Chicago has played a leading role in the development of modern architecture, music, literature, and popular culture. But what about art? This exhibition includes a broad range of art by artists who have called Chicago home. It features recent gifts to Mia’s collection from critic Dennis Adrian and art historian Richard Born, both champions of Chicago art of the 1960s–1980s. Visitors will see art buzzing with comic book references, works that play with conventions of gender and sexuality, and much psychologically charged imagery. Though some of the art will appear outrageous, craft and a careful attention to technique is often its common ground.

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Thursday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.
Why Chicago?: Artists Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, and Chris Ware, with Mia curator Robert Cozzolino
$10; $5 My Mia members, free for members of the Paintings Affinity Group

Friday, November 16, 6:30 p.m.
How Place Shapes Artists: Artists Andrea Carlson, Lamar Peterson, and Dyani White Hawk with Mia curator Robert Cozzolino
$10; $5 My Mia members, free for members of the Paintings Affinity Group

Thursday, December 6, 5:00 p.m.
Performance: Tomeka Reid and Adam Vida
FREE, no reservation required

Thursday, December 6, 6:00 p.m.
Film & Discussion: Hairy Who and the Chicago Imagists with Leslie Buchbinder, Lilli Carré, and Tomeka Reid
$10; $5 My Mia members, free for members of the Paintings Affinity Group.

This exhibition is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art as part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation exploring Chicago’s art and design legacy, with presenting partner, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.