Tag: Art Institute of Chicago
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life, quilted: Bisa Butler’s Portraits at the Art Institute of Chicago
The women in my mother’s family tie off their quilts. I’m not entirely sure where it came from, though I will confess I’ve wondered if we’re tying off and tying elfknots into our own work (rather than our hair: mine is too straight to elfknot anyway) as a good-luck charm, or maybe a ward. (It’s […]
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The Intimacy of Manet and Modern Beauty
I finally made my way, last weekend, to the Art Institute’s Manet and Modern Beauty. (There’s an exhibition catalogue, too, for those who want to see it again.) It’s an incredibly special exhibition, a loving (and lovely) tribute to an artist gone far too soon whose mark continues to reverberate down the generations. The exhibition […]
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The Art Institute Opened 125 Years Ago Today (And You Can Check Out All Their Old Exhibits!)
#TBT This Saturday the Art Institute celebrates 125 years on Michigan Avenue. We’re grateful to all who have visited and found inspiration in our galleries over the years. Your support makes our mission possible. pic.twitter.com/69pWQkRoQd — Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) December 6, 2018 Everything is horrible of late, spinning towards a centre that cannot hold, and […]
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For a Few More Days: Art from the Viceroyalty of Peru
The Art Institute’s incredible exhibit “A Voyage to South America: Andean Art in the Spanish Empire” will end its run on February 28, 2016–just a few days from now. I talk a lot about Latin American history; I’ve even talked about José Gil de Castro, free man of color, who painted the tale of the wars […]
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The First Snow of the Year (and Winter as Art at the AIC)
It’s snowing! It’s the first snow of the year, and, though it’s hardly enough to go skiing, it’s enough to coat the world in fresh white, making it pristine and lacy and lovely. We do exist, you see, even here: we winter-lovers, for whom the first snow should really be a holiday, we who take […]
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(More) Things to Do in Chicago During Lolla, 2015
If one is in town for Lollapalooza 2015, one’s schedule is probably already jam-packed with, well, Lolla. One may even be going to see Florence + The Machine…and, well, I wish I were going to see Florence and the Machine too. Lucky you, and make sure you take sunscreen, because skin cancer sucks. But maybe […]
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A Family Affair: Timelining Morisot & Manet
I grew up around Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet’s works–the Art Institute of Chicago has a lovely collection, and almost as long as I can remember I’ve loved Morisot’s Woman at her Toilette, which hangs in the Impressionist gallery on the second floor of the AIC. I couldn’t say quite what draws me to her, but […]
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