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Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger
Wednesday, November 4 · 11 a.m. · Intuit Art Museum
11 a.m.
- When
- Wednesday, November 4 · 11 a.m.
- Thursday, November 5 · 11 a.m.
- Friday, November 6 · 11 a.m.
- Saturday, November 7 · 11 a.m.
- Sunday, November 8 · 11 a.m.
- Wednesday, November 11 · 11 a.m.
- Thursday, November 12 · 11 a.m.
- Friday, November 13 · 11 a.m.
- and 13 more dates
- Where
- Intuit Art Museum756 N. Milwaukee Ave · Chicago, IL · 60642
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About this event
Intuit Art Museum joins the national Handwork 2026 celebration with an exhibition investigating Henry Darger’s relationship to traditional American paper crafts. Drawing on research by art historian Dr. Mary Trent, the exhibition demonstrates how Darger adapted common practices—such as making paper dolls and scrapbooks—into a complex, mixed-media narrative style. By showcasing Darger’s source materials alongside his final works, the exhibition highlights how he reclaimed these institutionalized hobbies to express the interior lives and struggles of the marginalized.
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