Neither a movement nor a style, Hairy Who was simply the name six graduates of the School of The Art Institute chose when they decided that the best way to find success as artists was to join forces and exhibit together. From 1966 to 1969, as Hairy Who, the group mounted unconventional displays of bright, graphic work at the Hyde Park Art Center—embodying irreverence, spontaneity, and quietly transgressive humor during a moment that was witnessing profound national upheaval and the distinct rise of counterculture. Fifty years later, on the occasion of the major retrospective Hairy Who? 1966 – 1969 at the Art Institute, original Hairy Who artists Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Suellen Rocca, Jim Nutt, and Jim Falconer will join us for a panel discussion that explores the history and impact of their groundbreaking partnership.

This program is presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago.

This program is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.