Chicago artist Simone Leigh’s ‘Sharifa’ earns a place of honor at Art Institute
Among the other sculptures in the museum's North Garden, it is the only one by a living artist, and the only one by a Chicago ...
The Acid Comedy of Thomas Schütte, the Man in the Mud
In a MoMA retrospective filled with humorous angst, the German sculptor offers a prime 2025 resolution: Don’t run from ...
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The Torlonia Marbles Are Coming to Museums in Chicago, Texas and Montreal
58 of the sculptures belonging to the Torlonia family, based in Rome, will be showcased at the Art Institute of Chicago in March, and will then travel to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth and ...
Art Institute of Chicago offering free weekday admission for Illinois residents on select days. Here's when
One of downtown Chicago's hallmark attractions is offering free admission to Illinois residents in the upcoming weeks as part ...
One of the most popular artworks at KCI may be gone for good after part fell to the floor
Reinstalling 2,800 spinners that make up the artwork titled “The Air Up There” would be costly and unwise, an engineering ...
Exhibit of Sept. 11, 1893, speech on tolerance returns to Art Institute of Chicago
Swami Vivekananda, an Indian Hindu monk, delivered his speech at the 1893 World's Parliament or Religions at the building ...
Springfield museum highlights Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s work
Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s inspiration as an artist was sparked in part by the murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old ...
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Ancient Torlonia treasures head for the US and Canada
Roman sculptures from the Torlonia collection—considered to be the finest group of Greco-Roman antiquities still in private ...
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Kimbell Art Museum selected for North American premiere of ancient Roman sculptures
“Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” will debut at the Art Institute of Chicago in March before reaching Fort Worth audiences on Sept. 14, 2025. The ...