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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
To Say Nothing Of
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Links Hall
3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Suite 207 , Chicago IL
Opening Friday, September 30th, from 8PM - 9PM
Kevin Killian – In the Light
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Gallery 400 Lecture Room
400 S. Peoria Street, Chicago IL, 60607
Opening Thursday, September 29th, from 5PM - 8PM
Color: Fully Engaged
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A+D Gallery
619 S Wabash Chicago, IL
Opening Thursday, September 29th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 5th
Vision and Communism
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Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Opening Thursday, September 29th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On view through Sunday, January 22nd
Voices: Rhea Anastas
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria, Chicago, IL
Opening Tuesday, September 27th, from 5PM - 6:30PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven: In a Saturnian World
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave. 4th Floor
Opening Sunday, September 25th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, December 18th
Klein Bottle (for “The Search”)
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Andrew Rafacz Gallery
835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, September 24th, from 1PM - 3PM
Reduction or Something Less
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LVL3
1542 N. Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, September 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 23rd
BLAST
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Beverly Art Center
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago IL 60655
Opening Saturday, September 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, September 25th
Objective Confess
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Golden Gallery
3319 N Broadway
Opening Saturday, September 24th, from 6PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, November 5th
Wood-Worked
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Chicago Urban Art Society
2229 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 23rd, from 6PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Stitch and Bitch / Tejer y Joder
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Antena
1765 S. Laflin St. Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 23rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
JC Steinbrunner: “Objects in Motion and at Rest”
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Mark Shale | Project Space
900 N. Michigan, Floors 3 & 4. Chicago IL
Opening Thursday, September 22nd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, November 3rd
Dirk Knibbe: His Father Before Him
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The Soccer Club Club
2921 N. Cicero Ave. Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Wednesday, September 21st, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, October 19th
David Shrigley
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A + D Lecture Series
618 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, September 21st, from 6:30PM - 8PM
The Lovers. The Paradise. – Christopher Kurt Keener closing reception
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Rainbo Club
1150 N. Damen Ave.
Opening Wednesday, September 21st, from 8PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, September 23rd
Kate Costello & Erik Frydenborg
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The Suburban
125 N Harvey Avenue, Chicago IL
Opening Sunday, September 18th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Tuesday, October 25th
Nomadic Text
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What It Is
1155 Lyman, Oak Park, IL, 60304
Opening Sunday, September 18th, from 3PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
FLAT 10
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Floor Length and Tux
2332 W. Augusta #3 front
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 7PM - 10PM
Mark Bradford, Three Scenes III
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Saturday, September 17th, at 3PM
Joe Zucker: The Grid Paintings
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
1120 North Ashland Ave., 3rd floor, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
“Just Breathe Normally”
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Autumn Space
1700 W Irving Park Rd #207, Chicago IL 60613
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Art on Track 2011
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Art on Track (CTA train)
Adams and Wabash, Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 5PM - 10PM
Poets
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Kunz,Vis,Projects.
2324 W. Montana, Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 1st
Millie Wilson: “Looks Bad”
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N. Sherdian Rd. Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 30th
bodybraingame
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Dock 6 Collective – Fall Design and Art Series
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Dock 6 Collective
4200 W. Diversey Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 12AM
On view through Saturday, September 17th
hover
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Audible Gallery at Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 30th
Combinations Described (Chicago)
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Donald Young Gallery
224 S Michigan Ave, Suite 266, Chicago, IL 60604
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, October 14th
UPLIFT
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Believe Inn
Location Believe Inn 2043 N Winchester Ave., Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
Cheat
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Slow
2153 W 21st street, Chicago IL
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
CLUB HELTER SKELTER
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Manifest Exhibitions
2950 N Allen Ave, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, October 5th
ROREM/ZENDEJAS
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NEW CAPITAL
3114 W. Carroll Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 30th
Scott Stack – City of the Future
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moniquemeloche gallery
2154 W. Division, Chicago IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, December 31st
Artists at Work Forum: Alternatives to the For-Profit Gallery System
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Chicago Cultural Center, Room 5GW
78 E. Washington Street Chicago, IL
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 7:30PM
12 x 12 Artist Talk: Dan Gunn
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, September 13th, at 6PM
dimensional lines: art + dress
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Evanston Art Center
2603 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 2PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, November 6th
Mutualisms Symposium
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219-21 South Morgan Street, Chicago
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 1 PM - 5 PM
On view through Thursday, September 25th
WISHYOUWEREHERE
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ADDS DONNA
4223 W Lake STE 422, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, January 1st
The Free Store 2011
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ACRE Projects (via The Free Store Chicago)
1913 W. 17th St., Chicago IL
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 12PM - 7PM
The Spoon River – Kaylee Rae Wyant
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Lloyd Dobler Gallery
1545 W. Division, 2nd floor
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
‘AIR: tasteless odorless colorless’ – New work by Claire Ashley and Mark Booth
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SideCar
411 Huehn St., Hammond, Indiana, 46327
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5 PM - 10 PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Beach Party IV: Forbidden Pair of Dice (The Final Chapter)
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The Hills Esthetic Center
128 N. Campbell Ave Chicago, Illinois
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 11PM
Suburban Commando – Jake Myers
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Happy Collaborationists
1254 N Noble Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
Ruins: Daniel Baird and Russell Leng
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Hungry Man Gallery
2135 N. Rockwell St., Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 23rd
Dan Gunn
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moniquemeloche
2154 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Jason Robert Bell : Mystical Outlaw Rebel / Baaddaasss Drawings
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Thomas Robertello Gallery
27 N Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Zachary Cahill
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threewalls
119 N Peoria St, 2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Bret Slater: Multinous
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Thomas Robertello Gallery
27 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, October 15th
Stan Shellabarger & Maria Petschnig
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Western Exhibitions
119 N Peoria St, 2A, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Jacob C. Hammes & Lisa Rybovich-Crallé
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Roots & Culture
1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago IL
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, October 10th
Overkill
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The Mission Projects
1431 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
Michael Hunter – Isn’t It Always
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Alderman Exhibitions
350 N Ogden Ave Unit 450E Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 16th
Nathan Vernau – Lovesick
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Robert Bills Contemporary
222 N Desplaines St Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
All That Also Means To See
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Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Thursday, October 27th
Angel Otero – The Dangerous Ability to Fascinate Other People
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Kavi Gupta Gallery
835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 12th
Picture Framing
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65GRAND
1369 West Grand
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Homework by Public School
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The Family Room
1821 W. Hubbard Ave. #202 Chicago, Il 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, September 18th
Andrew Holmquist – WORLDS COLLIDE!
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Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Chicago, Illinois
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Jason Lazarus / Cody Hudson
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Andrew Rafacz Gallery
835 W. Washington Blvd.
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 4 - 7
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Young Contemporaries
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CourtneyBlades
1324 W. Grand Ave., Chicago Il
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7Pm - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 2nd
Barbara Kasten – Ineluctable
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Tony Wight Gallery
845 West Washington Boulevard , Chicago 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Rob Carter – Culte
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EBERSMOORE
213 North Morgan, #3C Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Public Works 3
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Public Works
1539 N Damen Ave, 2nd Floor , Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
CoLaboratory
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Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 South Wabash Chicago, IL
Opening Thursday, September 8th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, November 2nd
YouTube Assembly
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The Nightingale
1084 N. Milwaukee
Opening Thursday, September 8th, from 8PM - 10PM
At Play – Closing Reception
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Azimuth Projects
650 W Randolph St, 2nd Floor
Opening Thursday, September 8th, from 7PM - 10PM
Wood Type, Evolved: Experimental Letterpress & Relief Printing in the 21st Century
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Center for Book and Paper Arts
1104 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, September 8th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 10th
Montgomery Perry Smith – A Walk-by Window Installation
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The Chicago Urban Art Society
202 South State Street, Chicago IL
On view through Saturday, October 1st
The Dialogue
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, September 7th, at 6PM
Unfinished Business: Arts Education
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 South Halsted Street Chicago, IL, 60607-7017
Opening Tuesday, September 6th, from 4PM - 6:30PM
On view through Thursday, October 6th
Guerrilla Girls
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Illinois Room, Student Center East on UIC’s Campus
750 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL
Opening Tuesday, September 6th, from 6:30PM - 8PM
Jettison Quarterly Fall 2011 Release Party
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N. Kedzie, Chicago IL
Opening Sunday, September 4th, from 4PM - 10PM
RUBICON: Steven Husby
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Julius Caesar
3311 W. Carroll Ave. Chicago, IL
Opening Sunday, September 4th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, September 24th
JULIUS CAESAR – Nasty, Brutish, and Short
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PEREGRINEPROGRAM
3311 W Carroll Ave. #119 Chicago, Illinois
Opening Sunday, September 4th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, October 2nd
Grow No Moss: Poetry Reading
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Forest Park Public Library
7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park, Illinois
Opening Saturday, September 3rd, from 3PM - 4PM
On view through Saturday, September 3rd
UBS 12×12: Dan Gunn
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Sunday, October 2nd
Temporary Allegiance : Happy Collaborationists + Claire Ashley
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Temporary Allegiance
404 S. Peoria Chicago, IL
Opening Saturday, September 3rd, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Thursday, September 15th
EXQUISITE CORPSE
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Fulton Street Collective
2000 W. Fulton St. at Damen, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, September 2nd, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, September 17th
Jennifer L. Lambert and Gabriel Villa: Personal Profound
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President's Gallery at Harold Washington College
30 E Lake St, Room 1105 Chicago, Illinois
Opening Thursday, September 1st, from 4:30PM - 7PM
On view through Friday, September 30th
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