Though titled after the hit television show about a resort hotel and the psychosocial relations of its guests and employees, White Lotus by Alex Katz bears no – or perhaps a mysterious – relation to HBO’s dark comedy. Opening at GRAY’s Chicago gallery on July 11, 2025, two weeks before the artist turns 98 years old, White Lotus is a testament not only to Katz’s nonstop creative output, but also his status as one of the most groundbreaking American artists of both the 20th and 21st centuries. 

Join Monica L. Miller, co-curator of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, GRAY artist Torkwase Dyson, and artist Tanda Francis on June 20th, from 6.30 to 7.30 PM, n Grace Rainey Rogers at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, to learn about the collaborative and creative process of building the exhibition. Hear behind-the-scenes stories about how the artistic vision for the exhibition came to life to present a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.

Theaster Gates: Unto Thee is rooted in several core collections of objects that have been part of Gates’s artistic practice which he acquired through the University of Chicago, where he is Professor of Visual Arts. Ranging from the Department of Art History’s glass lantern slides and display vitrines from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly the Oriental Institute), to paint-stained concrete from the floors of Midway Studios and wooden pews made for Bond Chapel, all objects have been discarded and identified as no longer needed.