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The 12 apostles surround the virgin at the end of her earthly life in this 15th-century relief by Hans Klocker. The apostles' hands, now empty, once held objects to sanctify the moment.
See "The Death of the Virgin" on view in Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor.
OCTOBER 11—Explore the ways African art in American museums influences perceptions of the art and culture of the continent—in this lecture with curators Christa Clarke and Constantine Petridis.
Free to IL residents with registration.
REGISTER—https://t.co/fOw12oto3W
In Édouard Manet’s "Steamboat Leaving Boulogne," a side-wheel packet steamer heads up the channel, leaving slower sailing boats in its wake.
See this boldly brushed and almost calligraphic canvas among ten works by Manet #NowOnView.
EXPLORE—https://t.co/fnA0YdWZMm
"Music and Movement: Rhythm in Textile Design” features a selection of 17th- through 20th-century works made in countries including Brazil, Finland, France, Japan, and the United States, inviting visitors to consider how rhythm informs textile design: https://t.co/0rArLLwA7q
CLOSING MONDAY—"Charles White: A Retrospective"
TICKETS—https://t.co/UT83j0SLlx
Don't miss this exhibition by Chicago artist Charles White whose powerful images focus on African American lives and the struggle for equality.
"Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art."
—Man Ray, born #OnThisDay in 1890
See nine works by Man Ray now on view in the Modern Wing.
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NOW OPEN—“Vivian Suter: el bosque interior“
Vivian Suter lives and works in a remote studio in Guatemala. Installed in the Modern Wing, Suter presents large abstract paintings as immersive interiors that mirror the exterior of her home in the rainforest: https://t.co/jis7H1D6bA
AUGUST 31—Lecture: Charles White—A Retrospective
Explore the powerful work of Chicago artist Charles White in this lecture with the curator during the final days of the exhibition.
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/4oUMGo7BUR
"Sargent was always a dazzler, and still is." —@WSJ
Visit "John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age"—now through September 30: https://t.co/vFtB0edf1K
"Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent."
His powerful images focus attention on African American lives and the struggle for equality. See "Charles White: A Retrospective" at the Art Institute—now through September 3
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/4WQPtb3JRB