TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/17-2/23)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/17-2/23)

1. Darin Latimer: SuperDeath pt. 1 (Let it Bleed) February 18, 6-9PM Elephant Room Gallery: 704 S Wabash Ave   2. It’s the satire that kills the serpent, you know…: Robert Colescott and the Art of Racial Irony February 17, 7-8PM Chicago Cultural Center: Online...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/10-2/16)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/10-2/16)

1. Flor, Manal Kara, & Caleb Yono: THEM February 11, 5-9PM Roots & Culture: 1034 N Milwaukee Ave   2. Kristin McWharter: Game Day! February 13, 11AM-2PM High Concept Labs: 2233 S Throop St   3. Yoonshin Park: In/Visible February 12, 5-7PM Beverly...
Re-introducting: Writer-in-Residence Randall Szott

Re-introducting: Writer-in-Residence Randall Szott

I don’t want art to ask any questions, unless it is “what would you like for dinner?” I want art to be predictable, like a romantic comedy that leaves you crying on the couch even though you knew they would end up together. I’d like it to sit in my lap and purr. Art...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/3-2/9)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/3-2/9)

1. Erol Scott Harris: LORE February 5, 12-4PM Tiger Strikes Asteroid: 2233 S Throop St,   2. Anything Can Be A Dragon, Anything Can Be A Snake February 3, 5:30-8:30PM NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery: 5500 N St Louis Ave Work by: Kristin Abhalter Smith and Kristin...
Sub-rural #12, Scott Espeseth

Sub-rural #12, Scott Espeseth

  Scott Espeseth’s sedate composition, “Aluminum Storm” embodies the artist’s punning sound-images, ashen palette, and generally understated rendering of his immediate environment. “Storm” depicts the stark metal siding of a neighbor’s unassuming frame house and...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/27-2/2)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/27-2/2)

1. Confluence January 28, 7-11PM Heaven Gallery: 1550 N Milwaukee Ave With artists: Abena Motaboli, Lucia Calderon Arrieta, Ryn Osbourne, and Olive Stefanski   2. Shonna Pryor: Of Portals and Pathways January 30, 11AM-2PM Material: 2025 W Belmont Ave   3....