Art Intitute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago – October 2017

The Woman’s Board Grand Staircase – Art Institute of Chicago

As I’ve written before, there is always something good, something exciting, something sublime, something challenging, to see at The Art Institute of Chicago. Since there is such a wealth of riches, Continue reading →

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Chicago Exhibitions 2016: Marshall, Puryear, Rembrandt, Van Gogh

Chicago Exhibitions 2016: Marshall, Puryear, Rembrandt, Van Gogh

Van Gogh's Bedrooms

In a city like Chicago there is so much to choose from, choices have to be made when your time is limited. Luckily we got to see the shows we had gone specifically to see, and saw a couple others that fall into that category of surprise, what a treat – group or themed exhibitions that are quite simply, amazing.

In prioritizing which exhibits Continue reading →

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The Woman’s Board Grand Staircase

The Woman's Board Grand Staircase - Art Institute of Chicago

The Woman’s Board Grand Staircase – Art Institute of Chicago

Another visit to that great museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, to see some of the new exhibitions, visit some favorites, and see what works the curators have brought out or installed in new locations. I found a new installation when I went to see how the light was working in the Grand Staircase. Continue reading →

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In my previous post I mentioned how one day in The Louvre I realized that I had been in a specific spot, in one of the galleries devoted to temporary exhibitions, several times before. It was an interesting realization, at first curious, with a strange physical sensation, a feeling, something akin to memories Continue reading →

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