Museum of
Contemporary Art
Chicago

Current Exhibitions

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  Picture Fiction: Kenneth Josephson and Contemporary Photography

  Sat, Apr 28, 2018–Sun, Dec 30, 2018

  A black-and-white photo of the Chicago skyline from the north shore of Lake Michigan is overlaid ...

  1. Short A black-and-white photo of the Chicago skyline from the north shore of Lake Michigan is overlaid with rectangular color image fragments of the same view. The color images add and subtract people from the lakefront view.
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  West by Midwest

  Sat, Nov 17, 2018–Sun, Jan 27, 2019

  A black-and-white photograph with white borders is affixed to a small wood board with photo corne...

  1. Short A black-and-white photograph of two men shaking hands is mounted to a light-colored piece of wood.
  2. Long A black-and-white photograph with white borders is affixed to a small wood board with photo corners. The photo shows a scene in a supper club or restaurant. It features two fair-skinned, dark-haired men in suits standing, shaking hands. The man on the left holds a small box and the man on the right extends his left hand to receive it. In the foreground, two seated, light-skinned people with long dark glossy hair look up at the men from their table. The two men look directly at us. A date stamp reading "JAN 3 1968" appears in the bottom border of the photo. The ends of two knotted leather cords emerge above and below the photo on the left side of the wooden board, seemingly binding the board like a book cover. A signature reading "Edward Ruscha" appears on the board in blue ink below the image, and the initials "B.A.B." are signed and underlined in black on the wood above the mounted photograph.
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  Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release

  Sat, Sep 29, 2018–Sun, Mar 10, 2019

  A sculpture shaped like a crooked letter X stands on a short rectangular base. From the center ma...

  1. Short A sculpture shaped like a crooked letter X stands on a short rectangular base. From the center many spokes jut out creating a starburst effect.
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  Heaven and Earth: Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons

  Sat, Oct 21, 2017–Sun, Mar 24, 2019

  Small white circles connected by thin wire balance opposite a thicker orange wire weighted by an ...

  1. Short Small white circles connected by thin wire balance opposite a thicker orange wire weighted by an orange rudder-like shape hanging from the edge of a white table.
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  a body measured against the earth

  Tue, Aug 21, 2018–Sun, Apr 7, 2019

  A photo of a picturesque countryside with stone ruins features a dark, human-like form in the dry...

  1. Short A photo of a picturesque countryside with stone ruins features a dark, human-like form in the dry dirt.
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  Atrium Project:

  Federico Herrero

  Sat, Aug 11, 2018–Sun, Apr 21, 2019

  A large wall features a prominent, colorful mural. Light shining from windows casts colorful shad...

  1. Short A large wall features a prominent, colorful mural. Light shining from windows casts colorful shadows on the floor.
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  Groundings

  Sat, Nov 3, 2018–Sun, May 12, 2019

  A person poses dramatically balanced on one arm, limbs spread in various directions–each adorned ...

  1. Short A nude adult with masculine shoulders wears cowboy boots on their hands and feet. They stand on one of their hands with their feet splayed across the corner of a room lit in red.
  2. Long A person poses dramatically balanced on one arm, limbs spread in various directions–each adorned with a cowboy boot. One booted arm points towards us and both legs splay out to touch the walls of the nearby corner. The person faces away from you, back flexing from the contortion of their pose. The lighting of the photograph is dramatic and dream-like, with one light source casting red shadows and an orange glow, while another light casts green shadows. The figure's shadow spreads across the wall revealing the outline of male genitals.
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  Chicago Works:

  Jessica Campbell

  Tue, Dec 18, 2018–Sun, Jul 7, 2019