Slow Look: The Vivian Girls

Before the Museum opens and the galleries are still quiet, take time to slow down and look closely.
About this Event

Before the Museum opens and the galleries are still quiet, take time to slow down, look closely and make personal connections with a single work of art from the Museum’s Collection. This month, a museum educator will guide a discussion on Henry Darger's portraits of the Vivian Girls, on view inside the recreation of the artist's Lincoln Park apartment.

After the Slow Look, enjoy a coffee in CLEO and visit the other exhibitions when IAM opens at 11 AM.

What is a slow look?

A Slow Look is an invitation to pause with us and experience what happens when we stay with one image long enough for it to speak back.

Together, we spend 45 minutes with a single work of art in the gallery. We begin by grounding ourselves in the space and stepping away from the pace of everyday life. Guided by an IAM educator, we use our senses to notice what we see, feel and discover.

We may notice materials, techniques, ideas or emotions. We may sit in silence, share observations, ask questions or explore together. You do not need to be an expert. Just come ready to be present.

A Slow Look is time spent with art and with each other, a shared moment of attention and a chance to return to the simple act of looking together.

Henry Darger (American, 1892-1973). Angeline Celistine Vivian, c. 1940s. Mixed media on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 in. Collection of Robert A. Roth. Photo by John Faier

Access Notes

Intuit Art Museum is accessible through the museum's ramp entrance on Milwaukee Ave. Please contact [email protected] with questions related to accessibility.

About Intuit Art Museum

Intuit Art Museum champions the diverse voices of self-taught art, welcoming both new and familiar audiences. Located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Intuit is a premier museum of self-taught art—also known as outsider art. The Museum collects and exhibits work by artists who typically work outside the mainstream and have developed a sustained artistic practice. Some artists may have faced societal, economic or geographic barriers to pursuing extensive training in the arts. The museum’s mission is grounded in the ethos that the instinct to create is universal and the arts must embrace, represent and be accessible to all. Learn more at www.art.org.

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