Ruby T, “Rug Orgy,” 2019, ink on hand-marbled paper, 17 x 11 inches

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Ruby T: Underwater Flood
(Western Exhibitions)
Ruby T, one of our 2018 Breakout artists, shows her signature drawings and marbled silk paintings, this time around alternately depicting elaborate scenes of flowing water with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
Opens September 13

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Eleanor Antin: Time’s Arrow
(The Art Institute of Chicago)
In 2017, the pioneering feminist revisited her classic self-portrait series “CARVING”; this exhibition will have both sets of photographs, alongside other projects that explore aging and one’s sense of self.
Opens August 24

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Remember Where You Are
(DePaul Art Museum)
The work of four emerging artists, hailing from Chicago and San Antonio, using personal and public histories to bring attention to the complexities of acculturation and migration
Opens September 12

4
Salome Chasnoff and Meredith Zielke: Present Absence
(Roman Susan)
 Through a five-channel video installation, Salome Chasnoff and Meredith Zielke create a personal conversation amongst Chicagoans who have lost a loved one to police violence.
Through September 14

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Thanks for not breeding: Laura Davis and Derrick Woods-Morrow
(Aspect/Ratio)
Multidisciplinary local artists investigate the complexity of gender roles using sculpture, video and performance.
Opens September 6