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after an 8-year residency in Seattle. His very dramatic West Loop gallery is a
haven for critically important artists working in video, sculpture, photography,
painting, and installation, including Anne Chu, Gary Hill, Martin Puryear,
Bruce Nauman, Cristina Iglesias, Robert Mangold, and Charles Ray. 933 W. Wash-
ington St. & 312/455-0100. Bus: 20 (Madison).
G.R. N'Namdi Gallery George N'Namdi founded his gallery, which special-
izes in African-American artists, 2 decades ago in the Detroit area. His son
Jumaane operates this second location. Artists they've helped bring to the atten-
tion of museums and art collectors include James Vanderzee, Al Loving, Edward
Clark, Robert Colescott, and local photographer Rashid Johnson. 110 N. Peoria St.
& 312/563-9240. Bus: 20 (Madison).
Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago is home to a trio of world-class galleries
dealing in contemporary glass-art sculpture. Fortunately for glass-art lovers,
they're within footsteps of each other along Superior Street in River North:
Habatat Galleries Chicago, 222 W. Superior St. ( & 312/440-0288 ); Portia
Gallery, 207 W. Superior St. ( & 312/932-9500 ); and Marx-Saunders Gallery.
The last houses the city's largest showcase of glass art and features world-famous
artists past and present (William Morris, Mark Fowler, Therman Statom, and
Hiroshi Yamano), as well as newcomers. 230 W. Superior St. & 312/573-1400. Sub-
way/El: Brown or Red line to Chicago.
Maya Polsky Gallery Gallery owner Maya Polsky deals in international con-
temporary art, and also represents some leading local artists—including Chicago's
most famous living artist, Ed Paschke. But she's best known for the contemporary
and postrevolutionary art of Russia, including the work of such masters as Natalya
Nesterova and Sergei Sherstiuk. 215 W. Superior St. & 312/440-0055. Subway/El: Brown or
Red line to Chicago.
Rhona Hoffman Gallery Like her former partner and spouse, Donald
Young, the New York-born Hoffman maintains a high profile on the interna-
tional contemporary art scene. She launched her gallery in 1983 and, from the
start, sought national and international artists, typically young and cutting-edge
artists who weren't represented elsewhere in Chicago. Today she is the purveyor
of such blue-chip players as Cindy Sherman, Sol LeWitt, and Jenny Holzer; she
has also added young up-and-comers such as Dawoud Bey. 118 N. Peoria St. & 312/
455-1990. No. 20 (Madison).

Pamper Yourself
When all that Armitage Avenue shopping gets just too exhausting, take a
break at one of the beauty stores concentrated within a few blocks of
each other on Halsted Street. Endo-Exo Apothecary, 2034 N. Halsted St.
( & 773/525-0500 ), lined with vintage wood cabinets, is a peaceful retreat
that stocks a number of specialty skin-care and make-up lines; they'll even
give you a complimentary makeover. The mood is more flashy and hip at
Fresh, 2040 N. Halsted St. ( & 773/404-9776 ), where the sleek shelves are
filled with skin treatments, at-home spa supplies, and their own line of
cosmetics; test some of the aromatic products and you'll feel instantly
rejuvenated. Now that you're freshened up and made over . . . it's time to
get back to shopping!

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