Sep 20th 2019

Art After Hours

@ Various Locations

Chicago

Opening Friday, September 20th, from 6PM - 9PM

September 20 from 6:00-9:00pm. Presented in partnership with Newcity.

EXPO CHICAGO Galleries Participating in Art After Hours:

Corbett vs. Dempsey
Caragh Thuring
Carol Jackson

Catherine Edelman Gallery
Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea

Richard Gray Gallery
Leon Polk Smith

Kavi Gupta Gallery
Manish Nai
Jeffery Gibson
Kennedy Yanko

Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Gladys Nilsson

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery
Ayana V. Jackson: Take Me to the Water

Monique Meloche Gallery
David Antonio Cruz

Carrie Secrist Gallery
Adrian Wong

Western Exhibitions
Orkideh Torabi

Additional Art After Hours Participants:

ACRE
Aspect/Ratio
American Writers Museum
baby blue gallery
Andrew Bae Gallery
Barely Fair at Julius Cæsar
Shane Campbell Gallery
Chicago Manual Style
Stephen Daiter Gallery
DOCUMENT
Elephant Room Gallery
Filter Photo
Heritage Auctions
Hofheimer Gallery
Gallery Studio Oh
The John David Mooney Foundation
Museum of Contemporary Photography
One After 909
Paris London Hong Kong
PATRON
Matthew Rachman Gallery
Museum of Contemporary Photography
SAIC Sullivan Galleries
South Loop Loft
Spudnik Press Cooperative
VGA Gallery
VOLUME GALLERY
Zg Gallery

Events:

Exhibition Opening | Ayana V. Jackson: Take Me to the Water
6:00-9:00pm
Mariane Ibrahim Gallery
Join the inaugural exhibition of the new Chicago headquarters of Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, presenting new works by Ayana V. Jackson. In Take Me to the Water, the artist seeks to crystallize the experience of contemporary Africa and African diasporic societies, creating hauntingly candid portraits depicting varying constructions of African and African-American identity.

Opening Reception | Sarah Ortmeyer
6:00-9:00pm
Chicago Manual Style
Artist Sarah Ortmeyer’s work has been exhibited at the Kunstverein München (Münich), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin), the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), and MoMA PS1 (New York), among others. Curated by Stephanie Cristello, the exhibition, entitled INFERNO CHICAGO, incorporates the formal elements of chess alongside a series of new paintings and sculptures.

Artist Performance | Laura Davis and Derrick Woods-Morrow
12:00-8:00pm
Aspect/Ratio
Join this performance, hosted intermittently throughout the day with artists Laura Davis and Derrick Woods-Morrow.

Artist Reception | Abraham
6:00-9:00pm
Elephant Room Gallery
As part of the current exhibition entitled 1117, artist Abraham will be present to talk with visitors on a more intimate level about their work. This exhibition features some of Abraham’s newest work, including collaborations with Ligaya, as well as hand-made furniture and painted objects. Light refreshments will be served.

Filter Photo Festival Exhibition Receptions | Various Artists
6:00-9:00pm
2019 Filter Photo Festival
As a part of the 2019 Filter Photo Festival, join Filter Photo for the opening reception of three exhibitions: The Universal, Seeing the familiar for the first time, and III. The work of over sixty artists will be on display in these exhibitions juried by Gregory Harris, Industry of the Ordinary, and Aline Smithson respectively. Many of the artists will be in attendance and refreshments will be served.

Opening Reception | Studio Oleomingus
6:00-9:00pm
VGA Gallery
Based out of Chala, India, Studio Oleomingus is a two-person game studio known for their visually stunning and narrative-driven games and about the history of India, post-colonialism, and a generative approach toward blending fact and fiction. This exhibition will bring together the various parts of Somewhere, an ongoing video game epic in several episodes.

Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition
6:00-9:00pm
Spudnik Press Cooperative
Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition features a wide variety of print-centered art making that happens at Spudnik Press Cooperative. Printmakers and fans alike are invited celebrate the work of Spudnik Press Cooperative’s beloved print geeks, relief devotees, intaglio fans, serial serigraphers, and letterpress lovers.

Reception and Artist Talks
6:00-9:00pm | Artist Talks at 6:30pm and 7:30pm
The John David Mooney Foundation
For the 6:30pm Artist Talk, join artist John David Mooney and a team of engineers as they discuss how Art and Renewable Energy can take an entire town off the electrical grid. For the 7:30pm Artist Talk, join collector Albert Goodman as he discusses artist Bui Xian’s Phai’s first solo exhibition of stunning paintings and their French influences, as well as other artists’ work in his collection of post-war paintings.

Opening Reception | Barely Fair
6:00-10:00pm
Barely Fair
Celebrate the Opening Vernissage of Barely Fair, a 1:12 scale contemporary art fair hosted by Julius Cæsar. Barely Fair will be on view from September 20–October 20, 2019.

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