SUNDAY, FUNDAY, SUNDAY!

Hey ya'll, I saw this guy's work in New York (or was it Philadelphia?) a couple years ago, and I really liked it. Stuff slowly falling past a window. Slightly apocalypse, explosion, etc. And hey, it's the Renaissance Society, they're awesome! Enjoy.

The Renaissance Society presents three lectures related to an exhibition by Paul Chan, March 1 - April 12, 2009

Paul Chan's digital videos combine outsider art, surrealism, and popular culture in dystopian visions engendered by events of grave social injustice. The centerpiece of this exhibition will be a series of eighteen large, text-based, ink drawings of fonts that convert the keyboard into pornographic language derived from characters in the work of Marquis de Sade, a figure whose carnal transgressions questioned the limits of individual sovereignty. The exhibition will also include large portraits of the Supreme Court Justices, and two new moving-image works.

OPENING RECEPTION

Sunday, March 1, 4:00–7:00 pm

featuring a talk with the artist from 5:00–6:00pm in Kent Hall room 120. FREE

LECTURE

Monday, March 2, 5:30pm

Paul Chan

Chan’s career as both an artist and activist serves as an invaluable example of the social, political and cultural forces that have shaped contemporary art over the past decade. This event is co-sponsored with the University of Chicago, Open Practice Committee. It will take place in Kent Hall room 120. FREE

Openings for Friday, February 27th ( or Can't pay for your mansion? Pawn your art!

Oh, Annie Leibovitz, has it come to this? Well, I guess we all need a pawn shop at times. I'm sorry, my dear crawlers, there isn't a lot going on, but there are a few things worth seeing. I want to give a shout out to Myeong Beom Kim, who has work at Thomas Masters, and Lilly McElroy, who has work up at Thomas Robertello. I can't not love taxidermied deer with insanely oversized antlers, and photos of people throwing themselves at others. Awesome. And if your looking for something to do Saturday night, the Post Family is throwing and art and music shindig at there place. Enjoy, my friends.

OPENINGS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009:

BOWMANVILLE:
Morpho - 5216 N. Damen. Marija Tanaskovic-Papadopoulos. Reception Fri 2/27, 6-10 PM. 2/27-3/1.

EAST ROGERS PARK:
Loyola Univ. Crown Center Gallery - 1001 W. Loyola, 2nd fl. Fluxliminal, Photographs by Vesna Jovanovic and sculptures by Renee Prisble Una that explore the "inevitable decay or transformation of all things." 2/27-3/20.

EAST VILLAGE:
Rotofugi - 1955 W. Chicago. St3ncil, Stencil art by Jonathan Wakuda Fischer, David Soukup, and Peat Wollaeger. Reception Fri 2/27, 6-10 PM. 2/27-3/15.

LOOP:
Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Court - 78 E. Washington. Stitches, Symbols, and Stories, Fiber work by Bronwyn Elkuss. Reception Fri 2/27, 5-7:30 PM

Donald Young Gallery – 224 S Michigan Ave. Anne Chu, sculptures. Opening Friday 5-7pm.

OLDTOWN:
Thomas Masters - 245 W. North. Breath, Installation by Myeong Beom Kim. Reception Fri 2/27, 5-8 PM. 2/27-3/29.

PILSEN:
National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 W. 19th. Muralla Sobre Lienzo: A Mural in Progress, Hector Duarte will be working on his 150-foot mural in the Torres Gallery Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:30 AM-1:30 PM, from March 4 to May 9. Reception Fri 2/27, 6-8 PM. 2/27-6/28.

RIVER NORTH:
David Weinberg - 300 W. Superior #203. Salt Water, Paintings by Jennifer Scott McLaughlin. Reception Fri 2/27, 5-8 PM. 2/27-4/11.

ROSCOE VILLAGE:
Flexspace - 2236 W. Belmont. The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique, A "collaboration of heartache, memory, and new meaning" by Cynthia L. Post. Visitors are encouraged to bring items from past relationships to be exchanged with items brought by others. Reception Fri 2/27, 7 PM. 2/27-3/28.

SOUTH LOOP:
Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College – 1104 S. Wabash. About Time, Survey of work created by alumni of Columbia's Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts graduate program between 1991 and 2008 & Makeready, Choke, Bleed, and Knockout, Work by artists who use high-speed rotary offset printing presses, including Kevin Riordan, Jan Voss, Helen Douglas, and Telfer Stokes. Part of the upcoming Southern Graphics Conference (3/25-3/29).. Feb. 27-March 31

WEST LOOP:
Thomas Robertello Gallery - 939 W. Randolph. Gravity Buffs, Seven artists show work that "resists the normal axioms associated with gravity," featuring Jason Robert Bell, Amy Cutler, and Lilly McElroy. Reception Fri 2/27, 5-8 PM. 2/27-4/11.

Tony Wright Gallery – 119 N. Peoria. Half Life, Half Light, work by Leslie Baum & Natureza Morta, work by Jessica Mein. An opening reception will be held for both exhibitions on Friday, February 27th, from 5-8 pm.

Notes From The Morning After #3

As usual, you get a back and forth between Jeriah and I. Enjoy.

Stephanie:
Shit I liked:
Roots and Culture:
1) Pictures of record covers by Todd Simeone. Clean, simple, reminiscent. Good fit for show.
2) Coax by George Monteleone and Alexander Stuart. Made me giggle, always a good sign.

Western Exibitions:
1) Relief images by Miller & Shellabarger in the back room. Subtle and beautiful, as long as you’re willing to squat down and press your face against the wall to get the whole picture.

Jeriah: Are you talking about the black rectangles? I didn’t see anything on them.

S: Yeah, they were reliefs of an image of two bearded men’s heads facing each other with their beards intertwined.

J: I liked the black-on-white cutout piece behind the desk; associations with Kara Walker are pretty much inevitable with black cutout paper, but I liked the piece. I apparently didn’t give the stuff in the back room enough attention, as I totally missed the embossed images.


S: (Shit I liked continued)

Three Walls:
1) The Tract House, a group of tracts organized by Lisa Anne Auerbach. Love stuff I can take home, made me reminisce for the Anarchist Book Fair. I got one copy of each, once I read ‘em all I’ll update you. “I hate you Baltimore” brought back some memories.

J: I read a few, enjoyed them. I interpreted them more as a kind of CrimeThink activist thing, like something we’d pick up at Red Emma’s in Baltimore, or like you said, at the Anarchist Book Fair. I’d like to see them distributed in a non-art setting, though. In this context, with the big stacks of them, it was kind of overload. Too much information to take in at once, so your approach, of taking them all to be read later, makes sense. It’s not that it was a bad presentation, I liked the feel of the space with the table with all the take aways in the little room, and the T-shirts hanging in the main space.

S: (Shit I liked continued)

Packer Schopf:
1) Heavy Metal Animals by Steve Seeley. Ok, so animals, especially North American wild life, plus Metal, equal a winning combination. I loved it and even waxed a bit poetic about it’s subtleties when prodded by Jeriah.
2) I’ve been expecting you by Matthew Schommer. Very Edward Gory, sad and made me think of my worms (I have a worm bin in my pantry, not internal parasites).

J: I liked both of those works, in fact, if I recall correctly I pointed them out to you because I liked them. Heavy Metal animals is fun, and funny, and juvenile in the best way possible. I don’t read it as being as complex as you do, but you’ve got more associations with animals than I do. It probably says more about us and our work, than about the piece: you have a lot of associations with animals, because your work involves them, so you kind of focus on that in this piece, whereas I’m more interested in juvenilia and the artifacts of 1990s teenage culture, so that’s maybe what I focus on more. I’m not discrediting your nuanced read, those associations just aren’t as strong for me.

I’ve Been Expecting You is an awesome piece as well; it’s got hints of Edward Gorey, Max Klinger, and Alfred Kubin, with some Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark mixed in. What works, about Schommer’s piece, is that it feels like he knows it’s a little bit silly, to be preoccupied with mortality, without being ironic about it.

Those were definitely two of the stronger pieces in this show, but my favorite were the woodcuts by Tom Huck. They had a sort of “Rat Fink” biker illustration feel, and also reminded me a lot of Ivan Albright. Particularly, the grotesque renderings of women reminded me of Albright’s painting Into The World There Came A Soul Called Ida, which is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. What Huck has that Albright doesn’t seem to is a sense of humor. Albright’s work is grotesque in a moody, serious kind of way; Huck has more of the metalhead’s appreciation for the comic in the tragic, and of the humorousness of the grotesque. The two prints as well as the original plywood plate on display as part of This Is Not A Print Show at Packer-Schopf right now are my favorite works from this week’s openings.

The reason I don’t say that they’re my favorite works up right now is that there are some truly great paintings up at Linda Warren. Peter Drake’s “All The King’s Horses” opened there last week, and the large-scale acrylic paintings of vintage lead toy soldiers are really spectacular. Based on macro photographs of toys which once belonged to Drake’s grandfather (if I recall correctly), the paintings are made using an unusual subtractive technique in which the canvas is painted in several layers of color which are then revealed through sanding to create the image; details are then painted on top. The result is a waxy-smooth surface, brilliant color, and a look that is somewhere between out-of-focus photograph and hyper-saturated photorealist painting.

S: Yeah, I liked his stuff too. And he’s quite a nice guy to boot.

Openings for Friday, February 20th

Ok all, I'm keeping it short on the B.S. this time 'round. I headed out to a few previews today with Paul Klein, who was so kind as to let me tag along. He has write ups on everything we saw in The Art Letter. I loved Lucy Slivinsky's work up at Flatfile. Crazy sculptures made out of detritus, it made me giggle and want to go excavate old dumps. If you're in the West Loop (which you should be) make sure you stop by there. While you're there, head over to 119 N. Peoria. Threewalls, Western Exhibitions, and Spoke are all opening. At Threewalls, head to the back room for Lisa Anne Auerbach's piece, The Tract House. Got to love take away art. If you feel like heading south, the Bridgeport crew is rocking tonight. Big, loud, rockin 'n rolling. And don't forget: if you're cruising Milwaukee, head for Roots & Culture, they always put on a good show. I'm going to be crawlin' with my buddies Shannon Benine, Elise Goldstein, and my boy Jeriah. If ya want to crawl alongside us, lem'me know. And remember, my dear crawlers, there's nothing like a cold Grolsch, some warm slumgullion, and a bit'o'art as seen through crowds of people to keep you toasty on a winter night. See you out there!

Openings for Friday, February 20th:

BOWMANVILLE -
Experimental Sound Studio - 5925 N. Ravenswood. Stray Flowers, Oil paintings by Linda Kramer. Reception Fri 2/20, 6-9 PM. 2/20-4/19.

BRIDGEPORT -
33 Collective - 1029 W. 35th. As Above, So Below , Oil paintings by Mark Zlotkowski. Reception Fri 2/20, 7-10 PM. 2/20-3/15.

Co-Prosperity Sphere - 3219 S Morgan Street. 131+ paintings by Dave the Light Bulb Man. Dave The Lightbulb Man is having his first solo exhibition of recent works. His “impressionistic” series will be on view Friday February 20 between 6-10pm.

Second Bedroom - 3216 S.Morgan St. Apt. 4R. HUNGRY, works by Rafael Barontini & Ryan Murray, An installation in the Medicine Cabinet portion of the space. February 20 – March 13, 2009. Opening Reception: Friday February 20th, 7-11pm

BUCKTOWN -
Eyeporium - 1543 N. Milwaukee. Eye of the Future, Installation and paintings by Jason Brammer. Reception Fri 2/20, 7-10 PM, with a live painting performance by Brammer. 2/20-3/27.

EAST VILLAGE -
Salvage One - 1840 W. Hubbard. City of Found Children, Gel-transferred images on found windows and doors by Mike Nourse. Reception Fri 2/20, 7-10 PM. Ongoing.

LAKEVIEW EAST -
Maison Rouge - 2828 N. Clark. Group show, Work by eight African-American artists celebrating Black History Month. Reception Sat 2/21, 5-9 PM. 2/21-3/21.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Old Gold - 2022 North Humboldt Boulevard. Sebastian Craig, DERMA. DERMA is an exhibition of sculpture and video. Sebastian Craig lives and works in London, UK, where he is the director of i-cabin. Opening Reception: February 20, 7-10PM.

LOOP -
Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery - 100 W Randolph. Across the Divide. Opens at 5-7pm.

MoCP – 600 S. Michigan. ICE at MoCP Featuring Phyllis Chen, piano and toy piano. The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), recently described in the New Yorker magazine as “a powerhouse of new-music programming on a Chicago-New York axis,” is proud to present the third concert of its new chamber music series at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Friday, February 20, 7:30 PM @ MoCP

NOBLE SQUARE -
Roots & Culture - 1034 n Milwaukee Ave. The End of Analog, group show. The conclusion of analog television broadcasting in the U.S. can be understood as heralding the arrival of the digital era. Opening Friday, February 20th, 6pm-9pm.

PILSEN -
antena - 1765 S. Laflin St. “The Pour Rubber” Individual & Collaborative Works by Paul Nudd & Nick Black. February 20 - March 21, 2009. opening reception: Friday, February 20 6-10pm

RIVER NORTH -
Addington - 704 N. Wells. Terra Accendo, Group show of work by "painters who explore the relationship of light and the natural environment." Reception Fri 2/20, 4:30-6:30 PM. 2/20-3/11.

Printworks - 311 W. Superior #105. Norbert Freese, Works on paper. Reception Fri 2/20, 5-7:30 PM. 2/20-3/21.

RIVER WEST -
Phaiz Gallery - 673 N. Milwaukee. Richard Colman: Opera Pin.Opening 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

WEST LOOP -
65Grand – 1378 W. Grand. Belief in Doubt in Painting, Work by Erik Wenzel. Reception Fri 2/20, 7-10 PM. 2/20-3/21.

Flatfile - 217 N. Carpenter. Drawn, Paintings and drawings by Carl Krull & Inspired Terrain,Sculpture by Lucy Slivinski & Modern Groceries, Work by Stephanie Dean & Palimpset, Sculpture by Jennifer Mannebach & Paper/Ink/Press, Group show of prints. Reception Fri 2/20, 5-9 PM. 2/20-3/27.

Living Room - 1530 W. Superior. Between Fiction and Make-Believe , Interactive audio installation by Christy Matson. Reception Fri 2/20, 6-8 PM. 2/20-3/27.

Packer Schopf - 942 W. Lake. Ce n'est pas un spectacle de caractères, Prints by six gallery artists & Meccano, Sculpture by Michael Thompson made from vintage erector sets. Reception Fri 2/20, 5-8 PM. 2/20-3/28.

Spoke - 119 N. Peoria, Unit 3D. My Whole Life, Thirty paintings from the pages of Ryan B. Richey. Opening: Friday, February 20th 6p.m. - 9p.m.

ThreeWalls - 119 N. Peoria. Holle Cambodia a project by Anne Elizabeth Moore, Dispatch: a threewalls a project organized by Shannon Stratton, & The Tract House a project by Lisa Anne Auerbach. Curator’s Talk with Anne Elizabeth Moore:March 26th, 2009, 6pm. Opening Reception:
February 20th, 2009, 6-9pm

Western Exhibitions - 119 N Peoria St, #2A. Adriane Herman with Human Doings & Prints from Fresh Hot Press. February 20 - March 28, 2009

WICKER PARK -
Corbett vs. Dempsey - 1120 N. Ashland, 3rd fl. Red Sun, Black Moon, Paintings by expressionist Robert Donley. Reception Fri 2/20, 5-9 PM. 2/20-3/28.

Openings for Friday, February 13th (or Will you be my St. Valentine?)

Oh Valentine's Day, how do we love thee. Let's reflect on the history of this joyful occasion momentarily: Back in the 200's, Ole Valentine was jailed after helping marry Christians (this being back in the day when their primary function was as lion food). After trying to convert the the emperor while in jail, he was condemned to death by stoning. This didn't manage to finish him, however, so he was finally beheaded before the Flaming Gate (very LOTR if you ask me). Fast forward to the 1700's, and two English dudes decide the little known St. Valentine's story would make a perfect replacement for the pagan holiday of Lupercalia. Out with the love fest, in with the martyr. Ain't that just damn typical. Well, how about instead of wasting all your money on overpriced roses and crappy chocolates to celebrate someone getting their head chopped of in front of something called the "Flaming Gate," how about you and your special someone go out to galleries. It's free, romantic, and involves no beheading. Who could ask for more?

Shout out time: Helene Palser, one of our ladies of the cage, is in a group show at Par Populus Gallery, a new place down in Pilsen. If you're down there for Second Friday's, make sure you stop by. Amy Casey has some weird paintings of houses up at Zg. Linda Warren Gallery is showing some animations by Peter Drake. I watched some of the samples on her site, there pretty cool (though I do have a soft spot for tin toys). You can wrap up you night, yet again, in Heaven. Doesn't that seem appropriate? See ya'll out there!

OPENINGS FOR FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13TH 2009:

BOWMANVILLE -
Avram Eisen - 5202 N. Damen. The Colorful Life, Work by Keiran McGonnel, John Kirkpatrick, and Antonio Guerrero. Reception Fri 2/13, 5-9 PM. 2/13-2/28.

BUCKTOWN –
Flat Iron Arts Building - 1935 1/2 W. North. Critical Mass Bike Winter Art Show, group show. Reception Fri 2/13, 6 PM. 2/13-2/27.

Revolution Tattoo - 2221 N. Western. Valentine's Day Art Show, group show. Fri., Feb. 13, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

The Silver Room - 1442 N. Milwaukee. The Word According To Sura Dupart. Opening Reception 2.13.09, 7pm – 10pm

HYDE PARK -
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 S. Cornell Avenue. Cocktails and Clay Friday, February 13, 8pm - midnight.

LAKEVIEW -
A. Okay Official - 3270 N. Clark. A. Okay Loves CTA: Chicago Train Art 2009, Trains from hobby shops, toy stores, and junkyards that have been "painted, sculpted, or defiled" by local artists. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-10 PM. 2/13-3/1.

Golden - 816 W. Newport #1. Big Mess, Paintings by Sonja Drummond and Andrew Holmquist. Reception Fri 2/13, 7-10 PM. 2/13-3/22.

LOOP -
Beacon Street - 410 S. Michigan. Art as a Catalyst for Change: 5 Years at Brennemann Elementary School, Group show curated by Shannon Coogan Hautman & Young Native American Artists of Chicago, Group show curated by Debra Yepa Pappan. Reception Fri 2/13, 5-8 PM. 2/13-4/18.

Finestra - 410 S. Michigan #516. Homegalleryhome, Collaborative installation by Rose DiSalvo, Jen Lopez, Laura Shaeffer, and Rachel Tredon. Reception Fri 2/13, 5-9 PM. 2/3-2/27.

Gallery Uno - 410 S. Michigan #541. Conversations: A Comic Relief, Manipulated vintage comics by Sarah Kaiser. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-9 PM. 2/13-2/28.

PILSEN -
4Art - 1932 S. Halsted #100. Phase VII, group show. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-10 PM. 2/13-2/28.

Chicago Art Department - 1837 S Halsted St. 200 Lincolns, The CAD celebrates Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial by displaying 200 new portraits of the 16th president. For more information, visit chicagoartdepartment.org. Fri 6pm–10pm

Chicago Arts District - 1945 S. Halsted, Ste. 101. February 13: 2nd Fridays Gallery Night. Reception 6-10pm

Logsdon - 1909 S. Halsted. The Oscillation of Line and Color, Paintings by Jim Dee. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-10 PM. 2/13-3/7.

Per Populus Gallery – 626 W. 18th St. Three Feet High and Rising: work by Sarah Crump, Sunny Sharma, Helene L. Palser, Sara Renar Jones, Rik Garrett, and The Every Day Club. Feb 13th – Mar 12th. Opening: Feb 13th, 8-12pm.

Vespine - 1907 S. Halsted. Intervention, Photos by Brandon Blunden, Allison Grant, and Andrew McComb. Reception Fri 2/13, 7-9 PM. 2/6-2/28.

RIVER NORTH -
Aldo Castillo Contemporary - 465 E. Illinois. Life Riders, Work by Krzysztof Wasko. Reception Fri 2/13, 5:30-8:30 PM. 2/13-3/13.

Ann Nathan – 212 W. Superor. Selections, group show. Reception Fri 2/13, 5-8 PM. 2/13-3/31.

Gruen Galleries – 226 W. Superior. February 13 – March 4: Gallery 1: Tomislav Nikolic: Nudes, Gallery 2: Tom Brydelsky: Encaustic Landscapes, Gallery 3: African Art

I space - 230 W. Superior. February 13 – March 14: Between: Barbara Kendrick and Sam Ainsley, featuring painting, drawing and installation.

Perimeter Gallery - 210 W. Superior. February 13 – March 7: Joseph Piccillo: New Drawings.

Zg - 300 W. Superior. ClusterF*#k, group show. Feb. 13-March 28.

WEST LOOP -
EC Gallery - 215 N. Aberdeen. February 13 – March 28: Recent painting by Ewa Czeremuszkin. Opening Reception: Friday, February 13, 2009, 6-9 pm

Kasia Kay - 1044 W. Fulton Mkt. You Talk Greasily, Work by Allison Katz and Aliza Nisenbaum. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-9 PM. 2/13-3/28.

Linda Warren - 1052 W. Fulton Mkt. All the King's Horses, Large-scale paintings by Peter Drake. Reception Fri 2/13, 6-9 PM. 2/13-3/27.

WICKER PARK -
Heaven Gallery - 1550 N. Milwaukee, second floor. Psst-Shhh, Group show of works that "approach the onomatopoeia of the title." Reception Fri 2/13, 7-11 PM. 2/13-3/13.

Openings for Friday, February 6th

Sorry about last week, there was a rip in the space/time continuum, then my cat ate my homework. Seriously, and I don't even have a cat. But now I'm back. Once again, I'm actually going to be gone this weekend (I'll miss all ya'll at Saturday's party. I'm sending you bottle rockets in my mind), but you'll be here right? Good, 'cus thar be art in 'dem 'dar hills! Among all the rest, there's a new 12x12 up. Go fourth and see the chosen one. My friend once removed, Johanna Silva, has an opening at Whistler Storefrond Gallery. I've never been there, but everyone likes new places, right? West Loop, me ol' standby, is a bit lively, make sure ya stop by Andrew Rafacz. I also wanted to give a shout to a couple things going on Saturday (besides illicit fireworks): Heaven Gallery is having a DVD release party, and my buddy Alex is having an opening Twelve Galleries [February]. Horay! Well, keep Chicago warm for me, this time I don't get to go somewhere warmer. Over and out.

Openings for Friday, February 6th, 2009:


BOWMANVILLE –
Morpho - 5216 N. Damen. Emerging Artists Exhibit, group show. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-11 PM. 2/6-2/28.

BUCKTOWN -
Green Lantern - 1151 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Second Floor. Film Screening: Blinders: the Truth Behind Tradition. 7pm, Free, BYOB.

EAST VILLAGE –
Rotofugi - 1955 W. Chicago. Mini, 101 small paintings by Mark Pilon. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-9 PM. 2/6-2/21.

LOGAN SQUARE -
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage. Re:vision Re:cycled, Work by Kim McCarten. Reception Fri 2/6, 6:30-7:30 PM. 2/2-2/28.

Whistler Storefront Gallery - 2421 N. Milwaukee. Johannah Silva: Swimming to Eternity. Opening 6-9pm.

NEAR NORTH -
Effe Leven Gallery - 213 W. Institute Place, Suite 401. Black Tour, group exibition. Opening: February 6th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

MCA - 220 E Chicago Ave. UBS 12x12: Curtis Mann. Opens Friday Feb 6 (6–10pm). Feb 7 – Mar 1

NORTH CENTER -
Chicago Mosaic School - 1800 W. Cuyler. Land Divisions: Landscapes in Mosaic, group show. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-9 PM. 2/6-3/28.

RIVER NORTH -
ARC - 832 W. Superior #204. Adrian Hatfield, Paintings and dioramas & Formation, Drawings and ceramic vessels by Vesna Jovanovic & Suitcase, group show. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-9 PM. 2/4-2/27.

Carl Hammer - 740 N. Wells. Leonard Koscianski. Reception Fri 2/6, 5:30-8 PM.

UKRAINING VILLAGE –
Ukrainian National Museum - 2249 W. Superior. Olena Onufriv, Landscapes on canvas. Feb. 6-28

WEST LOOP -
Andrew Rafacz Gallery - 835 W. Washington Blvd. RACHEL MASON I Rule with a Broken Heart, new installation, video, and performance as well as a release of her first artist's book. Reception on Friday, February 6th, 5-8pm and a performance Saturday, February 7th, at 7pm. Exhibition continues through March 21, 2009

Function + Art - 1046 W. Fulton Mkt. Moments/Memory, Work by Etsuko Ichikawa made by drawing on paper with molten glass. Reception Fri 2/6, 5-8 PM. 2/6-2/28.

G.R. N'Namdi - 110 N. Peoria. Permission, Work by Gregory Coates. Reception Fri 2/6, 5-8 PM; Coates discusses his work, Sat 2/7, 2 PM. 2/6-4/3.

McCormick Gallery - 835 W. Washington. February 6 - March 7: Darrell Roberts, New Paintings

Monique Meloche - 118 N. Peoria. Paranormaldise, Sculptures by Justin Cooper. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-9 PM. 2/6-3/14.

Prism Contemporary Glass - 1048 W. Fulton Mkt. Core Sample, Sculptures by Scott Schroeder. Reception Fri 2/6, 5-8 PM. 2/6-2/28.

Thrones Gallery – 123 N. Jefferson St. 3rd Floor. The Brink, solo exibition featuring the work of Matt Nichols.

WICKER PARK -
Gallery 203 - 1579 N. Milwaukee. George Berlin. Reception Fri 2/6, 6-10 PM. 2/6-2/28.