Gallery Conversation: Beyond Form—Abstraction at Midcentury
About the event
Following World War II, artists across the globe turned to the expressive power of abstraction to grapple with their new realities. Moving away from realism and figuration, they experimented with color, form, shape, and gestural mark-making to pursue innovative aesthetic and conceptual possibilities. Many artists also encountered opportunities for collaboration through artist-run collectives and workshops.
Join Chloé Glass, research associate in Prints and Drawings and co-curator of Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury, for a conversation about the exhibition's many experimental and collaborative artworks. The aesthetic and formal qualities of the works will be highlighted through sustained close looking and connected with the biography of the artists.
What to expect
This program will take place in the exhibition Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury, located in Galleries 124–127, on the first floor of the Michigan Avenue building. It will last about an hour. Folding stools will be available. ASL interpretation and/or assisted-listening devices are available upon request at museum_interpretation@artic.edu. Assisted-listening devices are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Requests must be made at least two weeks in advance.
About the speaker
Chloé Glass serves as research associate in Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work focuses on collection research and display with a specialized emphasis on cataloging works, directly contributing to increased public accessibility. With Mel Becker Solomon, Chloé curated the exhibition Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury. Chloé received her BA with distinction from Yale University in 2022 and MA with distinction from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2023. She previously held positions at the Yale University Art Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Christie’s Paris in the Old Master Drawings department.
