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player ready...1) C.J. Matherne and Jamisen Ogg: Abstract, site-specific painting and drawing in the final exhibition at one of the most unusual art spaces in Chicago. Through April 26. Old Gold, 2022 N. Humboldt Blvd. 773-653-9956.
2) Spencer Finch: Pieces about light that bring the sky inside and re-create a shadow from a specific photograph by Eugene Atget. Through May 2. Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 118 N. Peoria St. 312-455-1990.
3) Jack Tworkov: 1940s paintings and works on paper on the theme of women, by one of the founders of Abstract Expressionism. Through May 23. Valerie Carberry Gallery, 875 N. Michigan Ave. 312-397-9990.
4) Marc Swanson: Recent works by a New York artist known for sculptures and installations at once autobiographical and melancholic. Through May 23. Richard Gray Gallery, 875 N. Michigan Ave. 312-642-8877.
5) Richard Hunt: Sculptural and lithographic works by the recipient of the International Sculpture Center’s 2009 lifetime achievement award. Through May 30. David Weinberg Gallery, 300 W. Superior St. 312-529- 5090.
6) Geoffrey Todd Smith: Highly colored abstract paintings and drawings that teem with dots and zigzags. Through May 30. Western Exhibitions, 119 N. Peoria St. 312-480-8390.
7) Cheonae Kim: Recent paintings that continue the Illinois artist’s exploration of geometric abstraction. Through June 6. Zolla-Lieberman Gallery, 325 W. Huron St. 312-944-1990.
8) “Response: Art and the Art of Criticism”: Nine Chicago-area artists paired with nine critics. April 24- May 30. I space Gallery, 230 W. Superior St. 312-587- 9976.
9) Zoe Crosher: Contemporary photographs that “reconsider” an archive of earlier images by a woman who traveled through Asia as a prostitute. May 1-June 20. 65 GRAND, 1378 W. Grand Ave. 312-719-4325.
10) Leila Essaydi: Recent photographs by the Moroccan- born artist. May 1-June 20. Schneider Gallery, 230 W. Superior St. 312-988-4033.
11) “Artists Run Chicago”: A 70th anniversary exhibition that celebrates artist-run spaces from the last decade in the city. May 10-July 5. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. 773-324-5520.
12) Leopold Segedin: New figurative paintings by a veteran who believes the experience of his art is like “the tang of garlic in a good kosher hot dog.” June 5-July 8. Byron Roche Gallery, 750 N. Franklin St. 312-654-0144.
13) Gustav Klimt: Lithographic works relating to the controversial murals the artist completed for Vienna University in 1903. June 12-July 12. Century Guild Decorative Arts, 3059 Logan Blvd. 800-610-2368.