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.eduor 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.