Curator Tour: Mika Horibuchi–
- Dr. Paul and Dorie Sternberg Family GalleryThird Floor, North Side220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611map
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- Long The painting is affixed at its four corners, centered against a larger, roughly textured tan surface. The two fruits are set against a light background, casting mauve shadows against an implied surface. Both the fruits themselves and their leaves share various shades of sage green and pale orange, while the base of the fruits is a more vivid salmon red. At the bottom right corner of the painting appears the date "2017/05/16" in small numerals.
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Join Nina Wexelblatt, curatorial assistant, for an in-depth tour of the Chicago Works: Mika Horibuchi exhibition on the museum’s third floor. Mika Horibuchi’s work explores the intersection of visual perception, art history, and psychology.
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Programs
- Walk & Talk: Mika Horibuchi and José Esparza Chong Cuy–
- Long A shiny blue curtain, painted in extreme detail to show creases and folds, hangs from a thin brass rod that stretches the full width of the painting. The curtain is pulled to the right to reveal two thirds of a highly detailed bouquet of tulips, poppies, peonies, and other flora. A black butterfly with red and white markings rests on a leaf near the curtain with its wings open. The background is dark and an arch is barely visible giving the impression that the bouquet is floating between the curtain and the arch.
Exhibitions
- Chicago Works:Mika Horibuchi–
- Long This hyperrealistic painting captures the variance in light and dark tones in the reflective fabric, which is folded vertically upon itself like a curtain drawn aside. At the bottom of the painting, the fabric stops, with a slightly different texture on its finished ends.
