"Chicago has for decades years been one of the most prominent cities where European surrealism is avidly collected and displayed. However, there has yet to be a scholarly exhibition and catalogue that addresses the local manifestations of this international mode of art. A Home for Surrealism focuses on a select group of painters whose work in the 1940s and ’50s both transformed the domestic and domesticated the surrealist, particularly i ..."
Lissy Funk(1st Edition) A Retrospective 1927-1988 by Lissy Funk Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 1989 by Art Inst Of Chicago Museum Shop ISBN-13: 978-0-86559-079-3, ISBN: 0-86559-079-6
"Bringing together a wealth of information on what has been an under-studied topic, thisbook is an essential addition to the collection of anyone interested in ..."
""Any object placed on exhibition in a museum space," Buren has written, "is
framed not only physically by the museum ... Daniel Buren, "It Rains, It Snows, It
Paints," 5 Texts, exh. cat. ... D. Buren, "Sail Art," Voile/Toile, Toile/Voile, exh. cat."
African Americans in Art Selections from the Art Institute of Chicago by SusanF. Rossen 136 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-23685-9, ISBN: 0-300-23685-9
""This book reflects the growing collection of art by African Americans in the city's [Chicago] leading art organization, The Art Institute of Chicago."
"Highlights African American artists represented at The Art Institute of Chicago. Provides an overview of concerns surrounding race in art, celebrates the achievements of a number of artists, and provides a multifaceted view of American art and culture, with four essays and a stunning portfolio of 29 images illustrated in color, with brief entries examining individual works. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Lacks a subj ..."