Bespoke stretcher bar frames in puzzle-like compositions appear to unfold, origami-like, in the mixed-media work of Chicago-based artist Mike Cloud. “Paintings are always objects within a system of objects,” he says in a statement. “My paintings are firmly anchored in the contemporary life of reproduction, symbolism, and description.”

Cloud is the featured artist in this week’s digest. His work is on view at Corbett vs. Dempsey through April 26. See more in no.71: yngspc.substack.com/p/y…