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CLOSING SOON—"Morris and Company: The Business of Beauty"
Beyond its aesthetic offerings, Morris & Co had deep philosophical objectives: to elevate handmade objects over mass-produced goods and to bring art into the everyday.
Closing June 13—https://t.co/k7HbRq6tGG
"Is there a more mysterious idea than to imagine how nature is reflected in the eyes of animals?" —Franz Marc
Happy #EarthDay! 🌍 This work's title—"The Bewitched Mill"—refers to the "magical" harmony the artist sensed between human life and nature: https://t.co/B2xSlpHvQ8
Bartolomeo Manfredi's "Cupid Chastised" (1613) depicts a moment of high drama: Mars, the god of war, beats Cupid for having caused his affair with Venus, the goddess of love, which exposed him to the derision and outrage of the other gods.
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/3dt2o8jYFL
At the beginning of the 20th century, Auguste Rodin was the most famous artist in the world. A master of visual communication, he explored the expressive potential of the human body as few artists before him had dared.
See sculptures by #Rodin now on view at the Art Institute.
NOW OPEN—"Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt"
In a transformed space, explore aspects of life and the afterlife in the Nile Valley with the first new installation of works from the museum's historic collection of ancient Egyptian art in a quarter-century https://t.co/RWDBwx1whF
Winslow Homer's late paintings focused almost exclusively on humankind’s age-old contest with nature.
In “The Herring Net,” he depicted the efforts of fishermen at their daily work, an elemental struggle against a sea that both nurtures and deprives: https://t.co/1hUUBSVFe0
In this Highlights tour, join us as we celebrate and explore the rich contributions of black artists to the museum's collection across media—architecture, design, painting, printmaking, photography, painting, sculpture, and textiles: https://t.co/Ly7B6euWNd
#BlackHistoryMonth
In this interview with the curators of "Ray Johnson c/o," we introduce the artist and dive into his unique and boundary-pushing practice.
Learn more in the article "'New York’s Most Famous Unknown Artist'—Getting to Know Ray Johnson": https://t.co/Una1WmL9Db
JANUARY 20 at 5:30 (CDT)—Virtual Conversation: Ray Johnson c/o
Hear exhibition curators discuss Ray Johnson's life and explore his foundational role in the development of mail art and his early proximity to movements like Pop, Fluxus, and Conceptual Art: https://t.co/HAKYRLwOrZ
FREE ADMISSION for all Illinois residents—every weekday now through March 17
This Monday (January 17) marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Bring the family to visit favorites in our collection and make art in the newly transformed Ryan Learning Center: https://t.co/uqiaCkH7YV