Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago–
- Griffin Galleries of Contemporary ArtFourth Floor220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611map
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Duro Olowu works at the crossroads of fashion, art, and culture.
Nigerian-born British designer Duro Olowu is internationally recognized for his womens wear label launched in 2004. Characterized by unique fabrics, evocative patterns, and impeccable construction, the London-based designer’s garments are informed by his international background and curator’s eye. Olowu’s multinational and multicultural viewpoint has translated into wildly popular platforms and projects from his dynamic Instagram account to his revelatory curatorial projects in London and New York.
Now Olowu turns his cosmopolitan eye to Chicago. Drawing from the city’s public and private art collections including works in the MCA’s collection, Olowu curates a show that reimagines relationships between artists and objects across time, media, and geography. Moving away from traditional exhibition formats, Olowu combines photographs, paintings, sculptures, and films in dense and textural scenes that incorporate his own work.
The exhibition is organized with MCA Manilow Senior Curator Naomi Beckwith and is presented in the Griffin Galleries of Art on the museum’s fourth floor.
Funding
Lead support for Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago is provided by the Harris Family Foundation in memory of Bette and Neison Harris: Caryn and King Harris, Katherine Harris, Toni and Ron Paul, Pam Szokol, Linda and Bill Friend, and Stephanie and John Harris; Dimitris Daskalopoulos; Zell Family Foundation; and Cari and Michael Sacks.
Major support is provided by Mellody Hobson.
Generous support is provided by Julie and Larry Bernstein, Carylon Foundation, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Agnes Gund, Mirja and Ted Haffner, Mary K. Touhy, the Joyce Foundation, Liz and Eric Lefkofsky, Carol Prins and John Hart/The Jessica Fund, Susan D. Goodman and Rodney Lubeznik, Heiji and Brian Black, Dr. John E. Ellis, Vicki and Bill Hood, and Cheryl Mayberry McKissack and Eric McKissack.