{"article":{"id":2222,"title":"Spring 2023 Preview","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419183/ebwdgtdt38sl8lojcavz.png\"><figcaption><i>New Growth 2 </i>(triptych), 2021Gio Swaby. Collection of Rasheed Newson. © Gio Swaby. Opening April 8 at the Art Institute of Chicago</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">Our calendar is full this spring, and we want to call your attention to just a few notable upcoming events. They take place in the city, suburbs, and in neighboring states. We include gallery shows, land art, and museum blockbusters. Plan ahead and enjoy what's on view now through May.&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">The only thing they each have in common is that they will all end, so don't miss out! We will share a summer preview later this season.&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">Note: exhibitions are listed in chronological order and begin in April and May, 2023.</p><p class=\"lead\"><i>– CGN</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419184/exkv64mkgbpaxpsy212l.jpg\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">Vertical Gallery 10 Year Anniversary Show&nbsp;</p><p><strong>March 11 – April 29</strong></p><p>Featuring AlexFace, Martin Whatson, Flog, 2CHOEY, Hama&nbsp;Woods, Sergio Farfan, Collin Van Der Sluijs, Mr. Kreme,&nbsp;Mau Mau, and Pipsqueak Was Here!!!&nbsp;</p><p>The exhibition celebration will take place in two parts:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vertical-gallery-s-10-year-anniversary-show-part-1\">• Part I - at Vertical Project Space</a></p><p>This special exhibit will feature 4 works each from 10 Chicago-based artists:&nbsp;Chris Uphues, Rae Denise (Rachael Scotland), AJ Ainscough, Laura Catherwood, Van Dam One, Goosenek, Melissa Villareal, Angel Onofre, Matt Zuska and Jordan Ferguson.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vertical-gallery-s-10-year-anniversary-show-part-2\">• Part II - at Vertical Gallery&nbsp;</a></p><p>Featuring 4 new paintings each from: AlexFace (TH), Martin Whatson (NO), Flog (FR), 2CHOEY (TH), Hama Woods (NO), Sergio Farfan (US), Collin Van Der Sluijs (NL), Mr. Kreme (TH), Mau Mau (UK), and Pipsqueak Was Here!!! (NL)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419185/eo3qf15g3fxgqb0g6xl8.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://jeanalbanogallery.com\">Michiko Itatani: Infinite Hope</a></p><p><strong>April 5–June 3. </strong><i>Opening April 14</i></p><p><strong>• </strong>Jean Albano Gallery</p><p>Jean Albano Gallery recently welcomed Michiko Itatani to the gallery's roster and this is her first exhibition with the gallery. &nbsp;</p><p>Michiko Itatani’s artmaking process starts with gathering various fragments from experiences, events, documents, literature, history, science, myths, customs, etc. She catalogues those fragments, mutates them, makes images, and lets them interact with each other. Itatani’s painting is a painted diagram of some of the possibilities, consisting of painting vocabularies that are both fascinating and painful at the same time: it is incomplete, fragmented and under inquiry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419186/mev6ouanf7g3q8jhym0z.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/forgotten-dreams-jaume-plensa\">Jaume Plensa: Forgotten Dreams</a></p><p><strong>April 7–June 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p>GRAY</p><p>The exhibition is centered around the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) text. Drafted by representatives from all regions of the world and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the UDHR is a milestone document in the history of human rights, proclaiming a common standard of fundamental political liberties to be universally protected for all people and all nations. Plensa describes the UDHR as “one of the most beautiful and emotional poems ever written. &nbsp;Its extraordinary poetic power interrogates us; each article like a hand knocking on the door to our hearts.”&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419187/jtayl2immelrupbt721y.jpg\"><figcaption><i>Alone Against It All</i>, 2022. 5.5’ x 5.5’. Hand-felted wool, handwoven hand-spun wool, angelina fiber, bamboo fiber, silk, and recycled sari silk.</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bryana-bibbs-numb\">Bryana Bibbs: Numb</a></p><p><strong>April 7–May 6 &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Oliva Gallery</p><p><i>Numb </i>is an exhibition highlighting the fast and slow navigation of past and current experiences through the use of intricacy, color, and form.</p><p>Telling stories of trauma and mental health is not always easy, based on the stigmas in our society, which is how it became a central motivation in my practice. There are parallels between the slow navigation of personal experiences and the rhythmic textile techniques of hand-carding, hand-spinning, and handweaving, both of which are a form of transformative repetition. While working between traditional and experimental processes, my large-scale pieces navigate past experiences in what I consider to be \"chapters.\" Whereas small-scale works are similar to journaling, channeling day-to-day observations.</p><p>With ongoing tactility and material investigation, the works inspire an internal space that is externalized through the play of intricacy, color, and form, often inspired by the fluidity of mark-making and tone associated with painting.</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419187/y5kifwqnaqr9arv4qgys.png\"><figcaption><i>Love Letter 1, </i>2018. Gio Swaby. Collection of Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman. © Gio Swaby</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9869/gio-swaby-fresh-up\">Gio Swaby: Fresh Up</a></p><p><strong>April 8–July 3</strong></p><p>The Art Institute of Chicago</p><p>Gio Swaby is a multidisciplinary artist whose textile-based practice explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood.</p><p>Her embroidered portraits are anchored in the connections she forges with her subjects: each portrait begins with a photo shoot in which her sitters are captured in a moment of self-awareness and empowerment. In her textile interpretations, Swaby foregrounds their&nbsp;hair, clothing, and jewelry—highlighting and celebrating the subjects’ use of fashion as unapologetic self-definition and self-expression. Having grown up in the Bahamas surrounded by the materials her seamstress mother used, Swaby chose to work in textiles—a medium traditionally associated with domesticity and femininity—as a means to imbue her works with both familiarity and labor-intensive care. She upends tradition, however.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419188/qrsykhpzvyylwzuprzfg.png\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><br>Patrick Eugène, <i>50 LBS</i></p><p><strong>Apr 13–May 20</strong></p><p>Mariane Ibrahim Gallery</p><p>“50 pounds” is a common weight restriction airline companies enforce on travelers. But what if you had to carry your entire life with you? With just fifty pounds of luggage, is one meant to summon up and journey with the entirety of their life?</p><p>Patrick Eugène’s paintings are tributes, ones formed not from reference photographs, but from a natural likeness and resemblance to his ancestry. The paintings persist and evoke dignity, refinement, and optimism. Clothing is thrown into bags in fury and with urgency. The figures' expressions are full of hope, worry, and slight anticipation. Through portraits of subjects on the outset of a journey, both physical and mental, Eugène emphasizes the radical effect migration can have on countries and people, even uninvolved.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419189/ornlqwdgxrfxtsexslyp.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-lunch-drawings-tony-fitzpatrick\"><i>The Lunch Drawings: Tony Fitzpatrick</i></a></p><p><strong>April 12–May 21</strong></p><p>Povos Gallery</p><p>The Lunch Drawings: Tony Fitzpatrick with Hannah Chavez, Owen Spryszak, Messejah Washington, Sierra Severson. Works of art created by Fitzpatrick during his lunch breaks in 2022.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419190/f8fqp6ams1od94li4voy.png\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/patric-mccoy-take-my-picture\">Patric McCoy: Take My Picture&nbsp;</a></p><p><strong>Apr 14–Jul 15, 2023</strong></p><p>Wrightwood 659</p><p>In the 1980s, Patric McCoy traveled around Chicago on his bike, always with his camera, finding no shortage of Black men who wanted their picture taken. The exhibition is a selection of 50 photographs from this rich document of 1980s Black gay Chicago. HIV/AIDS hit Black men especially hard. Thousands would die by the end of the decade. <i>Take My Picture</i> is marker of place, time, and memory. It is an altar to those lost.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419191/cvhvndgmzdifypmjwe48.jpg\"></figure><p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/edra-soto-destination-el-destino\">Edra Soto: Destination/El Destino</a></p><p><strong>Apr 22–Aug 6, 2023&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Hyde Park Art Center</p><p><i>Destination/El Destino: a decade of GRAFT</i> is the largest exhibition to date of Puerto Rican artist Edra Soto. Rooted in themes of cultural hybridity, the exhibition addresses the unsung influence of Afro-diasporic cultures on Puerto Rico’s decorative architecture. An exhibition highlight is a new, large-scale commission of the artist’s GRAFT series with porous sculptures, documentary photographs, drawings, and games that activate the Art Center’s indoor/outdoor main gallery.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419191/cei49d0nwovq3qtfnzfk.jpg\"><figcaption>Robert Lostutter<i>Night Garden</i><br>2015<br>graphite on paper<br>20 1/2 x 31 inches<br>signed bottom right</figcaption></figure><p class=\"lead\">Robert Lostutter</p><p><a href=\"https://www.corbettvsdempsey.com\">Corbett vs. Dempsey</a></p><p><strong>May 5–Jun 17</strong></p><p>Robert Lostutter is best known for his brightly colored paintings of mysterious male figures wearing elaborate feathered and flowered masks. However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s Lostutter produced a number of small watercolors and drawings of female subjects where he began to explore many of the elements seen in his later paintings. Inspired by Richard Lindner’s practice of taking trips to Bloomingdale’s and watching women self-consciously trying on clothes, the girls in these watercolors share both the fascination with costume that would come to characterize Lostutter’s later work, and the preoccupation with complicated undergarments held by many of his Imagist colleagues. In contrast to the overt imagery of the women and their clothing, Lostutter also introduces ambiguous surreal elements like a bizarre floating gloved hand, dancing zaps and splashes that are made three-dimensional, and strategically placed, exuberantly blooming flowers.&nbsp;</p><p>Lostutter often made these works on paper in preparation for larger paintings on canvas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></body></html>","published_at":"2023-03-21 12:00:00","state":"published","slug":"spring-2023-preview","type":"NewsPost","meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2023-03-21 19:12:43.705982","updated_at":"2023-03-23 20:11:25.264047","category_id":2,"highlighted":true,"searchable":"'1':648B '1/2':1157B '10':121B,175B '11':126B '12':943B '13':807B '14':255B,980B '15':982B '17':1172B '1948':388B '1960s':1197B '1970s':1200B '1980s':988B,1025B '2':6B '20':809B,1156B '2015':1152B '2018':649B '2021gio':8B '2022':456B,973B '2023':2A,117B,983B,1069B 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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. Figures shelter smaller versions of themselves inside exposed headspaces, inviting viewers to consider the habits and interior worlds that sustain us. 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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