September 2019
Lorna Simpson at The Underground Museum
On view from July 13 - September 8th. The Underground Museum in Mid-City highlights black excellence through its art galleries, film and wellness programming, and events, and has become an active hub for the community. On view for a couple more weeks are two videos by artist Lorna Simpson. In Easy to Remember (2001), Simpson recorded 15 performers as they each hummed John Coltrane’s seminal song while listening on headphones. By zooming in on only the lips of the performers, and playing…
Find out more »October 2019
Rodney McMillian: Brown: Videos From The Black Show
On View: October 5 - February 16, 2020 The Underground Museum opens their latest exhibition from brilliant sculptor, painter and performance artist, Rodney McMillian. To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, jazz genius, Alice Smith, will be performing live, and Sly Stone's daughter & KCRW DJ, Novena Carmel, will keep you dancing to the classics.
Find out more »January 2022
Noah Davis at the Underground Museum
Before his untimely passing in 2015, artist Noah Davis and his wife Karon Davis co-founded the Underground Museum (UM), a revered art and community space in Arlington Heights. In a kind of homecoming, a solo show by Noah Davis is now on view at the museum, after having traveled to the New York and London outposts of the gallery David Zwirner. The exhibition, which also marks the reopening of the UM after being closed throughout the pandemic, was curated by…
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