James Rondeau is ready to expand the Art Institute’s footprint — and put that airplane incident behind him

This month, the former contemporary curator celebrates a decade at the helm of the city’s largest cultural institution.
Chicago Tribune

Column: The Art Institute defends the title of ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.’ A catalog contributor is skeptical.

Since it was acquired in 1964, Gustave Caillebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day” has become all but synonymous with the Art Institute. It appears in the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and in ...
Yahoo

Art Institute of Chicago president reportedly stripped on plane, faces independent probe

The president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago faces an independent investigation amid a report that he stripped on a commercial airplane. James Rondeau is voluntarily taking time away ...

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey made a secret stop Tuesday at the Art Institute of Chicago

The sexiest man alive and the blond star of “Wicked” apparently made a stealth visit to the Art Institute of Chicago to ...
The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern Night at the Art Institute draws connections beyond campus

Dazzling in vivid color and intricate detail, a 100-foot-long tapestry depicting a narrative of lush, magical paradise drew a crowd of onlookers at this year’s Northwestern Night at the Art Institute ...
Chicago Reader

The Art Institute surveys the culture of Panafrica

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...