Art Exhibitions in Chicago

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Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection

Luke Pelletier, Lee Godie, Cindy Sherman +5 more

Art Institute of Chicago

Jun 25 – Nov 9

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Pope.L No Thing Skin Sets

Pope.L

CvD

Sep 15 – Oct 31

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Karimah Ashadu: Tendered

Karimah Ashadu

The Renaissance Society

Sep 12 – Nov 8

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Brendan Fernandes: In the Round

Brendan Fernandes

Driehaus Museum

Apr 12 – Nov 14

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WILLIAM STAPLES - Some Things Can Only Be Seen

William Staples

65GRAND

Sep 11 – Oct 10

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Terra Machina : Lefty Out There

Lefty Out There

VSG

Aug 29 – Oct 10

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Poetic Devices

Gabriel Villa

Zhou B

Sep 18 – Oct 10

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Teen Exhibition 2026

HPAC

Jun 27 – Oct 11

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Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years

Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Glenn Ligon +19 more

LCE

Jul 10 – Oct 11

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Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and The Survival of a People

La Vaughn Belle, Rebel Betty, Mónica Ching +9 more

NMPRAC

Jan 31 – Oct 17

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WILLIAM STAPLES - Some Things Can Only Be Seen

William Staples

65GRAND

Sep 11 – Oct 10

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Terra Machina : Lefty Out There

Lefty Out There

VSG

Aug 29 – Oct 10

Closing Soon

Poetic Devices

Gabriel Villa

Zhou B

Sep 18 – Oct 10

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Teen Exhibition 2026

HPAC

Jun 27 – Oct 11

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Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years

Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Glenn Ligon +19 more

LCE

Jul 10 – Oct 11

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Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and The Survival of a People

La Vaughn Belle, Rebel Betty, Mónica Ching +9 more

NMPRAC

Jan 31 – Oct 17

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Walking With Giants

Judith Mayer, Rich Lo

CCMA

Jun 3 – Oct 18

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ASCENDING

2CHOEY, Adrian Armstrong, AJ Ainscough +41 more

Vertical Gallery

Sep 14 – Oct 18

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Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury

Yayoi Kusama, Jackson Pollock, Luchita Hurtado +9 more

Art Institute of Chicago

Jun 27 – Oct 19

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Meditation at the United Nations

Noah Barker, Barbara Ess, Shadi Habib Allah +4 more

Bodenrader

Sep 12 – Oct 24

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Road to the Farthest Room

Jobe Gemmell Hughes, Julia Firestone Callis, Ben Driggs

Devening Projects

Sep 13 – Oct 24

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Imagining New Futures

Haya Zaidi, Shahpari Rahmani, Alemeh Bagherian +1 more

Kavi Gupta

Sep 19 – Oct 24

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Brendan Fernandes: The Noise Will Sound

Brendan Fernandes

Monique Meloche Gallery

Sep 17 – Oct 24

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Flowers and Leaves

Christy Matson

Volume

Sep 17 – Oct 24

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Arrangements

Arina Erdélyi

Volume

Sep 17 – Oct 24

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Deepest Rhythms

Vanessa Lafolla, Sarah Gillingham Schorr, Eden Berke +13 more

ARC Gallery

Oct 2 – Oct 25

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The Pressure of Necessity | Sarah Sipling

Sarah Sipling

EAC

Sep 19 – Oct 25

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Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom

Margaret Wharton, Betsy Odom

Lubeznik

Jul 3 – Oct 25

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Moderately and with Great Boredom

Patient Info

Sep 25 – Oct 25

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Ben Tinsley - new works

Ben Tinsley

McCormick Gallery

Sep 10 – Oct 30

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Sophia Heymans, Xiaohan Jiang, Ann Toebbe

Andrew Rafacz

Sep 17 – Oct 31

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Pope.L No Thing Skin Sets

Pope.L

CvD

Sep 15 – Oct 31

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The Lawnmower Video

Pope.L, Jon Waine

CvD

Sep 15 – Oct 31

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Jon Waine Afro Nu-Wave Band (1975–1983)

Bill Pope, Brian McCormack, Franc Palaia +1 more

CvD

Sep 15 – Oct 31

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ON THE SHELF 2026

Filter Photo

Sep 4 – Oct 31

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Clotilde Jiménez: Éramos silencios

Clotilde Jiménez

Mariane Ibrahim

Sep 16 – Oct 31

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Tannic Waters

Claire Sherman

PATRON

Sep 10 – Oct 31

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Errantry

Lindsay Adams

PATRON

Sep 10 – Oct 31

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safe in the arms of your tree: Amanda Joy Calobrisi & Charles E. Roberts III

Amanda Joy Calobrisi, Charles E. Roberts III

Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center

Sep 18 – Oct 31

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Affairs to Remember

Lilli Carré, Journie Cirdain, Nanako Kono +4 more

Western Exhibitions

Sep 17 – Oct 31

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Nymphaeum

Olivia Zubko

Western Exhibitions

Sep 17 – Oct 31

Now OpenReception Oct 11

Abstract Perspectives | Students of Janet Trierweiler

Barbara Delano, Bazigha Khan, Bill Sherman +13 more

EAC

Oct 3 – Nov 1

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Flowers | David Lovinger

David Lovinger

EAC

Sep 26 – Nov 1

Now OpenReception Oct 11

Unseen Connections | Nancy Good, Layl McDill, and Jemsy Pradun

Nancy Good, Layl McDill, Jemsy Pradun

EAC

Sep 12 – Nov 1

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Michael Bala – Neon Violin

Michael Bala

Sep 19 – Nov 1

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de palper ton corps électrique

Dan Graham, Chris Marker, Tam Ochiai +1 more

Sep 19 – Nov 1

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Ground Floor 2026

HPAC

Aug 9 – Nov 1

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Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the Elder, Johann Christian Clausen Dahl, Karl Friedrich Schinkel +19 more

MAM

Jun 19 – Nov 1

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Alexa Frangos: (Re)arranging

Alexa Frangos

Perspective Gallery

Oct 1 – Nov 1

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The Further We Roll

Aram Han Sifuentes, Annette Lawrence, Táhila Moss +1 more

Lillstreet

Sep 10 – Nov 6

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Una Vuelta a Mis Raíces (A Return to My Roots): Monochromatic Pigment Paintings by Robert Lipton

Robert Lipton

BAC

Sep 18 – Nov 6

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CHICAGO | The Awnings

Alexandra Barth

Document

Sep 17 – Nov 7

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Laleh Motlagh

SoNa Chicago

Sep 12 – Nov 7

Reception Oct 10

In Full View

Pánne Ally, Loraine Anderson, Laura Balombini +44 more

WMG

Oct 10 – Nov 7

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Karimah Ashadu: Tendered

Karimah Ashadu

The Renaissance Society

Sep 12 – Nov 8

FeaturedNow Open

Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection

Luke Pelletier, Lee Godie, Cindy Sherman +5 more

Art Institute of Chicago

Jun 25 – Nov 9

Reception Oct 16

Immigrant Owned

Jonathan Michael Castillo

Zhou B

Oct 16 – Nov 13

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or, The River

Martyna Alexander, Andrew Hayes

Old Friends

Sep 12 – Nov 14

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... before the dawn

Lita Albuquerque, Lisa Beck, Christopher Robin Duncan +6 more

SECRIST | BEACH

Sep 11 – Nov 14

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Whitney Bedford: Nocturnes

Whitney Bedford

SECRIST | BEACH

Sep 11 – Nov 14

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Brendan Fernandes: In the Round

Brendan Fernandes

Driehaus Museum

Apr 12 – Nov 14

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Saint-Porchaire Ceramics: Rediscovered Treasures of the French Renaissance

Art Institute of Chicago

Mar 25 – Nov 15

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Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost

Raqib Shaw

Art Institute of Chicago

Jun 7 – Nov 15

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Monuments of Stillness

Carole Feuerman

Hilton Contemporary

Jun 1 – Nov 15

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3rd Annual Latinx Festival of the Arts: Cartographies of Belonging

Zhou B

Sep 18 – Nov 15

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Cartographies of Belonging: Mapping Roots, Identity, and Healing

Joe Arts, Melisa Celaya, Flannery Barney +52 more

Zhou B

Sep 18 – Nov 15

Reception Nov 14

Fall Undergraduate Exhibition

SAIC Galleries

Nov 6 – Nov 18

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Linework: Chicago Comics and Community

Ivan Brunetti, Nick Drnaso, Keiler Roberts +7 more

CCMA

Sep 24 – Nov 21

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WIND AND OTHER DANGERS

Sasha Arutyunova

Filter Photo

Sep 25 – Nov 21

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Gordon Cheung: Consensual Halluci/nation

Gordon Cheung

Kavi Gupta

Sep 17 – Nov 21

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Handcrafted: RAM Community Art Show

Jean Madaus, Rita Motl, Dennis Motl +72 more

RAM

Jun 10 – Nov 21

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RAM Showcase: Cynthia Toops

Cynthia Toops

RAM

Jun 10 – Nov 21

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Stitched Stories: Narrative Quilts and Textiles

Renie Breskin Adams, Sally Broadwell, Leah Evans +18 more

RAM

Jun 10 – Nov 21

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LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style

LeRoy Neiman

SAIC Galleries

Aug 31 – Nov 21

Reception Oct 10

Daniel Hojnacki: Continuous Exchange

Daniel Hojnacki

TSA

Oct 10 – Nov 23

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Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos

Josefina Aguilar, Mary J. Andrade, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin +41 more

NMMA

Sep 25 – Nov 29

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Things We Carry: What Children Create. What We Hold. How We Connect.

Rebecca Wu, Rooster & Hen Resources

OSP

Oct 3 – Nov 30

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Style is the Body Thinking

Benny Andrews, Diane Arbus, Vanessa Beecroft +52 more

SAIC Galleries

Aug 31 – Dec 5

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Lee Miller: Fearless

Lee Miller

Art Institute of Chicago

Aug 29 – Dec 7

Reception Nov 5

Works by Terry Karpowicz

Terry Karpowicz

McCormick Gallery

Nov 5 – Dec 18

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Mernet Larsen Situational Awareness

Mernet Larsen

Arts Club

Sep 10 – Dec 18

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African Art: Ancient Roots, Enduring Values

Henry John Drewal (curator)

Haggerty Museum

Aug 28 – Dec 19

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Iké Udé: Sartorial Anarchy

Iké Udé

Haggerty Museum

Aug 28 – Dec 19

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Thresholds

Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Portia Cobb, Stephen Hamilton +1 more

Haggerty Museum

Aug 28 – Dec 19

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If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground

Hanif Abdur-Rahim, Tom Arndt, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn +66 more

MoCP

Sep 10 – Dec 19

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Jaume Plensa - Beyond Silence

Jaume Plensa

GRAY

Sep 17 – Dec 19

Now OpenReception Oct 10

BARELY THERE: micro art showcase

OPAL

Oct 9 – Dec 20

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Utamaro: Elements of Beauty

Kitagawa Utamaro

Art Institute of Chicago

Sep 23 – Dec 21

Now Open

TRANS AGONY

Alexi Vander Vinne

Jackson Junge Gallery

Jan 1 – Dec 31

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Mana Contemporary Presents: "JFK" by Yoon Lee

Yoon Lee

Mana Contemporary

Oct 1 – Dec 31

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Karimah Ashadu: Machine Boys

Karimah Ashadu

Art Institute of Chicago

Sep 11 – Jan 3, 2027

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Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

Art Institute of Chicago

Sep 6 – Jan 3, 2027

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RESISTING THE LONG WAR: A Revolution of Values

Drew Cameron, Brittney Chantele, Rodney Ewing +5 more

EAM

Sep 13 – Jan 4, 2027

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Abbott Pattison: The Figure Forward

Abbott Pattison

EAM

Sep 13 – Jan 4, 2027

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Three Generations Intertwined by Lace

Mili Arango, Lisa Cappalli, Cecilia Fernández Cappalli

NMPRAC

Mar 14 – Jan 9, 2027

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Karla Wong: Journeys of Being

Karla Wong

Intuit

Sep 3 – Jan 10, 2027

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Jill Mulleady: The Passenger

Jill Mulleady

Art Institute of Chicago

Sep 19 – Jan 18, 2027

Opening Soon

Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography

Carleton E. Watkins, Unknown, William Herman Rau +17 more

MAM

Oct 23 – Jan 18, 2027

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Abigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth

Abigail Lucien

Art Institute of Chicago

Jun 18 – Jan 25, 2027

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Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan

Art Institute of Chicago

May 2 – Jan 25, 2027

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Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger

Henry Darger

Intuit

Apr 22 – Jan 31, 2027

Reception Nov 6

Charles White Across Media: A Visual Archive

Charles White

LCE

Nov 6 – Jan 31, 2027

Now Open

Kenzi Shiokava

MCA

Jun 27 – Jan 31, 2027

Reception Nov 6

UNREAL

Anthony Adcock, Cindy Bernhard, Chris Cosnowski +2 more

Lubeznik

Nov 6 – Feb 7, 2027

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Chicago Works | Mike Cloud: Worldless Obstruction

Mike Cloud

MCA

May 2 – Feb 7, 2027

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Our Island of Treasures: Puerto Rican Voices from Indiana

Elisa Barety, D. Del Reverda-Jennings, Mirvia Sol Eckert +7 more

NMPRAC

Jul 25 – Feb 19, 2027

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RAM Showcase: African Adornment

RAM

May 14 – Feb 20, 2027

Reception Oct 16

¡TINTA ARDIENTE!

Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Carlos Barberena, Cirilo Esquivel +52 more

NMMA

Oct 16 – Feb 21, 2027

Now Open

teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity

teamLab

Smart Museum

Sep 22 – Feb 21, 2027

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Tony Cokes: On Boredom

Tony Cokes

Art Institute of Chicago

Oct 3 – Mar 14, 2027

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Life is an Art: The Collection of Jan Petry

Emery Blagdon, James Castle, Ulysses Davis +10 more

Intuit

Apr 9 – Mar 21, 2027

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Slow Dance

Brendan Fernandes, Gordon Hall, Geumhyung Jeong +3 more

MCA

Sep 12 – Mar 21, 2027

Opening Soon

Caitlyn Min-ji Au Horse Shrimp Car

Caitlyn Min-ji Au

Arts Club

Oct 19 – Apr 10, 2027

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Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History

Emma Stebbins

Driehaus Museum

Oct 9 – Apr 18, 2027

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Monumental: Sculpture by Dr. Charles Smith

Dr. Charles Smith

Intuit

Apr 29 – Apr 25, 2027

Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers

Rashid Johnson

MCA

Nov 7 – Apr 25, 2027

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Atrium Project: Celeste Rapone

Celeste Rapone

MCA

Jun 27 – Jun 20, 2027

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From the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard

Ana Mendieta, Howardena Pindell

MCA

Aug 1 – Jul 11, 2027

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Michael Velliquette: Intuitive Patterns

Michael Velliquette

RAM

Jul 22 – Jul 11, 2027

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Nina Chanel Abney: Between Us

Nina Chanel Abney

Smart Museum

Sep 22 – Jul 11, 2027

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How Do We Heal?

Smart Museum

Sep 22 – Jul 11, 2027

Maria ¿qué es un huracán?

NMPRAC

Oct 30 – Sep 25, 2027

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Built to Inspire: The Quadracci Pavilion at 25

Santiago Calatrava, James Steeno, Laura Farahzad Mayer +2 more

MAM

Aug 27 – Dec 31, 2027

Body and Being in African Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Nov 2 – Mar 1, 2028