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Upcoming Exhibitions

Africa Wrapped, Robed, and Beaded
May 25, 2013–October 6, 2013
Gallery 137
Works from the Art Institute’s permanent collection of African art feature lavish use of materials that emphasize status through dazzling display.
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.
Play, Pretend, and Dream: Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, 2010–2013
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.
Undressed: The Fashion of Privacy
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.
Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
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.
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.
Beyond the Great Wave: Hokusai’s Images of Mount Fuji
July 20, 2013–October 6, 2013
Gallery 107
This exhibition affords a rare opportunity to view several prints from the famous "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji" series, including three versions of "The Great Wave."
Violence and Virtue: Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Judith Slaying Holofernes”
October 17, 2013–January 9, 2014
Galleries 202 and 202A
An exceptional loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Artemisia Gentileschi’s sensational "Judith Slaying Holofernes" (c. 1620) comes to Chicago for the first time.
Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine
November 3, 2013–January 20, 2014
Regenstein Hall
Member Preview: October 31–November 2
Examine the many meanings and interpretations of eating in America through 75 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the 18th through the 20th century.

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