I hate to admit it but it had been a long time since I made it down to the Museum of Contemporary Photography. If I remember correctly, it was when I heard Duane Michaels lecture before a book signing. So, I decided to make MoCP my first gallery stop on the trip, and it was worth the visit. Their galley space is designed so well and is perfect for a university gallery.
The exhibition Captured Earth runs through Sunday August 18th, 2024, and Featurins works by: Ana Teresa Barboza, Karl Blossfeldt, Jeremy Bolen, Alan Cohen, Antonia Contro with sound design Lou Mallozzi, Barbara Crane, Odette England, Whit Forrester, Bertha E. Jaques, Dakota Mace, Robert Mapplethorpe, Byung-Hun Min, Liza Nguyen, Tarrah Krajnak, Martha Madigan, John Opera, Eliot Porter, Meghann Riepenhoff, Rachel Sussman, and Penelope Umbrico. The Exhibition was curated by Kristin Taylor, Curator of Academic Programs and Collections at the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Thanks to Ram for accompanying me to the South Side on this one. A true Renaissance man: From a D-1 College Football lineman to a Yoga instructor who throws some clay when he isn’t carrying my daughter’s hockey bag.
On Monday we made a quick pass through the Chicago Cultural Center which has a variety of things in it. For me the most interesting thing about it is the architecture. The design and the craftsmanship throughout the building are incredible. I am including the visit here with my MoCP post because we were able to see another example of work by ingenious artists in the CCC’s gallery.
Transformative Threads is an exhibition featuring Dorothy Burge, Miridith Campbell (Kiowa), Mahwish Chishty, and Melissa Doud (Ojibwe) which is open in the historic Grand Army of the Republic Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center until December 8, 2024. The subject matter of the exhibition is perfect for the hall, and I respect the artist’s perspective, but the space is so massive the exhibition gets lost in there. I was way more interested in the building and the space just because of how impressive it is. Worth the visit to see the building and Buddy (the gift shop) is pretty hip.
