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Current Exhibitions
Through May 12, 2013
Regenstein Hall
Member Preview: February 16–19
The first major Picasso exhibition organized by the Art Institute in almost 30 years presents over 250 of Picasso’s paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings.
Through June 02, 2013
Galleries 182–184
Chicago’s artistic life in the first half of the 20th century was transformed by the arrival of thousands of newcomers—from Europe, the American South, and Mexico.
Through August 11, 2013
Gallery 293
Kara Walker's commissioned installation includes her celebrated cut-paper silhouettes accompanied by several drawings, continuing what she has called her “ever-present, never-ending war with race.”
Through August 18, 2013
Galleries 283–285
From the powerful effect of color to the rigor of geometry, this exhibition presents architecture and design works that reveal common concepts and strategies across these interwoven fields.
Upcoming Exhibitions
June 1, 2013–September 2, 2013
Galleries 1–4, 188
Member Preview: May 31, 10:30–5:00
The first retrospective of Abelardo Morell’s photographs in 15 years features over 100 works made from 1986 to the present, including many newer color photographs never exhibited before.
June 1, 2013–December 1, 2013
Picture Book Gallery, Ryan Education Center
This family exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott award with an illustration from the 16 books that have won the distinguished medal or honor award over the past four years.
June 22, 2013–September 29, 2013
Galleries 124–127
Approximately 130 drawings and prints, as well as works in other media, offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on dress and undress, the fascinating flip side of the very public face of high fashion.
June 26, 2013–September 22, 2013
Regenstein Hall
Member Preview: June 23–25, 10:30–5:00
Explore the fascinating relationship between art and fashion during the late 19th century with nearly 80 paintings by Impressionist masters such as Caillebotte, Degas, Manet, Renoir, and Seurat.
