I spent several hours at the Chicago Art Institute today, enjoying their vast collections of American art, Impressionism, African art, Asian sculpture and ceramics, and more. Sadly, an exhibit that I would love to see doesn't start until next week.
The saddest part: many paintings that represent culture and cuisine are not on view now -- for example, "Nighthawks" which I wrote about earlier this week. There is little chance for me to get back to Chicago before the show ends January 27, but maybe I'll at least be able to get a copy of the catalog -- no, it wasn't available in the gift shop yet!
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| But there was a candy pile by artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres (who also did the green candy in Fort Worth). You can eat the candy -- here's how it works! (This caption has been updated to correct the name of the artist and give links.) |
Oh Mae, that's just wrong! I'm sorry you're going to miss that exhibit. Perhaps it will travel?
ReplyDeleteGoing to check out that candy. Very curious...
Thanks for sharing...