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Current Exhibitions
Peter Gelker: Whirligigs
February 4, 2017 – June 3, 2017
Artist and psychologist Peter Gelker brings together the worlds of folk art and psychoanalysis
in this evocative exhibition featuring more than twenty handcrafted whirligigs. Whirligigs are
hand-turned or wind-driven devices that revolve in a cycle and function as either a toy, a work
of art, an object of amusement, or a kinetic garden ornament. Continuing in a tradition that has
existed for more than 500 years, this second generation whirligig artisan hand carves and paints
these psychologically charged works focusing on political structures, religious beliefs, social
relations, and mythology.
Wayang: The Art of Indonesian Puppetry
February 4, 2017 – June 3, 2017
This exhibit features characters from two of Indonesia’s expressive cultural traditions: wayang
kulit (shadow puppets) and wayang golèk (rod puppets). Puppet shows are enjoyed by adults
and children, and their stories are drawn from the mythologies of diverse cultural traditions in
Southeast Asia. Wayang are highly stylized and intricately fashioned. Though painted, shadow
puppets’ forms are created through tiny perforations. This exhibit is curated in part by Loyola’s
Department of Anthropology Museum Studies internship course and features wayang from the
May Weber Ethnographic Collection.
Steve Schapiro: Misericordia: Together We Celebrate
February 4, 2017 – June 3, 2017
Internationally celebrated photographer and activist Steve Schapiro captures the daily life of
Misericordia residents in this series of poignant photographs. Started nearly a century ago in
Chicago’s South Side by the Sisters of Mercy, Misericordia meets the needs of over 600 individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. From morning until night, residents are involved
in activities that include working in the bakery, packaging coffee, creating artwork, learning on
computers, dancing and singing, or engaging in sports. Photographs featured in this exhibition
are the subject of Schapiro’s most recent book,
Misericordia: Together We Celebrate
.
Check out our interview with the artist, Steve Schapiro!
See page 8 for the full story.
Gilded Glory: European Treasures from the Martin D’Arcy, S.J.
Collection
Permanently on view
The D’Arcy is one of the finest collections of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art in the
Midwest. It is particularly noted for its diverse holdings of three-dimensional objects that epitomize
both the religious and secular aspects of European life. Devotional ivories, painted sculptures, and
enameled liturgical objects feature among its medieval highlights; in covering the Renaissance, the
D’Arcy is especially strong in objects commissioned to celebrate familial events such as marriage
and childbirth.