Although some observers have remarked on the shakiness of the art market lately, that hasn`t stopped a half-dozen or so galleries from cropping up between last year`s fall roundup and this. Can`t they see the writing on the wall?
To which they might reply, what wall? For as anyone will tell you, the gallery business is nothing if not unpredictable, and few can prognosticate with complete assurance.
For those itching to get out of the house or office on a Friday evening-say, this Friday evening, as in tonight-and cruise the various gallery districts-oh yes, there are at least three at last count-and maybe see some art on your way to the beer and wine or better yet run into some
unaccompanied, intriguing-looking art-type person decked out in once-again-cool complete black, on your way to the beer and wine-this sort of
encounter being the art season opening experience par excellence-the number of new galleries is an embarrassment of riches. For the put-upon scrivener compiling the burgeoning list, it`s an 800-pound gorilla in need of a visit to Jenny Craig.
That is, with even more galleries and about the same amount of space to put them in, not every gallery made the final cut. Be sure to check Friday`s future weekly listings for a more complete update.
And as far as socializing is concerned, the Museum of Contemporary Art`s New Group is once again sponsoring a tent party on Superior Street between Orleans and Sedgwick Streets, with music, food and drink. Admission is $20 in advance for New Group members, $25 for museum members and the general public. All tickets at the door are $25. For more information, call Karin Lesica at 280-5163.
ABEL JOSEPH: David French paintings and drawings, Sept. 15-Oct. 20; Diane Cole paintings, Oct. 26-Dec. 1; 1600 N. Milwaukee Ave. 384-4959.
A.R.C.: Rural artists group show, Maribeth A. Coffey installations, Susan Androff photographic collages, Maggie Beal mixed media sculpture, now through Sept. 29; 1040 W. Huron St. 733-2787.
ARTEMISIA: Othello Anderson, Ciel Bergman paintings, David T. Hanson photographs, Michelle Grabner paintings and assemblages, Krit Streed paintings, Therese Zemlin steel and handmade paper sculpture, Dick Watts paintings, now through Sept. 29; Beatriz Ledesma oil pastels, collages, Jenny Booth mixed media, Priscilla Hollingsworth ceramic sculpture, Sylvia Malagrino photographs, Mary Burke paintings, Oct. 5-Oct. 27. Richard Lange new work, Milutin Pavlovic mixed media, Jose Gonzalez installation, Joan Livingstone sculpture, Nov. 2-30. Susan Maquire photographic constructions, Nancy Hild paintings and drawings, Mary Ellen Croteau new work, Dec. 7-29. 700 N. Carpenter St. 226-7323.
BELL: Bruce Weinberg monoprints, Friday through Oct. 17; Gary Bukvonik watercolors, Oct. 19-Nov. 28; 215 W. Superior St. 642-0202.
BARUCH: Josef Ehm photography retrospective, now through Sept. 19; Lem Reichmann drawings and graphograms, Sept. 22-Nov. 17; 40 E. Delaware St. 944-3377.
BOYD: William Conger paintings, Friday through Oct. 2; Frank Faulkner paintings, Oct. 5-30; John Dunn paintings, Vera Klement works on paper, Nov. 2-Dec. 4; Frank Piatek paintings, Dec. 7-Jan. 1; 739 N. Wells St. 642-1606.
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: L.J. Douglas paintings and works on paper, Dan Socha works on paper, Friday through Oct. 6; Greg Drasler paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 3; David Saunders, Betsy Kaufman works on paper, Nov. 9-Dec. 8; 325 W. Huron St. 944-0094.
CICERO: Peter Marcus paintings, group show of prints, Friday through Oct. 6; Bernadette Vigil paintings, invitational group show, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; Arne Kvaalen paintings, Nov. 16-Dec. 29; 221 W. Erie St. 440-1904.
COMPASSROSE: Elizabeth Newman objects and installation, Friday through Oct. 6; Ron Bladen paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 3; Michael Goldberg new works, Nov. 9-Jan. 4; 325 W. Huron St. 266-0434.
DART: Daniel Smajo-Ramirez paintings, Friday through Oct. 6; John Torreano paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; David Snyder paintings, Nov. 16-Dec. 29; 750 N. Orleans St. 787-6366.
DESON-SAUNDERS: Gallery artists group show, Friday through Oct. 9; Bruce Charlesworth photographs, Jim Morphesis paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 13; 750 N. Orleans St. 787-0005.
EAST-WEST: Shan-Shan Sheng paintings, Friday through Oct. 17; Weiliang Zhao mixed media works, Oct. 19-Nov. 21; Cha Li paintings, Nov. 23-Jan. 2; 311 W. Superior St. 664-8003.
EDELMAN: Elliot Erwitt, Susan Meiselas, Marc Riboud, Sebastiano Salgado, Alex Webb photographs, Friday through Oct. 6; Lynn Geesaman, David Plowden, Catherine Wagner photographs, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; Herb Ritts photographs, Nov. 16-Dec. 22; 300 W. Superior St. 266-2350.
EHLERS-CAUDILL: Jane Calvin installation and photographs, Friday through Oct. 4; David Levinthal photographs, Oct. 12-Nov. 13; Barbara Kasten new work, Nov. 16-Dec. 29; 750 N. Orleans St. 642-8611.
ERIE STREET: Ruyell Ho new works, Sept. 7-Oct. 2; Roger Hughes paintings and works on paper, Oct. 5-30; Troy Dalton, Francois Hudson new works, Nov. 2- Dec. 2; Obaji Nyambi paintings, Dec. 7-Jan. 2; 400 W. Erie St. 266-7872.
FAIRWEATHER-HARDIN: Lenore Tawney collages and objects, Paula Gerard silverpoint drawings and mixed media works, Sept. 11-Oct. 6; Margo Hoff recent works, Oct. 9-Nov. 3; Abbot Pattison sculpture, Nov. 6-Dec. 1; 101 E. Ontario St. 642-0007.
FEIGEN: Robert Wilson drawings and other works, Friday through Oct. 6;
Robert Rauschenberg new works, Oct. 12-Nov. 24; 325 W. Huron St. 787-0500.
FRIEDL: Montana Morrison paintings, works on paper, Friday through Oct. 4; Jean-Brice Wallon paintings, pastels, Oct. 5-Nov. 1; Masahito Katayama paintings, works on paper, Nov. 2-Dec. 6; Mary Sherman paintings, Dec. 7-Jan. 3; 750 N. Orleans St. 337-7550.
GARVEY: Inaugural group show, Friday through Oct. 2; Dirk DeBruycker paintings, Brent Kington sculpture, Oct. 5-30; Jim Ferringer constructions, Vignir Johannsson paintings and sculpture, Nov. 2-27; Caroline McNairn paintings, Robert Pulley sculpture, Nov. 30-Dec. 28; 230 W. Superior St. 440-0522.
GILMAN: Pat Hidson paintings, Friday through Oct. 3; Lamar Scott Smith paintings, Oct. 5-Nov. 6; Erika Bajuk paintings, Nov. 9-Dec. 12; 226 W. Superior St. 337-6262.
GRAY: Suzanne Caporael woodcuts and lithographs, now through Sept. 29;
Magdalena Abakanowicz recent works, Oct. 5-Nov. 30; 620 N. Michigan Ave. 642-8877.
GWENDA JAY: Sam Richardson paintings and mixed media, Thom Mayne architectural objects, Friday through Oct. 6; Rosalyn Schwartz paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; 301 W. Superior St. 664-3406.
HAMMER: David Sandlin paintings, Friday through Oct. 8; ”Signage as Art” group show, Oct. 12-Nov. 13; Lou Cabeen textiles, Nov. 16-Dec. 11; 200 W. Superior St. 266-8512.
HAMMER/RIVER WEST: Matt Lamb paintings, Sept. 21-Oct. 16; 415 N. Sangamon St. 421-3600.
HOFFMAN: Fariba Hajamadi new works, Friday through Oct. 6; Wolfgang Laib sculpture, Nov. 16-Dec. 22; 215 W. Superior St. 951-8828.
HOKIN-KAUFMAN: Boaz Vaadia stone sculpture, Friday through Oct. 6; Altoon Sultan paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 3; Yuriko Yamaguchi wall constructions, Nov. 9- Dec. 8; Barton Lidice Benes constructions, Dec. 14-Jan. 12; 210 W. Superior St. 266-1211.
HORWICH: Harry Ahn paintings, Friday through Oct. 17; Judith Meyer drawings and paintings, Oct. 19-Nov. 28; 226 E. Ontario St. 787-0171.
HYDE PARK ART CENTER: Katie Jarman Law, Lucy E. Slivinski, Mykl Ruffino, Robert S. Hewitt sculpture, Sept. 9-Oct. 6; ”Just Good Art” group show, Oct. 13-20; ”Projections” group show, Oct. 28-Dec. 1; annual Christmas show and sale, Dec. 9-24. 1701 E. 53d St. 324-5520.
INSAM-GLEICHER: Alfredo Jaar new work, Friday through Oct. 13; Alice Aycock drawings, Oct. 19-Nov. 24; Maurizio Nannucci new works, Nov. 30-Jan. 5; 750 N. Orleans St. 951-5419.
KIND: Leonard Koscianski paintings, Sept. 14-Oct. 9; Ed Paschke paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 6; Patrick Rodriguez works on paper, Nov. 9-Dec. 4;
Miyoko Ito paintings, Dec. 7-Jan. 1; 313 W. Superior St. 642-6302.
KLEIN: Michael Kessler paintings, Evan Lewis sound garden, Sept. 8-Oct. 21; Josh Garber, Ken Horii, John Hughes sculpture, Nov. 10-Jan. 6; 400 N. Morgan St. 243-0400.
LANNON: Vytas Sakalas paintings, now through Oct. 13; Arlene Becker sculpture, Nancy Azara mixed media works, Oct. 17-Nov. 24; Peter Rosenbaum, Ted Stanuga, Lupus, Linda Lee portraits, Nov. 28-Jan. 5; 119 N. Peoria St. 829-4541.
LOCKETT: Judy Ledgerwood paintings, Friday through Oct. 3; Stephen Prina new works, Oct. 5-31; Heimo Zobernig new works, Nov. 2-30; 703 N. Wells St. 649-1230.
LOVE: Barbara Willis, Robert Scott Jackson, W. Charles Howell pastels, Sept. 14-Oct. 13; 100 E. Ohio St. 664-9620.
LURIE: John Hull paintings, Sept. 14-Oct. 17; Mike Lash new works, Oct. 19-Nov. 21; George Horner new works, Nov. 23-Jan. 2; 1632 N. LaSalle St. 337-2883.
LYDON: Genell Miller mixed media, Friday through Oct. 12; Christopher Broadhurst paintings, Oct. 19-Nov. 23; gallery artists group show, Nov. 30-Jan. 4; 203 W. Superior St. 943-1133.
MILLER: Lauretta J. Hogin paintings, Friday through Oct. 10; Chuck Walker paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 14; Walt Myers paintings, Nov. 16-Dec. 11; 401 W. Superior St. 951-0252.
MONGERSON-WUNDERLICH: Six Western photographers, Doel Reed aquatints and drawings, Friday through Oct. 4; 704 N. Wells St. 943-2354.
MOMING: ”Art Urgency” group show on AIDS, Sept. 8-Oct. 6. 1034 W. Barry St. 472-7662.
N.A.M.E.: ”Conspired” group show of artist/professional collaborations, Friday through Oct. 12; 700 N. Carpenter St. 226-0671.
NEAL: Preston Jackson sculpture and drawings, Friday through Oct. 13; Ed Clark paintings, Oct. 19-Nov. 24; Robin Holder monoprints, Barbara Ward lifesize dolls, Nov. 30-Jan. 5; 200 W. Superior St. 944-1570.
NEVILLE-SARGENT: Stephan Spicher mixed media works, Friday through Sept. 29; William Dunlap collages and landscapes, Oct. 12-Nov. 3; Werner Pfieffer, Kim Goldfarb mixed media works, Nov. 9-Dec. 1; Richard Boschute, William Houston, John Weare new works, Dec. 7-29; 708 N. Wells St. 664-2787.
NICOLE: James Theodore paintings and watercolors, Friday through Oct. 6;
Larry G. Hoffman drawings, paintings, collages, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; Josephine Lipuma carved wood, paintings, drawings, Dec. 7-Jan. 22; 734 N. Wells St. 787-7716.
1935: Damian Bird sculpture, Sara Farrell paintings, Rebecca Keller mixed media works, Sept. 14-Oct. 27; Jacqueline Kazarian, Jay Miller paintings, Nov. 2-Dec. 15; 1935 S. Halsted St. 829-0485.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: John Balsley paintings and sculpture, Mary Jo Bang photographs, Friday through Oct. 13; Milton D. Ratner assemblages, Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman photographs, Nov. 2-Dec. 8; ”Small Things” group show, James Iska photographs, Dec. 14-Feb. 16. 212 W. Superior St. 642-6010.
PERIMETER: Toshiko Takaezu ceramic sculpture, Friday through Oct. 6;
Kathleen Holder new work, Oct. 12-Nov. 12; David Shapiro paintings, works on paper, Nov. 16-Dec. 31; 750 N. Orleans St. 266-9473.
POLSKY: Vadim Kravets paintings, Friday through Oct. 3; Dmiytri Kantorov paintings, Oct. 5-Nov. 7; 311 W. Superior St. 440-0055.
PRINTWORKS: Richard Hunt drawings, Friday through Oct. 13; Philip Pearlstein prints, Oct. 19-Nov. 24; Irving Petlin drawings, Nov. 30-Jan. 5;
311 W. Superior St. 664-9407.
RAMSAY: Aaron Fink recent works, Friday through Oct. 16; Arduino Cantafora and Miguel Oks paintings and frames, Oct. 5-Nov. 10; Robert Wilbert recent watercolors, Oct. 19-Nov. 10; Romano Dassi drawings, Nov. 16-Jan. 6;
212 W. Superior St. 337-4678.
RANDOLPH STREET: ”Looking at Labor” fall series of group shows, ”Lost and Found,” Friday through Oct. 6; ”What Price Beauty,” Oct. 12-Nov. 9;
”Division(s),” Nov. 16-Dec. 22; 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. 666-7737.
RATNER: Benny Andrews paintings, drawings, Friday through Oct. 10; Judy Rifka new paintings and works on paper, Oct. 12-Nov. 14; Edgar Franceschi paintings, constructions, sculpture, Nov. 16-Dec. 21; 750 N. Orleans St. 944-8884.
RENIER: Guenther Selichar new works, Sept. 28-Nov. 3; group show of works on paper, Nov. 16-Dec. 22; 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 227-3090.
REZAC: Joan Parcher jewelry, Friday through Oct. 6; Ani Afshar weavings, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; 301 W. Superior St. 751-0481.
ROSENFIELD: William Morris blown glass, Steven Weinberg cast glass sculpture, Friday through Sept. 29; Andrew Young egg tempera on panel, Oct. 5- Nov. 3; Dale Chihuly blown glass sculpture, Nov. 6-Dec. 22; 212 W. Superior St. 787-8020.
SAKS: Beverly Mayeri sculpture, Friday through Oct. 9; Gregory Brenon mixed media paintings, Oct. 12-Nov. 13; Bennett Bean sculpture and vessels, Nov. 16-Dec. 29; 311 W. Superior St. 751-0911.
SAZAMA: Ilene Curts, Sharon Sandberg paintings, Friday through Oct. 13;
Timothy Burke paintings, Oct. 19-Nov. 24; Joel Feldman woodcuts, mixed media group show, Nov. 30-Jan. 5; 300 W. Superior St. 951-0004.
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE GALLERY 2: ”Personal/Political” group show, Friday through Oct. 5; John Bankston, Nathan Budoff, Kelley Lane, Erling Sjovold, Gelsy Verna paintings and drawings, Oct. 12-Nov. 10; Susan Everett, Constance Beth Frenzen, David Gutterman, Patrick Parrish, Randy Richter paintings, prints, photographic constructions, Nov. 16-Dec. 14; ”Gigantic Women/Miniature Works” group show, Dec. 21-Jan. 18; 1040 W. Huron St. 226-1449.
SOLOVY: Donald Judd, Brice Marden prints, John Cage works on paper, now through October; 620 N. Michigan Ave. 664-4860.
STRUVE: Tom Uttech new works, Burgoyne Diller works on paper, Friday through Oct. 1; Ralph Scarlett retrospective, Byron Browne works, Oct. 5-30;
Jane E. Fisher, John Sennhauser paintings, Nov. 2-27; Wesley Kimler new works, Nov. 30-Dec. 29; 309 W. Superior St. 787-0563.
VOLID: Doug Salveson paintings, Kathleen Mulcahy glass, Friday through Oct. 13; Group show in Superior Street space, Oct. 19-Nov. 21; holiday exhibition, Nov. 30-Jan. 2; 225 W. Illinois St., 230 W. Superior St. (after Oct. 18) 644-3180.
WILSON: Michael Hoskins paintings, Friday through Oct. 6; Lys Martin photographs/manipulated works, Oct. 12-Nov. 6; Harold Garde paintings and works on paper, Nov. 9-Dec. 8; Barbara van Cleve photographs, Dec. 14-Jan. 21; 750 N. Orleans St. 440-9010.
WORTHINGTON: Klaus Fussmann paintings and graphics, now through Oct. 6;
620 N. Michigan Ave. 266-2424.
YOUNG: Dan Flavin new works, Sept. 27-Oct. 27; 325 W. Huron St. 664-2151. ZAKS: Bruce Thayer paintings, now through Oct. 6; 620 N. Michigan Ave. 943-8440.
ZOLLA-LIEBERMAN: John Buck sculpture, Friday through Oct. 13; Jane Hammond paintings, Oct. 19-Nov. 24; 230 W. Huron St. 944-1990.
