In The loop

Category

The South Side Gets Its Own Gallery Close-Up

Archival artist portrait of Andrei Rabodzeenko, supplied on his official website; not an installation photograph of the October 17 exhibition.

Homes, street signs and industrial edges get the attention usually reserved for grander Chicago landmarks. Andrei Rabodzeenko’s new show opens today at Beverly Arts Center.

Chicago South-Side World
Artist: Andrei Rabodzeenko
Where: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th Street
When: Opening reception Saturday, October 17, 2–4 p.m.
Details: Official exhibition page

The South Side resident painted these neighborhoods over a decade, looking at places where daily life and industry sit close together. Go for the familiar street corner that becomes worth stopping for.