Salvador Dalí – The Image Disappears

Salvador Dalí: The Image DisappearsArt Institute of Chicago111 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60603February 18 – June 12, 2023 I wish I could look at Salvador Dalí's art like I was 12 years old again. Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989 Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938 Oil on canvas; 45 x 56 ...
March 6, 2023
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Andy Warhol – (Distinctly Altering Celebrity) A to B & Beyond

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back AgainOctober 20, 2019 through January 26, 2020Art Institute of Chicago111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603 There's a problem with "celebrity" in its current form in America. This, in part, is the fault of the legacy of Andy Warhol. In present day ...
November 12, 2019
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Hairy Who? 1966–1969 at AIC: a Reflection

Hairy Who? 1966–1969 September 26, 2018 through January 6, 2019 The Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 Galleries 124–27 and 268–73 Late to the show, this writing has been difficult to find fruition. The Hairy Who? 1966–1969 at the Art Institute of Chicago felt a bit dated, possibly due to ...
January 2, 2019
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Photo + Performance + Japan + 1960-1975 = “Provoke” @ AIC

"Provoke": Photography in Japan between Protest and Performance, 1960–1975 Art Institute of Chicago Through April 30, 2017 Galleries 1–4 and 10 Modern Japan is that enigmatic place that has fascinated me since my youth. Anime nor Manga were really not on the scene in 1980s Indiana, so most of my early impressions were ...
February 8, 2017
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Moholy-Nagy: Future Present @ AIC

Moholy-Nagy: Future Present September 30, 2016 through January 3, 2017 The Art Institute of Chicago Regenstein Hall 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 When I was first introduced to László Moholy-Nagy in the late 1980s I struggled to get my mind around the theories he explored and his use of nontraditional materials. In ...
October 7, 2016
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Charles Ray: Sculpture, 1997–2014

Charles Ray: Sculpture, 1997–2014 The Art Institute of Chicago Through October 4, 2015 Galleries 291–299 In his first major exhibition since 1998, Chicago-born sculptor Charles Ray has been given 18,000 square feet of the museum's Modern Wing 2nd floor gallery. Throughout his career, Ray has largely focused upon illusion and reality. The works ...
June 5, 2015
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Matthew Girson – Contemplating Libraries

Matthew Girson's paintings require the viewer to slow down, look closely, and listen carefully. Upon viewing his recent exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center I was reminded of the importance of delicate uses of light and shadow. And, how these subtleties can produce a sense of silence. The COMP ...
February 17, 2015
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Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful

Josef Koudelka, Gypsies, Czecholslavakia, 1966 The Art Institute of Chicago Galleries 182–184, 188 Saturday, June 7, 2014–Sunday, September 14, 2014 On view currently at the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the most comprehensive examinations of the street photography of one of the most important living photographers. Josef Koudelka (b. 1938) was ...
June 8, 2014
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