Art Institute of Chicago Musecast: October 2009

Art Institute in the Community: Go beyond the museum walls as curator James Rondeau and exhibition manager Maureen Pskowski discuss the work of sculptor Scott Burton and Ellsworth Kelly’s White Curve, on view in the Modern Wing's outdoor spaces. 

 

What’s New: On October 10, Caravaggio’s The Supper at Emmaus, on loan from the National Gallery London, arrives at the Art Institute. Curator Christina Nielsen offers an inside look at the masterpiece and the artist that she calls “a supernova with a self-destructive streak.”

 

Exhibition Focus: Though separated by nearly 150 years, the works on view in Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage and On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Plöger, Zoe Strauss share an unusual feature. Photography curators Elizabeth Siegel and Katherine Bussard reveal the surprising similarity.

 

Your Turn: We’d like to hear from you. Share your modern-day versions of Victorian photocollage or let us know if you think repurposing found photographs can still be considered photography. E-mail us at [e-mail] or post your thoughts to our Facebook page.