Need It or Not, Another Chicago Thread (short, though)

Robert Pence · #1 Posted **Dec 19, 2009, 9:27 PM**

Art Institute of Chicago
December 17, 2009

All Photos Copyright © 2009 by Robert E Pence

My niece, Carrie, had suggested that we should take a day trip to Chicago to visit the Art Institute. She was looking forward to seeing the Modern Wing, and I hadn't been inside the building in many years. We caught South Shore train #116 at Michigan City's Carroll Avenue stop and detrained at Van Buren.

First stop was the Corner Bakery in the Santa Fe building, for coffee for me and hot chocolate for Carrie, followed by a visit to the Chicago Archicenter model in the atrium.

Art Institute admission is $18 for adults and $12 for Seniors, and free on Thursdays 5pm - 8pm. The free checkroom is a great convenience when dealing with winter coats, backpacks, etc. Cameras are allowed, but in some of the temporary exhibits photography isn't. Tripods and flash are prohibited. I took several photos of the building interior and its vistas, but none of the exhibits. Here are a few that I liked.

I had anticipated a shot from the section of the building that overlooks the approaches to Millennium Park Station, and was at first disappointed to see that the sunshades were down. I decided to see what would happen, though, and I rather like how it came out. The shades are of an open weave, and create an interesting canvas-like texture.

One gallery off the Griffin Court contained a piece that consisted of a large array of fluorescent tubes arranged around a u-shaped matrix. It was intensely bright, and the reflections were inescapable in some of my attempts to photograph through the court's large expanses of glass. You can see the light from the display spilling into the corridor on the left.

tayser · #2 Posted **Dec 19, 2009, 10:50 PM**

Keep 'em coming, keep 'em coming.

The Art institute just made my list of places to visit in Feb.

arbeiter · #3 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 11:04 AM**

very lovely pictures, but that font you use to stamp your pictures is weird. the 9 looks like a 4.

toyota74 · #4 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 1:51 PM**

cool,more please if you have them.

Robert Pence · #5 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 2:53 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by arbeiter

very lovely pictures, but that font you use to stamp your pictures is weird. the 9 looks like a 4.

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyota74

cool,more please if you have them.

That's all I have that's fit to post from the Art Institute visit, but I have more Chicago photos here.

LSyd · #6 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 3:08 PM**

artsy. they should add a little Batman on top of one of the buildings on the model.

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tallboy66 · #7 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 5:14 PM**

The walk across the bridge has the best view.

sentinel · #8 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 6:05 PM**

Robert, ignore petty comments and realize you have a beautiful set of photos and I along with everyone else on here are very eager to see more great picture!

This picture is outstanding and shows the beauty of the Modern Wing so, so well

- thanks again Robert.

xzmattzx · #9 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 7:08 PM**

Nice pictures.

edsg25 · #10 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 12:31 AM**

Loved the shot of the new skyline model at the architectural center; it took a long time for them to replace the older one. seems to me if the economy didn't tank, they would have had to put in a new panel for the growth in River North high rises.