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A vibrant quilt depicting seven schoolchildren dressed in many different colors. The children stand together in a group, and one boy, a member of the Safety Patrol, stands in front with his arms outstretched in a protective gesture. A vibrant quilt depicting seven schoolchildren dressed in many different colors. The children stand together in a group, and one boy, a member of the Safety Patrol, stands in front with his arms outstretched in a protective gesture. Detail of Claude Monet's "Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect," featuring a light-colored bridge with multiple archways against a soft blue and purple background of water and industrial skyline. Detail of Claude Monet's "Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect," featuring a light-colored bridge with multiple archways against a soft blue and purple background of water and industrial skyline. Black-and-white photo of a dog looking over a junkyard. Black-and-white photo of a dog looking over a junkyard.

Hear from Bisa Butler on choosing songs to accompany her exhibition, zoom in on the pigments that make Monet’s canvases glow, and travel through South Africa with Jo Ractliffe.

Winter 2020–21

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Just before the Art Institute had to close in November, we had the distinct honor of being the first major museum to open Bisa Butler: Portraits, an exhibition devoted to the artist’s arresting and exquisitely detailed quilts.

⁠—Melinda Watt, Chair and Christa C. Mayer Thurman Curator, Textiles

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