Carrie Secrist, 2002. /Photo: Bob Black/Sun-Times
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April Martin and Ruby T
Roots & Culture
Don’t miss this duo that promises to “revel in the femme-y architectural accessories of blinds, curtains and rugs as sites of intervention, movement and penetration.”
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Elaine Rubenoff
Randy Alexander Gallery
Rubenoff transforms luscious flora into gorgeous, floor-to-ceiling paintings.
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25 Years
Carrie Secrist Gallery
Celebrate Secrist’s silver anniversary with new works by gallery favorites.
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John Pittman
Regards
Over a decade since his last solo show, Pittman’s paintings-cum-sculpture still delight and beguile.
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Deborah Handler
65Grand
See ceramic sculptures that are not your mom’s flower vases.
Elliot J. Reichert is a Chicago-based curator, critic, and editor. He is a currently Curator of Contemporary Art at the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana Unversity, and Hatch Projects Curatorial Resident at the Chicago Artist Coalition. Formerly, he was Art Editor of Newcity and Assistant Curator at the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University. His writing has been published in The Brooklyn Rail, the Journal of Visual Culture, and Newcity.
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