Hilton Contemporary exhibits Cristina Mittermeier opening July 22, 2026 Schedule below .

www.hiltoncontemporary.com “Hope does not need to be merely a passive wish, it can be an active force to propel us forward, fueling our determination to defy the odds and carve our own destiny. It’s the flicker of possibility that dances in our hearts, reminding us that even when facing challenging circumstances, there exists the potential for inspiration and renewal. I am honored to join Cristina as she shares her remarkable and important work with the world.” ~ Robert Redford CRISTINA MITTERMEIER Muñeca con Flores July Schedule of Events CURRENT July 17 & 18: Taste of River North Friday: 5pm-10pm Saturday: 11am-10pm (Wells St. between Ontario & Chicago Avenue) ONGOING • June 2 - November 15: Carole Feuerman "Monuments of Stillness" on Michigan Avenue • June 25 - September 15: Jacob Gils "The Extended Moment" UPCOMING • July 21st: Aspen Ideas: Climate Chicago  (Shedd Aquarium - Chicago)  • July 22: Opening Reception "Marks of Memory"  (Hilton Contemporary River North - 716 N. Wells, Chicago) • July 22 - August 12: The Little Nell featuring Carole’s Feuerman's bronze DIVER sculpture at the Ajax Tavern Terrace on Upper Gondola Plaza  (Aspen, Colorado)  • July 28 - August 1: Intersect Aspen Art Fair (Aspen, Colorado) Dear Friends, I hope you are having a wonderful summer so far! June was an action packed month for us with the much anticipated opening of Carole Feuerman's MONUMENTS OF STILLNESS on Michigan Avenue. We were pleasantly surprised to have our exhibition featured on the front page of the Chicago Tribune. among many other magazines, newspapers, periodicals and TV coverage. Three days after the ribbon cutting, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe with legendary Hollywood photographer Lawrence Schiller featuring his exhibition Motion Pictures. Everything came to a head all in the same week!  The end of June, Danish photographer Jacob Gils flew from Copenhagen to open his Chicago debut exhibition titled The Extended Moment, a collection of multiple exposure photographs that resemble impressionist paintings.  July will be another action packed month as we focus on the works of conservation artist/photographer Cristina Mittermeier from Chicago to Aspen.  The excitement begins at the Shedd Aquarium with ASPEN IDEAS: CLIMATE CHICAGO where Cristina will join a celebrated roster of speakers for the climate summit. Tickets for the series are available at Aspen Institute (information below) The next day, you are cordially invited to Cristina Mittermeier's Marks of Memory at our River North gallery, an exhibition featuring a new body of mixed-media collages and limited edition prints. Opening Reception  Wednesday • July 22, 2026 5:30 - 8 PM Hilton Contemporary River North Gallery 716 N. Wells Street, Chicago Internationally recognized for her powerful photography and unwavering commitment to environmental advocacy, Mittermeier has spent decades documenting the relationship between humanity and the planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems. In Marks of Memory, she turns toward a more intimate and materially driven mode of storytelling, combining photography with hand-worked surfaces, fragments, and layered interventions that evoke the ways memory is accumulated, altered, and preserved over time. Three days after the opening of Marks of Memory, we will pack not only Cristina's works, but also the works of Paul Nicklen, Jacob Gils and Carole Feuerman and head to Intersect Aspen and The Little Nell. The Little Nell will be showcasing Feuerman's DIVER at the Ajax Tavern Terrace in Aspen,  And if you are in Chicago this summer, please take a walk down Michigan Avenue and visit MONUMENTS OF STILLNESS by Carole Feuerman, one of the most inspiring air exhibitions of monumental sculptures gracing the Magnificent Mile. When you visit our gallery, a collection of smaller tabletop sculptures will be on view throughout the summer and into fall. Please reach out to us for a catalog. Feel free to reach out to me for additional information at: arica@hiltoncontemporary.comor call me at +1.312.852.8200. I look forward to welcoming you to my gallery on July 22nd to meet Cristina and/or seeing you in Aspen! With my warm regards, Arica Arica Hilton Hilton Contemporary 716 N Wells St. Chicago, IL 60654 T +1.312.852.8200  arica@hiltoncontemporary.com hiltoncontemporary.com Sculptor Carole Feuerman standing in between the arms of The Golden Mean at The Wrigley Building JUSTICE at The Wrigley Building  BIBI ON THE BALL at Shops at North Bridge (Nordstrom)  MONUMENTAL QUAN at Tribune Building THE THINKER at Vacheron Constantin UPCOMING CHICAGO - Hilton Contemporary is pleased to present Cristina Mittermeier: Marks of Memory, a solo exhibition of new works on view from July 22 - September 15 at Hilton Contemporary's River North gallery. The exhibition features a new body of mixed-media collages alongside a selection of limited-edition photographs, expanding Mittermeier’s celebrated visual language through layered, tactile works that reflect on memory, place, and the fragile beauty of the natural world. These new collage works extend Mittermeier’s longstanding exploration of our connection to nature while introducing a new physicality to her practice. Built through layers of image, texture, and mark-making, the works reflect both personal remembrance and collective environmental memory—traces of landscapes, coastlines, wildlife, and lived experience that remain with us long after a moment has passed. The result is a body of work that feels both expansive and deeply personal, balancing wonder with urgency. Coinciding with the exhibition, Mittermeier will also appear in Chicago as an honorary guest speaker at Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas: Climate Chicago at Shedd Aquarium on July 21st — a fitting extension of the environmental and conservation themes that have defined her career. Serving as the focal point for the summit's "Evenings at Ideas", the event brings together global leaders, policymakers, and climate innovators. Evening at the Shedd (July 21): From 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM attendees can enjoy climate-focused dialogue surrounded by marine life. The festival's signature "Spark Talks" transforms into "Shark Talks," exploring nature-inspired climate solutions from sea otters, coral reefs, and electric eels. Speakers: In addition to Cristina Mittermeier, the speaker roster includes figures like Al Roker, actor Rainn Wilson, Chef Rick Bayless, and Shedd’s Vice President of Environmental Operations, Allen LaPointe Mittermeier is widely known as one of the leading voices in contemporary conservation photography. A photographer, marine biologist, and co-founder of the conservation organization SeaLegacy, her work has helped shape global conversations around climate change, biodiversity, and ocean protection.  Yet even as her images bear witness to the environmental crisis, they are rooted in reverence—an effort to inspire care, responsibility, and a deeper sense of belonging within the natural world.  In Marks of Memory, that sense of reverence takes on new form. The exhibition invites viewers to consider how images function not only as records, but as vessels: carrying emotion, experience, and evidence of what has been loved, witnessed, and at risk of being lost. Together, the collages and photographs offer a meditation on remembrance, stewardship, and the enduring marks left by both nature and human presence. Marks of Memory will be on view at Hilton Contemporary through September 15, 2026. +1.312.852.8200 • arica@hiltoncontemporary.com • http://www.hiltoncontemporary.com  Explore Cristina Mittermeier's Work July 21 - Cristina Mittermeier at  Aspen Ideas: Climate Chicago July 20–22, 2026 will mark the fifth annual Aspen Ideas: Climate Chicago, hosted by the Aspen Institute in partnership with the Chicago Climate Corps (C3). This multi-day event convenes policymakers, scientists and academics, business and NGO leaders, industry experts, artists, and emerging leaders for a series of dialogues that educate, inspire, and drive climate action. Cristina Mittermeier will be one of the guest speakers.   Cristina Mittermeier at Shedd Aquarium Tuesday, July 21, 2026 5:30- 8:30 PM  (registration required) aspenideasclimate.org Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 Cristina Mittermeier "Alas y Pétalos" Osa Mayor July 28 - August 1 Cristina Mittermeier at Intersect Aspen  (with Carole Feuerman, Jacob Gils and Paul Nicklen) We are delighted to announce that Cristina Mittermeier will be attendance at Intersect Aspen following the opening of her Chicago exhibition: Marks of Memory If you are in Aspen, please visit us at Booth B1 at the Aspen Ice Garden to meet Cristina. She will sign books and meet with collectors throughout the fair with her partner, Paul Nicklen. We look forward to seeing you in Aspen! Please contact us for VIP tickets. INTERSECT ASPEN Booth B1 VIP Preview Tuesday, July 28: 2 - 7 pm  (2 - 5 pm VIP/All Access Pass only) General Admission Tuesday, July 28: 5 - 7 pm  Wednesday, July 29: 11 am - 6 pm Thursday, July 30: 11 am - 6 pm Friday, July 31: 11 am - 6 pm Saturday, August 1: 11 am - 5 pm Aspen Ice Garden 233 W Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO BLOOM KEEPER FINDING HOPE TWO LIONS  A LITTLE SEED www.hiltoncontemporary.com

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Laguna Art Museum exhibition opens August 1, 2026, de la Torre Brothers~The Tipping Point~

OPENS AUGUST 1   de la Torre Brothers: The Tipping Point 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 opens at Laguna Art Museum on August 1! Walk into 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩, and you are transported to a lavish dinner scene. Glass works are interwoven with selected objects, creating a densely layered environment accented by chandeliers, suspended forms and floor-level objects all centered around a monumental banquet-length table that rewards close looking. By working within the forms of inherited traditions of display and status, artist brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre have carefully orchestrated a breathtaking transformation of our California gallery. Ornately decorated surfaces and lighting create a sense of visual abundance while guiding visitors through the space as active participants rather than passive viewers. Together, these elements form an immersive tableau that surrounds the viewer and transforms the gallery into a singular, experiential environment that encourages you to reflect on society’s fascination with wealth, abundance, and consumption, and the ways we all participate in systems of excess.

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AUGUST 2 | 11:00 AM   Exclusive Walkthrough: The Tipping Point Join us for an exclusive guided walkthrough of The Tipping Point, offering an in-depth exploration of the visionary work of artist brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. Renowned for their vibrant, multilayered sculptures and installations that blend glass, mixed media, pop culture, religion, and social commentary, the brothers create immersive worlds that invite both wonder and reflection.  The walkthrough will explore the recurring motifs, symbols, and cultural references woven throughout the exhibition, uncovering the meanings and stories behind these elements while examining the themes that shape the artists’ practice.

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YOUR MUSEUM   Art + Nature Returns This Fall The Art + Nature legacy continues this fall. Meet American painter Kim Manfredi and her commissioned Art + Nature projects: 𝘼 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙜 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 and 𝙑𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙! Learn about Manfredi's vision for Art + Nature by clicking the link below.

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NOW ON VIEW   Frank Cuprien: For the Love of the Sea Celebrating the enduring legacy of Frank Cuprien, a founding figure of Laguna Beach’s art community and one of California’s most devoted painters of the Pacific coast. More than a presentation of paintings, the exhibition invites visitors to know Frank Cuprien as an artist and as a person. Archival materials from the museum’s collection, including photographs, letters and personal records offer rare insight into his daily practice, friendships and deep attachment to Laguna Beach. These materials place the artworks in lived context, illuminating how Cuprien returned to the same stretch of shoreline again and again, finding endless variation in light, movement and mood.   Learn More   NOW ON VIEW   Andy Moses: Into the Light Andy Moses: Into the Light surveys the artists work of the last two decades, evincing his increasingly expansive commitment to a kind of painting that at once displays and obscures imagery. This work forces you to decide what it is doing to you, what it is showing you, if and how it is tricking your eyes or playing to their strengths. It’s a kind of magic.    Explore the Exhibition Independent. Nonprofit. Community-Supported.   For more than a century, Laguna Art Museum has celebrated the art and artists that help define California's culture and creative spirit. As the oldest cultural institution in Laguna Beach, the museum brings people together in creativity, learning, reflection, and connection.   Like most nonprofit museums, admission fees and memberships cover only a portion of the cost of operating the museum and fulfilling its mission. The generosity of members, donors, and community partners helps bridge that gap and ensures that art remains accessible, inspiring, and welcoming for all. We invite you to Support Laguna Art Museum and help preserve this important cultural resource for future generations. Gifts are 100% tax-deductible. Laguna Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 33-0717157. Thank you to The Segerstrom Foundation for providing free admission for children 12 years of age and younger. Special thanks to the Yes to Youth Contributors for providing free admission for children and teens 19 years of age and younger. Major support for Frank Cuprien: For the Love of the Sea provided by PNC Bank. Image credit: Kim Manfredi by JenMarie Landig. Amir Zaki (b. 1974), Concrete Vessel 55, 2018, Archival pigment photograph, Edition of 2 + 2AP, 60 x 75 in. 2025.26, Gift of the Artist. Photo of the de la Torre Brothers by Josué Castro.   Copyright © 2026 Laguna Art Museum, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive #lagunaartmuseum#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artforfun#artforbeauty#artforjoy#artfornow