Devin T. Mays, “Taxidermy,” 2018/Courtesy the artist and Regards, Chicago
Another Idea (Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry) The Gray Center takes the ubiquitous virtual art exhibition one step further with a knockout conceptual group show featuring perennial favorites like Pope.L and Susan Hiller. The works include a participatory website by Philip von Zweck on artificial birds in Chicago, a dance party on the moon hosted by Kyle Bellucci Johanson and images encompassing Cauleen Smith’s “COVID Manifesto,” one of which reads: “The internet is not the answer.” Detroit artist Chelsea A. Flowers’ karaoke-style video is particularly indelible, caustically pronouncing that the race and power dynamics of the art world make segregation appealing. Through July 31
Art Top 5: October 2020 1 Richard Hunt: Scholar’s Rock or Stone of Hope or Love of Bronze (Art Institute of Chicago) Famed Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt shows a monumental bronze work, developed over the last six years, alongside other large- and small-scale pieces, arranged on the museum's Bluhm Family Terrace. Through Summer 2021 2 Anthem (Weinberg/Newton Gallery) The West Town gallery partners with the…
