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Copyright 2016
Design by Chad Kouri
and Steve Ruiz
Samantha Bittman: Picture Structure
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ANDREW RAFACZ
835 W Washington Blvd, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
George Kuchar: Bocko
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Iceberg Projects
7714 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 30th
Unfurling Hyde Park’s Longest Poem
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 1PM - 4PM
Open Source Furniture: Enzo Mari Workshop
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Lost Arts
909 Bliss Street, Chicago, Illinois 60642
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 1PM - 4PM
Dead Frame
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Volume Gallery
845 West Washington Blvd. 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
George and Mike Kuchar’s Furry Family
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Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 12PM - 2PM
Guy Baldwin at the Leather Archives & Museum
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Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60626
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 2PM - 3:30PM
Deb Sokolow and Dan Attoe
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Western Exhibitions
845 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
Art of Science Learning Symposium
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Elmhurst Art Museum
150 Cottage Hill Ave Elmhurst, IL 60126
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 10:30 am - 12 PM
Boris Ostrerov
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Paris London Hong Kong
845 W Washington Blvd, Fl 2nd, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, September 17th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, November 5th
Housewarming
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ADDS DONNA
3252 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
“I, Be”
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Elephant Room Gallery - Bridgeport
2727 S Mary St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 29th
The Temptation of Falling
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Aspect/Ratio
119 N Peoria Street #3D, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
David Hauptschein: The Surreal McCoy
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Gallery Guidara, Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th St(Basement), Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 9th
Chris Arnold: Superstition
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Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
278o N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 9th
The Annual: Showroom
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Chicago Artists Coalition
217 N Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
Ohne Titel
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65Grand
3252 West North Avenue Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Triumph School Manual Project #1
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Triumph School
771 N 3906th Rd, Triumph, IL 61371-1001
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 4PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, September 18th
Yang Yang: Beyond Dimensions
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ARTSPACE 8
900 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 6PM - 9PM
Mary Ruth Butterworth: New Friends!
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Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
2780 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 9th
Finding Fanon Screening and Artist Talk
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Friday, September 16th, at 7PM
Affreightments
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Gunder Exhibitions
6205 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
40 Years – Part 1
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery
118 N Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
DEPARTURE
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Public Access
3306 W. North Ave
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 7:30PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Krista Franklin: Quest for The Marvelous
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 8th
Laura Davis: Jewelry for My Mother(s) and Other Microaggressions
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 8th
Tom Denlinger: Ekstatic Edgewater
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 8th
Parsons & Charlesworth: Spectacular Vernacular
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, January 2nd
Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 16th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, January 8th
Traci Fowler: Sweet Relief
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Spears
3142 S Lituanica Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
ART + LANGUAGE Paints a Picture
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Soccer Club Club
2921 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 7PM - 11PM
On view through Friday, September 23rd
On Space and Place: Contemporary Art from Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Vancouver
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DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, December 18th
Kate Levant and Nnenna Okore
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Monique Meloche Gallery
2154 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, October 29th
Process: Six Artists In Context
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Pavilion Antiques and 20th century design
2055 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, September 25th
Ricardo Dias Gomes: Flux Bikes
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Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60660
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 8PM - 10PM
Every Building in Baghdad
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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, December 31st
All Internal
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Silent Funny
4106 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Sweet Relief
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Spears Chicago
3142 S Lituanica Ave, 2R
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Quimby’s 25th Anniversary Celebration With Founder Steven Svymbersky
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 7PM - 9PM
Art Faculty Exhibition
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O'Connor Art Gallery (Dominican University)
7900 Division St, River Forest, IL 60305
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 4PM - 7PM
David Anthony Geary: Artist Talk
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Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Thursday, September 15th, from 2PM - 4PM
Solarise
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Wednesday, September 14th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Animals in Ancient Art
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Oriental Institute
Opening Tuesday, September 13th, from 2PM - 3PM
MCA Talk: Joey Orr on Andrew Yang
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Tuesday, September 13th, from 12PM - 1PM
Forms and Features at Comfort Station: Personification
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Monday, September 12th, from 7PM - 9PM
Floating Museum: Calumet Park
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Floating Museum in Calumet Park
Calumet Park 9801 S. Avenue G Chicago, IL 60617
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 12PM - 6PM
On view through Thursday, October 6th
Super Sunday!
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Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell, Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 1PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 6th
Water Music on the Beach
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Lane Beach Park
5915 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 1Pm - 4PM
Comfort Society Presents: Giovanni Aloi
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Comfort Station Logan Square
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 1Pm - 2PM
Philip Hartigan: COALTOWN
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Terrain Exhibitions
704 Highland Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 3PM - 5PM
On view through Wednesday, September 28th
E Pluribus: Reflections on the Fifteen Anniversary of 9/11
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UNUM
3039 W. Carroll Avenue 315, Chicago IL 60624
Opening Sunday, September 11th, from 11AM - 2PM
Ben Rivers, Urth
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave, 4th Floor
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, November 6th
15th Ravenswood ArtWalk
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Ravenswood Avenue - Leland to Irving Park Road
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 11AM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, September 11th
Triangulating Distances
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Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave 2nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, November 13th
Helen Maurene Cooper and Laurie Hassold at Bert Green Fine Art
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Bert Green Fine Art
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 29th
Fumiko Toda and Beverly Zawitkoski
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ZIA Gallery
548 Chestnut St, Winnetka, IL 60093
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Rick Edward Smith: God and Baseball
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Morpho Gallery
5216 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 9PM
On view through Monday, October 3rd
Alex Bradley Cohen: Half Truth
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Slow
2153 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
CARCASS: Nothing is Ending, Nothing can Change (a slight return)
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Loo
2153 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Zak Prekop
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Shane Campbell Gallery
2021 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 1Pm - 3PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
19th International Open Artist Talk
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Woman Made Gallery
685 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 1Pm - 3:30PM
Steven Scheidt and Ryan Scheidt
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Manifold
4426 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL60640
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, October 31st
Mike Egan: I Saw You At My Funeral
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Matthew Rachman Gallery
1659 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Friday, November 4th
NO HOME MOVIE
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Chicago Filmmakers
5243 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 8PM - 11PM
ITDN
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Hidden Dog
2151w 21st Street, Chicago IL 60608
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, September 20th
Michael Rea and Nelly Aggasi at The Franklin
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THE FRANKLIN
3522 W. Franklin Blvd, Chicago IL 60624
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Protest
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Slate Arts + Performance
3203 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, September 18th
Other People’s Business
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 4PM - 5:30PM
Sweet & Sour: Tom Torluemke Artist Talk
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Firecat Projects
2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 10th, at 2PM
Jen Delos Reyes for Trunk Show
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Trunk Show
3100 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
Acts 12: 6-9
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Laura
1535 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 2nd
Music for Blimps: Sound Improvisation
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 12PM - 1PM
Connection
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Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Saturday, September 10th, from 7PM - 11PM
The Great Migration In Three Movements (Movement II)
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Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Friday, September 9th, at 6PM
Styles of Radical Will (Italian Sculpture)
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, November 20th
A Rule By Nobody
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Sector 2337
2337 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, November 20th
BENJAMIN COOK “How Do I Know You?” New Paintings and Sculpture
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Zg Gallery
300 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
On view through Saturday, October 29th
The Perfect Crime
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Gallery19
4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 23rd
Figuring It Out
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Studio Oh!
1837 S Halsted Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Wednesday, September 14th
A Bowlful of Sky
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Addington Gallery
704 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 29th
Christa Donner: Our New System
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Gallery 400
400 S Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Stephen Eichhorn: Closed Garden
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Johalla Projects 60622
1821 W Hubbard St Ste 209, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Sunday, October 16th
Michiko Itatani: Starry Night Encounter
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Linda Warren Projects
327 N Aberdeen, Suite 151, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Ali Aschman and Emma Robbins
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Roots & Culture
1034 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, October 8th
Amalie Jakobsen: Prooon
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Efrain Lopez Gallery
901 N Damen Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 9th
Don Pollack: This Land is not Empty
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Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Clarissa Bonet: City Space + Stray Light
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
300 W. Superior St. Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 29th
Matthew Metzger: On Holiday
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Regards
2216 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Viktor le. Givens: The In Between Space: Black Magic. Black Manhood. Black Matter.
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Rootwork Gallery
645 W 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, November 12th
HARDCORE / CASUAL: An Evening To Benefit VGA Gallery
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Indie City Co-op
3701 N Ravenswood Ave #206, Chicago, IL 60613
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 7 - 10
We Want Freedom!
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Uri-Eichen Gallery
2101 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, October 7th
Diane Simpson and Jeff Perrone
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
1120 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 15th
Aint-Bad Metropolis: Chicago Closing Reception and Release Party
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Filter Photo
1821 W Hubbard St Ste 209, Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
Mitigating Evidence
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Chicago Art Department
1932 S. Halsted St, #100 & #101, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Tuesday, October 4th
Lecture: Aleksandr Zhitomirsky—Photomontage as a Weapon
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 12PM - 1PM
Nicholas Schutzenhofer: Here In This Garden
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Samuel
1917 W Division St., Chicago, IL 60622
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 9PM
Allison Reimus: IN THE OFFICE
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The Mission
1431 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, October 22nd
Mary Borgman, Art Shay, Patrick Burns, Pozas, OliverBenson
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Ann Nathan Gallery
212 W. Superior Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 5PM - 8PM
It Will Never Rain Roses: Bosnian Garden Tea, For Zejna and Isota
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Papermaker's Garden
8th & Wabash
Opening Friday, September 9th, from 6PM - 7PM
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