Established in June 1991, Intuit is one of the premier museums in the world dedicated to presenting self-taught art, defined as the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world and who instead are motivated by their unique personal visions.

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#justgoseeit on your commute🚇 . @artdesignchicago @mcachicago @depaulartmuseum #artdesignchicago #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago #leegodie #aldopiacenza #williamdawson @artdesignchicago #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago #drcharlessmith #henrydarger #williamdawson . Work by Dr. Charles Smith on loan from John Michael Kohler Arts Center, gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc. Chicago’s collecting culture is characterized by an acquisitive eye and a hunger to spot creativity wherever and however it turns up, no matter how unlikely the setting and without much regard to anxieties about aesthetic categories or theories. . Intuit’s Chicago We Own It exhibit, with its shelving and salon-style display, encapsulates this. . #chicagoweownit #leegodie #maxwellstreet #maxwellstreetmarket Intuit is open tomorrow, #july4th, from noon-5 p.m. . You’ll see this on our walls🤩 #wesleywillis #chicagocalling #justgoseeit Deeply committed to his work, Dawson created a new piece every day, filling his home studio with sculptures he came to refer to as his “friends.” . See his work on view at Intuit in our @artdesignchicago exhibition, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. Free opening reception tonight, 5-8 p.m. . #chicagocalling #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit #williamdawson A first-generation immigrant to the Midwest, Aldo Piacenza gave presence to his memories of Italy’s landscapes and sacred architecture by enlivening his home, inside and out, with paintings and sculptures, including his signature cathedrals. . See his work on view at Intuit in our @artdesignchicago exhibition, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. Free opening reception tonight, 5-8 p.m. . #chicagocalling #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit #aldopiacenza Wesley Willis was both a visual and musical artist, producing more than 100 rock n’ roll albums and thousands of drawings during his lifetime. . See his work on view at Intuit in our @artdesignchicago exhibition, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. Free opening reception tonight, 5-8 p.m. . #chicagocalling #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit #wesleywillis At 15,145 pages and with more than 300 related collages, his most celebrated work, The Story of the “...In the Realms of the Unreal...” tells the epic tale of seven resilient young sisters, the Vivian Girls. . See his work on view at Intuit in our @artdesignchicago exhibition, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. Free opening reception tonight, 5-8 p.m. . #chicagocalling #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit #henrydarger “I don’t celebrate my birthday. I celebrate my status as an artist.” –Lee Godie . See her work on view at Intuit in our @artdesignchicago exhibition, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. Free opening reception tonight, 5-8 p.m. . #chicagocalling #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit #leegodie