Our favorite Modern Wing artworks
Don't miss the highlights of the Art Institute's addition.
Published: May 11, 2009

Kerry James Marshall, Vignette Suite, 2005–08. The Modern Wing kicks off its new gallery dedicated to Chicago artists with South Side resident Marshall. In these five paintings, he places contemporary black men and women in idyllic rococo scenes inspired by Fragonard’s The Swing.





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