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From Russia to America: Art of Three Generations by the Livchitz Family
5/3-5/28:Galleries
A tribute to what would have been Russian realist painter Chaim Livchitz's 100th birthday, this exhibit displays the work of Chicago-based, Russian-American artists whose work spans three generations. Reception Sat 5/4, 6-9 PM.
1012 N. Dearborn St.
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville
847-864-5323Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962
Through 6/2:Galleries
Multidisciplinary group show that explores how postwar devastation influenced contemporary artistic practices. See long review.
Animal Kingdom
Through 6/3:Galleries
An exhibit that includes screenprints of animals by Chicago artists.
Future Fossils
Through 6/15:Galleries
Showcase of work by 3-D artist Christophe Gauspohl. Reception Fri 3/15, 7-10 PM.
Carole Feuerman
Through June 28Galleries
Hyperrealist sculpture and glass work; it's the artist's first Chicago solo show. Reception Thu 3/28, 5-8 PM.
John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan, suite 2515
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville
312-255-1202Ghost Paintings
Mondays-Saturdays. Continues through Aug. 10Galleries
Work by postmodernist David Salle.
Amalia Pica
Through Aug. 11Galleries
A multi-media exhibit including sculpture, photography, live performances, and more.
MCA DNA: Chicago Conceptual Abstraction, 1986-1995
Through Sept. 29Galleries
An abstract exhibit featuring painting, photography, sculpture, and other media.
Theaster Gates: 13th Ballad
Through Oct. 6Galleries
Theaster Gates is known as an artist, but he trained as an urban planner, and it's hard to separate his work from the city that inspired it. So his new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art presented a bit of a challenge to both Gates and the curators. The show has a complicated history. In 2009, Gates bought a dilapidated house on Dorchester Avenue in Woodlawn and began to strip it down. Two years later, he traveled to Kassel, Germany, to participate in the citywide art show Documenta (13) and, on a tour of potential exhibition sites, discovered Huguenot House, built in the 19th century by migrant workers from France. Continue reading >>
Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes
June 29-Oct. 13Galleries
This exhibition features original drawings by cartoonist Daniel Clowes.
Think First, Shoot Later
Through Nov. 10Galleries
This exhibit is comprised mostly of photography from the MCA Collection beginning in 1960.
