10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Summer

Hyperallergic's roundup of ten summer exhibitions in Chicago highlights local emerging and established artists across galleries and museums. Shows include Joe Feddersen's "Urban Drama" at Volume Gallery (June 13–July 25), combining Indigenous basketmaking with contemporary iconography; Richard Hull's "After All, Paintings and Prints" at Western Exhibitions (June 12–August 15), featuring cartoonish expressionism; Nick D'Alessandro's "Universal September" at Prairie (June 20–August 2), with cyanotype-dyed and buried textiles; Alice Ding's "Basel Social Club" at Hans Goodrich (July 18–August 31), presenting prints and polaroids on art-world truths; "Beyond the Black Rainbow" at Twelve Ten Gallery (June 6–July 25), a group show on self-optimization; Danny Bredar's "Demand and Supply" at Met him pike hoses (August 1–September 26), a textual archive; Peixuan Ouyang's solo show at SHANGHAI SEMINARY (June 12–August 1), featuring a two-channel video on historical narratives; "Xochicago: Floating Gardens of the Chicago River and México" at the National Museum of Mexican Art (May 9–October 4), comparing waterway systems; "Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years" at Logan Center Exhibitions (July 10–October 11), with works by Kevin Beasley, Pope.L, and Danh Vo; and Kenzi Shiokava's solo show at MCA Chicago (June 27–January 31), the first museum survey of the late Los Angeles sculptor. The Obama Presidential Center has also unveiled 28 newly commissioned works on the South Side.