Matt Keegan discusses his previous works that relate to the site-specific installation in the exhibition Exposure which grew out of the artist’s longstanding fascination with cities and their constant flux.

Bertrand Goldberg with Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzner in Chicago, 1965

Dec 8th, 2011 13m 42s

In this 1965 rare recording, Bertrand Goldberg leads psychologists Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzner on a tour of the recently completed Marina City and the Raymond Hilliard Center construction site. Famous for their research into various forms o

Van Gogh—The Life

Dec 8th, 2011

Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Pulitzer Prize winners for their biography on Jackson Pollock, presented their new book about Vincent Van Gogh to a packed house on December 8, 2011.

Exposure—Heather Rasmussen

Oct 20th, 2011

Heather Rasmussen recreates international shipping containers in miniature, crafting them by hand from colored cardstock which she then damages, arranges, and photographs in order to address the underlying fragility of global supply and demand.

Sustaining Fellows Exhibition Opening: Windows on the War—Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941–1945

Jul 26th, 2011 42m 33s

One of the special privileges of Sustaining Fellows membership is the opportunity to see exciting exhibitions before they open to the general public. On July 26, Sustaining Fellows hosted the opening festivities for Windows on the War: Soviet T

Artists Connect: Joyce Owens Connects with Marc Chagall

Mar 5th, 2011 45m 18s

Painter Joyce Owens grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood; her strong African American roots were infused with Jewish culture. Responding to the secular theme of Marc Chagall's *The Circus Rider,* Owens discusses how her work relates to

Byzantine Reliquary Pendants

Feb 24th, 2011 59m 32s

James Robinson, British Museum, provided a rich overview of Byzantine Reliquary Pendants and reviewed the context from which they came. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Seeing Things: John Marin's Watercolors

Feb 18th, 2011 1h 18m

Curator Martha Tedeschi explores how the artist's influential experiments in watercolor and unorthodox ideas about framing helped create modern objects that surge with emotion. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore

Objects Speak Back

Feb 17th, 2011 1h 9m

James Elkins, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, reviewed observations on how we see things with a particular look at art. He was introduced by Art Institute President and Director James Cuno. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient

Sustaining Fellows Annual Meeting

Feb 14th, 2011 1h 24m

On February 14 the Sustaining Fellows gathered for a recap of the previous year and also hear some news of things to come at the museum. After champagne around the Woman’s Board Grand Staircase, guests gathered in Fullerton Hall where curators

Woven Traditions: Asante and Ewe Textiles

Feb 11th, 2011 1h 11m

Nii Quarcoopome, Detroit Institute of Art, highlighted selections of Asante and Ewe textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago collections. He was introduced by curator Kathleen Berzock. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast.

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (David Campany)

Feb 4th, 2011 36m 36s

Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990s. Jason Hill, PhD candidate, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, reviewed the 1940s newspaper PM. Louis Ka

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Louis Kaplan)

Feb 4th, 2011 26m 8s

Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990. Louis Kaplan, professor of history and theory of photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spok

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Sophie Hackett)

Feb 4th, 2011 20m 28s

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Jason Hill)

Feb 4th, 2011 21m 34s

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Abigail Solomon-Godeau)

Feb 4th, 2011 31m 14s

Changing Face, Changing Place—A History of African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago

Feb 4th, 2011 1h 7m

Curator Kathleen Bickford Berzock traces the history of African Art at the museum from the 1920s to the present, introducing the new installation opening spring 2011. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at an

Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Heather Diack)

Feb 4th, 2011 25m 28s

Artist Talk—An-My Le

Feb 3rd, 2011 59m 39s

Photographer An-My Le reviewed her work highlighting the Vietnam War reenactment scenes and those of soldiers training for Iraq. This lecture was the keynote for the Material Witness symposium that took place February 4, 2011. Kate Bussard, exh

Horace Pippin's Cabin in the Cotton

Jan 7th, 2011 56m 30s

Curator Sarah Kelly discusses self-taught artist Horace Pippin's layered paint technique and reviews primary sources that seem to have inspired his famous Cabin in the Cotton images. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Ex

Arms and Armor—Harding's Castle and Collection

Dec 10th, 2010

Stuart Pyhrr, Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses armor and Chicago's George F. Harding, Jr.'s passion for collecting it. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Artists Connect: Isak Applin Connects with Giovanni di Paolo

Dec 4th, 2010

Isak Applin, instructor in the Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute, discusses connections between his own work and panel paintings on the life of St. John the Baptist by 15th-century Sienese artist Giovanni di

The Poison King's Things: Mithradates the Great

Nov 20th, 2010 1h 11m

Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University, cites the Art Institute's Mithradates coin as she unwinds the treacherous tale of Rome's "deadliest" enemy. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Lygia Clark: A Laboratory for the End of Art

Nov 19th, 2010 29m 56s

Luis Perez Oramas, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, examines Brazilian artist Lygia Clark's work. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

The Lingam Made Flesh: Split-Level Symbolism in Hindu Art

Nov 11th, 2010 1h 5m

Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago, traced a centuries-old dispute on the symbolism of a genre of votary object representing Hindu god Shiva. James Cuno, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, introduced her. This podcast is