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The Art Institute of Chicago, which was the only museum to host the 1913 Armory Show, presented works February 20 – May 12, 2013, the items drawn from the museum's modern collection that were displayed in the original 1913 exhibition. [27] The DePaul Art Museum in Chicago, Illinois presented For and Against Modern Art: The Armory Show +100 ...
EXPO CHICAGO is an international contemporary and modern art exhibition held each year in Chicago, Illinois.In 2012, it subsumed the role of Art Chicago, which was Chicago's longest-running major contemporary art exposition, [1] running from 1980 until its cancelation after the 2011 fair due to financial problems.
The exhibit generated intense controversy: several major politicians, including George H. W. Bush, condemned the exhibit. As a result of Scott's exhibit and the unrelated decision in Texas v. Johnson , the United States Congress decided to make flag desecration illegal in 1989 with the Flag Protection Act . [ 5 ]
The exhibition was organized by the New Museum, and it was a new commission by the New Museum, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. [28] Co-organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Wexner Center for the Arts, the MCA presented Luc Tuymans from October 2010 – January 2011. [29]
The organizers also see the exhibit as an opportunity to examine the history of museums in America overlooking the inequities faced by Black Americans and other marginalized communities.
Soon, however, reporters from the right-wing Washington Times began writing stories that claimed that The Dinner Party "had been banned from several art galleries around the country because it depicts women's genitalia on plates" and that the "Board of Trustees will spend nearly $1.6 million to acquire and exhibit a piece of controversial art."
The Art Department's focus was on modern American painting, works painted in the 17 years since the 1876 Centennial Exposition. [1] Hundreds of American painters submitted works, and more than 1,000 paintings in oil and more than 200 in watercolor were selected for exhibition in the Palace of Fine Arts.
Walker’s “Appeal” helped inspire “On the Ban Wagon: The Power of the Pen,” an art installation currently on display at the D.A. Dorsey House in Overtown through Dec. 20, 2024.