Exhibitions Archived in: 1990

Print Exhibition: Eighteenth-Century Views of Rome

17 January–10 April 1990

The demand from English, French, and German travelers and amateur antiquarians for vedute, or views, of Rome, which had begun as early as the 16th century, increased dramatically by the 1750s after the discovery and excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Guiseppe Vasi responded to the situation by creating great expansive... more »

Views of Rome: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

18 January–18 March 1990

Views of Rome, a collection of drawings and watercolors depicting the Eternal City at different times during its existence, was formed nearly a century ago by Thomas Ashby. After attending Oxford, Ashby established himself in Rome as a classical scholar. For his research, Ashby sought out historical views of Rome;... more »

"A Love" by Max Klinger

4 April–1 July 1990

The graphic cycle A Love (Eine Liebe) by Max Klinger, recounts the plight of a young upper-class woman who becomes involved in an amorous affair. Despite her dream of happiness, the woman is overcome with shame and guilt, and finally, dies in childbirth. Paralleling the main story, the artist interjects... more »

Sigmund Freud's Antiquities: Fragments of a Buried Past

19 April–17 June 1990

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud spent a lifetime amassing a collection of antiquities, namely vases, fragments of sculpture, and figurines. He repeatedly compared archaeology to the study of the human psyche, which according to his method, had to be excavated layer by layer until the deepest and most trenchant elements were unearthed... more »

Print Exhibition: The Drawn Image

11 July–25 August 1990

Since the Renaissance, drawing in the West has held a significant place in the creative process. Drawing’s earliest iteration was as an ancillary aid to painting, sculpture, and architecture. During the 19th century, drawing, and the related category of watercolor, gained independence and esteem as a worthy technique in its... more »

MFA Show

12 July–26 August 1990

Included in this year’s Master of Fine Arts exhibition of graduating students at Midway Studios, University of Chicago’s Visual Arts Department, are more than two-dozen paintings, drawings, sculpture, and installations by seven artists: Gary Cannone, Jill Glick, Raina Grigg, Kathy Rice, Brian Ritchard, Deb Vandenbroucke, and Libby Wadsworth. Within this... more »

Devotion and Performance: Traditional Uses of Visual Form in South Asia

9 October–16 December 1990

At devotional centers in both North and South India, paintings on paper and small devotional images were produced for sale to devotees. Often quickly and cheaply executed, these works nonetheless retained the essential iconography thereby allowing viewers easy identification of the deities represented. Important Hindu temples at Tanjore and Mudrai,... more »

Leaves from the Bodhi Tree

9 October–2 December 1990

Since the time of Buddha’s enlightenment in the sixth century, B. C. countless pious visitors to Bodh Gaya have departed from the site carrying with them dark, shining leaves from the sacred bodhi tree. Safeguarded in pockets, books, scraps of cloth, and other makeshift presses, these precious treasures are venerated... more »

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