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Jeff Koons
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art More times »
It's easy to forget that art star and auction darling Jeff Koons made his name as a provocateur. His Made in Heaven series includes photographs... View details »
Jeff Koons
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Ladylike
Wednesday July 30 (1–6pm) @ Gosia Koscielak Gallery More times »
Free
In a post-third-wave landscape of mommy wars, Sex and the City fever, and continuous political upheaval, feminism is having a bit of an identity crisis.... View details »
Ladylike
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Collecting for Chicago
Wednesday July 30 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago More times »
You may not have noticed, but the Art Institute's Department of Prints and Drawings has been running in stealth mode — its world-class collection was... View details »
Collecting for Chicago
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Mario Ybarra, Jr.
Wednesday July 30 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago More times »
Free
In his first solo museum exhibition, Mario Ybarra, Jr. presents a witty comparison of Chicago and Los Angeles through the exploits of William Wrigley, Jr..... View details »
Mario Ybarra, Jr.
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Alex Katz: Subject to Reversal
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5:30pm) @ Richard Gray Gallery More times »
Free
At 81, Alex Katz has only recently emerged as one of America's major contemporary artists. The Richard Gray Gallery shows why the artist's profile has... View details »
Alex Katz: Subject to Reversal
Art: Photography
Brian Ulrich and Jason Lazarus
Wednesday July 30 (10am–6:30pm) @ City Gallery More times »
Free
Jason Lazarus and Brian Ulrich take an irreverent glimpse behind the scenes of the art market with About Art, their photographic exhibition at City Gallery... View details »
Brian Ulrich and Jason Lazarus
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Michael Jones McKean
Wednesday July 30 (11am–6pm) @ ThreeWalls More times »
Free
Michael Jones McKean's ramshackle constructions combine disparate found objects with wood, clay, and papier-mâché. His work has a strong physical presence, and the unusual artifacts... View details »
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Jane Fisher
Wednesday July 30 (11am–5:30pm) @ Packer Schopf Gallery More times »
Free
Figurative painter Jane Fisher returns to Chicago with her latest series of paintings: a simple celebration of humanity entitled Big Heads and Bigger Women. The... View details »
Jane Fisher
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ISN'T IT
Wednesday July 30 (11am–5pm) @ Tony Wight Gallery More times »
Free
At first glance, ISN'T IT appears to be a loose collection of sculptures that brings modest materials to life. But the exhibition rewards close viewing,... View details »
ISN'T IT
Art: Photography
Daniel Traub
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5:30pm) @ Catherine Edelman Gallery More times »
Free
... China becomes a major player in global culture, attention shifts towards its booming cities. In a new series of photographs, Daniel Traub looks farther... View details »
Daniel Traub
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Mónica Herrera: Strings
Sunday Aug 3 (3–5pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center More times »
Free
For her interactive sound installation at Hyde Park Art Center, Mónica Herrera transforms the gallery into a giant musical instrument and invites viewers to play... View details »
Mónica Herrera: Strings
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Discarded Paintings by Gifted Amateurs
Wednesday July 30 (11am–5pm) @ Intuit More times »
Free
Whereas most found-art exhibitions make aesthetic objects out of forgotten knick-knacks, the focus of this exhibition is, more literally, fine art that's found. Discarded Paintings... View details »
Discarded Paintings by Gifted Amateurs
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Book and Paper Arts Triennial
Wednesday July 30 (10am–6pm) @ Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts More times »
Free
This juried triennial exhibition, dedicated to paper preservation and innovation in an increasingly paperless world, opens today at Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book &... View details »
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Several Landscapes and 3 Landscapes in the Modern Style
Wednesday July 30 (noon–6pm) @ Western Exhibitions More times »
Free
If you relish summer group exhibitions and air conditioning, head to the two landscape-themed shows at Western Exhibitions. Director Scott Speh works with several artists... View details »
Several Landscapes and 3 Landscapes in the Modern Style
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Gisela Insuaste
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art More times »
Local artist Gisela Insuaste mines the terrain of personal recollection and material culture for her multidisciplinary installations. In painting, drawing, and three-dimensional forms, Insuaste conjures... View details »
Gisela Insuaste
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Portraits from the Mind
Wednesday July 30 @ Chicago Cultural Center More times »
Free
Despite a well-respected decades-long career, painter William Utermohlen didn't enjoy widespread fame until he became unable to make art or communicate. When the septuagenarian, now... View details »
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Boys of Summer
Wednesday July 30 (11am–5pm) @ Monique Meloche More times »
Free
A good group exhibition can feel like a free buffet serving top-quality market produce; it all looks so enticing, and you don't know where to... View details »
Boys of Summer
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Are We There Yet?
Wednesday July 30 (10am–8pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center More times »
Free
Curated by photographer Dawoud Bey, Are We There Yet? is a group show of lens-based work that touches on issues of mobility. It's a timely... View details »
Are We There Yet?
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Zachary Cahill: The Best Laid Plans
Wednesday July 30 (noon–5pm) @ DOVA Temporary More times »
Free
Explicitly political art has fallen out of favor in recent decades, although there have been signs of a comeback as the state of the union... View details »
Zachary Cahill: The Best Laid Plans
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A Declaration of Immigration
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5pm) @ National Museum of Mexican Art More times »
Free
It may be a country founded by those who arrived from elsewhere, but the United States arguably has a long way to go when it... View details »
A Declaration of Immigration
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Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5pm) @ Russell Bowman Fine Art More times »
Free
Chicago Imagism began with a group of artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago who first showed their work at the Hyde... View details »
Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985
Art: Photography
Beyond the Backyard
Wednesday July 30 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Photography More times »
Free
Recognized as a fixture in Americana, the backyard has, over the previous two decades, become a space favored almost as much by postmodern thinkers as... View details »
Art: Architecture/Design
Design in the Age of Darwin
Wednesday July 30 (10am–8pm) @ Block Museum, Northwestern University More times »
Free
What effect did Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species have on the development of early modern architecture? What can we make of the canon-splitting... View details »
Design in the Age of Darwin