Opening This Weekend (7/17 - 7/19)

Sup ya'll. I'm so glad it's summer. I've been having late night picnics on my lawn. I'm still broker than a damn joke, but that's resulted in me getting very creative with cheap veggies. In the past two days, Ive learned to make 5 new dishes made almost entirely out of zucchini. Mmmm...home-made zuchinni bread. But, never mind, moving right along. My suggestions? Here you go: Second Bedroom, 360See, 2612 Space, Printworks, MoCP, ebersb9, Home, Vega Estates, Hyde Park Art Center...take your pick. Here's the lineup, yo.

Friday:
Bowmanville –
Avram Eisen - 5202 N. Damen. Wanderer's Eyes, work by Sam Adams. Reception Fri 7/17, 5-9 PM. 7/17-7/29.

Bridgeport -
33 Collective Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. RADIUS: group exibition of gallery artists. July 17 to August 14, 2009. Opening Reception: Friday, July 17 from 7 - 10 pm

Chicago Art Matrix Gallery - 1029 W. 35th St. Adrienne Elise Tarver. July 17 to August 21, 2009. Opening Reception: Friday, July 17 from 7 - 10 pm

Medicine Cabinet - 3216 Morgan. Nicholas Peterson, an installation. Fri., July 17, 7-11 p.m.

Second Bedroom - 3216 s. Morgan St. Apt 4R. That You Can Carry: New work by Allison Yasukawa. OPENING: FRIDAY,JULY 17, 7-11pm.

Bucktown -
360See - 1924 N. Damen. Fittingly, Works on and of Paper: group exibition of gallery artists. Reception Fri 7/17, 6-9 PM. 7/17-8/28.

Logan Square -
2612 Space - 2612 W Nelson St. Unusual Suspects, group show. Opening 8-11pm.

Century Guild - 3059 W. Logan. Nitrate and Kinogeists: An exhibition of Silent Film artworks: group shop. July 17-August 16.

River North -
Carl Hammer - 740 N. Wells. Underexposed, group show. Reception Fri 7/17, 6-8 PM. 7/17-8/29.

David Weinberg Gallery - 300 W Superior St. Framework: Sculpture by Bob Emser and photographs by David Weinberg. July 17 - August 29, 2009. Opening Reception Friday, July 17 from 5-8pm

Gallery KH - 311 W. Superior. Michael Fitts & Cristina Guerrero: New Works. Opening July 17th, 5-8pm. 7/17/09 – 9/8/09.

Printworks - 311 W. Superior #105. The Night Bookmobile, work by Audrey Niffeneggger. Reception Fri 7/17, 5-8 PM. 7/17-8/22.

Russell Bowman - 311 W. Superior #115. Masters of Self-Taught Art, group show. Reception Fri 7/17, 5:30-8 PM. 7/17-8/22.

South Loop –
MoCP - 600 S. Michigan. MP3II, an exhibition and subsequent publication of work by three contemporary photographers (Curtis Mann, Stacia Yeapanis, and John Opera) from the museum’s rotating collection, the Midwest Photographers Project. July 17-Sept. 13.

Streeterville -
Aldo Castillo - 675 N. Franklin. High Art: work by the artists of Deadline Projects. Reception Fri 7/17, 5:30-9 PM. 7/17-7/23.

West Loop -
Anne Loucks - 1046 W. Fulton Mkt. Group show: Mark Bowles, Eleanor Miller, and Larry Chait. 7/17-9/8

Carrie Secrist - 835 W. Washington. Ark: work by Matthew Brown. Reception Fri 7/17, 5-7 PM. 7/17-8/15.

ebersb9 - 1359 W. Chicago. Control c, control v: work by Eric Yahnker, Alexis Mackenzie, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Brion Nuda Rosch, Tobacco, Matt Irie, Hilary Pecis, Bjorn Copeland. Curated by Ryan Travis Christian.

Saturday:
Hermosa –
Art on Armitage - 4125 W. Armitage Ave. Cats Inspired
by Cats: installation by Laura Davis. Saturday, July 18, 5 - 8 pm

Hyde Park –
Home Gallery - 1407 E. 54th. The Diorama Show: Work by Elke Claus, Paul Durica, Anders Nilsen, Stan Shellabarger, Dutes Miller, Bert Stabler, and others. Reception Sat 7/18, 6-10 PM. 7/18-8/3.

Pilsen –
Chicago Art Department - 1837 South Halsted. 6 & 7 by Design Boner, work by Jessica Bartlett & Katie Brown. Opening 6-10pm.

Vega Estates - 723 W. 16th Street. Terence Hannum and Irena Knezevic. Opens Saturday, July 18th, 2009 6pm-10pm.

Ravenswood –
Lillstreet - 4401 N. Ravenswood. Drawn and Created, group show. Reception Sat 7/18, 3-6 PM. 7/18-8/16.

River North -
Art Dealers Association of Chicago - 730 N. Franklin Street Ste. 004. Saturday Art Gallery Tour: This week a representative from Addington Gallery will lead the tour to: Andrew Bae Gallery, Marx Saunders Gallery, Judy A Saslow Gallery and Addington Gallery. 11-12:30. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

West Loop -
Thomas McCormick Gallery - 835 West Washington Blvd. Starbucks Saturday West Loop Gallery Tour: This week a representative from McCormick Gallery will lead the tour to: Peter Miller Gallery, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Carrie Secrist Gallery and McCormick Gallery. 1:30-3:00pm. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of W. Madison and N. Morgan Sts.

Sunday:
Hyde Park -
Hyde Park Art Center - 5020 South Cornell Avenue. 4 New Shows: Spellbound (work by Michele Feder-Nadoff, Lora Fosberg,Yvette
Kaiser Smith, John Miller) & Matthew Harris: Beyond China &Cody Hudson: Let's Do Some Living After We Die, & Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture curated by Front Forty Press. Receptions: Sunday, July 19, 3-5 pm