 1212 E. 59TH STDrummer Valentina Magaletti’s first solo performance in Chicago combines improvisation and structured composition, some concrète dub textures, and B-movie atmospherics, driven by her distinctively twisted beats. Magaletti (b. Bari, Italy) is a London-based drummer, percussionist, and composer. Conservatory-trained in Southern Italy, she first became active on the London music scene in the early 2000s and has worked across a wide range of genres for over two decades.Her work combines traditional percussion with experimental techniques, incorporating vibes, marimba, contact microphones, and found objects. Feeling just as comfortable performing behind a delicate ceramic kit as she does hammering out motorik rhythms,&nbsp;her diverse and exploratory projects include investigations of texture as a solo artist and a wide range of collaborations.<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://renaissancesociety.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=28258b64874e626df0979c0de&amp;id=70e6a4cb15&amp;e=375d06b725" target="_blank">Learn more</a>. Co-presented with Lampo.The 2024-2025 Music Series is generously supported by a grant from the University of Chicago Women’s Board. Photo: Louise Mason.

Valentina Magaletti

﻿ENGAGE Projects is pleased to announce Cameron Gainer’s solo Chicago debut with our upcoming exhibition “Temporal Dispersions.” Using the open desert as his studio space, this new photo-based work elucidates enduring themes in Gainer’s art, addressing the ineffable nature of time and the mysteries of perception—recurrent themes that span his artistic career. Over the last two decades, Gainer has combined scientific and artistic inquiry in his expansive practice. His past works include using the world’s most light-sensitive camera to capture bioluminescence, casting time out of 4-billion-year-old meteorites, and painting photo-realistic canvases based on satellite images of impact craters named for notable artists, scientists, and thinkers. A conceptual landscape artist at heart, this recent work, the Temporal Dispersions, pushes the limits of photography in what Gainer calls “an interrogation of the photographic process and the representation of landscape at the edge of form.” Working in the arroyos (seasonal riverbeds) of the Sonoran desert, Gainer begins creating these works by marking a section of land the size of the photographic material. He carefully removes the desert topsoil, which consists of insects, bones, plant material, scat, and primarily silica—the raw material from which photographic lenses are made. He then places this material in a temporary container and lays the photographic substrate onto the prepared ground. The artist then acts as a human hourglass, letting time pass as he methodically pours the removed soil onto the surface of the paper or fabric. This durational element allows the light-sensitive material underneath to slowly record the time it takes for the displaced landscape to settle and be “exposed” by the elements of gravity, wind, time, and light. The earth acts as the camera, the raw silica the lens, and the desert functions as the focal point. For the work’s final stages, Gainer removes the photographic material from the soil and returns the land to its original condition, removing any trace of a human presence. The resultant images are vibrant blue materially direct abstractions, the color of the sky and the ocean—the earth’s counterparts. Simultaneously evoking the most advanced imagery of deep space and a birds-eye view of the melting arctic ice, these meditations resonate with our contemporary ecological condition. For Gainer, the process remains a point of emphasis: he establishes the photographic conditions for an image to be formed, but the results are created by the elements and the landscape itself. Cameron Gainer is the founder of The Third Rail, an internationally distributed publication devoted to a discussion of modern and contemporary art, politics, philosophy, and culture. He has had solo museum exhibitions at The New Temporary Contemporary at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, and the Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Group exhibitions include “Spectators, Rendered and Regulated” at Koenig and Clinton Gallery New York, New York; “Midnight Party” at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; “The Paranoia of Time” at Carter &amp; Citizen Gallery, Los Angeles; “The Moon is a Lantern” at Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix; and “Portal” at McClain Gallery, Houston. Awards and fellowships include a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Pollock-Krasner grant, James L. McKnight Fellowship, and a Jerome Foundation grant for research. Image: Cameron Gainer, Temporal Dispersion: Sonoran Landscape #10, 2023, Cyanotype on cotton, trace elements of, silica, plant materials, bone, scat, 60 x 88 inches mounted

Cameron Gainer: Temporal Dispersions

Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present&nbsp;Under All is the Land, a group exhibition featuring 37 works by 23 artists. The exhibition explores the deep, complex relationships individuals and communities have with land. Juried by Donna R. Charging, the exhibition considers land as both a physical space and a symbol of continuity—connecting generations through memory, legacy, and identity.The phrase “Under All is the Land” originates from the preamble of the&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://womanmade.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77610ec6940e4a7c0d652a863&amp;id=776feb38f1&amp;e=a3993dd90f" target="_blank">Code of Ethics</a>&nbsp;by the National Association of REALTORS®, emphasizing land as a foundation for life and human connection.About the Juror:&nbsp;Donna R. Charging&nbsp;is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara). Her mother is Eastern Shoshone. Donna grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She has a BFA in Studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has an MFA in Studio Art and Design at the University of Louisville. Donna is a Visiting Lecturer of Drawing and Painting at the University of Pittsburgh. For more information visit Donna’s website:&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://womanmade.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77610ec6940e4a7c0d652a863&amp;id=42f3abd8c2&amp;e=a3993dd90f" target="_blank">https://www.donnacharging.com/</a>

Under All is the Land

Eric Lebofsky is a visual artist, writer, and musician who lives in the suburbs of Chicago. Lebofsky received an undergraduate degree in visual art from Columbia University, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previous solo and group exhibitions include Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago; Sears Peyton Gallery, New York and Los Angeles; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; and Western Exhibitions, Chicago. Image: Eric Lebofsky - "Presence", 2025, acrylic / colored pencil / graphite / pine / canvas, 20½ x 16½ in.

Eric Lebofsky: Liminality Blue

Zolla/Lieberman Gallery is pleased to present&nbsp;Behind Blue Eyes, a solo exhibition by artist René Romero Schuler. On view from April 4 to May 10, 2025, the exhibition showcases Schuler’s continued exploration of the abstract feminine form through painting and sculpture. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 4, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.Schuler is best known for her textured oil paintings, where feminine figures emerge from rich, tactile surfaces in monochromatic tones. Blending abstraction and figuration, her work examines themes of imperfection, interpretation, and intimacy while challenging societal expectations, particularly those placed on women.The title&nbsp;Behind Blue Eyes&nbsp;nods to a defining moment in Schuler’s career—her first Chicago exhibition over two decades ago. Drawing inspiration from The Who’s song of the same name, the title encapsulates her ongoing investigation of identity beneath surface appearances. This theme resonates throughout her work, where indistinct yet expressive figures serve as enduring symbols of resilience and empowerment.Featuring over 15 new paintings and sculptures,&nbsp;Behind Blue Eyes&nbsp;presents works that Schuler describes as more “curious and contemplative” than her earlier pieces. The exhibition also features a series of smaller circular paintings that emphasize the subtle, introspective quality of Schuler’s latest work. About René Romero SchulerRené Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human beings.Feminine figures are a constant in Schuler’s art, which she claims is equal parts self-portraiture and depictions of the range of emotions she has experienced. Her challenging childhood imbues her work with an appreciation for the universal yet essentially intimate struggles and triumphs of human existence. In her quest for a feeling of connection, Schuler speaks to global and societal issues that impact us all.Schuler’s paintings and sculptures are purposely semi-abstract and textured, rendering them open to interpretation by the viewer. Their power lies in the layers of applied materials scraped, carved and incised by hand and the elusive quality of the figures – wholistically beautiful but symbolic of the scars and flaws that shape individuals.Currently represented by galleries across the U.S., Canada and Europe, Schuler has had major exhibitions throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, and has work included in the permanent collections of numerous museums and institutions.Schuler’s art and selected essays and poetry are collected into published works:&nbsp;René Romero Schuler: Life and Works, 2013;&nbsp;René Romero Schuler, 2016 and&nbsp;René Romero Schuler, 2019, now available in its second edition. A fourth book,&nbsp;Ladies, was published in 2023.Website:&nbsp;<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(30, 115, 190);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.reneromeroschuler.com/" target="_blank">https://www.reneromeroschuler.com</a>Instagram:&nbsp;<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(30, 115, 190);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/reneromeroschuler/" target="_blank">@reneromeroschuler</a> ﻿About&nbsp;Zolla/Lieberman GalleryZolla/Lieberman Gallery was established in 1976 by Roberta Lieberman and Robert Zolla within a then-desolate industrial neighborhood now known as the River North Gallery District. They transformed a vacant industrial space into a hub for contemporary art, laying the foundation for the thriving art community that the area is today.Now located at 325 W Huron St, William Lieberman continues to uphold the legacy of quality and professionalism established since the gallery’s founding. Z/L represents a diverse range of artists and genres that offer a dynamic view of contemporary art in Chicago. They are dedicated to providing personal attention to both beginning and established collectors, as well as other art professionals.Website:&nbsp;<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(30, 115, 190);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.zollaliebermangallery.com/" target="_blank">https://www.zollaliebermangallery.com</a>Instagram:&nbsp;<a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(30, 115, 190);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/zlgallery/?hl=en" target="_blank">@zlgallery</a> Image: René Romero Schuler,&nbsp;Leona, oil on canvas, 54 x 54 in

Behind Blue Eyes

Family Day | Playoffs May 10, 202511:00 am - 3:00 pm <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://visit.mcachicago.org/events/family-day-playoffs/?utm_source=MCA+General+List&amp;utm_campaign=52cb98bb84-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_01_ss&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_fa4a052a8d-57f3429deb-39991405&amp;mc_cid=52cb98bb84&amp;mc_eid=95b957c616" target="_blank">Get Tickets</a> End the Family Day season with a sports-themed celebration tied to&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=4d88fe2227&amp;e=95b957c616" target="_blank">Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom</a>. Create art inspired by Pfeiffer’s work while exploring how sports build community and spectacle. Family Days occur every second Saturday, October through May, from 11 am until 3 pm. <a style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=6611c52a8c&amp;e=95b957c616" target="_blank">RSVP</a> Admission is free to Family Day attendees. ASL interpretation provided

Family Day | Playoffs

Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present&nbsp;Under All is the Land, a group exhibition featuring 37 works by 23 artists. The exhibition explores the deep, complex relationships individuals and communities have with land. Juried by Donna R. Charging, the exhibition considers land as both a physical space and a symbol of continuity—connecting generations through memory, legacy, and identity.In the United States, land is inseparable from histories of displacement, discriminatory housing practices, and ongoing wealth disparity. This exhibition addresses these themes while also engaging with environmental concerns and personal narratives. The selected works investigate the intersection of social, environmental, and historical dynamics, offering a rich and multifaceted view of land as both contested terrain and source of connection.The phrase “Under All is the Land” originates from the preamble of the&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/policies/2007/code-of-ethics-preamble-2007-11-27.pdf" target="_blank">Code of Ethics</a>&nbsp;by the National Association of REALTORS®, emphasizing land as a foundation for life and human connection.Exhibition EventsThe exhibition opens with a reception at Woman Made Gallery, 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago, on Saturday, April 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.The exhibition concludes with a Closing Reception on Saturday, May 10, from 2 to 4 p.m., offering a final opportunity to meet the participating artists in person. Events at WMG are free and open to the public.Exhibiting ArtistsAngela Ales, Ahmari Benton, Leah Dalton, Rebekah Flowers, Amelia Foster, Bridgette Guerzon Mills, Katherine Lampert, Rosa Leff, Rosie Leventon, Lisa Lofgren, Nora Moore Lloyd, Suzanne Longo, Angela Adele McElwain, Valerie Mendoza, Eliana Miranda, Yasmin Noorbakhsh, Pamela Penney, Andrea Picard, Elise Racine, Leah Schretenthaler, Freda Shapiro, Suyun Son, David VillegasAbout the Juror: Donna R. Charging&nbsp;is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara). Her mother is Eastern Shoshone. Donna grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She has a BFA in Studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has an MFA in Studio Art and Design at the University of Louisville. Donna is a Visiting Lecturer of Drawing and Painting at the University of Pittsburgh. For more information visit Donna’s website:&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.donnacharging.com/" target="_blank">https://www.donnacharging.com/</a>

Artist Walkthrough: Under All Is the Land

Saturday, May 10, 20251:00 PM - 4:00 PMFree, Register Online Dive into the vibrant world of color, shape, and scale as you explore the evolution of abstract art, with influences from twentieth-century artists&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=f602b774a3&amp;e=00938adab1" target="_blank">Helen Frankenthaler</a>,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=705610526a&amp;e=00938adab1" target="_blank">Sam Gilliam</a>, and&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=fa4e02cc91&amp;e=00938adab1" target="_blank">Norman Lewis</a>. Then, make your own abstract works, experimenting with tools, materials, and methods of creating! Because we will be using wet media, be sure to dress for a mess! Drop in and&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=a21f199628&amp;e=00938adab1" target="_blank">register for free</a>; all families and kids of all ages are welcome.

Family Day: Painting Outside the Lines

CMC's Spring Exhibition: Urbs in Myco April 11-May 10

Urbs in Myco

Windows to the Subconscious: A national juried exhibition about dreams and nightmaresSurrealist Classics from the Museum CollectionPhantasmagraphica: The Early Psychedelic Work of British Artist Douglas Binder&nbsp;or&nbsp;Nightmares of alienation in post-industrial EnglandA Deb Sokolow Sampler: 20 Years of Speculative Drawing

Mysterious Dream Suite

<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/" target="_blank">Jackson Junge Gallery</a>&nbsp;is proud to present&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry,”</a>&nbsp;a solo exhibition by Chicago photographer,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Clifton Henri</a>. This series features eight photographs representing the experience of being Black in America. So often Black Americans are told to “wait” for change. However, waiting holds “weight” and that weight is heavy. The weight and heaviness that Black people have been carrying for 100’s of years continue to pass on, essentially passing the weight/wait on to the next generation.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry”</a>&nbsp;is a collection that has now become&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri’s</a>&nbsp;most well-known and vulnerable body of work to date. <a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry”</a>&nbsp;is a series that began in 2020, a year of social unrest, racial inequities, national news stories of police brutality, and personal changes in&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri’s</a>&nbsp;life; all during a worldwide pandemic. This was a time in&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri’s</a>&nbsp;life and career where he felt it was time to get more vulnerable with his work, and create a series as a form of expression, representation, and activism. “The murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter protests, the isolation of the pandemic – it was all so heavy. But I kept coming back to this idea of waiting. How we, as Black people have been told to wait for justice, for equality, for things to change. And then I started thinking about the weight of that waiting – how we carry it, how it gets passed down. That’s when I knew I had to create&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry.”</a> <a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry”</a>&nbsp;combines multiple elements of&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri’s</a>&nbsp;existing photography style as well as new additions collectors have not seen in previous works. Each photograph in this series layers texture, color, and narrative to create an entirely new concept for this series. Behind the subject of each photograph shows a textured background, most of which came from locations in Chicago, New Orleans, Ghana, and Cuba. The subject matter is the center of each photograph; all of which are children, a very intentional detail. “I feel like our children take on the burden of the inequities in our society. We do our best to protect them as they trek through life but also pass on to them a heaviness a child shouldn’t have to wear.”&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;also incorporates color and typography to not only draw the viewer in, but to additionally nod towards his background and interest in graphic design. All these elements create a new style of photography for&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>, which helps emphasize the shift in the conceptual themes for this collection.&nbsp; When creating the title piece for this series,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;wanted to translate the heaviness most Black parents feel of passing on trauma and struggle to their children.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/the-wait-we-carry" target="_blank">“The Wait We Carry”</a>&nbsp;shows a young boy looking tired and defeated while carrying a large duffle bag. Military symbolism in this piece conveys the burden passed down through generations. “War is a battle fought by those who didn’t start it. Our children walk into a world that’s already stacked against them, and we try to protect them, but we also pass on the knowledge of survival, the weight of history. The helmet in the piece is armor, but it’s also a reminder that these battles shouldn’t be theirs to fight. The duffle bag is both a literal and figurative weight – what we carry, what we inherit.”&nbsp; Another piece in this series that conveys struggle and fight is&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/heavy-wait-champ" target="_blank">“Heavy Weight Champ,”</a>&nbsp;which depicts a young boy in boxing headgear. “Boxing is survival. It’s strategy, endurance, knowing when to hit, and when to take a hit. Being Black in America is the same.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/heavy-wait-champ" target="_blank">‘Heavy Weight Champ’</a>&nbsp;is about the exhaustion of constant fighting. The headgear, the stance – it’s preparation, but it’s also fatigue.” The boy’s headgear shows the branding “Everlast”, a detail that takes a whole new meaning. “The word ‘Everlast’ hit me hard. Because the fight isn’t new. It’s everlasting. But we don’t have the luxury of sitting it out. We have to keep swinging, even when the gloves feel too heavy.” Horrific news stories of police brutality and violence against Black people in America is not a new occurrence, but in recent years has been getting more attention and awareness due to the Black Lives Matter movement and social media.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;took inspiration from some of these news stories to create pieces that touch on the alarming rate of violence against Black Americans and the real names and stories behind the victims involved. In his piece titled,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/now-i-lay" target="_blank">"Now I Lay,"</a>&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;memorializes Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old medical worker who was killed by police in her home. "Breonna Taylor was asleep in her own home. That fact alone is terrifying. When I created&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/now-i-lay" target="_blank">'Now I Lay'</a>&nbsp;I wanted to bridge the innocence of a bedtime prayer with the horror of her reality. Writing directly on the helmet was my way of making her memory inescapable. Breonna's murder is part of a cycle of sanctioned violence against Black women that this country often ignores. We can't let her name fade. We must say it over and over." Another piece in this series with a specific victim in mind is&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/store/artists/clifton-henri/point-shoot" target="_blank">"Point and Shoot,"</a>&nbsp;which touches on the murder of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old who was fatally shot in 2012. Trayvon Martin's life was taken due to racial profiling, a topic that&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;highlights in this piece. "I wanted to make it plain - Black people are being targeted. The hoodie references Trayvon Martin, and the arrows point to the intentionality of this violence. America has demonstrated restraint when it wants to - there are mass shooters who walk away unharmed - but when the suspect is Black, it feels like there's no hesitation. The very act of being Black in public can be a death sentence."&nbsp; Since its creation,&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">"The Wait We Carry"</a>&nbsp;has traveled across the country with&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;and received a variety of responses from viewers. Overall&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>reflects on the emotion that people feel when viewing this series. Tears are often a common response, but not always out of sadness and rather for being seen. He notices the response from parents and how this series relates to their feelings of parenthood. Children are also drawn to this series due to the bright colors and seeing themselves in the children subjects.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;specifically points out the response from non-black parents and hearing how they talk to their children about the series. “Many parents create carefully crafted responses; some are bland and sugarcoated while others are much deeper.” Overall, emotion and feeling are something that&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Henri</a>&nbsp;wants viewers to receive from this series. "I want people to see themselves in these images. To feel the weight. To recognize the patience and resilience but also the frustration and fatigue. But more than anything, I want people to understand that we can't just wait. Change doesn't happen in stillness - it happens in movement, in action. We've been carrying this weight for centuries. It's time we start putting some of it down."&nbsp; See&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/about/artists/clifton-henri" target="_blank">Clifton Henri's</a>&nbsp;award-winning series&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming" target="_blank">"The Wait We Carry"</a>&nbsp;on view at&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://j2gallery.com/" target="_blank">Jackson Junge Gallery</a>&nbsp;April 7th&nbsp;- May 11th, 2025. The gallery will be celebrating this exhibition's opening reception on Friday, April 25th, coinciding with EXPO Chicago Art After Hours from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.&nbsp;This exhibition is curated by Gallery Director Kaitlyn Miller and Gallery Assistant Marisa Taravella.

The Wait We Carry

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago today announced the upcoming exhibition <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=ae8c249f6c&amp;e=4ba592fe2a" target="_blank">Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection</a>. Opening on June 1, 2024, and running through March 2, 2025 in the Neil and Fischel Galleries on the museum’s second floor, the exhibition pulls from the MCA collection, which holds one of the largest collections of Jafa’s work, to create a survey of his artistic practice over roughly the last ten years.This immersive exhibit features four video works, linked together by connecting corridors, that envelope the viewer in the broad range of Jafa’s references, subjects, and themes. The exhibition explores Jafa’s use of found imagery, music, and artistic techniques such as montage and collage to construct videos, sculptures, and photographic works that are layered and arranged in ways that reveal the diverse and complex realities of Black being. Jafa’s multidisciplinary work seeks to encompass what he describes as “the full complexity, specificity, beauty, and potentiality of what Black folks have made and continue to make out of the bleak existential circumstance we’ve attended to over the past several hundred years.”Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection contains a selection of artworks held in the MCA’s collection, including the videos APEX (2013), Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death (2016)—last seen in the MCA’s 2019 exhibition <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=0c8f6347ff&amp;e=4ba592fe2a" target="_blank">Prisoner of Love</a>— The White Album (2018), and Akingdoncomethas (2018). Accompanying the videos are key sculptural and photographic works that further underscore Jafa’s unique approach to visual culture and image making, in which the lines between popular and high culture blur and the personal collides with the political.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=7ad2ef8de3&amp;e=4ba592fe2a" target="_blank">Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection</a> is organized by René Morales, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, and Jack Schneider, Assistant Curator.Lead support is provided by the Harris Family Foundation in memory of Bette and Neison Harris, Zell Family Foundation, and Cari and Michael Sacks.Arthur Jafa (b. 1960, Tupelo, MS; lives in Los Angeles, CA) is an artist and filmmaker. Jafa’s films have garnered acclaim at the Los Angeles, New York, and Black Star Film Festivals, and his artwork is represented in celebrated collections worldwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the High Museum of Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Luma Foundation, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others.Image: Arthur Jafa, Mickey Mouse was a Scorpio, 2017. Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum; 52 × 83 in. (132.1 × 210.8 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.61. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen.

Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection

BARELY FAIR 2025 is the 5th edition of our tiny fair. 24 exhibitors will be joining us in a return to the white cube origin.&nbsp; 2025 FAIR DATES 23 APR - 11 MAYNEAR McKINLEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL VISITING HOURS23&nbsp;–&nbsp;27 APR, 11 AM – 4 PM3 – 4 MAY, 12 – 5 PM10 – 11 MAY, 12 – 5 PM Evening events TBA and by appt. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barelyfair.com/" target="_blank">Details</a>

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