Expo Chicago, September 20-22 ($20-$30). Vernissage: September 19, 6pm-9pm ($100). Navy Pier, 600 East Grand.
Edition Chicago, September 20-22 ($10 suggested). Chicago Artists Coalition, 217 North Carpenter.
Fountain Art Fair, September 20-22 ($10-$15). VIP reception: September 20, noon-7pm ($50). Opening reception: September 20, 7pm-midnight. Mana Contemporary, 2233 South Throop.
Friday, September 20
BRIDGEPORT
Wesley Willis and Ricky Willis: “Joy Bus Ride,” drawing and sculpture. Project Onward at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 West 35th, #5R. Opening reception: 6–10pm. Through November 2.
Javier Chavira: “Disparate Images,” mixed media painting. 33 Contemporary Gallery, at the Zhou B Art Center, 1029 West 35th. Opening reception: 7pm-10pm. Through October 12.
Open Studios. Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 West 35th. Opening reception: 6pm-10pm.
Third Fridays open studios and galleries. Zhou B Art Center, 1029 West 35th. Opening reception: 7pm-10pm.
BUCKTOWN and WICKER PARK
Edie Fake and poet Kevin Killian: “Secret Lives.” Night Club, 2017 West Moffat, suite 1. Opening reception: 7pm-9pm. Through September 21.
Jaakko Pallasvuo: “Allegra Geller.” Dos Perros Projects, 859 North Marshfield, apartment 2R. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm.
David Szpunar: “Wicker Park After Dark,” photography. Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 North Milwaukee. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm. Through October 27.
GARFIELD PARK
Felipe Mujica and Johanna Unzueta, “Arquitectura y Amistad,” sculpture and textile prints. Curated by Kristin Korolowicz. New Capital, 3114 West Carroll. Opening Reception: 7pm-11pm. Through September 29.
LOOP
Luftwerk: “Shift,” new media. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington. Performance: 11am-9pm. Through January 5.
“News from Nowhere: Chicago Laboratory,” new media. Sullivan Galleries, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 33 South State, 7th floor. Opening reception: 6pm-8pm. Through December 21.
WEST LOOP
Theaster Gates: “Accumulated Affects of Migration,” sculpture. Kavi Gupta Gallery, 835 West Washington. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through November 9.
Roxy Paine: “Apparatus,” sculpture. Kavi Gupta Gallery, 219 North Elizabeth. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through December 20.
Wendy White: “Pick up a Knock,” painting. Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 835 West Washington. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through November 2.
CJ Hungerman, Mark Hansen, Franklin Riley, Charlie Megna and Brandon Howe. FM Gallery, 310 North Peoria. Opening reception: 6pm-10pm. Through October 31.
Andrew Holmquist: painting. Carrie Secrist Gallery, 835 West Washington. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through October 12.
Andy Boot, Mandla Reuter, Elisabeth Penker and Florian Schmidt: “The Program,” curated by Michael Scott Hall. Gallery 400, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, 400 South Peoria. Opening reception: 5pm-7pm. Through October 19.
Norman Kanter: “Works from the Estate,” painting. McCormick Gallery, 835 West Washington. Opening reception: 6pm-8pm. Through October 19.
RIVER NORTH
Jennifer Greenburg: “Revising History,” and Janna Ireland: “The Spotless Mirror,” photography. Schneider Gallery, 230 West Superior. Opening reception: 5pm-7:30pm. Through October 26.
STREETERVILLE
Alex Katz: “Virtual Reality,” painting. Richard Gray Gallery, in the John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through November 2.
Jim Lutes, Laura Letinsky and Julia Fish: “Under Investigation,” painting and photography. Valerie Carberry Gallery, in the John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through October 26.
John Michael Rusnak: “Fear of Nostalgia,” photography. KM Fine Arts, in the John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through December 21.
Joanna Neff, Michael Murtaugh, Brian Garay, Skinner Twin and Vlado Ketch: “ALT EXPO.” Practical Angle, 161 East Erie. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm. Through October 19.
SUBURBS
Eric Abrecht and Richard Kooyman: painting. Anne Loucks Gallery, 309 Park Avenue, Glencoe. Opening reception: 5pm-7pm. Through November 19.
Saturday, September 21
MICHIGAN AVENUE
Stephen Kaltenbach: “Drawings, Time Capsules and Room Alterations,” sculpture and drawing. Bert Green Fine Art, 8 South Michigan, suite 1220. Opening reception: 5pm-8pm. Through October 26.
OLD IRVING PARK
Aimée Beaubien and Paul Erschen: “This is Big.” 3433, 3433 North Kedvale. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm. Through October 12.
Kirk Faber: “This is how tall you are,” sculpture. Autumn Space, 1700 West Irving Park. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm. Through October 12.
PILSEN
Kevin Jennings and Steve Reber: “Prestidigitation.” Slow, 2153 West 21st. Opening reception: 6pm-9pm. Through October 19.
Donna Huanca: “Scrying Threats,” sculpture. Queer Thoughts, 1640 West 18th, #3. Opening reception: 7pm-10pm. Through October 27.
WICKER PARK
Stephanie Burke: “CANTO.” Rational Park, 2557 West North. Opening reception: 7pm-11pm. Through October 5.
SUBURBS
Astrid Fuller and Rachel Welling: “Unique Hieroglyphics,” painting and drawing. Triton College Art Gallery, 2000 Fifth Avenue, J-Building, River Grove. Closing reception: 4pm-7pm. Through September 27.
Sunday, September 22
LOGAN SQUARE
James Bellucci, Allison Grant and Naughty Nailz: “Almost Real,” photography and nail art. Azimuth Projects, 2704 North Whipple. Opening reception: 3–6pm.
PILSEN
Ray Smith: “Here/Now,” mixed media. Mana Contemporary, 2233 South Throop. Opening reception: 1–5pm. Through December 31.
STREETERVILLE
Theaster Gates: “Church in Five Acts,” performance. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago. Performance: 3:30pm.
SUBURBS
Andrew Falkowski and Karl Erickson: “Architecture and Morality,” drawing and sculpture. The Suburban, 125 North Harvey, Oak Park. Opening reception: 2–4pm.
Lisa Williamson: “Bumps.” Shane Campbell Gallery, 125 North Harvey, Oak Park. Opening reception: 2–4pm.
“Metamorphosis,” curated by Barbara Blades and Beth Hart. Noyes Cultural Arts Center Gallery, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. Opening reception: 3pm-5pm. Performance by New Material (Mikel Avery, Leroy Bach, Tadd Cowen and John Preus) at 3:30pm. Through October 31.
The Role of Art Criticism Today Unanswered in EXPO 2022 Forum Moderated by Sarah Douglas, the forum began with a distinction between the concepts of an artwork’s market value and intrinsic value and then the critic’s duty to interpret for an audience.
