CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces a major acquisition by the museum’s Department of Contemporary Art: Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine of 1955, Short Circuit. This visually arresting and autobiographically rich work is the first major R…
Expanded Galleries of African Art and Indian Art of the Americas Open at the Art Institute
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago opens its expanded galleries of African art and Indian art of the Americas today, June 3, 2011. Following an extensive four-year planning, construction, and reinstallation project, the combined 7,500 square fo…
Expanded Galleries of African Art and Indian Art of the Americas Open at the Art Institute
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago opens its expanded galleries of African art and Indian art of the Americas today, June 3, 2011. Following an extensive four-year planning, construction, and reinstallation project, the combined 7,500 square fo…
The Art Institute of Chicago Presents Work by Los Angeles-Based Artist Uta Barth
CHICAGO, IL- The Art Institute of Chicago (ARTIC) presents Uta Barth, on view from May 14 through August 14, 2011. Since the early 1990s, Los Angeles-–based artist Uta Barth has examined photographic and visual perception— how the human eye s…
The Art Institute of Chicago Names Elizabeth Hurley as New Vice President for Development
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce the appointment of Elizabeth Hurley as the museum’s new Vice President for Development, effective February 14, 2011. In this capacity, Hurley will assume responsibility for overseeing all aspects of t…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
DePaul University Art Museum to Become Interactive Art Studio
CHICAGO, IL.- The DePaul University Art Museum will become a working art studio as part of “The Nomadic Studio,” a unique exhibition exploring the mobility of artists and their workspaces that opens July 8. The exhibition, which runs through …