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Feburary 16 - July 3, 2106 - To provide a glimpse into her working process, the exhibition also features research materials selected by the artist. They include trade manuals and journals of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as scale models for the some of the finished works. Hand-constructing the sculptures from a wide range of materials, Simpson cuts, stitches, wraps, folds, ties, and rivets these it...

February 9 - May 29, 2016 - The exhibition offers an immersive new perspective on the show’s most memorable characters, both upstairs and down, while chronicling the great changes taking place in Britain during the tumultuous early 20th century. The award-winning costumes are produced by renowned London costume house Cosprop Ltd. Many use original fabrics and embellishments from the early 20th cen...

February 6 - May 1, 2016 - In the first major American exhibition tour, Theo Jansen’s wholly distinctive kinetic creations blur the lines of art, engineering, science and performance. The exhibition celebrates the thrill of the Strandbeests’ locomotion and shows the processes that have driven their evolutionary development. The sculptures are accompanied by artist drawings, videos, daily demonstra...

January 30 - August 21, 2016 - The block-print posters Collins used similar in design to posters used for political rallies or boxing matches are included in the exhibition. El Mundo no Escuchará makes visible the wide range of emotions the camera provokes, including embarrassment, failure, honesty, sincerity, self-consciousness, anxiety, and sentimentality. Simultaneously revealing pop culture’s ...

January 15, 2016 - January 1, 2017 - In this exhibition, fifty of the most beautiful are now featured in The Field Museum’s new exhibition Looking at Ourselves: Rethinking the Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman. The new exhibition is a rich inquiry into the concept of race, which has changed drastically over the past eighty years but is still very much with us today. Hoffman’s artworks embody the compl...

January 1 - June 25, 2016 - Presenting 13 paintings by South American artists from the 17th through 19th century, this focused exhibition introduces visitors to images promoted by several Catholic orders at work in the Spanish Andes—the Dominicans, Franciscans, Mercedarians, and Jesuits—examining the politics of the distinct iconographies each group developed as they vied for devotees and dominion...

January 1-May 8, 2016 - After a historic meeting in Florence last fall with His Holiness Pope Francis at the iconic Baptistery of Saint John, Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion returns home to the Art Institute galleries this spring. One of the museum’s most significant works of modern art—and the Pope’s favorite painting—White Crucifixion has become a universally potent symbol of sacrifice and pers...

January 1 - May 10, 2016 - This exhibition—presented only at the Art Institute of Chicago—brings together all three versions of The Bedroom for the first time in North America, offering a pioneering and in-depth study of their making and meaning to Van Gogh in his relentless quest for home. This exhibition is the first to truly delve into the fascinating history of these three paintings. Van Gogh’...

December 12-13, 2015 - This European-style, indoor-outdoor urban antique market in the historic West Loop neighborhood features 200 select purveyors of high quality, amazingly priced “finds”, offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours of fun. Shoppers can find furnishings, vintage clothing, jewelry, collectibles, etc. ONSITE SERVICES TO RESTORE & PROTECT YOUR HEIRLOOMS AND NEW MARKET PURCHA...

This exhibition documents an important transition in world history. Women of high and middle social classes were experiencing newfound independence, entering the workforce, and pursuing academic achievement at prestigious universities. The exhibition Women of the Golden Age: Master Portraits of the 19th and 20th Century highlights the various ways in which artists approached the subject of feminin...