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Exhibitions and Events

Opening Reception:

LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits

Friday, August 28, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

$15 • Members and LUC: free

Join LUMA members and staff to

celebrate the opening of

LUMA at

10: Greatest Hits

, in celebration of the

museum’s 10th anniversary.

Silver Clouds

Improvisational

Dance Performance

1.

Saturday, September 12, 2:00 p.m.

2.

Saturday, September 19, 2:00 p.m.

3.

Saturday, September 26, 2:00 p.m.

4.

Tuesday, September 22, 6:00 p.m.

Free with museum admission

Uplift your spirit! Join us for a dance

improvisation inspired by Andy

Warhol’s

Silver Clouds

. Dancers from

Loyola’s Department of Fine and

Performing Arts will perform among

the floating clouds.

Art, Human Creativity,

and Spiritual Journey

Tuesday, September 15, 6:00 p.m.

Free with museum admission

Dr. Martin Marty is a distinguished

historian, author, and commentator on

religion and public life. He was the first

director of the University of Chicago’s

Institute for the Advanced Study of

Religion that was renamed in his honor

in 1998. He is also an ordained minister

in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in

America.

Chicago International Map Fair

Friday, October 23–

Sunday, October 25

Prices vary: $5–$40

LUMA and Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., present

the third annual Chicago International

Map Fair. Held in LUMA’s galleries, the

fair will feature over 25 dealers of antique

maps, atlases, prints, and globes, and a

four-part lecture series. On Saturday, the

Newberry Library will offer two guided

tours of its historic facility and world-

renowned antique map collection.

All events take place at LUMA, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, unless otherwise noted.

RSVP to

luma@luc.edu

or 312.915.7608.

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These programs are generously

sponsored by a grant from the

Illinois Arts Council Agency.

LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits

AUGUST 22–OCTOBER 11, 2015

In celebration of LUMA’s 10th anniversary, the museum will host an exhibition of its greatest hits

from past exhibitions and 10 years of acquisitions. LUMA will show Andy Warhol’s

Silver Clouds

(2008), an exhibition consisting of large helium-filled, pillow-like forms made from silver plastic

film. The museum will reprise

The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama

(2006) with pieces

that have subsequently entered the permanent collection, which also and also includes works by

Chicago artists, among them William Conger, Vadim Katznelson, and Vera Klement.

Image details: Nat Finkelstein,

Andy Warhol and Silver Clouds in Castelli Gallery

, 1966; Andy Warhol’s

Silver Clouds

, 2008, installed at the Loyola University Museum of Art.

Divine Decade: A Benefit Celebrating LUMA’s 10th Anniversary

Friday, October 9, 6:00–11:00 p.m.

Entire Evening: $350 • After Party Only: $75

6:00

PM

: COCKTAIL HOUR INTHE GALLERIES

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres,

LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits

, musical

performances, and a silent auction.

M

7:30

PM

: DINNER FROMTHE DECADE

Dinner in Regents Hall, entertainment by Michael Lerich and his Orchestra,

and a live auction.

9:00

PM

: THE AFTER PARTY

This Andy Warhol inspired after party will include dessert, drinks, and

dancing among Warhol’s floating

Silver Clouds

to beats by DJ JEM.