The Art Institute of Chicago
Snap 2011 Auction

Brigitte Lacombe
Brigitte Lacombe has become a household name through her photography for Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Time, and GQ. She has worked since the 1970s with Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and David Mamet and has photographed everyone from Meryl Streep to Barack Obama. She will make a portrait of the subject of your choice.

Jason Lazarus
Conceptual and installation artist Jason Lazarus has emerged as one of Chicago’s great talents, with solo shows in Vienna, Cologne, and Los Angeles and a commissioned work in the Art Institute’s collection. He will sift through your personal collection of family snapshots and create a custom installation for your home.

Robert Polidori
One of the world's most celebrated photographers of human environments, Robert Polidori has won the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography (twice) and the World Press Award. His photographs of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2006. He will photograph the architectural interior of your choice.

Angela Strassheim
Making luminous photographs that reveal grace in the intimate space of the home, Angela Strassheim is represented in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum and Walker Art Center in addition to the Art Institute. She will observe and photograph your family as everyday life unfolds in the domestic setting of your choice.

Thomas Struth
Thomas Struth is one of the most important artists to come out of Europe in the last several decades. A student of Gerhard Richter and Bernd Becher, Struth has become as famous as his teachers. His most recent career retrospective traveled to the Kunsthaus Zurich, the Whitechapel in London, and the K20 in Düsseldorf. Struth will photograph either the couple or family of your choice.

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