“The Singer,” 2018, by Kongkee/Courtesy of the artist and Penguin Lab
1 Jaume Plensa: Forgotten Dreams (Gray) The renowned Spanish artist brings two large-scale installations and more to his tenth exhibition at Gray. Opens April 7
2 Gio Swaby: Fresh Up (Art Institute of Chicago) The textile artist’s first solo museum exhibition explores “the intersections of Blackness and womanhood.” Opens April 8
3 EXPO CHICAGO (Navy Pier) The tenth edition of the international art fair features 170 exhibitors and sparks a citywide array of special events including the Barely Art Fair, Boil Toil + Trouble, Neo Chicago and Newcity’s Breakout Artists Exhibition. Opens April 13
4 Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk (Wrightwood 659) A two-story installation by the London-based Chinese artist uses neon-soaked multimedia to tell the story of ancient poet Qu Yuan. Opens April 14
