{"article":{"id":659,"title":"Color and Concepts Fill Galleries this April","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418181/yh02zpszue129fjdmzt6.jpg\"><figcaption>A show of new paintings by Karl Wirsum opens at Corbett vs Dempsey Friday, April 5</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By GINNY VAN ALYEA&nbsp;</p><p>The&nbsp;first week of April continues an active year in galleries that began at the start of 2019, nearly three months ago already.&nbsp;</p><p>Beginning Thursday, April 4 and continuing through Friday night, several exhibitions and events take place that you don't want to miss, many featuring artists who are exploring significant issues of our time. Unlike during the fall in the Chicago, spring gallery shows aren't competing directly with the specter of art fairs and biennials. This time of year, as the body as well as the mind begins to wake up, seize the opportunity to emerge from hibernation and encounter shows featuring work by up-and-coming artists as well as art world stars. Now you may have the time to visit and contemplate the many images and messages that are being presented.&nbsp;</p><p>April already heralds a lot of good and important things to come in these warmer months, and new art may be found throughout the city's neighborhoods and into the suburbs as well.</p><p>Some highlights are listed below, and our full calendar may be viewed&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events\">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Much is planned in the coming days and weeks, including the summer issue of CGN in early May, so forgive us if our news slows down for a little while as we get the next edition of the magazine off to the printer later this month.</p><p><i>Enjoy the arrival of spring and all there is to see in the galleries!&nbsp;</i></p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h2>Theaster Gates: Every Square Needs a Circle</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418181/x8wsokwtjwd04pcwh4lx.gif\"><figcaption>Theaster Gates (b. 1973), <i>Progress Mill,</i>&nbsp;2018, Neon, 38 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, 97.8 x 97.8 x 12.1 cm</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 4–June 29 at Richard Gray Gallery, </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/richard-gray-gallery-gray-warehouse\"><strong>Gray Warehouse</strong></a><strong> – West Town (Opening April 4)</strong></p><p><i>Every Square Needs a Circle</i>, a&nbsp;solo exhibition of new sculpture, film, installation, and neon work by Theaster Gates opens this Thursday night at Gray Warehouse with a reception for the artist from 6-8 PM.</p><p>The exhibition marks a continuation of Gates’s long engagement with the work of American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois, whose examination of genius and progress in Black America from Emancipation to the mid-20th century has been a source of inspiration for the artist. Placing his interest in poetics and the weighty history of objects, Gates debuts a multi-faceted installation that bridges the work of Du Bois with architectural excerpts from Chicago, expounding on the archives that hold and preserve records of Black intelligence.</p><p>Relating moments from art history to stories of quotidian labor, <i>Every Square Needs a Circle</i> is a rumination on materials, time and repetition.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Karl Wirsum: New Paintings</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418182/dncmqysnojkqu49lxwo1.jpg\"><figcaption><i>Karl Wirsum, Geezer Gazing Geyser, 40 x 18 inches (Geysey), 41 x 31 inches (Geezer)</i></figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 5–June 22 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/corbett-vs-dempsey\"><strong>Corbett vs Dempsey</strong></a><strong> – West Town (Opening April 5)</strong></p><p>Karl Wirsum, an original member of the Hairy Who is a legendary figure in Chicago art. This is the first exhibition of Wirsum’s new work in six years and Corbett vs Dempsey's first show of new works by the artist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Genevieve Gaignard: Black White and Red All Over</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418183/ncwxgvcm8fkcxf2dmwym.gif\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 5–May 24 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/monique-meloche-gallery\"><strong>Monique Meloche Gallery</strong></a><strong> – West Town (Opening April 5)</strong></p><p><i>Black White and Red All Over </i>is<i> </i>Genevieve Gaignard’s first solo show with the gallery, and her first in Chicago. The exhibition will focus on the artist’s new body of mixed media works on panel and will include a new site-specific installation. Arising out of her well-known photographic and installation-based series, these new works convey a declaratively political angle through novel formal means.</p><p>Gaignard explores issues of race, class, and femininity using an uncanny humor befitting these concepts’ duality as both weighty markers of identity and unfixed values traded fluidly in popular culture. As a biracial woman in America, Gaignard investigates the aesthetic and cultural divide between black and white, a chasm as palpable as it is “invisible.” As an artist interested in the varying incremental shades that exist between, and inadequately define, these markers, Gaignard’s practice hinges on composites: of identities, experiences, appearances, materials.</p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Herman Aguirre</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418184/j8n3h3kngbcgdwrnbnur.jpg\"><figcaption>Herman Aguirre, <i>Cenizas nada mas</i>, 2018, oil and acrylic / acrylic skins on canvas, 72\" x 48\"</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 5–May 4 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/zolla-lieberman-gallery\"><strong>Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</strong></a><strong> – River North (Opening April 5)&nbsp;</strong><br><br>Painter Herman Aguirre uses representation and abstraction to bring texture to the depictive and affective aspects of an image. He uses various techniques and materials to investigate charged subjects in order to prompt the sense of fragility of human existence. Through the use of symbolism and metaphor, he depicts images that convey respect, love, and honor in commemoration for “those who are not with us but are around us”. Paintings are executed using references from an archival collection of images, including the images of victims of the Mexican drug war, as well as his own family photographs and souvenirs. The body of work reflects the psychological and physical trauma faced as an observer, creator, and family member. The objects, images, and events that build up the world that surrounds him become conduits for ideas. Constantly wrestling: his painting process becomes a confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed accumulation of impasto, which not only gives value to the image, but also allows for its proper burial. At last, reaching tranquility and peace.</p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Frances Cox &amp; Michael Noland: A World Apart</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418185/yqvbmanphvb4yy6qjty2.gif\"><figcaption>Michael Noland, <i>American Flood</i>, Oil on linen</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 5–25 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hofheimer-gallery\"><strong>Hofheimer Gallery</strong></a><strong> – Ravenswood (Opening April 5)&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Hofheimer Gallery presents a show featuring the work of Frances Cox and Michael Noland, two artists who feature color and pattern strongly in their work.</p><p>Frances Cox keeps redefining landscape and still life in an invented and abstract vocabulary.&nbsp;</p><p>Michael Noland’s work is influenced by Chicago Imagism and traditional American scenes. He creates portraits of flora and fauna, rendered exotic with vibrant hues and colors richly layered. In Michael’s paintings are a dynamic push and pull of forms often unexpected and inventive.</p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>A Month of Sundays</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418186/iq7nrrcqtcmzpitcxlee.jpg\"><figcaption>Patty Kirk</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• Opening April 5 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-dime\"><strong>The Dime</strong></a><strong> – Wicker Park (Opening April 5)&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Patty Kirk has been painting since childhood, and now at the age of 61 she is having her first one woman show. Kirk's paintings speak to her strong Catholic faith and spirituality and an adherence to the primacy of family. They also invoke thoughts of that which is unseen, a pursuit of the invisible, an invocation to the spirits which are a foundational element of her faith.&nbsp;</p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>This Stillness</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418187/avn6xn85lwlcbiy1xhr5.jpg\"><figcaption>Image: Vanessa German, <i>A Love Powm to Nia Wilson #2</i> (detail), 2018</figcaption></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 4–May 5 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/intuit-the-center-for-intuitive-and-outsider-art\"><strong>Intuit</strong></a><strong> – West Town (Opening April 4)</strong></p><p>A new exhibition opens at Intuit on Thursday evening. Curated by Jamillah Hinson<i>This Stillness</i> is an exploration into the complexities of Black girlhood and womanhood and the quiet reflections of self that arise from these circumstances. The exhibition goes beyond the contemporary use of a traditional Black American art form—assemblage—and delves into themes of autonomy, self-reflection, and the dehumanization of Black women and girls. At the same time, the exhibition serves as an archive of personal, familial and cultural identity. <i>This Stillness</i> explores mediums often found in the practice of Black American female artists who are re-piecing histories, narratives and memories that were not allowed to flourish in the past.</p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Abstractly Speaking</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418188/qeu1f7jcaqpsj8ipmpgv.jpg\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• April 5–27 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/woman-made-gallery--2\"><strong>Woman Made Gallery</strong></a><strong> – Pilsen (Opening April 5)</strong></p><p>Woman Made Gallery (WMG) presents <i>Abstractly Speaking</i>, highlighting art which is non representational and unconcerned with literal depiction, instead relying&nbsp;on the visual language of form, color, line, texture, mark-making and process, as a means to an end. Artists include: Peggy Breidenbach, Marian Carow, Carolyn Cronin Hughes, Susan Dickman, Camillia Elci, Carol Estes, Nancy Ferro, Lisa Flowers Ross, Heather Gallegos-Rex, Darcy Gerbarg, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Margie Glass Sula, Monica Goldsmith, Celia Greiner, Mille Guldbeck, Maki Hajikano, Julie Henry, Kelly Hensen, Jamie Kost, Ginny Krueger, Court Lurie, Robin Malpass, Elyse Martin, Joan McLane, Katherine Nemanich, Louise Pappageorge, Sonia Pratt, Olivia Rozdolsky, Sabine Senft, Kathie Shaw and Kathleen Waterloo. Juried by gallerist Melanee Cooper.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>6-Year Anniversary Group Show</h2><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418189/nflueb7pnsym6i2abp4i.jpg\"><figcaption>Hebru Brantley</figcaption></figure><p><strong>• April 6–27 at </strong><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/6-year-anniversary-group-show\"><strong>Vertical Gallery</strong></a><strong> – West Town/Ukrainian Village (Opening April 6)</strong></p><p>The gallery presents a special exhibition celebrating its 6-year anniversary. The show will feature over 40 artists - local, national &amp; international - from 14 different countries with artistic styles that have shaped the gallery’s programming over the years. Since opening its doors at 1016 N. Western Avenue in 2013, Vertical has presented ambitious exhibitions with work influenced by street art, urban environments, graffiti, pop culture, graphic design and illustration. With 10 to 12 group and solo shows per year, plus participation in major international art fairs, Vertical Gallery has featured over 300 different artists from around the world in its exhibitions.</p></body></html>","published_at":"2019-04-01 12:00:00","state":"published","slug":"art-is-blooming-in-the-galleries-this-april","type":"NewsPost","meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2019-04-01 16:48:10.678786","updated_at":"2019-04-29 19:11:08.131868","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'-8':350B '1/2':287B,290B '10':1462B '1016':1435B '12':1464B '12.1':299B '14':1414B '18':473B '1973':281B '2':1114B '2013':1440B '2018':284B,718B,1116B '2019':45B '20th':386B '22':484B '24':547B '25':926B '27':1249B,1382B '29':304B '3/4':293B '300':1483B '31':478B '38':286B,289B '4':54B,292B,302B,315B,732B,1118B,1127B '40':471B,1408B '41':476B '48':728B '5':23B,482B,493B,545B,556B,730B,740B,925B,933B,1026B,1034B,1120B,1248B,1257B '6':349B,1373B,1381B,1391B,1400B '61':1048B '72':726B 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18","excerpt":"","body":"<h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">This weekend's art plans can take you across Chicago, into the far suburbs, and north to Wisconsin. </span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">The Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago opens doors to distinctive spaces, while family activities and an outdoor sculpture tour offer more ways to spend time with art.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a look at what’s on this Saturday and Sunday. Follow the event links for any registration details and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926703/awzl5ynwbvo6sgqzswvu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open House Chicago at the Driehaus Museum</a></h3><p>Saturday–Sunday, October 17–18; Saturday performance 1–2 p.m.</p><p><strong>The Driehaus Museum</strong></p><p>Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Explore the historic Murphy Auditorium during the Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago weekend. The landmark, reopened after renovation in 2024, also hosts Hanna DiLorenzo’s Behind Closed Doors on Saturday. Entry is free without reservations; access does not include the museum’s exhibition galleries.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926703/utgorjynclhpj4rprjuu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/family-day-proud-to-be-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Family Day: Proud to Be Me</a></h3><p>Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.</p><p><strong>Smart Museum of Art</strong></p><p>5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Exhibiting artist Nina Chanel Abney guides visitors in creating colorful self-portrait collages. A collaborative card-deck project extends the activities beyond the canvas, offering families a chance to explore identity and creativity together.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791926704/urcvfeolau4lvnzgbcde.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago-etching-demonstrations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open House Chicago: Etching Demonstrations</a></h3><p>Saturday–Sunday, October 17–18, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. each day</p><p><strong>WING Studio</strong></p><p>4883 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Add printmaking to your Open House Chicago itinerary. 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Bridgeport is busy with Third Friday festivities and Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE is back. New exhibitions, live calligraphy, and an art sale round out Friday’s choices. </span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a look at what’s ahead on Friday. Follow the event links for registration and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930291/zjcipafj3dspguzzpmyf.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/between-reflection-and-revelation-david-dunlops-material-alchemy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Between Reflection and Revelation: David Dunlop’s Material Alchemy</a></h3><p>Gallery Night: Friday, October 16, 5–9 p.m.; Gallery Day: Saturday, October 17, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; exhibition opens October 14</p><p><strong>JK Art House</strong></p><p>191 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin</p><p><br></p><p>Make a Wisconsin art outing part of the weekend. David Dunlop combines traditional translucent oil techniques with metal supports, producing paintings whose surfaces change with light and movement. The opening joins Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE, with a free John Michael Kohler Arts Center workshop also taking place in the gallery.</p><p><br></p><p>Also taking place is <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/treasured-postcards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Treasured Postcards</a> on Friday, October 16, 5–9 p.m. This is a John Michael Kohler Arts Center workshop at JK Art House. Inspired by Lenore Tawney’s correspondence, this free Gallery Night workshop invites participants to make small collage postcards from photographs, printed papers, and other materials. Stop into JK Art House’s Parlor to create an artwork that can travel through the mail.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930292/x5ek6zxnrve0xb2xc73w.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/out-there\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Out There</a></h3><p>Gallery Night: Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.; Gallery Day: Saturday, October 17, 11 am. Exhibition on view through November 7</p><p><strong>Kim Storage Gallery </strong></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">207 E Buffalo St., Ste 404, Milwaukee, WI 53202</span></p><p><br></p><p><em>Out There </em>is a two-person exhibition of new&nbsp;work by Hector Acuna and Andy Paczos. The title borrows the advice a teacher gave Paczos at the&nbsp;School of the Art Institute of Chicago: look out the window, \"there's lots of good stuff out there.\" He&nbsp;took it, and has painted Chicago from direct observation for three decades since. Acuna works the&nbsp;same way, returning to his Wisconsin sites across multiple plein air sessions and staging handmade&nbsp;props to paint in natural light. Both find their subjects by standing in front of them</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930293/l29ajlc9lsmbnwlgzegr.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/recycled2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Recycled 2026</a></h3><p>First Look: Friday, October 16, 5 p.m.; opening-night event at 6 p.m.; sale through October 24</p><p><strong>The Art Center Highland Park</strong></p><p>1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park</p><p><br></p><p>Rediscovered art finds new homes at The Art Center’s annual sale, with donated works selected and priced for accessible collecting. Opening-night tickets offer an early look; weekend hours are Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Entry is free October 19–24.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930293/dmixwzoapmhzwikc39sr.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/calligraphy-performance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Calligraphy Performance</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.; artist conversation 5–6:30 p.m.; performances begin at 6:30 p.m.</p><p><strong>Research House for Asian Art</strong></p><p>3217 S. Morgan St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>The Becoming Words reception brings calligraphy to life through performances by Hekiun Oda and Bahman Panahi. Panahi joins musician Kerry Leung for Musicalligraphy, while Oda demonstrates his distinctive practice. Food reflecting both artists’ cultures accompanies the evening. Admission is $40, plus the ticket service fee.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930294/ztj4wvrfjkrgh6cmlivu.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/structure-in-stature\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Structure in Stature</a></h3><p>Opening: Friday, October 16, 6–9 p.m.; on view through November 20</p><p><strong>Forum 301</strong></p><p>301 W. Ohio St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Fashion becomes a meeting point for architecture, sculpture, and performance in this group exhibition. The participating artists examine how clothing shapes bodily presence, from protection and concealment to exaggeration and transformation, and how we construct the space we occupy.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930294/vumxu9z8gblmzb7rnlug.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-studios-third-friday-at-the-bridgeport-art-center\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Studios Third Friday at the Bridgeport Art Center</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 7–10 p.m.</p><p><strong>Bridgeport Art Center</strong></p><p>1200 W. 35th St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Explore studios and three gallery presentations: Decadence Deux, presented by Pigment International and September Gray Fine Art; Art Connection: Past Meets Present, from ArtConnectED; and Robert Lipton’s Una Vuelta a Mis Raices. The free evening offers opportunities to encounter artists and their work throughout the building.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930295/wzyhrxjudnttxdsxhkzh.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bridgeport-third-friday-art-walk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bridgeport Third Friday Art Walk</a></h3><p>Friday, October 16, 7–10 p.m.</p><p><strong>Bridgeport Artist Community</strong></p><p>Multiple neighborhood locations in Bridgeport, Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Extend your Third Friday visit beyond a single building. The Bridgeport Artist Community’s route connects more than 45 galleries, studios, shops, and cultural spaces. Use the linked neighborhood map to plan stops, and check individual venues for their evening hours.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791930295/l8rblbkgi3icjn11t2jf.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3>Szukalski. The Mythshaper / Szukalski. Rzeźbiarz mitu</h3><p>Opening: Friday, October 16, 7–9 p.m.; on view through October 2027</p><p><strong>Polish Museum of America</strong></p><p>984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>A major exhibition revisits Stanisław Szukalski’s complex legacy through sculpture, drawing, prints, and photography. Organized with the POLONIKA Institute, it examines his imaginative mythmaking and contested ideas. 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Auctions and museum conversations lead into Lincoln Park Art Night on Thursday, followed by Bridgeport’s Third Friday festivities and Milwaukee’s quarterly Gallery Night MKE. New exhibitions, live calligraphy, and an art sale round out Friday’s choices. Over the weekend, the Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago opens doors to distinctive spaces, while family activities and an outdoor sculpture tour offer more ways to spend time with art.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Here is a date-by-date look at what’s ahead. Follow the event links for registration and updates, and keep an eye on CGN’s calendar as more details are added.</span></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">– CGN</span></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925834/b6nk3ypattnrwihdwgyq.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/curated-calder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Curated: CALDER</a></h3><p>Auction: Wednesday, October 14, 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern</p><p><strong>Rago and Wright</strong></p><p>online bidding</p><p><br></p><p>A midweek auction offers another way to engage with art. Rago and Wright’s current Curated: CALDER sale brings the artist’s work to the auction block, with bidding available online. See the current auction catalog for lots and registration.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925835/wag6zxfk4f1g8ewtm2gy.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/european-furniture-decorative-arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">European Furniture &amp; Decorative Arts</a></h3><p>Auction: October 14–15, 10 a.m. Central each day</p><p><strong>Freeman’s</strong></p><p>1550 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Freeman’s two-day sale spans English and Continental furnishings, decorative objects, and sculpture. Collections from across the country, including Barrington Hills, contribute to a selection ranging from clocks and tapestries to Minton porcelain.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925835/iuvm3fhf9qqdsotqyqus.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/symposium-religion-art-and-provenance-in-museums\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Symposium: Religion, Art, and Provenance in Museums</a></h3><p>October 14–16</p><p><strong>Smart Museum of Art</strong></p><p>University of Chicago | Hyde Park</p><p><br></p><p>What happens to religious objects when they enter museum collections? Keynotes, panels, and roundtable conversations consider their changing meanings and histories in this multi-day symposium. Consult the program for individual session times and locations.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925836/amunmqudsnpyfhr06tz8.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-and-women-in-sports-looking-at-amber-morningstar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art and Women in Sports: Looking at Amber Morningstar</a></h3><p>Wednesday, October 14, 3:30–5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Block Museum of Art</strong></p><p>40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston</p><p><br></p><p>Northwestern Athletics’ Ava Earl and Associate Provost Michelle Manno consider Cara Romero’s photograph Amber Morningstar through the lens of women in sports and self-representation. The conversation connects art with identity, teamwork, and the power to shape one’s own image. </p><p><br></p><p>Coffee and tea begin at 3 p.m.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925836/mbtbn5zn8qka5oidgmha.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/becoming-words-a-joint-calligraphy-exhibition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming Words: A Joint Calligraphy Exhibition</a></h3><p>October 15–November 15; opening reception Friday, October 16, 5–8 p.m.</p><p><strong>Heritage Museum of Asian Art and Seldon Institute</strong></p><p>Exhibition at Research House for Asian Art, 3217 S. Morgan St., Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Japanese calligrapher Hekiun Oda and Iranian artist Bahman Panahi bring different traditions into conversation, moving from written language toward gesture, abstraction, and sound. The exhibition opens Thursday, followed by Friday’s live performance program and a free artist-led tour Saturday, October 17, 1–3 p.m.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925837/kwmlwtohdvxxju0tr4q3.jpg\"> </p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-fine-art-of-madron-gallery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Fine Art of [Madron Gallery]</a></h3><p>Opening: Thursday, October 15, 5:30–8:30 p.m.; on view through December 18</p><p><strong>Madron Gallery</strong></p><p>1000 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago</p><p><br></p><p>Madron marks its 25th anniversary with twenty-five works by twenty-five artists from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The free opening joins the fifth annual Lincoln Park Art Night, making it a lively evening to explore Madron, Leslie Wolfe Gallery, gallery 1871, Art City, and Art on Sedgwick.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791925838/kyhsb4gnqyfspn70ttgm.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wander-and-wallow-must-we-dwell-brian-lathan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wander and Wallow: Must We Dwell — Brian Lathan</a></h3><p>Opening: Thursday, October 15, 6–8 p.m.; artist remarks at 6:30 p.m.; on view through November 20</p><p><strong>Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center</strong></p><p>37W570 Bolcum Rd., St. Charles</p><p><br></p><p>Brian Lathan’s brightly colored prints explore the uneasy relationship between escape and self-care. 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Meet the artist at the free opening reception.</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><h3><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View the full CGN Calendar here</a></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p>","published_at":"2026-10-13 15:47:09.159","state":"published","slug":"new-exhibitions-auctions-events-october-14-and-15","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2026-10-13 21:10:38.599","updated_at":"2026-10-13 21:10:38.6","category_id":2,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'1':456B '10':138B,197B '1000':481B '11':141B '14':6A,137B,195B,252B,310B '15':8A,196B,381B,383B,468B,550B '1550':204B '16':253B,388B '17':455B '18':478B '1871':532B '20':564B '25th':491B '3':311B,372B,457B '30':312B,470B,472B,558B '3217':407B '37w570':572B '3rd':485B '40':319B '5':313B,389B,469B '6':551B,557B '8':390B,471B,552B 'a.m':139B,142B,198B 'abstract':432B 'across':17B,226B 'activ':84B 'ad':130B 'ahead':109B 'amber':306B,338B 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