THE SEASON’S HIGHLIGHTS LUFTWERK & NORMAL: COLOR CODE Color Code, at Elmhurst Art Museum, transforms the international signal of distress into a sign of solidarity and connectedness. Using the universal languages of morse code and color theory this installation of three flags stands as a call for humanity and a willingness to help one another. Sept 15–Nov 3 elmhurstartmuseum.org
DETAIL, COLOR CODE ‘SOS’ FLAG, LUFTWERK AND NORMAL
OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO In 2020 the 10th edition of OHC will span 10 days. With sensitivity to the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAC has reconfigured OHC for outdoor and online attendance. More than 20 Chicago neighborhoods and two suburbs will be highlighted. Chicago Architecture Center • October 16–25 openhousechicago.org
IF WE DO NOT NOW DARE EVERYTHING
THE OVERTON BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR IN CHICAGO’S BRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. PHOTO BY ERIC ALLIX ROGERS.
Weinberg/Newtown Gallery presents in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an exhibition examining voting rights in the United States of America through the works of contemporary artists Jaclyn Conley, Mike Gibisser, Ariana Jacob, Ellen Rothenberg and Sanaz Sohrabi. • Sept 11–Dec 19 weinbergnewtongallery.com
BALKRISHNA DOSHI: ARCHITECTURE FOR THE PEOPLE
SANAZ SOHRABI, STILL FROM NOTES ON SEEING DOUBLE, 2018, VIDEO WITH SOUND. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST. PART OF IF WE DO NOT NOW DARE EVERYTHING
On view at Wrightwood 659. This is the first international retrospective outside of Asia devoted to the work of Indian architect, urbanist, and 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate Balkrishna Doshi. Advance tickets available online only. Sept 9–Dec 12 wrightwood659.org Fall 2020 | CGN | 13
