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Richard Serra
Prop, 1968
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of Mrs. Robert B. Mayer, 1978.44.a–b. © 2011 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo © MCA Chicago
Then: Oct 8, 2011–Apr 15, 2012
Now: Oct 8, 2011–Mar 25, 2012
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Pipilotti Rist, Sip My Ocean (Schlürfe meinen Ozean), 1996. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Bernice and Kenneth Newberger Fund and restricted gift of Carol and Douglas Cohen. © 1996 Pipilotti Rist. Photo: Michael David Rose, © MCA Chicago.
Jun 18 – Oct 16, 2011
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Jim Nutt: Plumb, 2004. Private collection. Photo courtesy of David Nolan Gallery, New York.
January 29 – May 29, 2011
Join Lynne Warren, MCA Curator and organizer of Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character for a personal tour through the exhibition.
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Eric Lebofsky, The Distractionist, 2009. Courtesy of the artist
January 29 – May 29, 2011
MCA’s Pamela Alper Associate Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Paul Nudd, Diane Simpson and Gladys Nilsson provide insight into this companion exhibition to Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character.
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Luc Tuymans, Mwana Kitoko, 2000. Collection of Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent; © Luc Tuymans; photo by Ben Blackwell; courtesy David Zwirner, New York.
Oct 2, 2010–Jan 9, 2011
MCA’s Pamela Alper Associate Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm and artist Luc Tuymans provide insight on the exhibition.
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Magdalena Abakanowicz, Cage, 1981. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, gift of Ralph I. and Helyn D. Goldenberg; © 1981 Magdalena Abakanowicz. Photo © MCA Chicago.
November 20, 2010 – May 1, 2011
Over the past fifty years, artists have increasingly engaged the presence of the audience in the conception, production, and presentation of their work. Without You I’m Nothing comprises works drawn from the MCA’s Collection that demonstrate a cultural shift towards a greater engagement for the individual in the public realm.
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Alexander Calder, Little Face, c. 1945. The Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family Loan. © 2009 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
October 2, 2010 – January 9, 2011
MCA Curator Lynne Warren, and contemporary artists Nathan Carter, Aaron Curry, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows, and Jason Middlebrook provide insight on the exhibition.
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Buckminster Fuller with models of Standard of Living Package and Skybreak Dome, 1949. Image courtesy the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller.
March 14 – July 5, 2009
Fuller’s grandson, Jaime Snyder, provides insight on the exhibition.
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William Kentridge, drawing for the film History of the Main Complaint, 1995-96. MCA Collection, gift of Susan and Lewis Manilow.
MCA Chief Curator Elizabeth Smith, Director of Collections and Exhibition Services Jennifer Draffen and Senior Preparator Brad Martin examine the exhibition from multiple angles: interpretation, installation and caring for the artworks.
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Jenny Holzer, Red Yellow Looming, 2004. Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria. Text: U.S. government documents. © 2008 Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Attilio Maranzano.
October 25, 2008-February 1, 2009
Holzer studio assistant David Breslin provides insight on the exhibition.