Spring 2022

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

On its journey to the Art Institute, Adams’s massive floor work—a woven map of the lived experience and physical terrain of his South African hometown—grew out of Cape Town and returned to it.

The artist discusses his connections to the Art Institute, the variety and specificity of drawing mediums, and why “humor isn’t a laughing matter.”

Our framing experts examine Seurat’s innovating framing practices and share insights into the many frames his most famous painting has worn over the years—including the latest, now on view.

Check out the newest installments of our popular video series, an intimate look at the personal connections we forge with art, and learn how it came to light.

Twenty-two years ago, he was a student working to pay his way through design school, when the museum’s director of design decided to give him a chance.

A celebration of artistry, resistance, and the power of objects to reveal histories, this inscribed and beautifully glazed ceramic jar by the enslaved artist David Drake joins our galleries this spring.

Our curator of ancient Egyptian art reflects on the early days of presenting this historic collection at the museum—how much has changed and how much we’ve learned in the last century plus.