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Andy Warhol and Silver Clouds in the Castelli Gallery, circa 1966. The Art Institute of Chicago may be the "Big Daddy" of the city's visual arts venues, but like Paris with its myriad small museums, Chicago has its own constellation of little gems. The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) is one such spot, and starting August 22, it presents "LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits," an exhibition representing the focused breadth of its offerings. In pursuing a mission to "explore faith and spiritual quest," LUMA has proven universal in its programming, with shows of Shaker furniture, the art of Edward Gorey, Marc Chagall's Bible illustrations, and contemporary Arabic calligraphy. Since its inception in 2005, the museum has mounted shows ranging from "The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama" to "The Hanukkah Lamp: Modernist Style and the Jewish Tradition." "LUMA at 10" exemplifies that curatorial approach, with works by Auguste Rodin, Andy Warhol, contemporary photographer DoDo Jin Ming, and self-taught artist Rev. Samuel David Phillips, who tended to a local Pentecostal congregation in the mid-20th century. As Pamela Ambrose, the university's director of cultural affairs, notes, "By embracing creative expres- sion in all faiths and cultures, we're really representing the Jesuit ideal of forming the whole person through a broad perspective on what humanity is all about." August 22–October 11, 820 N. Michigan Ave., 312- 915-7600; luc.edu/luma MA The Little Gallery That Could LoyoLa University MUseUM of art ceLebrates a decade of deLights. by thomas connors photography by nat finkelstein 58 michiganavemag.com culture Art Full