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Located in downtown Chicago, the Art Institute is one of the world’s great art museums, housing a collection that spans centuries and the globe.

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Tour: Highlights of the Art Institute
Every Monday | 12:00–12:30
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Tour: Highlights of the Modern Wing
Every Thursday | 12:00–12:30
Classes and Workshops
Saturday Studio: Watercolor en Plein Air
May 28, 2022
12:00–2:00
Special Event
Legends and Legacy Award: Richard Hunt
Jun 9, 2022
6:00–9:30

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Pf Kylat Source — Elegance and beauty in a timeless bronze bust | Kyla Thomas | Playing Favorites

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Pf Thomas Thumb Source — A curious portal in the wall | Thomas Huston | Playing Favorites

Bisa Butler’s The Safety Patrol | Art Institute Essentials Tour

An ancient Roman statue of a young boy wearing a theater mask with the face of an older satyr that appears mischievous and menacing. — Statue of a Young Satyr Wearing a Theater Mask of Silenos | Art Institute Essentials Tour

Maxresdefault — Real Beauty: An Interview with André Kertész

Hartwellmemorialwindow Thumbnail — The Hartwell Memorial Window | Artwork Spotlight

Cybele Titlecard — Finding meaning in a medieval reliquary | Cybele Tom | Playing Favorites

Nightlife — Archibald John Motley Jr.’s Nightlife | Art Institute Essentials Tour

Buddha Shakyamuni Seated In Meditation — Buddha Shakyamuni | Art Institute Essentials Tour

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Artists

A very horizontally oriented image shows tightly grouped irregularly rounded white shapes atop a blue background in the bottom two thirds and bands of yellows, whites, and blues in the top third. — Georgia

O'Keeffe

E25032 Press 300ppi 3000px Srgb Jpeg — René

Magritte

Gordon Parks 1 — Gordon

Parks

Abstract painting of colorful geometric forms arranged to form a large shape on a gray background. — Maria Helena

Vieira da Silva

Heart Sutra — Yoon

Kwang-cho

Johnson — Ray

Johnson

Goldberg Architecture Of Invention — Bertrand

Goldberg

Engraving on paper depicting Saint Sebastian leaning against a tree with numerous arrows protruding from his body. — Martin

Schongauer

The Dance — Kurt

Seligmann

Dan

Friedman

A shiny, burnished orange vessel with a pointed base that widens into a round shape, narrows into a narrow neck, and widens again into wide opening with a upward-facing rim. — Magdalene

Odundo

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A painting heavy in blue and green hues of a cluster of light-skinned nude figures lying, sitting, and standing together outdoors with the suggestion of white fabric either being pulled on or taken off.

Inside the Exhibition
Paul Cezanne: The Artist’s Artist

Cezanne’s sensation-driven yet meticulous approach to painting largely defies theoretical explanation, and his works have long fascinated artists in particular.

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