Bloomingdale Park Museum reopens March 20 with 'Parodies of Painting Masterworks'

For its reopening March 20, the Bloomingdale Park Museum is hosting an exhibit titled "Parodies of Painting Masterworks."

The exhibition features several hundred examples of well-known fine art paintings, altered, taken out of context, and re-used in cartoon strips, appropriated for other art pieces, etc.

The show is organized by artist, with a copy of an original painting accompanied by other works which parody that original.

The result is surprising, funny, creative and more.

Included are references to Van Gogh, Grant Wood, Picasso, Hopper, Monet, Seurat, Whistler, and more. A major part of the exhibition uses the familiar image of Mona Lisa.

Along with many commercial interpretations, the exhibit also displays an original large acrylic painting by noted Chicago artist Tom Palazzolo.

It is titled "Mona From Mars and my Missing Sox."

The show runs March 20 through April 24. Exhibit hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays; and noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.

The show also includes related greeting cards, T-shirts, 3-D figures.

Please note: Masks and six feet social distancing is required. The maximum number of museum visitors is 24 at one time.

The museum is at 108 S. Bloomingdale Road.

For more information, call the museum during open hours at (630) 339-3570 or visit www.bloomingdaleparks.org.