Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life
The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA
30 April-10 July 2011
Though Renaissance-era prints are typically kept out of sight in museum vaults today, these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life—used, abused, adored, and adorned by their owners. Through over 100 objects, this exhibition showcases how early print owners handled these versatile artworks, from annotating them or cutting and pasting them onto books, boxes, and walls to transforming them into three-dimensional objects. (…more at Art Institute Chicago website…)