September 16–December 19, 2026 at 400 N. Peoria

82 Nights Only*

82 Nights Only* Programming

At 400 N. Peoria, Chicago.

  1. THUOCT 226:30PM

    Croak! Get tickets →

    Hosted by Jesse Malmed, featuring special guests

  2. TUEOCT 276PM + 7:30PM

    Jon Waine: Output & Input Get tickets →

    6pm Part I: Exhibition walkthrough at Corbett vs. Dempsey
    7:30pm Part II: Listening Session at The Gertie Hub

  3. SATNOV 218PM

    Club Nutz

    Presented by Scott and Tyson Reeder in partnership with Soccer Club Club

  4. THUDEC 37:15PM

    Offsite Screening: Isa Genzken at The Music Box

    Die kleine Bushaltestelle (Gerüstbau)

  5. FRIDEC 47PM

    Stephanie LaCava & Lee Lozano

    Readings in conversation

  6. SUNDEC 133PM

    The Miracle of Laughter

    Films by Christian Jankowski, followed by a conversation on Humor and the Miraculous

  7. FRIDEC 185PM

    Reverse Parking Garage

    82 Nights Only* closing, with special guests

  8. SATDEC 1911AM–4PM

    Holiday Family Fun Day

Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Der lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go), 1987

Peter Fischli & David Weiss

On view October 14–18

Currently On Stage at Gertie

Peter Fischli & David Weiss

Ceal Floyer, Saw, 2008

Ceal Floyer

On view September 16 – December 18

Permanent Works

Ceal Floyer

Chris Burden, The TV Commercials, 1973–1977, 1973–1977

Chris Burden

October 07–11

Previously On Stage at Gertie

Chris Burden

82 Nights Only* maps the positions where art and comedy’s mutual concerns overlap. Organized as a rotating series of artworks, performances, and screenings, the exhibition unfolds over twelve weeks, making a structural joke of the fixed exhibition format itself. Rather than presenting a totalizing thesis in which a singular presentation remains fixed—one that necessarily “explains the joke”—82 Nights Only* adopts an episodic model in which the exhibition is continually reconstituted through an ever-changing selection and arrangement of works, off-site installations, and timed artist performances. Each iteration, therefore, operates as a distinct encounter rather than a repetition of a singular presentation, offering viewers multiple points of entry and a layered, accumulative experience of the exhibition over time.

Exhibition hours:

Wed–Sat, 11 AM–6 PM
Sun, 11 AM–4 PM

Artists

Cory Arcangel

Ceal Floyer

Ryan Gander

John Smith

Michael Smith

Christian Jankowski

Sophie Becker

Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis

Nyeema Morgan

Ken Kagami

Lindsey White

Peter Fischli David Weiss

Chris Burden

Pope.L

Matthew Langan-Peck

Darren Bader

Isa Genzken & Kai Althoff

Keith Arnatt

Lee Lozano

Cosima von Bonin

Every House Has A Door & Max Guy

Installation views

Installation view, 82 Nights Only*, Gertie Hub, 2026. Photo: Evan Jenkins.
Installation view, 82 Nights Only*, Gertie Hub, 2026. Photo: Evan Jenkins.
Installation view, 82 Nights Only*, Gertie Hub, 2026. Photo: Evan Jenkins.
Installation view, 82 Nights Only*, Gertie Hub, 2026. Photo: Evan Jenkins.
Installation view, 82 Nights Only*, Gertie Hub, 2026. Photo: Evan Jenkins.

Schedule

Cory Arcangel
September 16 – December 18
Ceal Floyer
September 16 – December 18
Ryan Gander
September 16 – December 18
John Smith
September 16 – December 18
Michael Smith
September 16 – December 18
Christian Jankowski
September 16–20
Nyeema Morgan
September 23–27
Ken Kagami
September 30 – October 04
Chris Burden
October 07–11
Peter Fischli & David Weiss
October 14–18
Lindsey White
October 21–25
Pope.L
October 28 – November 01
Matthew Langan Peck
November 04–08
Darren Bader
November 11–15
Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis
November 18–22
CLOSED
November 23–29
Lee Lozano
December 02–06
Cosima von Bonin
December 09–13
Every house has a door & Max Guy
December 18–19