Wallpaper, Paper, Humidity, 36" x 120"
An exhibition called "Concerning Tomorrow" could well be a real downer, but in fact—while there are no feel-good pictures here and much that's dark—the show exhilarates and makes you delighted to be in Chicago at this point in history. (That's no mean feat, given this point in history.) Unlike Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party"—which confirmed for bourgeois Parisians of the 1880s that they were living in the right time and place—these diverse pieces don't romanticize our lifestyle, but rather critique it, with a seriousness and ingenuity that ironically make you feel optimistic about tomorrow. - Burt Michaels
"Concerning Tomorrow" shows at Harold Arts, 303 West Erie, Chicago, IL