The Art Institute of Chicago will present 84 hitherto unexhibited masterful drawings carefully and thoughtfully acquired over the last quarter century in an exhibition titled Master Drawings Unveiled: 25 Years of Major Acquisitions.
James Rondeau, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, confirmed last month that the museum's Deputy Director for Art and Research Martha Tedeschi, after months of careful consideration, has accepted an appointment to become the next Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums.
Retiring President and Eloise W. Martin DirectorDouglas Druick announced today that The Grainger Foundationhas generously committed to the museum endowment funds of $10 million to realize the long-term vision and ambitions of the Art Institute's Department of Conservation. Founded with a single conservator nearly 60 years ago, the Art Institute's Department of Conservation has now grown to include specialists across all media who help to authenticate, identify, preserve, research, and store our collection, and conservation scientists who focus on materials research of unparalleled intellectual breadth. The department has assumed a central place in all of the museum's activities, contributing to scholarship on our holdings and informing special exhibitions, publications, and education offerings.
Robert M. Levy, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago announced today, January 28, 2016, that after an extensive international search the Board has appointed James Rondeau the new President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the museum. Rondeau will succeed Douglas Druick, who announced in October 2015 his plans to retire after more than 30 years of service to the institution. Rondeau, an internationally respected curator and scholar, has led two of the Art Institute's 11 curatorial departments in his 18 year tenure with the museum.
CHICAGO-Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago announced today the largest bequest of funds in the museum's history. The gift from long-time, generous benefactor and collector Dorothy Braude Edinburg provides more than $35 million to acquire new works of art to build the Art Institute's strong holdings in Prints and Drawings and Asian Art.
The Art Institute of Chicago heralds the start of the holiday season by offering visitors from near and far extraordinary new additions to the museum, art-filled events and programs, music, miniatures, mistletoe, and more. Sponsored by Bank of America, the festivities begin with the museum's 24th annual Wreathing of the Lions on November 27, 2014 and continue through Wednesday, January 3.
The Art Institute of Chicago heralds the start of the holiday season by offering visitors from near and far extraordinary new additions to the museum, art-filled events and programs, music, miniatures, mistletoe, and more.
CHICAGO-Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director announced today his plans to retire from the Art Institute of Chicago. An internationally recognized scholar and curator who joined the Art Institute in 1985, during his distinguished 30 years of service Druick chaired two of the museum's eleven curatorial departments and led the institution as its president and director since 2011, overseeing many milestones in the museum's illustrious history.
CHICAGO—The Art Institute announces the new appointment of Gloria Groom as the Chair of European Painting and Sculpture and David and Mary Winton Green Curator. The Department of European Painting and Sculpture is one of the most visible of the Art Institute's 11 curatorial departments, and oversees a celebrated collection of European art that spans seven centuries, including works from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, early 19th century, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods.
The Art Institute of Chicago and Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director, invite you to celebrate the exhibition opening of David Adjaye -- with the artist -- at an exclusive event that benefits the Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC).
Chicago, IL -- The Art Institute of Chicago and Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director, invite you to celebrate the exhibition opening of Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye -- with the artist -- at an exclusive event today, September 18, that benefits the museum's Leadership Advisory Committee.
Chicago, IL -- The Art Institute of Chicago and Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director, invite you to celebrate the exhibition opening of Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye -- with the artist -- at an exclusive event on Friday, September 18, that benefits the museum's Leadership Advisory Committee.
The prestigious Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is showcasing Lord Krishna in the 'Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings' exhibition from September 13 to January three next.
“We congratulate our good friend Susanne on this remarkable and well-deserved honor from the Venice Biennale Board of Directors,” said Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago. “We admire Susanne's experience, knowledge, and passion for the field, and this confirms our long-held esteem of Susanne as one of the most widely respected curators in contemporary art, not only in Chicago, but around the world.”
CHICAGO —Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced today the largest gift of art in the museum's 136-year history: the Edlis/Neeson Collection, 42 iconic masterpieces of contemporary art donated by the Chicago-based collectors and philanthropists Stefan T. Edlis and his wife, Gael Neeson. The gift includes nine works by Andy Warhol, three paintings by Jasper Johns, one Robert Rauschenberg Combine, two paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, four paintings by Gerhard Richter, and a painting and sculpture by Cy Twombly. Works by Brice Marden, Eric Fischl, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Charles Ray, Takashi Murakami, Katharina Fritsch, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, and John Currin complete the exceptional gift.
Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced today that Chicago attorney Irving Stenn Jr. has given the museum more than 100 drawings from his exceptional collection of seminal works produced in the 1960s. The drawings, by a who's-who of contemporary artists, represent a foundational period in the history of drawing when the way works on paper were made, used, and appreciated was undergoing radical change.
CHICAGO – Eldzier Cortor, the painter and printmaker whose iconic images of African American life have made him one of the country's most revered artists, will be honored by the Art Institute of Chicago in February when he receives the museum's Legends and Legacy Award and his work is showcased in the special exhibition Eldzier Cortor Coming Home: Recent Gifts to the Art Institute.
CHICAGO – Eldzier Cortor, the painter and printmaker whose iconic images of African American life have made him one of the country's most revered artists, will be honored by the Art Institute of Chicago in February when he receives the museum's Legends and Legacy Award and his work is showcased in the special exhibition Eldzier Cortor Coming Home: Recent Gifts to the Art Institute.
Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced today that Barbara Levy Kipper has pledged to give the Museum nearly 400 items from her exceptional collection of Buddhist ritual objects and Asian ethnic jewelry.
The Art Institute of Chicago and Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director, invite you to celebrate the exhibition opening of David Adjaye -- with the artist -- at an exclusive event that benefits the Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC).
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