Across the Divide: Reconsidering the Other. An arresting 16-artist group show confronting issues of race, ethnicity, religion, politics and socioeconomics. Through May 8 at Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 2-100; 312-814-5322.
Tiffany Holmes installation. A viewer-participation piece that gives a poetic visualization of the consequences of electric consumption. Through April 26 at Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660.
Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth. The unsettling Norwegian painter and printmaker (1863-1944) is brilliantly explored in relation to works by major and minor contemporaries. Through April 26 at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave. Dated tickets required; 312-930-4040, ticketmaster.com
Sigmar Polke Lens Paintings. The German “visual revolutionary,” a star of the go-go ’80s, presents 34 recent works, vivid, complexly layered and playful. Through Friday at the Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario St.; 312-787-3997.
The Eternal Light of Egypt: The Photography of Sarite Sanders. A selection from more than 30 years of black-and-white infrared photographs leaves an incandescent record of a pilgrimage on the Nile. Through May 10 at Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-7600.
Corey Arnold photographs. Offbeat color images of life on a commercial fishing vessel — taken by one of the fishermen. Through May 9 at Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 835 N. Washington Blvd.; 312-404-9188.
Homeland: Photographs by Nina Berman. The farcical and horrific at once, in color images taken across the United States since 9/11. Through May 22 at Gage Gallery of Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-341-6458.
Achim Lippoth photographs: Staged color images recalling German children of the ’50s, sometimes with dark implications. Through May 9 at Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior St.; 312-266-2350.
Marvin E. Newman and Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Mini-retrospectives for two photographer-friends who met at Chicago’s Institute of Design more than 60 years ago. Through April 25 at Stephen Daiter Gallery, 311 W. Superior St.; 312-787-3350.
Jack Tworkov paintings, drawings: A vision of women from the late 1940s by one of the founders of Abstract Expressionism. Through May 23 at Valerie Carberry Gallery, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2510; 312-397-9990.
Gallery openings — city
33 Collective: Four Printmakers Under the Impression, a group show. Through May 13; opening reception 7-10 p.m. Friday at 1029 W. 35th St.; 708-837-4534.
Addington: Julia Katz paintings and Joseph Hronek paintings. Through June 3; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 704 N. Wells St.; 312-664-3406.
Boyd: Gallery Group Exhibition, a mixed media group show. Through June 2; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 739 N. Wells St.; 312-642-1606.
Palette & Chisel: Watercolor and More, a group show. Through April 26 at 1012 N. Dearborn St.; 312-642-4400.
Roche: Isabelle duToit, Michael Hoffman and Paul Hunter. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 7 50 N. Franklin St.; 312-654-0144.
Rymer: Artbash: First Year Program Show. Through May 1 ; opening reception 4:30-8 p.m. Friday at 280 S. Columbus Drive; 312-443-3703.
Saslow: Far Out 2009, a group show. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 300 W. Superior St.; 312-943-0530.
Thomas Robertello: Laura Fayer new abstract paintings. Through June 13; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 939 W. Randolph St.; 312-421-1587.
Vale Craft: Spring Show of Fine Craft, a group show. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 230 W. Superior St.; 312-337-3525.
Weinberg: Richard Hunt sculptures and lithographic works. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 300 W. Superior St.; 312-529-5090.
Wight: Luke Dowd new works, Olio Suite, a group show. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 119 N. Peoria St., #2C; 312-492-7261.
Zg: Clearing, Paintings and Works on Paper — Molly Briggs new works. Through May 23; opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at 300 W. Superior St.; 312-654-9900.
Zolla/Lieberman: Murmur — Cheonae Kim paintings. Through June 6; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 325 W. Huron St.; 312-944-1990.
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