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Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art – New On-Site Exhibition Opening Event

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Join us for an opening reception for 21c Museum Hotel Chicago's newest on-site exhibition, "Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art."

21c Museum Director and Chief Curator Alice Gray Stites with introduce the exhibition and have a conversation with featured artist Brendan Fernandes.

The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. with remarks scheduled at 6:30 p.m.

Guests will be treated to food tastings from Lure Fishbar along with house wine.

The multi-media exhibition illuminates the intersection of celebrity, commerce, technology and the media, including notable works by Nick Cave, Titus Kaphar, Hank Willis Thomas, Kehinde Wiley and Brendan Fernandes, among others. "Pop Stars!" features over 90 works of art by 55 artists from around the world.

Free
Lure FIshbar

Chicago Restaurant Week at Lure Fishabr

Lure Fishbar 616 N. Rush Street, Chicago, IL

Lure Fishbar, located in 21c Chicago serves up the freshest fish selections, a complete raw bar with rotating oyster selection, and best-of-class sushi.

Pop Stars! – Guided Tour with Alice Gray Stites, 21c Museum Director and Chief Curator

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, Pop Stars!, and the artists behind all of the works on a guided tour from 21c's Museum Director and Chief Curator, Alice Gray Stites. Meet us in the lobby at 10am to explore. Tours are free and open to the public.

Free
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Pop Stars! – Guided Docent Tour with Juli Lowe, 21c Museum Manager

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, Pop Stars!, and the artists behind all of the works on a guided tour from 21c’s Museum Manager, Juli Lowe. Meet us in the lobby at 5 pm to explore. Tours are free and open to the public.

Free
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Pop Stars! – Guided Tour with Juli Lowe, 21c Museum Manager

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Curious about contemporary art? Learn about 21c Chicago’s current exhibition, Pop Stars!, and the artists behind all of the works on a guided tour from 21c's Museum Manager, Juli Lowe. Meet us in the lobby to explore. Tours are free and open to the public.

Free

Michele Pred and Equal Pay

Michele Pred and Equal Pay April 5 – May 1, 2022 Gallery 3 Michele Pred and The Art of Equal Pay is a multi-media installation inspired by her ongoing collaborative project, The Art of Equal Pay. The exhibition features Pred’s Wage Gaps flag alongside The Art of Equal Pay pink dollar bill; Equal Pay Grill, …
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Blue Alice | EXPO Chicago at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago

Performance by Irene Hsiao Costume by Vin Reed Friday, April 8, 5-7pm Main Gallery "Only the light that falls continually from the sky gives a tree the energy to push powerful roots into the earth. The tree is actually rooted in the sky." -- Simone Weil Blue Alice explores 21c Museum’s current exhibition, Pop Stars! this Friday …
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For Freedoms x Wide Awakes Chicago | A series of collaborative programming EXPO Chicago Forum at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago

For Freedoms returns to EXPO Chicago (booth number 181) with a special exhibition of Chicago-based artists and an afternoon series of programming at 21c in partnership with the Wide Awakes Chicago. Expo Chicago Forum schedule, presented by For Freedoms and Wide Awakes Chicago Equal Pay Performance | 12:45pm Michele Pred @theartofequalpay    Abolitionist Creativity: The …
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Michele Pred and Equal Pay

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

Michele Pred and The Art of Equal Pay is a multi-media installation inspired by her ongoing collaborative project, The Art of Equal Pay. The exhibition features Pred’s Wage Gaps flag alongside The Art of Equal Pay pink dollar bill; Equal Pay Grill, a photographic collaboration with Autumn Breon; and the Vote Feminist Parade film. These works are created within Pred’s practice that shines light …
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Rebirth Tour by Free Fyre

21c Museum Hotel Chicago 55 E Ontario, Chicago, IL

The Rebirth Tour brought to you by Free Fyre, is a mix of Jazz and Spoken Word poetry live retelling the stories of the Harlem renaissance. 21c Museum Hotel Chicago is thrilled to host a free jazz and spoken word poetry event in collaboration with Free Fyre’s Rebirth Tour Sunday, May 22 at 6 p.m. …
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Art and Wine Tour

Sip on a glass of wine and enjoy a guided tour of our new exhibit, Pop Stars!. Learn all about contemporary art and the artists behind the work. Meet in the Main Gallery on the 2nd Floor Tour starts at 5:00pm and is free and open to the public RSVP via Eventbrite here.

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