Bisa Butler’s quilts are exuberant, colorful, and almost photo-like—arresting and complex objects made entirely of fabric that has been carefully cut, layered, and stitched together.
Butler’s quilts bring new life—and beautiful vibrancy—to the subjects of archival photographs.
Discover the artists who have and continue to inspire Bisa Butler—not only because of their work and distinct vision but due to their unrelenting perseverance and passion.
Throughout 2021, a truly cross-departmental team aspired to inform and uplift, to entertain and engage—take a look at our efforts.
A portrait created with agency is not just something you look at—it’s an exchange and celebration of points of view.
Our director of product design discusses a process that often culminates in seeing beautiful details from artworks in the hands of people walking down the street.
Artist Bisa Butler shares why it sometimes feels like “a song is being sewn into [her] quilts“ and details a few of the 30 songs that she and her husband chose to accompany works in her exhibition Bisa Butler: Portraits.
A world traveler, Nora has always been most at home in Chicago, where she works to deepen ties between the city and the museum.
Staff members recommend books that you should read this year.
What happens when you shake up someone’s thinking process with something counterintuitive?
Curator Zoë Ryan invited artists, designers, and architects to use works from the museum’s collection as a means to make vital connections and start timely conversations. Here are six selections.
With her photographs and debut film, the Kenyan artist aims to collapse the distance between object and viewer.
