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INVISIBLE-EXPORTS is pleased to present Pure ‘Joy’ at Western Exhibitions in Chicago, a group show that tries to see the underbelly of joy — to peek below the hood of it, to play around in its aftermath and explore its not-immediately-apparent contradictions and paradoxes. The exhibition features work by Mike Bouchet, Jane Corrigan, Joey Frank, Andrew Guenther, Cary Leibowitz, Nate Lowman, Dan McCarthy, Rebecca Morgan, Tabboo!, Orkideh Torabi, John Waters, Jade Yumang.

The idea of joy is a slippery one. Joy is immediate, but fleeting. It’s not as deep as happiness, or as rich as hate. And it …