Warhol exhibit at LUMA
Come to LUMA to see the exhibit the Chicago Sun-Times calls "oddly affecting and uplifting, not to mention a surprising amount offun." Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds, at LUMA through April 27, 2008, consists of large helium-filled, pillow-like forms made of silver plastic film. First shown in 1966 at the Castelli Gallery in New York, the clouds glide gently on fan-propelled wind, allowing visitors to experience an interactive walk through a pop interpretation of the heavens.
Silver Clouds inspired choreographer Merce Cunningham to create a dance work with sets by artist Jasper Johns in 1968, a video projection of which will initiate museum visitors. Five Chicago dance companies will perform during the course of the exhibition. A photographic documentation of Silver Clouds by Nat Finkelstein, a resident member of the Warhol Factory in the 1960s, will also be on display. This collection contains some of Finkelstein's most famous photographs, including those of Warhol working in the studio and installing Silver Clouds at the Castelli Gallery and of visiting celebrities Marcel Duchamp, the Velvet Underground, and Bob Dylan. Five print portfolios of Warhol's later work, on loan from the Bank of America Collection, will also be on display.
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Environmentalism and the Art of the American Landscape
MAY 17 · AUGUST 10
Featuring selections from the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art by Frederic Church, Georgia O'Keefe, and others, this exhibit explores America's longstanding relationship to the land traditionally considered its national birthright.
Silver Clouds at LUMA through April 27, 2008
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