Exhibition Opening and Discussion
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable
March 19, 2024
Exhibition Discussion: 6:00pm–7:15pm
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable is the first monographic presentation of the art of Mina Loy (born Mina Gertrude Lowy, 1882–1966), one of the most inscrutable artists and poets of the twentieth century. More than 80 paintings, drawings, and constructions made by Loy through the course of her life, are united to reveal her omnivorous creativity as an image-maker, author, and cultural arbiter. These works, drawn from a dozen institutional and private lenders, are complemented by extensive, never-before assembled, archival materials that will contextualize her art within the arc of her life. Courageous enough to defy the conventions of her era, both socially and aesthetically, Loy developed a creative career that included the creation of poetry and prose, visual art, and design. Curated by Jennifer R. Gross, the show is accompanied by a fully illustrated eponymous catalogue published by Princeton University Press.
Major funding for the exhibition in Chicago was provided by the Zell Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. This exhibition originated at Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Join The Arts Club of Chicago for a public On the Exhibition conversation between Executive Director Janine Mileaf, exhibition curator Jennifer R. Gross, and Mina Loy’s editor and literary executor Roger Conover.
