Jason Lazarus, Eric Becklin, first human to see the center of our galaxy, 2010. Archival pigment print, 32 x 40 inches. Gift of the artist.
Selections from the Permanent Collection
May 27 - September 28, 2014
Featuring works by Gertrude Abercrombie, Nicolas Africano, Richard Anuszkiewicz, George Atkinson, Marilyn Baker, Jennifer Bartlett, Max Beckmann, Frank Berkenkotter, Richard Boschulte, Glenn Bradshaw, James Butler, Robert Colescott, Robert Cottingham, Caitlin Cox, Richard Cramer, Peter Dean, Jane Dickson, Jim Dine, William S. Doan, Jeanne Dunning, Danell Dvorak, Dennis French, Benjamin Gardner, Harold Gregor, Alex Grey, George Grosz, Robert Gutierrez, Duncan Hannah, Erin Hayden, Robert Holcombe, Luis Jiménez, Jasper Johns, Lester Johnson, Wonsook Kim-Linton, Tim Kowalczyk, Nina Kuo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Janet McKiernan, Miller & Shellabarger, Robert Motherwell, Deborah Muirhead, Gladys Nilsson, Claes Oldenburg, Nathan Olivera, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ed Paschke, Dan Peterman, Claire Prussian, Seymour Rosofsky, August Sander, Brandon Siscoe, Kiki Smith, Rufino Tamayo, Britten Traughber, Phil Wagner, and David Wojnarowicz.
Installation View
Photo credit: Dennis French
Installation view
from left to right: Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter Miller & Shellabarger Gunpowder 8 2010 Gunpowder on paper Gift of the artists Janet McKiernan The Split Second 1986 Oil and resin on canvas Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter Miller & Shellabarger Gunpowder 8 2010 Gunpowder on paper Gift of the artists Janet McKiernan The Split Second 1986 Oil and resin on canvas Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Nicolas Africano The Assignation 1974 Acrylic and Rhoplex on canvas Wonsook Kim-Linton Moon Dance 1992 Oil, acrylic, and watercolor on canvas Gift of the artist Danell Dvorak Mound of Appetites 1993 Oil on canvas Gift of the artist on floor: Tim Kowalczyk Reverberations 2012 Dark stonewares with washes and porcelain paper clay
Installation view
from left to right: Wonsook Kim-Linton Moon Dance 1992 Oil, acrylic, and watercolor on canvas Gift of the artist Danell Dvorak Mound of Appetites 1993 Oil on canvas Gift of the artist on floor: Tim Kowalczyk Reverberations 2012 Dark stonewares with washes and porcelain paper clay on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken
Installation view
Tim Kowalczyk Reverberations 2012 Dark stonewares with washes and porcelain paper clay
Installation view
from left to right: Tim Kowalczyk Reverberations 2012 Dark stonewares with washes and porcelain paper clay Danell Dvorak Mound of Appetites 1993 Oil on canvas Gift of the artist Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood
Installation view
on wall, from left to right: Nicolas Africano The Assignation 1974 Acrylic and Rhoplex on canvas Wonsook Kim-Linton Moon Dance 1992 Oil, acrylic, and watercolor on canvas Gift of the artist Danell Dvorak Mound of Appetites 1993 Oil on canvas Gift of the artist Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken on floor: Tim Kowalczyk Reverberations 2012 Dark stonewares with washes and porcelain paper clay
Installation view
from left to right: Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken
Installation view
from left to right: Danell Dvorak Mound of Appetites 1993 Oil on canvas Gift of the artist Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Frank Berkenkotter Three Dog Night 1975 Acrylic on wood Luis Jiménez Vaquero 1981 Lithograph with glitter on pedistal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken
Installation view
from left to right: Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper Deborah Muirhead Blackwall 1980 Sand and acrylic on canvas Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Jeanne Dunning Head 2 1989 Laminated Cibachrome mounted to Plexiglass Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program Kiki Smith Unitlted 1992 Lithograph on Nepal H4 paper Gift of Normal Editions Workshop
Installation view
from left to right: Janet McKiernan The Split Second 1986 Oil and resin on canvas Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist Benjamin Garder All done up and sweet smellin' (Vanitas # 3) 2006 Acrylic, milk paint, and graphite on panel Gift of the artist Gertrude Abercrombie The Magician 1964 Oil on canvas
Installation view
from left to right: on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist Janet McKiernan The Split Second 1986 Oil and resin on canvas Erin Hayden of the valley 2012 Oil and collage on canvas Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper
Installation view
from left to right: Deborah Muirhead Blackwall 1980 Sand and acrylic on canvas Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Jeanne Dunning Head 2 1989 Laminated Cibachrome mounted to Plexiglass Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program Kiki Smith Unitlted 1992 Lithograph on Nepal H4 paper Gift of Normal Editions Workshop Jennifer Bartlett Untitled 1978 Lithograph Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artist David Wojnarowicz Burning House 1990 Spray enamel on gallery wall fragment Jane Dickson Heading out- NJ on-ramp 2003 Oil on Astroturf Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist on floor: Brandon Siscoe Tired Stack 2011 Found wood, textiles and tar Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper Phil Wagner Ziggurat 2007 Oil on canvas Gift of Craig Jacobson Benjamin Garder All done up and sweet smellin' (Vanitas # 3) 2006 Acrylic, milk paint, and graphite on panel Gift of the artist Gertrude Abercrombie The Magician 1964 Oil on canvas
Installation view
from left to right: Phil Wagner Ziggurat 2007 Oil on canvas Gift of Craig Jacobson Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Eduardo Paolozzi Sun City 1967 Screen print
Installation view
from left to right: Phil Wagner Ziggurat 2007 Oil on canvas Gift of Craig Jacobson Benjamin Garder All done up and sweet smellin' (Vanitas # 3) 2006 Acrylic, milk paint, and graphite on panel Gift of the artist Gertrude Abercrombie The Magician 1964 Oil on canvas Deborah Muirhead Blackwall 1980 Sand and acrylic on canvas Ed Paschke Klaus 1976 Lithograph Claire Prussian Prismacolor VII 1978 Colored pencil and graphite on paper
Installation view
from left to right: Ed Paschke Klaus 1976 Lithograph Claire Prussian Prismacolor VII 1978 Colored pencil and graphite on paper Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artist David Wojnarowicz Burning House 1990 Spray enamel on gallery wall fragment Jane Dickson Heading out- NJ on-ramp 2003 Oil on Astroturf Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Gladys Nilsson Terrible Twinery 1971 Watercolor on paper Deborah Muirhead Blackwall 1980 Sand and acrylic on canvas Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Jeanne Dunning Head 2 1989 Laminated Cibachrome mounted to Plexiglass Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program Kiki Smith Unitlted 1992 Lithograph on Nepal H4 paper Gift of Normal Editions Workshop Jennifer Bartlett Untitled 1978 Lithograph Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
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from left to right: Rufino Tamayo Apocalypse de St. Jean 1966 Lithograph Kiki Smith Untitled 1992 Lithograph on Nepal H4 paper Gift of Normal Editions Workshop James Butler A Pipe Lyin' 1984 Lithograph Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program
Installation view
from left to right: Peter Dean Hear No Evil 1984 Lithograph Gift of Jerome H. Meyer August Sander Heinrich Hoerle, Painting the Boxer Champion Hein Dömgorgen 1924/1974 Silver gelatin print Gift of Geoffrey West Claus Oldenburg Alphabet in the Form of a Good Humor Bar 1970 Lithograph Richard Boschulte Nocturne: Shirley III 1989 Oil on board Gift of the artist Robert Cottingham F.W. 1975 Intaglio
Installation view
from left to right: Nina Kuo African American and Chinese Girls Eating 1997 Acrylic on paper Robert Colescott Untitled 1989 Lithograph with chine-collé Robert Gutierrez Untitled 2002 Gouache on paper Dan Nardi Solo 1990 Stained wood Robert Motherwell Untitled 1978 Lithograph with chine-collé on pedestal: Robert Holcombe I've Got My Ticket 2008 Wood, paint, and wire Gift of the artist
Installation view
on wall, from left to right: Rufino Tamayo Apocalypse de St. Jean 1966 Lithograph Kiki Smith Untitled 1992 Lithograph on Nepal H4 paper Gift of Normal Editions Workshop on pedestal: Robert Holcombe I've Got My Ticket 2008 Wood, paint, and wire Gift of the artist
Installation view
from left to right: Phil Wagner Ziggurat 2007 Oil on canvas Gift of Craig Jacobson Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Jeanne Dunning Head 2 1989 Laminated Cibachrome mounted to Plexiglass Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
Installation view
on wall, from left to right: David Wojnarowicz Burning House 1990 Spray enamel on gallery wall fragment Jane Dickson Heading out- NJ on-ramp 2003 Oil on Astroturf Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
Installation view
on wall, from left to right: Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artis David Wojnarowicz Burning House 1990 Spray enamel on gallery wall fragment Jane Dickson Heading out- NJ on-ramp 2003 Oil on Astroturf Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
Installation view
Installation view
on wall, from left to right: Jennifer Bartlett Untitled 1978 Lithograph Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artist David Wojnarowicz Burning House 1990 Spray enamel on gallery wall fragment Jane Dickson Heading out- NJ on-ramp 2003 Oil on Astroturf Gift of the artist on pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist
Installation view
Installation view
from left to right: Benjamin Garder All done up and sweet smellin' (Vanitas # 3) 2006 Acrylic, milk paint, and graphite on panel Gift of the artist Gertrude Abercrombie The Magician 1964 Oil on canvas Robert Mapplethorpe Melody 1987 Gelatin silver print Jeanne Dunning Head 2 1989 Laminated Cibachrome mounted to Plexiglass Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program (back gallery) Rufino Tamayo Apocalypse de St. Jean 1966 Lithograph Jennifer Bartlett Untitled 1978 Lithograph Richard Cramer Duo 1969 Acrylic on canvas Gift of the artist on back pedestal: Daniel Mrva a whole year 2010 Oil, latex, encaustic, spray paint, recycled paintings, canvas, blood, gin, love poems, ashes, rope and duct tape Gift of the artist on front pedestal: Don Peterman Untitled (Swiss Army Knife) 1991 Stainless steel and plastic Richard Fischer T.A.O. 1978 Welded metals and wax Christian Schneider Untitled 1988 Blown and etched glass Gift of Carol and Dan Wiiken
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
from left to right: Duncan Hannah Ring Around the Rosie Graphite and oil wash on paper 1990 Gift of the artist Nathan Olivera Standing Woman 1957 Graphite and watercolor on paper Jack Dahmer Untitled 1977 Lithograph
Installation view
from left to right: William S. Doan Percy Tochon, Jr. in White 1978 Silver gelatin print Britten Traughber Jesus on Coat Rack 2008 Archival digital print Alex Grey Study for Transfiguration 1993 Lithograph Gift of Normal Editions Workshop
Installation view
from left to right: Seymour Rosofsky The Couple 1973 Lithograph Purchased with funds from the Illinois Arts Council's "Partners in Purchase" program Lester Johnson Three Seated Men n.d. Intaglio George Grosz The Tenement owner 1935 Watercolor on paper Barbara Rossi Eye Deal 1973 Lithograph Caitlin Cox Untitled (from the Regeneration Series) 2013 Archival Pigment Print Jim Dine Self Portrait in Ski Hat, 2nd State 1974 Intaglio Unknown Artist Circle of Life (Tibetan Scroll) Ca. 19th century Ink and paint on paper Gift of Joseph and Hilary Gibbons, given in the names of Ann Elyse and Ashley Rebecca Gibbons