Candida Alvarez, “hi ho silver,” 2008, acrylic on canvas, 84 x 72 inches
1 Candida Alvarez Chicago Cultural Center The first major retrospective of one of Chicago’s most eminent painters shows a selection from over forty years of her work.
2 Robert Burnier Andrew Rafacz Gallery Part painting, part sculpture, Burnier’s wall work enchants and mystifies as it unfolds before the eyes.
3 If You Remember, I’ll Remember Block Museum of Art Works by seven artists reflect on intertwined histories of resilience against injustice and oppression in the United States.
4 Kadar Brock Patron Gallery Painted up and then sanded down, Brock’s paintings seduce the senses.
5 The Dangerous Professors Triumph Over 150 artist-educators embrace their “dangerous” potential to upset the rightward swing of global politics in an ambitious group show.
Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert is a curator, critic and editor. She is the inaugural Curator of Contemporary Art at the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University. She was formerly Curatorial Fellow at the Chicago Artists Coalition, Art Editor of Newcity and Assistant Curator at the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University.
