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For one night only on Monday, November 9, 2009, from 6-9 p.m., the Chicago Cultural Center will host Site Unseen, a site-specific performance event featuring theater, dance, music, and visual art by individual artists and ensembles of local and international acclaim. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the performances, installations, and video works will all consider issues ar...
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Chicago musicians Haptic and video artist Lisa Slodki explore the symbiotic relationship connecting sounds and images in an installation and series of live performances as part of the monthly UBS 12 x 12 New Artist/New Work series at the MCA. On Tuesday, November 10 in the 12 x 12 gallery, Haptic and Slodki discuss their work and do a short live performance. Following the talk and performance, t...
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Second-floor, outside of the MCA Store
At this special event, poet Lynne Warren and artist Ellen Lanyon sign copies of their recently published collaborative book, Ballary Marvels. The book features pen-and-ink drawings from Lanyon’s Index project, which records over 300 of her quirky collectables, and poems by Warren written in “nonsense” verse and in response to Lanyon’s collectables. Ballary Marvels is publ...
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Second-floor, outside of the MCA Store
At this special event, poet Lynne Warren and artist Ellen Lanyon sign copies of their recently published collaborative book, Ballary Marvels. The book features pen-and-ink drawings from Lanyon’s Index project, which records over 300 of her quirky collectables, and poems by Warren written in “nonsense” verse and in response to Lanyon’s collectables. Ballary Marvels is publ...
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The MCA continues its whimsical, hands-on art gathering that is not really an art class and not quite a party at Doodleganza: The Drawing Extravaganza. Taking place during Tuesday Evenings in the Café, this playful gathering of art-making games and exercises led by different Chicago-based artists is for the untrained and the skilled alike. December’s featured artist is Paul Nudd, a teacher and a...
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Coffee, conversation, and great artworks...what better way to start a Saturday morning? Participants experience works on view in the MCA’s galleries and make connections to other artworks, histories, and ideas in a relaxed, facilitated discussion that connects with the art of our time. This discussion is led by experts from Chicago’s art community and no previous knowledge is necessary....
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Assistant Curator, Tricia Van Eck, leads a free tour of Italics: Italian Art between Tradition and Revolution 1968-2008 at the MCA. Italics is a groundbreaking exhibition about Italian art and creativity that offers an unprecedented look at the artistic production of a country where cultural change has often been defined by the persistence of the past. Presented in arrangements loosely structured...
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