Debra Kerr

From the desk of the Executive Director of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, one of the world's premier museums of outsider art.

[Debra Kerr @IntuitQueenBea]

@IntuitArtCenter members may want to check out tomorrow’s outsider and folk auction that features items consigned by other members, such as this gorgeous chair and ottoman by the late artist and Intuit friend David Philpot. https://t.co/d6aUfVJYUS

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Great opening this weekend for Zack Wirsum’s show at Jean Albano Gallery. @ Jean Albano Gallery https://t.co/76nikpC0qL

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"This is part of the subtext of the idea of being self-taught. Often what we’re really talking about is self-determination."

@maxlakin examines our continued fascination with self-taught artists for @NYMag.

https://t.co/e0bO2wnfP2

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Great to see Dr. Charles Smith getting this well-deserved media attention. ⁦⁦@IntuitArtCenter⁩ has several of his works that reference his lived experience in its collection. via @NYTimes
https://t.co/OTuTVN7Fgi

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South side Chicago artist Roman Villarreal carves another notable image into the lakefront revetment—@IntuitArtCenter opens exhibit featuring his work June 17.

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The Menil Collection presents Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw, a terrific show that I saw at its 2 previous venues: Art Institute of Chicago and MoMA! https://t.co/e8CoRs4I0l

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Comprised of 400 objects from its permanent collection, "Multitudes" looks at 60 years of @folkartmuseum history. Judith H. Dobrzynski reviews the exhibition for @WSJ.

https://t.co/pJlcvvkRaH

[Raw Vision Magazine @RawVisionMag]

As of February 10, 2022, the #HenryDargerRoom has reopened at @IntuitArtCenter (Chicago), with limited works on view while Intuit conserves fragile objects from the Henry Darger Room Collection.

​Photo © John Faier
​#outsiderart #HenryDarger #Intuit

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Andrea K. Scott reviews "What I Saw," the Joseph Yoakum retrospective now @MuseumModernArt, for @NewYorker.

https://t.co/SsNfLQTbtm

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Read @edwardmgomez's exclusive preview of the upcoming 2022 @OutsiderArtFair, which will be held March 3-6. Chicago representation includes Carl Hammer Gallery and @IntuitArtCenter.

https://t.co/TWQSy4Rn8F

[Intuit Art Center @IntuitArtCenter]

Join us for the first Art After Work of 2022 next Thursday, when we'll take inspiration from artist Charles Williams to create our own superheroes with museum educator Mayra Palafox.

Register on Eventbrite: https://t.co/j4lUOwtJ0n

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Congratulations to Shelley C. Lowe on her recent confirmation as the twelfth chair of @Nehgov. Well-deserved! Read her statement here:

https://t.co/BKgxU6nQwr

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A new James Castle exhibition providing an overview of the self-taught artist’s expansive practice is open @davidzwirner until February 12.

https://t.co/iyeYLNbLiG

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A great @FarOutMag essay on Howard Finster, the self-taught Georgia artist who created album covers for @remhq and the Talking Heads.

One of his over 46,000 works is included in Building a Legacy: Gifts from Susann Craig, now on view @IntuitArtCenter.

https://t.co/gIK91XgM3s

[chicagocultural @chicagocultural]

Step into a gallery from the comfort of your own home with @IntuitArtCenter's new virtual exhibitions, from the past to the present, with interactive elements throughout to enhance your experience.

View them all at https://t.co/lG2I1PtNXn

Image courtesy of Intuit.

[Debra Kerr @IntuitQueenBea]

Watch a fascinating video of my friend and @americanart curator Leslie Umberger diving deep into James Hampton’s incomparable masterpiece The Throne of the Third Heaven here:

https://t.co/y8n3p8gn7B

[Design Museum of Chicago @DesignMuseumChi]

Interested in art found in unexpected places made by unexpected creators? Check out the latest edition of “The Outsider!” Published annually by @IntuitArtCenter, you can learn more about our current exhibit “All Together Now: Sound x Design” inside! https://t.co/ty8JOTl2rV

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In a recent article, @nytimes features Chicago's very own French Impressionist, Lee Godie, and her impact on the Chicago art scene of the '70s, '80s and '90s.

Read it here: https://t.co/P4GTR12eKQ

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The Outsider Winter 2021/2022 is out now! Read articles by Michael Bonesteel, Leisa Rundquist, Bill Swislow and others here:

https://t.co/b1REcfgrwZ