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.
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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.
Frank, Greek, and Gay: Modernist Painter Yannis Tsarouchis Is Finally Getting His Due
Dancing in Real Life makes a strong case for recognizing the Greek painter as a pioneer of queer art.
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.
Life-and-Death Paintings, From a Career Cut Short
“I’m strongly drawn to saintly artists. I mean people who believe that each brushstroke will save the world or will represent the suffering of humanity in the face of a sheep.”
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.