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Past Exhibitions

Browse a complete list of past exhibitions, from 1883 to 2007, at the exhibition history archive.

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
June 26, 2013–September 29, 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.
Undressed: The Fashion of Privacy
June 22, 2013–September 29, 2013
Galleries 124–127
More than 120 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.
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May 16, 2013–September 27, 2013
Ryan Education Center
This exhibition of teen art has been imagined, curated, designed, and installed by the Art Institute Teen Council, a group of 11 teens from all over Chicagoland.
Zarina: Paper Like Skin
June 26, 2013–September 22, 2013
Galleries 182–184
The first retrospective of the work of Indian-born American artist Zarina features approximately 60 works from the artist’s studio, as well as from public and private collections.
Fashion Plates: 19th-Century Fashion Illustrations
July 2, 2013–September 9, 2013
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries (Closed on Saturdays and Sundays)
The 19th century's version of today's high-gloss fashion photography—woodcuts, engravings, and other mechanically reproduced illustrations—sheds light on the history of women's dress.
Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door
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.
Late Roman and Early Byzantine Treasures from the British Museum
November 11, 2012–August 25, 2013
Gallery 154
Over 50 luxurious treasury objects from the British Museum showcase the splendor of wealthy households and important ecclesiastical sites between A.D. 300 and 650.
Sharing Space: Creative Intersections in Architecture and Design
April 6, 2013–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.
Kara Walker: Rise Up Ye Mighty Race!
February 21, 2013–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.”
The Yoshida Family: Three Generations of Japanese Print Artists
April 27, 2013–July 14, 2013
Gallery 107
Woodblock prints from the remarkable Yoshida family span three generations from those by the family patriarch, Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), to today's Yoshida Ayomi.

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