Abstraction as Investigation
Abstraction as Investigation
In a review for the Chicago Reader, art critic Isaac Vazquez says the "artworks emphasize narrative as a symbolic, rather than fixed, form."
Exhibitions
Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2
04.07.2026 – 06.28.2026
Image courtesy of the artists.
Exhibition Summary
The Chicago-based artist couple Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan deploy starkly divergent aesthetics. Cloud’s work is steeped in effusive colors and symbols, while Morgan’s tends toward minimalism. Yet despite these formal differences, both artists share an interest in works that explore the complexity of communication. This exhibition will debut a mixed-media installation continuing Morgan’s “Studies for Traps” series alongside Cloud’s signature multi-dimensional paintings and a jointly produced sound work.
Curated by Dieter Roelstraete.
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Exhibition Narrative
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Chicago Reader Features "Story Structure, Pt. 2"
Chicago Reader Features "Story Structure, Pt. 2"
The exhibition is spotlighted in a spring preview feature by arts reporter Pia Singh.
Opening Reception for Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2
Exhibition Opening
Opening Reception for Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2
This exhibition features new works and a jointly produced sound installation by the Chicago-based artist couple Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan.
Brooklyn Rail Interview with Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan
Brooklyn Rail Interview with Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan
The exhibition, William Corwin writes, "offers a fascinating test case to explore more deeply the push and pull and intellectual exchanges that take place within the dyad of two artists in a ...
Spring Exhibition Showcases Works by Chicago-based Artist Couple
Spring Exhibition Showcases Works by Chicago-based Artist Couple
The great proto-minimalist painter Ad Reinhardt famously quipped that “sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.” In Story Structure, Pt. 2, a show conjoining the ...
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
Abstraction as Investigation
Abstraction as Investigation
In a review for the Chicago Reader, art critic Isaac Vazquez says the "artworks emphasize narrative as a symbolic, rather than fixed, form."
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
Chicago Reader Features "Story Structure, Pt. 2"
Chicago Reader Features "Story Structure, Pt. 2"
The exhibition is spotlighted in a spring preview feature by arts reporter Pia Singh.
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
Opening Reception for Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2
Exhibition Opening
Opening Reception for Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2
This exhibition features new works and a jointly produced sound installation by the Chicago-based artist couple Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan.
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
Brooklyn Rail Interview with Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan
Brooklyn Rail Interview with Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan
The exhibition, William Corwin writes, "offers a fascinating test case to explore more deeply the push and pull and intellectual exchanges that take place within the dyad of two artists in a ...
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
Spring Exhibition Showcases Works by Chicago-based Artist Couple
Spring Exhibition Showcases Works by Chicago-based Artist Couple
The great proto-minimalist painter Ad Reinhardt famously quipped that “sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.” In Story Structure, Pt. 2, a show conjoining the ...
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