• October 18, 2018, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Why Chicago?

Featuring: Artists Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, and Chris Ware

Minneapolis Institute of Art

2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

Gladys Nilsson, Jardin Man, 1970. Gift of funds from Mary and Bob Mersky and the John E. and Marion Andrus III Fund, 2017.62. Minnepolis Institute of Art. © Gladys Nilsson


Robert Cozzolino, the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Patrick and Aimee Butler Curator of Paintings, talks with Chicago-based artists Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, and Chris Ware about the role Chicago has played in shaping their work and artistic identities. Art Green and Gladys Nilsson are members of the Hairy Who (1966–69). Chris Ware is a graphic novelist and New Yorker contributor.