Art Top 5: May 2023

Derrick Woods-Morrow, “Invitation to Access”/Courtesy of the artist

1
Temple Of: Julia Arredondo & Chad Kouri
(Roots & Culture )
Arredondo and Kouri (Newcity Breakout Artist 2011) transform the gallery into an “alternative space for worship, rest, communion, and spiritual expression.”
Opens April 28

2

(Renaissance Society)
Good luck figuring this one out as the Ren has removed the artist’s name—previously announced as Shahryar Nashat—from its website and press materials. As Hamza Walker says, “I don’t know what Shahryar’s work is about— thank god!”
Opens May 13

3
Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape
(Art Institute of Chicago)
Because why have only one blockbuster exhibition (Dali) when you can have two?
Opens May 14

4
Julia Fish: Hermitage Threshold/s — scores + bricks
(Rhona Hoffman)
The Chicago artist continues mapping the details of her life with paint.
Opens May 19

5
Derrick Woods-Morrow: Gravity Pleasure Switchback
(Gallery 400)
The Newcity Breakout Artist (2019) has his first major solo exhibition, promising “a euphoric dream state containing the phases and spaces inhabited by Black American Southerners.”
Opens May 19