Art Top 5: January 2022

Brontez Purnell, “Pillow Fight,” 2016. Video. 4 minutes 1 second /Image: Sophia Wang, courtesy the artist

1
Crip*
(Gallery 400)
Co-organized with Krannert Art Museum at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the artists in this group exhibition push back against rigid identity markers, with each exploring disability in their work.
Opens January 14

2
Bells for Her
(Ruschwoman)
A three-person show in which the artists use performance, photography and installation to consider how archiving can act as both erasure and memory-building.
Through January 23

3
Subscribe: Artists and Alternative Magazines, 1970-1995
(Art Institute of Chicago)
Featuring archival material and time-based works, this exhibition shows how alternative magazines forced mainstream media to accept new standards of culture.
Through May 2

4
Human/Nature
(Weinberg/Newton Gallery)
In partnership with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group show offers actionable ideas related to climate change.
Opens January 14

5
Farah Al Qasimi
(Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis)
For this site-specific installation, Al Qasimi mines personal history to create a collaged photo wall, reflecting on the shifting idea of home.
Through February 27