Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-7600, luc.edu/luma
Loyola’s art museum is dedicated to exhibitions that focus on spirituality in art.
Opens Saturday through Oct. 23: “Inscribing the Divine: The Saint John’s Bible”: Contemporary calligrapher and illuminator Donald Jackson is creating a handwritten Bible — the way the Bible was produced in its first 1,500 years — for the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey.
Opens Saturday through Oct. 23: “Holiness and the Feminine Spirit: The Art of Janet McKenzie”: The exhibition of work by the Vermont artist that considers her paintings a celebration of people, particularly African-Americans and women, will include “Jesus of the People” (1999).
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660, mcachicago.org
The collection includes work by Franz Kline, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. The museum highlights surrealism of the 1940s and ’50s, minimalism of the 1960s, conceptual art and photography from the ’60s to the present and art by Chicago-based artists.
Through Sept. 18: “Mark Bradford”: The first survey of the artist’s work includes early sculptural projects and new commissions.
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th St.; 312-738-1503, nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
Located in the heart of Chicago’s Pilsen/Little Village community, the museum exhibits traditional and contemporary Mexican art prints and drawings, papier-mache, ceramics, historically significant photographs and avant-garde installations from local and international artists.
Through Nov. 27: “Claro y Obscuro”: The exhibit of paintings by Elsa Munoz of still settings and meditative moments that suggest something has just happened or is about to happen shows her interest in chiaroscuro technique.
National Veterans Art Museum
1801 S. Indiana Ave., third floor; 312-320-9767, nvam.org
Formerly the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, this is the world’s only museum with a permanent collection focusing on the subject of war from an artistic perspective.
Ongoing: “The Things They Carried”: This collection of pieces from the permanent collection serves as a visual companion to Tim O’Brien’s text of the same name, using fine art and photography by combat veterans to illustrate the narrative.
Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago
5550 S. Greenwood Ave.; 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
Founded in 1974, the museum is home to special exhibitions and a collection that spans 5,000 years of artistic creation.
Through Sunday: “Warhol at Work: Portrait Snapshots, 1973-1986”: An exhibition of Polaroid and black and white photographs taken by the pop art icon.
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