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Michael Wolf: The Transparent City reviewed in New City's "Eye Exam"

November 17, 2008 | Details | Comments (0)

_New City_ Art Editor Jason Foumberg goes on a people-watching expedition in his latest column.

Chicago Tribune Art Critic Reviews On the Road

October 28, 2008 | Details | Comments (0)

Read the review here and see the show before it closes November 1!

Contemporary Classical Music at the MoCP

October 7, 2008 | Details | Comments (0)

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Please join us as The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), presents an improvisation recital featuring trumpet player Peter Evans, Friday, October 24 at 6pm.

Daniel Dixon, Dorothea Lange's son, at MoCP

October 7, 2008 | Details | Comments (5)

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We're thrilled to welcome Daniel Dixon, son of Dorothea Lange and painter Maynard Dixon, along with his wife Dixie, who will give an audio-visual presentation on Lange’s life and work on October 23 at 6pm. Details here.

On the Road Curators interviewed on "American Art, American City" site

October 7, 2008 | Details | Comments (0)

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How did the photographs commissioned by the US government as part of the Farm Security Administration affect the cultural landscape of their time? How are they relevant today? Check out this interview with MoCP Director Rod Slemmons and Manager of Education Corinne Rose about the current exhibition on view, On the Road, on the Terra Foundation's website for their citywide initiative American Art, American City.

MoCP Coverage on NewCity Chicago art blog

September 29, 2008 | Details | Comments (1)

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Local alt-weekly NewCity has launched an art-centric blog, and you can check out coverage of the MoCP here, including an article about local artists Luke Batten and Jonathan Sadler, a.k.a. New Catalogue, whose work is part of the MoCP Permanent Collection and available for sale via our Fine Print Program.