Visual Art

THURSDAY MAY 24 MUSIC–With anvils of electronic noise and vocalists who shout like extremely hip cheerleaders, EC8OR is a punk-industrial anomaly. So hardcore, they make Chicks on Speed look like Valium-ated church ladies. JS Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine, 230-2111, 9 pm, $6 FRIDAY MAY 25 MUSIC–Just when you think you’ve heard it all, your […]

Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Paintings by Carolyn Cole and new prints from Bruce Waldman. Through June 2 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Architects in Schools, an exhibit that illuminates a program which places professional architects in classrooms in order to instruct young minds on the world of […]

* Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Survey exhibit of mid-twentieth century American prints including work by Warhol, Rauschenberg, and Lichtenstein. Chicago artist Teresa Mucha exhibits a series of etchings and drawings. Through May 26 Blackfish Gallery 420 NW 9th Ave, 224-2634 Memory Triggers, recent paintings by Daniel E. Smith. Through June 2 * […]

THURSDAY MAY 17 MUSIC–I’ve never seen them live, but if their recordings are any indication, Autechre will make their beats from amplified cheese graters and their melodies from lucid yet radioactive animals kidnapped from space. Well… probably not… but their electronic-based music is THAT gorgeous, exotic, and groundbreaking. JS B Complex, 320 SE 2nd Ave, […]

THURSDAY MAY 10 GET RADICAL–Stand up and cheer for the Radical Art Girls Collective! Tonight the Meow Meow welcomes this mixed group of young feminist artists to entertain you and yours with toe-tappin’ bands, thought-provoking spoken word, chin-scratching film, wild visual and performance art (and my personal favorite) radical art cheerleading. This event is sure […]

Alberta Art Hop 2nd annual celebration of art takes over NE Alberta street. Sat, May 12, 10-5 pm. Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Paintings by Carolyn Cole and new prints from Bruce Waldman. Through June 2 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Architects in Schools, an exhibit that illuminates […]

THURSDAY MAY 3 THEATER–You know it’s gonna be a good play when you have to walk through a pizza parlor, down some dark stairs, and into the basement in order to see the show. A Kind of Surrender spins the tale of a man and woman who explore the human condition via their relationship. KD […]

Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Paintings by Carolyn Cole and new prints from Bruce Waldman. Opens May 3 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Architects in Schools, an exhibit that illuminates a program that places professional architects in classrooms to instruct young minds on the world of design. The […]