Discover works by Michiko Itatani in Celestial Stage and the history of queer identity in art in The First Homosexuals, now on view at the Chicago art space.

Wrightwood 659
Wrightwood 659 Hosts Exhibitions on the “First Homosexuals” and Michiko Itatani
Fall shows at the Chicago art space explore how same-sex desire became the basis for a new identity category and celebrate the cosmic work of an acclaimed Chicago-based artist.
Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 Welcomes New 2022 Spring and Summer Exhibitions
Shows on view at this unique art space include Rirkrit Tiravanija: (who’s afraid of red, yellow, and green), a reinstallation of the US architecture exhibition at the 2021 Venice Biennale, and more.
Wrightwood 659 Presents Shahidul Alam: We Shall Defy
New works by one of Bangladesh’s most prominent photojournalists, writers, and activists are now on view at the Chicago art space.
Wrightwood 659 Conjures Long-lost Icons of American Architecture
Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright memorializes Chicago’s Garrick Theatre and Buffalo’s Larkin Building, which were razed to build a parking lot and a truck stop.
A Major Greek Artist Gets His First US Retrospective at Wrightwood 659
A broad survey of Yannis Tsarouchis’s intimate, contemplative oeuvre is on view at the Chicago art space through July 31.
Wrightwood 659 Reopens With Balkrishna Doshi Exhibition
Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People brings a retrospective of the Indian Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s work to Chicago, on view September 9 through December 12, 2020.
Wrightwood 659 and the Smart Museum Exhibit Contemporary Chinese Art on a Monumental Scale
The Chicago institutions have collaborated to present The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China, on view at both venues through May 3, 2020.
Wrightwood 659 Presents Tetsuya Ishida’s First US Retrospective Self-Portrait of Other
This exhibition features a selection of approximately 70 paintings and works on paper by Ishida. On view every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from October 3 – December 14, 2019.