Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago explores ‘complex terrain’ of Pan-African art
A new show examines what the term means and celebrates foundational Black liberation movements
Art Institute of Chicago receives $75m gift to support campus overhaul
The collectors and philanthropists Aaron Fleischman and Lin Lougheed will one day have a building named in honour of their donation, one of the largest in the museum’s history
V&A provenance expert heads to Art Institute of Chicago
Jacques Schuhmacher, who worked on several key restitution cases at the London museum, has taken up the role of executive director of provenance research
Charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protestors from Art Institute of Chicago encampment
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested in May on criminal trespassing charges
Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century temple artefact to Thailand
The Krishna palister once stood along the doorframe of the most important monument to the Khmer dynasty in Thailand
Art Institute of Chicago argues Nazi loot claim to its Egon Schiele portrait lacks ‘a single shred’ of evidence
In a filing this week, the museum disputes the Manhattan District Attorney’s claim that the painting was taken from the Austrian cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis
Five museum shows to see in Chicago this spring
From a retrospective of Chicago Imagist Christina Ramberg to a group show of Native American photography and video
$25m gift puts focus on photography at the Art Institute of Chicago
The museum, whose photography collection began with a donation from Alfred Stieglitz, will soon give the medium pride of place again
Art Institute of Chicago fights for possession of Egon Schiele portrait
Civil action for return of looted Schiele painting dismissed but criminal case looms
Art Institute of Chicago receives $25m gift for new photography centre
The Bucksbaum family’s donation is the largest the museum’s photography department has ever received
Former Art Institute of Chicago payroll manager gets three years in prison for embezzling more than $2m
Michael Maurello is also expected to pay back what he he stole from the museum
Balthus painting deaccessioned by the Art Institute of Chicago could bring as much as $18m at auction
"La Patience" (1948), which was one of two Balthus paintings in the museum’s collection, will go up for auction at Sotheby’s New York in November
Survey of Camille Claudel explores the visionary French sculptor’s work on her own terms
The exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago will acknowledge—but not be beholden to—the shadow cast by her teacher, collaborator and lover Auguste Rodin
Allegedly Nazi-looted Egon Schiele works valued at nearly $4m are seized at US museums
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office ordered the seizure of works at the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Museums and Allen Memorial Art Museum
Massive Jean Dubuffet sculpture will be moved to the Art Institute of Chicago
It will be on long-term loan from the Illinois State Museum while its current home, the Thompson Center, is converted into Google offices
Take a magical mystery tour of Remedios Varo's surreal paintings in major new exhibition
A survey show at the Art Institute of Chicago brings together the Spanish Mexican artist’s extraordinary paintings and reveals new insights about their creation
Inspired by the Seine: an ambitious exhibition with Van Gogh’s Parisian landscapes opens in Chicago
Only one photograph of Vincent as an adult survives, drinking at a riverside café—but he turns his back on the camera
Former Art Institute of Chicago employee pleads guilty to embezzling $2m from the museum
Michael Maurello may face up to 20 years in prison for his financial misdeeds at the museum
The late conceptual artist Stanley Brouwn would not want you to read this article
The curators of his first US museum survey will not talk about the show, honouring his wishes not to interpret his artwork
Acquisitions round up: Art Institute of Chicago acquires Magdalena Abakanowicz's horsehair wall hangings
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Former manager at the Art Institute of Chicago accused of stealing $2m from the museum
The former employee faces four federal charges over an alleged fraud scheme that went on for 13 years
Van Gogh in 2023: a bumper year of exhibitions, openings, books and an Amsterdam birthday party
The Van Gogh Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary—and everyone is invited
Radical outsiders: how Cézanne and Van Gogh drove art to new heights
Ahead of Tate Modern’s Cézanne blockbuster exhibition, we investigate the two artists' links
Saving Ukraine’s heritage: an eyewitness account of relief efforts
Plus, the Cezanne blockbuster at The Art Institute of Chicago and Nicola L.’s Gold Femme Commode at Alison Jacques
Non-tenured faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold rally in support of union push
If successful, they would join staff at the school and its namesake museum who voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionising in January
Anti-establishment artist Ray Johnson celebrated in Art Institute of Chicago exhibition
"His energy is antagonistic to everything we do in the museum world"
Barbara Kruger: ‘Thank God I’m an artist and not a movie or Tiktok star’
As a survey show opens in Chicago, the US artist discusses the political urgency of her work, her response to rip-offs, and her desire to let the work speak for her
The biggest art exhibitions opening around the world in 2021
The new year's must-see shows include Vermeer and Botticelli blockbusters; major Jasper Johns and Yayoi Kusama retrospectives; and sweeping surveys on Iran, slavery and queer art
Union League Club of Chicago considers selling a prized Monet to stay afloat
The decision has divided members, but there are hopes the work might stay in the Windy City
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art will shut down again amid spike in coronavirus cases
Move by Washington, DC museums comes amid a wave of new US closures