Impressionism was a tremendously influential movement, one that changed how Western audiences perceived color and the world around them. It also inspired the pioneering work of future artists like Vincent van Gogh. Join Sam Ramos, director of gallery activation, for a crash course in Impressionism and its enduring impact.
About the Speaker
Sam Ramos joined the Art Institute since 2017 and currently serves as director of gallery activation. Outside of his time at the museum, Sam writes fiction, essays, and art criticism. Published pieces include “Exiles from the Wasteland,†Fiction (2019), “An Invisible System: The Art of Scheff Weems,†Badlands Literary Journal (Winter 2018), “What Relevance Can Art Have for Frontline Providers Right Now?,†Hyperallergic (April 20, 2020), and “On Leaving Dove Springs: A meditation on neighborhood, fear, family, and change,†The Austin Chronicle, (August 2014). His novel, La Gloria, was included on the Dzanc Prize for Fiction longlist, November 2018. Sam holds an MFA in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Closed captioning and an ASL interpreter will be available for this program. For questions related to accessibility accommodations, please email access@artic.edu.
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Tags: Chicago, Illinois, Lecture: Impressionism and the Modern World in Color, Loop, Sam Ramos, The Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape
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