Alex Katz, “Three Trees 3,” 2016, oil on linen, 84 x 130 inches / Richard Gray Gallery
1 Alex Katz Gray Warehouse The master of contemporary figuration turns toward abstract landscapes for what might be the nonagenarian’s last major works.
2 SAIC MFA Show 2018 SAIC Sullivan Galleries Sample the works of over a hundred MFA graduates in one biennial-sized show.
3 Richard Rezac Renaissance Society Two decades of abstract sculptures from the Chicago artist who has not had a solo show at home in all that time.
4 Paul Mpagi Sepuya Document Gallery Sepuya’s photographs and photographic collages reflect on the black male body.
5 Olivia Schreiner Tiger Strikes Asteroid Paintings and drawings that explore the space between light and darkness.
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.
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