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Art: Architecture/Design
Panorama of Modern Brazilian Architecture: From the 1950s to the Present
Wednesday Sep 3 @ Crown Hall More times »
Free
This exhibition provides a thorough visual survey of Brazil's modern architecture. Photographs, drawings, and design concepts profile the work of well-established Brazilian architects such as... View details »

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Jeff Koons
Wednesday Sep 3 (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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Collecting for Chicago
Wednesday Sep 3 (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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Mónica Herrera: Strings
Wednesday Sep 3 (9am–8pm) @ 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 Sep 3 (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 Sep 3 (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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Are We There Yet?
Wednesday Sep 3 (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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A Declaration of Immigration
Wednesday Sep 3 (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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Scavenger Constructs: Site-Specific Sculptures
Wednesday Sep 3 (9am–5pm) @ Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College Chicago More times »
Free
Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans turned mass-produced objects into meaningful art. With this transmutability in mind, Scavenger Constructs features five artists who give new meaning... View details »
Scavenger Constructs: Site-Specific Sculptures
Art: Photography
Bill O'Donnell
Wednesday Sep 3 (10am–6:30pm) @ City Gallery More times »
Free
Bill O'Donnell's color photographs offer a world of spooky little vacation homes, troubling the eye with mixed-up scales and half-focused views. This series, on display... View details »
Bill O'Donnell
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Chances Are the Comets in Our Future
Wednesday Sep 3 (10am–6pm) @ Gallery 400 More times »
Free
Music may come first for Chicago-based Drag City — the record label has championed singular talents like Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Bill Callahan/Smog for years... View details »
Chances Are the Comets in Our Future
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Light from Inside: Art from Illinois Prisons
Wednesday Sep 3 @ Chicago Cultural Center More times »
Free
For those whose impressions of prisoners have mostly been shaped by watching Oz, this exhibition provides a look at prisoners' creative talent and dedication. Light... View details »