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Posts tagged "MCA"

Art Chicago Announces New Director for 2012

Art Chicago announced on June 28th that it had appointed curator Staci Boris as Director for Art Chicago 2012.   Boris has been a curator at both the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (MCA), and later at the Spertus Institute.  Boris was an Associate Curator at the MCA prior to the move to its current... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
June 30, 2011 at 2:12 pm
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Recommended Fall Season Art Openings

This Friday the new art season kicks off with a host of openings.  If you are feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry, I’ve got some suggestions for narrowing down the list. Also aiding the wondering gallery-goer is the return of the free “art trolley,” that will stop at locations in River North, West Loop and East Pilsen... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
September 7, 2010 at 10:29 am
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More Tony Tasset Artwork

If you have been intrigued by the giant eyeball which will reside in Chicago’s Pritzker Park in about a month, there’s more artwork by Tony Tasset to see in town. Tasset also has a number of works included in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition “Rewind: 1970s-1990s Works from the MCA Collection,” on view until... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
June 8, 2010 at 11:38 am
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Giant Eyeball to Invade Chicago

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On July 7th, Chicago will be invaded by a three-story eyeball.  There is no word yet whether it will threaten us with death rays. Of course, I am kidding.  What will be coming to Chicago on July 7th is Eye, a three-story sculpture by Tony Tasset.  Tasset is a Chicago-based artist and a professor at... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
June 3, 2010 at 10:22 am
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Review of the MCA's "Rewind"

This  week on ArtSlant: Chicago I review the Museum of Contemporary Art’s “Rewind” exhibition. Richard Long, Chicago Mud Circle, 1996. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, gift of David Meitus. © 2010 Arists Rights Society (ARS), New York/DACS, London You can read it on ArtSlant... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
May 19, 2010 at 9:13 am
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Aspen Mays: Interview and Review

Last week I had the chance to sit down and have a conversation with artist Aspen Mays.  I first encountered her work last year in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s MFA show, where she was a clear standout.  With her upcoming and current exhibitions I was excited to talk to her. Aspen... Read more »
By Abraham Ritchie,
February 10, 2010 at 1:22 pm
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