Art Exhibits Planned For Elmhurst

ELMHURST, IL — The Elmhurst Art Museum will debut two new exhibitions — Sandra Jorgensen, a broad survey exhibition that showcases the works of the late Elmhurst-based artist-curator, and Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti, an interactive installation in the historic McCormick House that allows visitors to playfully explore the home’s original 1952 floor plan through playful interventions.

Both exhibitions are on view Jan. 25 to April 12 and complementing these visually rich exhibitions will be a range of contemporary art and design programming for all ages, according to a news release. More information on the openings and other events can be found at elmhurstartmuseum.org.

According to the museum, here are more of the details:

• Sandra Jorgensen (1934 - 1999) was the driving force behind the Elmhurst College Chicago Imagist collection and helped found the Elmhurst Art Museum. She held positions as professor and chairwoman at Elmhurst College, and curator of the Elmhurst College Art Collection, for many years. An accomplished painter, she worked in oil and specialized in contemporary American landscapes and still life compositions.
• Chicago-based design practice Could Be Architecture, directed by Joseph Altshuler and Zack Morrison, create playful interventions that invite movement, light, activity, conversation, and more throughout Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti, where visitors can explore the Mies van der Rohe McCormick House in its original configuration by ducking through rounded portholes into various rooms, relaxing on pull-out seating in the living room, enjoying culinary delights on shapely kitchen cabinets during exhibition-related events, while younger visitors play with puppet theater interactive in the house’s dedicated playroom space.