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Past Exhibition in 2008

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Of National Interest: Photographs from the Collection
September 13, 2008–January 11, 2009
Galleries 2–4
Whether commissioned by others or individually inspired, photographers have consistently been interested in documenting political and social subjects that bolster, record, or even critique a nation
Art through the Pages: Library Collections at the Art Institute of Chicago
November 5, 2008–January 5, 2009
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
Highlighting works featured in the fall 2008 issue of Museum Studies, the Art Institute’s journal, this exhibition displays artists’ books, ephemera from the archives, examples of fine pri
Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris
September 20, 2008–January 4, 2009
Gallery 1
To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Art Institute will present, for the first time, a comparison of Cartier-Bresson’s photographs to the modern drawings, etchings,
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Collection Returns to New Galleries
December 19, 2008
Galleries 201, 203, and 240–249
Works from the museum’s Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection are now on view in beautifully renovated galleries.
The New Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art
December 12, 2008
Galleries 140–142
After over a year of construction and installation, the Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art will open on December 12.
focus: Vincent Fecteau, New Work
September 11, 2008–November 30, 2008
Gallery 139
Vincent Fecteau is a San Francisco–based artist known for transforming ordinary materials such as foamcore, seashells, string, rubber bands, paper clips, walnut shells, and popsicle sticks into met
Hairy Who? Ha!
October 7, 2008–November 3, 2008
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
Hairy Who was a self-titled, self-organized series of three exhibitions held at the Hyde Park Art Center from 1966 to 1968.
Yokohama-e: 19th-Century Prints of Americans in Japan
August 9, 2008–October 25, 2008
Gallery 107
Featuring works from the rarely seen Yokohama-e (Pictures of Yokohama) collection of Emily Crane Chadbourne given to the museum in 1926, this exhibition of 30 prints includes portraits of Commodore
Beyond Beauty: Botanical Motifs and Metaphors in Late Imperial China
July 26, 2008–October 19, 2008
Gallery 108
The Chinese have traditionally imbued flowers, fruits, and woody grasses with rich and multilayered qualities that convey human aspirations, ideas, and values.
Douglas Garofalo
June 15, 2008–October 8, 2008
Gallery 227
Douglas Garofalo is one of the country's leading voices in the digital pedagogy and practice of architecture.

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