$400 million art collection comes to the Art Institute of Chicago
$400 million art collection comes to the Art Institute of Chicago
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A massive collection of contemporary art has a new home at the Art Institute of Chicago. The collection, valued at roughly $400 million, is being donated by Chicago philanthropists Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson, who are also WBEZ underwriters. Joining us with more on what’s in the collection and how the Art Institute plans to exhibit it is James Rondeau, a curator and head of the Department of Contemporary Art at The Art Institute of Chicago.