Join host Daniel Balsam for “Three Paintings and a Dinner.” We meet on a free Thursday night at the Art Institute of Chicago. We’ll view three paintings and enjoy the communal pleasure of describing and interpretating the artwork both in the gallery and at dinner. Friends and family are welcome.

Theme: Aesthetics of Sexual Desire

Artworks

Lovers Surprised by Death, Hans Burgkmair, the elder, 1510, Prints and Drawings, Gallery 126

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1787–1797, Arts of Asia, Gallery 107

Slumber Party, Eric Fischl, 1983, Contemporary Art, Gallery 296

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2024

Time: Meet at 5:54pm on the AIC Front Steps

Location: Front Step, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue

Cost: Admission is free on Thursday nights at the AIC.

Remaining Seats: Wait List. Cancelations do occur. Email Chris Stacey, [email protected] to be placed on the wait list.

Dinner: Berghoff Restaurant

Deposit Required: A $10 per person deposit is required to hold your dinner reservation. Attendees receive a full refund of their deposit at dinner. Non-refundable for non-attendance. Below is the link to pay your deposit. You register and then wait for the credit card check-out.

Photo Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Public Domain, Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1787–1797, Reference Number: 1928.1077