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Get the latest news, reviews, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox. Become a Member ». The art museum at De Paul University used to be a couple of galleries in the campus library, until September , when it moved up in the world and into a purpose built museum on a vacant parking lot nearby.

On two floors, the curators have installed paintings, prints and sculptures produced by Chicago artists over the past years. There are some nineteenth century portraits, which used to belong to the excellent but now defunct Terra Museum of American Art on Michigan Avenue.

No current survey would be complete without a tattoo-like collage by Tony Fitzpatrick or a painting by Kerry James Marshall. Not even the inclusion of a Sound Suit by that tiresome dilettante, Nick Cave, can spoil the impression conveyed by the show of a city that is a breeding ground for the talents of unique individuals. It seemed more like a showcase for very good artists, responding to the artistic currents of the times Impressionism, abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art in their own way.

If there is a discernible trend, it would be in the work of the African-American and Latino artists, each of whom used or uses their art to respond to their own experience in this particular place. In this 4, square foot exhibition, a multitude of styles, media, and expressions are examined over two floors. The chic new design removes the need for a museum map thanks to the intuitive layout of the galleries within. Although DPAM is directly next to a major elevated train station, the humming of the trains is almost inaudible.

With the elimination of these distracting factors, it is amazingly easy to focus on the artwork. Everything about this newly designed building, from the high ceilings to the shiny woods floors, directs you towards the stars of the show: the art. Tuesday October 18 Discover the best of the city, first. We already have this email. Try another? Recommended [image]. You may also like [image] [title].

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