Ellen Lanyon: A Bit of Magic
@ Gray
875 N Michigan Ave, Ste. 3800 John Hancock Center Chicago, IL 60611
On view through Monday, April 12th
Ellen Lanyon: A Bit of Magic
EXPO CHGO ONLINE
April 8 — 12, 2021
Gray is pleased to participate in Expo Chicago’s latest digital exposition featuring five days of virtual programming. For the online edition, Gray presents Ellen Lanyon: A Bit of Magic, a solo exhibition of paintings from the Estate of Ellen Lanyon, sold to benefit the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Often discussed in relation to Surrealism and Magic Realism, Chicago painter and printmaker Ellen Lanyon (1926 – 2013) is celebrated for her fantastical and meticulously crafted still-life compositions. A reflection of her own private mythology, Lanyon’s juxtapositions of exotic specimens from the natural world with everyday household objects subvert ideas of domesticity and offer mysterious new narratives both playful and sinister.
Explore Ellen Lanyon: A Bit of Magic by visiting EXPO CHGO ONLINE, or Gray Viewing Rooms.
To explore the exhibition in person at our Michigan Avenue gallery, click here to schedule a private viewing appointment.
Image: Ellen Lanyon, Fast Train to Exotic, 2010
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