The highlight of the Art Institute visit in July was without a doubt the Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World exhibition which I am covering in a separate blog post. There is always something to see at the Art Institute of Chicago because their permanent collections are so amazing, and the space itself is so beautiful, I always love going there. Some of my favorite spaces are The Photography, Film, and Media galleries in the Modern wing. They are the perfect size, next to a high traffic area, with some good light, they are perfect. I have a personal goal to exhibit work in that space one day. Unfortunately, on this trip that gallery was closed for a new installation, and I think it was also closed during my trip last year too. As luck would have it, most of the downstairs photography gallery, in the Lower Level of the original building, was also closed to install new work. Bad timing on my part but then that gave me more time to see other things. This post is also overdue so I will use the gallery below to showcase some of the things that I enjoyed this trip.
The Modern Wing:
Photography & Media:
Other Museum Highlights:
I always look for my own images when I am at the Art Institute:
The image below documents the joyful experience of spending time with a Photographer when they are looking at prints or are actively photographing (or doing both):
