Oh, you crazy River North, when will you learn? All the kids have gone to bed before you've even baked the bread!
River North is hoppin', with openings across the board.
ZG gallery has an interesting show that chaps the hide of local gallery owners. Beth Reitmeyer has numerous small paintings, as well as an installation. While that may be enough for some of you, the catch here is in the theme. "With Love" highlights the absurdities of the "hallmark holiday", Valentines day, while gently caressing the viewers inter-sentiment with hand-written notes by visitors to their love interests. While sharks may not be too keen on the 'cuteness', you can take the work at face value, and come away with a mushy feeling - not bad mushy, like rotten fruit, but good mushy, like a waterbed.
Stephen Kelly may be the best promoter of his own work around today. He has one of the most successful galleries in River North, and regularly showcases his own abstract paintings. He will take part in a panel discussion at the cultural center next week, but until then, swing by his space, near the starbucks, to see some paintin'.
Stephen Kelly | Spring Summer Fall Winter III | 30 x 40 in. | oil on canvas
Ann Nathan has more than proven herself over the last twenty-odd years as one of the best places to see the stars of tomorrow, today. Ruth Duckworth, Tony Fitzpatrick, and Joe Coleman have all gone through her doors, so its not surprising that tonight's show, featuring the hyperrealist work of Enrique Santana, and the metaphorical landscapes of Jose Mosquera is a must see. Coming hot off exhibitions at the Cultural Center, Instituto Cervantes, as well as recent shows in Spain, this is a knock out show - a battle between the precise eye of Santana, and the equally sharp mind of Mosquera.
Both Carl Hammer and Roy Boyd have openings tonight as well. But they weren't so kind as to help me out with their information. to them, I bite my thumb.
If all these awesome openings aren't enough, stop by heaven gallery in wicker park, to see a really super group printmaking show. Twenty One artists are featured, doing everything from traditional wood block prints, to varied unconventional and experimental techniques (one artists prints with a recently deceased fish...) ... hmmm....
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