TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/12-2/18)

1. Lauren Spencer King: In Pursuit

February 14, 3-6PM
Regards: 2216 W Chicago Ave

2. Life Imitates Art

February 12, 5-8PM
Anthony Gallery: 1360 West Lake St
Work by: Adam Pendleton, Alec Egan, Andrew J. Park, Caitlin Cherry, Cristine Brache, David Salle, Esiri Erheriene-Essi, Hank Willis Thomas, Joel Mesler, Laurie Simmons, Mario Ayala, Masaomi Yasunaga, Michael C. Thorpe, Nate Young, Okey Ofomata, Pat Phillips, Shaniqwa Jarvis, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Tony Lewis, Umar Rashid

3. On The Same Planet at The Same Time

February 13, 6-9PM
The Beautiful Cat Gallery: 1070 W Granville Ave
Work by: Beni Batiste, Tiffany M. Favers du Shine, Eleanor Mulshine, Diego Rancel, Mariel Rancel, and Philip Smith

4. It Will Destroy You Omair Hussain: Primary Pictures

February 13, 6-9PM
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 2320 W Chicago Ave
Work by:  Michelle Alexander, Lauren Bertelson, Matias Brimmer, Robert Burnier, Alison Campbell, Zach Dobbins, Rea-Silvia Emmanouil, Sophia Farmer, Figwürm, Shanti Grandhi, Chloe Harthan, Sascha Huth, Melanie L. Johnson, Diada Amiri Jones, Rohen Jones, César López, Colin Martinez, Van Payne, Dylan Rabe, Austin Reilly, James Ross Servantz, Ethan Shay-Cowell, and Deb Sokolow. Curated by Isaiah Lee and Samiah Fulcher

5. All My Love

February 14, 2-5PM
Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 238 W 23rd St
Archival letters  of Bernarda “Bernie” Lo and Albert Wong, video installation by Yuge Zhou and archival materials from Jacinta Wong.

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The Visualist, www.thevisualist.org, is more than just a list of dates and events on the internet. It's a really long list of dates and events for exhibitions, artist talks, receptions, festivals, panels, performances, readings, fairs, workshops, and curated content all kinds. At its heart the Visualist is really a cursory archive of actions and engagements throughout Chicagoland. In time, this archive will reach back to the Brunswick Building fire of 1989. While creating this image of Chicago's cultural work, the Visualist is also being updated throughout the week to provide as complete and accurate a day-to-day accounting of these activities as is possible.

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