As fall approaches Chicago and the temperatures tick upward one last time before the inevitable cold slump, the city enters into a rallying cry. Chicago Exhibition Weekend returns today, with 50 participants hosting concurrent programming across the city through this Sunday, September 21. Secondary PurposeSawhorse, 4222 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IllinoisThrough October 26Installation view of Secondary Purpose (photo Natalie Jenkins/Hyperallergic)Featuring over 80 works selected from the personal collection of Chicago innkeeper and photographer Ray Reiss, this dense exhibition packs a lot of heart. According to Reiss, the best thing to do with the work is to “just sit there and feel it.”The GloamingWestern Exhibitions, 1709 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IllinoisThrough November 1Journie Cirdain, “Chandelier (Dewdrops)” (2025) (photo Natalie Jenkins/Hyperallergic)The beautifully rendered graphite drawings of Journie Cirdain’s The Gloaming seem steeped in magic. Alloyed CommitmentsLogan Center Exhibitions, 915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IllinoisThrough December 7Installation view of Alloyed Commitments (photo Natalie Jenkins/Hyperallergic)Upon entering Tongji Philip Qian’s Alloyed Commitments, viewers encounter a large wall drawing that counts the passing of minutes.