Sunday, February 21, 2010

The Art Institute of Chicago

As you may have gathered, I went to Chicago to attend the Central Meeting (there are three - East, West and this one) of the American Philosophical Association, to give a reply to a paper. The hotel the conference is in (the Palmer House - see blurry picture at end of previous post) is a block away from the Art Institute of Chicago, so rather than endure boring Philosophy talks, I went for a gander.

And, turns out it was stuffed with art that even I recognized. Allow me to give you a few examples: