Culture | May. 2025
THE BUZZ: MAY 2025
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PERFECT POUR
Since 1966, Anna von Lipa has collaborated with the oldest and most prominent glass blowers in Europe to design and manufacture luxurious and useful free-blown glass art. This elegant jug in spring-suited shades of olive green and lilac is rendered in the traditional hobnail pattern native to Bohemia. This pretty pitcher is destined to become a treasured family tradition. $68, Trove Object Gallery, troveobjectgallery.com
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Classicists, get ready to curate the best capsule wardrobe ever. ANINE BING is now open at Oakbrook Center. Blending elements of Scandinavian simplicity with American energy, ANINE BING offers modern wardrobe essentials for women seeking a timeless yet confident approach to everyday style. Since launching in 2012, the brand has built a global brand with brick-and-mortar retail stores located in cities around the world, now including our own fashion destination. aninebing.com
MYTH AND MARBLE
The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection on view from March 15 – June 29. The exhibition features approximately 58 rarely seen sculptures from the Torlonia Collection that span nine centuries, including 24 newly restored works that have not been on display in nearly a century. This will be the first time these works have ever been seen in North America. The Torlonia Collection is the largest private collection of Roman marble sculptures in Italy and one of the most important private collections of its type in the world. The collection’s 622 works cover a wide range of sculptural types and subjects, and its holdings rival those of major institutions in Europe, including the Capitoline and Vatican Museums. Many of these sculptures, which range in date from the 5th century BCE to the early 4th century CE, have been newly cleaned, conserved, and studied specifically for this show. The exhibit is co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and The Torlonia Foundation and is curated by Lisa Ayla Çakmak, Mary and Michael Jaharis Chair and Curator, Art of Greece, Rome and Byzantium, and Katharine A. Raf, Elizabeth Mcllvaine Curator, Art of Greece, Rome and Byzantium. For more information, visit artic.edu.
