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Following the Box
functions as a living example of
how a project can lead us to unexpected places,
making unique connections and new artistic
inquiries. Exhibiting
Following the Box
at a
university art museum provides an opportunity
for a range of interdisciplinary collaborations
with students, faculty, artists, and the public.
Related programs will include curator and artist
talks, a film screening, and panel presentations by
University of Chicago’s Dr. Ralph Nicholas and
Loyola’s Dr. Sarita Heer.
This summer, Tonika Lewis Johnson’s second
exhibition at LUMA,
Folded Map,
critically
examines Chicago’s history of segregation and its
presence today. This multimedia exhibition will
feature photographs, a film, and a mural-sized,
interactive map with information provided by
Chicago’s Metropolitan Planning Council. This
ongoing photography project connects residents
who live at corresponding addresses on the North
and South sides of the city.Through strategic visual
comparisons,
Folded Map
draws attention to how
segregation impacts Chicago neighborhoods and
their residents.
We will also feature artist Victoria Martinez in the
WorksonPaperGallery.
CelestialHouse
,Martinez’s
first solo museum exhibition, will include mixed
media works inspired by her childhood home in
the Pilsen community. In correspondence with
this exhibition, we are thrilled to work with the
Poetry Foundation in bringing José Olivarez and
Edra Soto to LUMA for public programs.
We thank you for your support and look forward
to seeing you at LUMA!
Sincerely,
Natasha Ritsma, PhD
Curator
This June, our staff bid farewell to Grace Iverson,
LUMA Education/Curatorial Fellow. Grace worked
at LUMA for five years and was instrumental in
organizing the docent program, researching and
writing about our rotating exhibitions, designing
promotional materials and museum publications,
creating educational material for both the rotating
exhibitions and the permanent collection, as well
as providing programming and outreach support.
She began working at LUMA her freshman year as
a Gallery Manager, by her sophomore year she was
hired as the Education Intern, and was hired as a
full-time Fellow immediately after she graduated
from Loyola with a B.A in Anthropology and Art
History. In reflecting on her time at LUMA, Grace
said “It has been an absolute joy to get to know and
work with the LUMA community and collection
over the years!” The Loyola University Museum of
Art staff, interns, and volunteer docents will dearly
miss Grace and wish her the best in all of her future
endeavors.
LUMA bids farewell...