Michelle Grabner, “Untitled,” 2018, cotton weave, dimensions variable
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In This House
Elmhurst Art Museum
A collaborative group show curated by Michelle Grabner in the museum’s iconic Mies-designed McCormick House.
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David Schalliol and Justine Pluvinage
Hyde Park Art Center
Two artists debut works made during a residency exchange with France’s Centre Régional de la Photographie.
3
Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt
Block Museum of Art
Don’t miss this rare glimpse of ancient funerary portraits from Egypt’s Roman era.
4
Jeffrey Grauel
Chicago Artists Coalition
New works by Grauel feature shag rugs and wooden sculptures on the theme of the “public school.”
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Outside the Practice
Bridgeport Art Center
Chicago architects and designers, freed from constraints of their professional practices.
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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