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Past Exhibitions


LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits

August 22–October 11, 2015

In celebration of LUMA’s 10th anniversary, the museum will host an exhibition of its greatest hits from past exhibitions and 10 years of acquisitions. LUMA will show Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds (2008), an exhibition consisting of large helium-filled, pillow-like forms made from silver plastic film. First shown in 1966 at the Castelli Gallery in New York, the clouds will float through 1,600 square feet of gallery space at LUMA.

LUMA will reprise The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama (2006) with pieces that have subsequently entered the museum’s collection. Among them will be Michele Oka Doner’s Harp and Lyre, Era and Donald Farnsworth’s Dharmakaya, Gabriela Morawetz’s Regarde, Andra Samelson’s Bamiyan: A Continuum, and Kisho Mukaiyama’s Sanmon’s WCC - yupotanjyu + nupotanje.

LUMA will also exhibit its developing collection of Chicago artists, among them William Conger, Vadim Katznelson, and Vera Klement. And, join us for a night 10 years in the making!

Celebrate 10 years with 10 free days!  •  Free admission to all between September 1 and 11.

Divine Decade: A Benefit Celebrating LUMA's 10th Anniversary


6:00 p.m.  |  Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres

• Tour the LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits exhibition and enjoy performances by the Loyola University Chicago's School of Fine and Performing Arts and Jazz Band.
• Silent Auction: featuring an exceptional array of one-of-a-kind art, travel, dining, shopping, and entertainment experiences.


7:30 p.m.  |  Dinner from the Decade in Regents Hall

• Entertainment by Michael Lerich and his Orchestra, performing Sounds of the Decade.
• Live Auction


9:00 p.m.  |  The After Party

• Dessert and drinks
• Dancing among Warhol's floating Silver Clouds to DJ JEM—generously sponsored by Parliament, Chicago's most sought after nightlife destination.


Click here for more details and to purchase tickets.

Image: Nat Finkelstein, Andy Warhol and Silver Clouds in Castelli Gallery, 1966