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Which of the above images is A) from the awesome and provocative exhibit “Black Acid Co-op,” a massive installation shown last summer at Deitch Projects, in the rarified NYC gallery world, and which B) depicts the house fire that plagued the Pilsen residence known as the Whale (home to creative collective Order of the Lamprey)? Take your pick, link on your image of choice to learn the answer, then join the Facebook group to keep up to date and Save The Whale.

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[CHICAGO] Contemporary art, perhaps more than other classifications, can run the gamut, and finding a gallery or museum that you consistently enjoy isn’t always easy. Nor is finding an exhibit to please everyone in your viewing party. If this is a concern, fret no more. The Hyde Park Art Center in south Chicago never fails to delight with at least something among its six or so exhibits on display at most any time. A visit this weekend was a stellar example of this “something for everyone” success, and following are highlights of half a dozen strong exhibits. About 30 more images can be seen at my Flickr gallery:

• INSTALLATION “Notes to Nonself,” from Diane Christiansen and Shoshanna Utchenik. From the HPAC’s always wonderful (if a bit hard to read, due to tiny text type!) exhibit guide: “Wander the Ego Forest, wade through the Relationship Bardo and then take solace in the Temporary Refuge …” or in layperson’s terms: enjoy an illuminated pink octopus (below), a plywood forest festooned with new-age sentiments, Tibetan prayer flags floating in a sea of kite-like clouds, and more. But I don’t want to spoil the fun. Just go and enjoy, through May 2, 2010.

• PAINTINGS from Andreas Fischer, “Ghost Town.” Portraits (below) depicting “intangible mental characteristics excluded from an object-based historical archive.” Read more