Category Archive: Illinois
Go Down Moses July 18 – September 29, 2019 “Go Down Moses presents a reinterpretation of the MoCP’s permanent collection that can be understood as a visual tone poem of contemporary America, exploring elemental themes of movement, chaos, freedom, and hope. In doing so, Cole uses the photographic archive to interweave the past and present, […]
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Stephanie Taiber : Natural Order April 4 – 28 Opening Reception: April 6 | 5 – 7 PM Artist Talk: April 11 | 7 PM “In Natural Order, Stephanie Taiber highlights the delicate nature of attachment within and between generations of family. Taiber explores these concepts utilizing objects which assume fragments of memory, vintage photographs, […]
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Roger Boulay: Periphery April 5 – 26, 2019 Opening Reception: April 5 | 6 – 9 PM “These photographs were all made at former US military sites. My interest in these places stems from questions about how place can contain memory. The notion of a palimpsest—the site of a text erased and then written over […]
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Joel-Peter Witkin: From the Studio May 3 – July 3, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST: Friday, May 3 5:00 – 8:00 pm “For more than 60 years, Joel-Peter Witkin has stayed true to his mission: to create photographs that show the beauty of marginalized people by placing them into art referential tableaus, often laced […]
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LENS 2019 Group Exhibition February 28 – March 31 Opening Reception: March 2 | 5 – 7 PM Juror Natasha Egan selected the following artists for the exhibition: Gary Beeber, Greg Boozell, Marilyn Canning, Robin Carlson Dong, Mark Coggins, Gina Costa, Al DeValle, Chehalis Hegner, Abbey Hepner, Chrissy LaMaster, John Lusis, Kevin Lyle, Francisco Martinez […]
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Geraldo de Barros March 1 – April 13 Opening Reception: March 1 | 5 – 8 PM The exhibit will feature a selection of earlier photographs the artist took between 1947 and 1954. DOCUMENT 1709 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL
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SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC – LIVES IN TRANSITION: LGBTQ SERBIA March 1 – April 7, 2019 Opening Reception and Book Signing: Friday, March 1, 6-8pm “In June 2001, Serbia witnessed its first LGBTQ pride march in history in Belgrade’s central square. It was a short-lived march, as an ultranationalist mob quickly descended on the participants, chanting anti-LGBTQ […]
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Chicago Stories: Recent works by Carlos Javier Ortiz and David Schalliol April 11 – July 7, 2019 “In response to Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star, this exhibition showcases photographs and films by Carlos Javier Ortiz and David Schalliol pulled from the museum’s permanent collection and the Midwest Photographers Project (MPP). Both artists separately investigate […]
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Dawoud Bey – Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star April 11 – July 7, 2019 “…featuring work from photographer and recent MacArthur genius grant fellow Dawoud Bey (American, born 1953), who is also a professor of photography at Columbia College Chicago. His work has been collected by the MoCP since 1993, with over 60 pieces […]
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Rafael Soldi: Life Stand Still Here February 15 – March 16 “Life Stand Still Here explores internal dialogues and moments when life and its darkest facets can offer monumental symbolism. Inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf, Rafael Soldi is interested in the elusive abstract space within us that defines the core of our psyche. […]
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