Chicago events Design Graphic Thought Facility
This is an inspiring exhibit of graphic solutions to diverse design problems. According to the AIC web site, "It is the first exhibition at the Art Institute devoted solely to graphic design." Check it out March 27 6:00 PM to August 17
Fine Arts Mark Wagner: Creative Accounting
Western Exhibitions presents “Creative Accounting” a solo exhibition by New York based artist Mark Wagner. Wagner makes meticulous, beautiful, bizarre collages with U.S. currency. As he puts it the one-dollar bill is “the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America”. Wagner transforms this icon of American capitalism into images and abstractions whose symbolic force ask us to question our understanding of money, its cultural significance, and relationship to art.
Opening reception April 5 from 6–9pm.
Western Exhibitions Gallery, 1821 W. Hubbard, Ste. 202, Chicago, IL 60622
April 5 to May 17
Photography Ed Ruscha Photography
Since the beginning of Ed Ruscha’s career in the late 1950s, photography has been both an inspiration and a source of discovery for this seminal Pop and Conceptual artist. March 1 to June 1
Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1905-1920
From 1904 through 1920 Augustus F. Sherman, a registry clerk at Ellis Island, systematically photographed prospective immigrants to the United States. Together his images form a unique view of the flow of immigration in the early twentieth century.
DePaul University Art Museum, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60614.
Opening Reception April 17, 5–7pm
April 17 to June 13
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