CHICAGO SCULPTURE-Oct. 14, 8pm-midnight

Sedgwick Studio
1544 N. Sedgewick Street
312-440-9467

If you are interested in meeting some of Chicago's sculptors (John Adduci, Jerry Peart, Michael Young..) you should visit this unique community of artists.

Day of the Dead/Samhain Festival

Opening: October 14, 6-9pm

Irish American Center
4626 N. Knox Street
773-282-7035

This appears to be an intresting show where local artists examine the similarities and differances between the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and an ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the beginning of winter and opening of the Celtic underworld.

Opening night Friday, Oct. 14 6-9Pm @ Monique Meloche

"A place some people call America and stay black and die."

Solo exhibits of Rashid Johnson and Joel Ross.

118 N. Peoria
312-455-0299
The show runs through November 11

See more info:Monique Meloche

Constructing Gender @ Schopf Gallery on Lake

October 14, from 5Pm-9Pm

942 W. Lake Street
312-432-1630
Work of photographer Tricia Moreau Sweeney.

See more info:Schopf Gallery on Lake

Friday Oct. 14 5pm-7pm

Betty Rymer Gallery @ SAIC

This exhibit examines parallel ideas and conceptual junctures in text-based objects of Jesse Howard and the paintings of Roger Brown.

Friday, October 14, 6:30p.m.
Curators Raechelle Smith and Lisa Stone will give remarks on the exhibit during the opening.

Thursday, October 20, Noon
Gallery talk with co-curator Lisa Stone.

Thursday, November 3, Noon
Reading between the Lines: Quotes from the Visual Verbal Bring your lunch and join Chicago-based artist Karl Wirsum as he leads a tour and discussion on Roger Brown and Jesse Howard's work.

Friday, November 11, 5:30 ­ 7:30p.m
Open Mic: an open reading of Jesse Howard signs.

Occurrances-Opening: October 10 6Pm-9:30Pm

Sydiart Studio
2201 S. Halsted Street
773-218-7004

Exhibit of inner and outer encounters of local and foreign artists with Chicago.

Art:21 Screenings @ the Art Institute of Chicago

View Emmy-nominated, award-winning PBS Series Art:21

Tuesdays, October 11, 18, 25, November 1
12:00-1:00 -- Art Institute of Chicago, Price Auditorium
FREE

Oct. 11
Theme: Play
Jessica Stockholder
Ellen Gallagher
Arturo Herrera
Oliver Herring

Oct. 18
Theme: Memory
Susan Rothenberg
Mike Kelley
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Josiah McElheny

Oct. 25
Theme: Power
Cai Guo-Qiang
Laylah Ali
Krzysztof Wodiczko
Ida Applebroog

Nov. 1
Theme: Structures
Matthew Ritchie
Fred Wilson
Richard Tuttle
Roni Horn

Saturday Oct. 8: Closing Reception for Philip von Zweck & Alex V. Cook @ BSD

6PM - 10PM

BSD (Butcher Shop/Dogmatic)
1319 W. Lake St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
Michael S. Thomas, Director
312.421.1917
dogmaticgallery@hotmail.com

Full info:

BSD

Saturday, October 8 at 2 pm: Flavin through the decades @ MCA

Tiffany Bell, co-curator of Dan Flavin: A Retrospective, along with Jan van der Marck, former chief curator at the Detroit Institute of Art and former Director of the MCA; Brydon Smith, former curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada; and Steven Morse of Flavin Studio discuss their experiences of working with Flavin.

This requires registration!

For more info see:

Flavin through the decades

First Fridays: October 7 @ MCA

This is always fun, if you like to mingle with the crowd, look at art w/friends, and not feel required to keep quiet, etc....Also, there is an after-party at Enclave (213 West Institute Place).

If you haven't seen the Dan Flavin exhibit, I suggest you go NOW! It's an incredible sculpture show that will close Oct. 30 and you probbaly won't get to have a chance to see it again!

MCA