{"id":412130,"date":"2023-01-16T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T23:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=412130"},"modified":"2023-01-19T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T22:17:27","slug":"art-exhibitions-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/art-exhibitions-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Art Exhibitions in Chicago to Check Out Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some unique art exhibitions in Chicago to explore this month, this list is for you. For those of you who know me IRL, you know I&#8217;m an artist and art journalist at the same time, and many of you have received exhibition suggestions from me in private before. Well, I figured why not put together a list of my favorite art exhibitions going on in Chicago this and next month, and share it with all our long-time readers this time? So, here it is!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkycQKMMaTa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkycQKMMaTa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkycQKMMaTa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Architecture Biennial (@chicagoarchitecturebiennial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org\/news\/features\/pullman_conscious_revitalization_of_the_overlooked\">Pullman: Conscious Revitalization of the Overlooked<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago South Side neighborhood of Pullman is historically known as one of the first communities in the U.S. to be built as an industrial company town. Home to the Pullman Palace Car Company in the 1880s, Pullman was a model for corporate social engineering by a train baron whose failed experiment ignited union labor strikes and civil rights movements by the resident employees. Today, the remaining buildings are the focus of the neighborhood\u2019s historical and architectural narrative\u2014making the southern half of Pullman a recipient of investments to advance revitalization efforts. What about north Pullman?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in Chicago&#8217;s architecture, history, and interwoven relationships, check out this art exhibition presented by Chicago Architecture Biennial. And don&#8217;t forget to take advantage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/the-complete-guide-to-free-museum-days-in-january\/\">free museum days<\/a> this month before heading over!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl1K1Quujz0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl1K1Quujz0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl1K1Quujz0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by MCA Chicago (@mcachicago)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/visit.mcachicago.org\/exhibitions\/art-in-the-caribbean-diaspora-1990s-today\/\">Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s\u2013Today<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>MCA Chicago, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taking the 1990s as its cultural backdrop, Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s\u2013Today\u202fis the first major group exhibition in the United States to envision a new approach to contemporary art in the Caribbean diaspora, foregrounding forms that reveal new modes of thinking about identity and place. It uses the concept of weather and its constantly changing forms as a metaphor to analyze artistic practices connected to the Caribbean, understanding the region as a bellwether for our rapidly shifting times.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_412131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-412131\" style=\"width: 1749px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412131\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"art exhibition in chicago artist replete\" width=\"1749\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-scaled.jpg 1749w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-2000x1372.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-474x324.jpg 474w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-370x254.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-842x578.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-406x279.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09A8669-600x412.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-412131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Artist Replete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/artistreplete.com\/\">Between L\u00f8ve and Money<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Water Tower Place, 835 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two Southside Chicago artists take over the former Dr. Seuss space for a dual exhibition featuring their newest work starting Jan. 15th. Arthur &#8220;Art&#8221; Williams Jr. is an American-born artist and former counterfeiter, who counterfeited the 1996 hundred dollar bill and was the subject of the book The Art of Making Money by Jason Kersten. Roger J. Carter is a Chicago artist who uses toy soldiers and mixed media to create portraits. Both artists will debut new works in this exhibition. 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The latest exhibition, The Language of Beauty in African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, is an exploration that seeks to decolonize the Western aesthetic standards long placed on these objects and to elevate the local indigenous perspectives of the works\u2019 makers and communities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_412134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-412134\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412134\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kumoriyo-a-night-when-the-sky-is-thick-with-clouds-and-no-moon-or-stars-can-be-seen-july-1-2022-11.21-pm-santa-cruz_1_miya_ando-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-412134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Kavi Gupta Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kavigupta.com\/exhibitions\/503-miya-ando-kumoji-cloud-path-a-road-kavi-gupta-washington-blvd.-fl.-2\/\">KUMOJI (Cloud Path \/ A Road Traversed By Birds And The Moon)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kavi Gupta Gallery, 835 W Washington Blvd floors 1-3, Chicago, IL 60607<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kavi Gupta presents Kumoji (Cloud Path \/ A Road Traversed By Birds And The Moon), a solo exhibition of new paintings by Miya Ando. Expressive of the transitory and immaterial quality of clouds at night, the exhibition spotlights nature\u2019s impermanence and interdependence.<\/p>\n<p>Based on actual night clouds Ando photographed in a variety of locations over the past three years, their ephemeral qualities illustrate the sentiment behind the Japanese phrase \u201cmono no aware,\u201d roughly translated as \u201cthe pathos of things.\u201d Beauty fades; strength dissolves into frailty. 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