Museum of Contemporary Art

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08 Nov 2008 - 15 Mar 2009

Dan Peterman
Thank You for Your Patronage: Chairs from Street Carts, 1989
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, gift of Stenn Family in Memory of David C. Ruttenberg. © 1989 Dan Peterman
USA TODAY

November 8, 2008–March 15, 2009

Featuring works from the MCA Collection created mostly in the 1980s and '90s by artists including Chris Burden, Alfredo Jaar, Louise Lawler, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Adrian Piper, this exhibition reveals the continuing resonance and complexity of topics such as freedom of expression, militarism, the dynamics of race, human and economic consequences of globalization, and other defining elements of society today. The exhibition includes works in a variety of media, from painting, sculpture, and photography to installation, video, and artists' books. It is co-curated by Elizabeth Smith, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs at MCA, and Tricia Van Eck, Curatorial Coordinator and Curator of Artists' Books.
 

Tags: Chris Burden, Alfredo Jaar, Louise Lawler, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Adrian Piper