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'''The Museum of Contemporary Art''' is a [[contemporary art]] [[art gallery|museum]] in downtown [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[USA]]. |
'''The Museum of Contemporary Art''', often abbreviated to '''MCA''', is a [[contemporary art]] [[art gallery|museum]] near [[Water Tower Place]] in downtown [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[USA]]. The Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1967 in its former location at 237 East Ontario. Initially, the museum was conceived primarily as a space for temporary exhibitions. In 1974, it began acquiring a permanent collection of contemporary art objects. <ref name="EOConline">{{cite web |author= Kirshner, Judith Russi |url= http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/858.html |title= Encyclopedia of Chicago |accessdate=2006-12-21 }}</ref> |
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==Past exhibitions== |
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In its first year of operation, the museum hosted exhibitions such as ''[[Claes Oldenburg]]: Projects for Monuments.'' |
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In [[1969]], the museum served as the site for [[Christo]]'s first [http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/moca.html building wrap] in the United States. It was wrapped in over 8,000 square feet (700 m²) of tarpaulin. |
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In 1969, the museum served as the site for [[Christo]]'s first building wrap in the United States<ref>[http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/moca.html Museum of Contemporary Art, Wrapped]</ref><ref name="Christo">{{cite web |author=Bourdon, David |url=http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/moca.html |title= Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Wrapped |accessdate=2006-12-21 }} </ref>. It was wrapped in over 8,000 square feet (700 m²) of tarpaulin. The following year it hosted one-person shows for [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Robert Rauschenberg]], and [[Andy Warhol]]. |
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It hosted the first U.S. exhibition of [[Frida Kahlo]] in 1978.<ref name="EOConline"> </ref> In 1989, the MCA hosted ''[[Robert Mapplethorpe]], The Perfect Moment,'' a traveling exhibition put together by the [[Institute_of_Contemporary_Art%2C_Philadelphia|Institute of Contemporary Art]] in [[Philadelphia]]. This exhibition drew the most visitors in the institution's history. <ref name="HistPage">{{cite web |author=Museum of Contemporary Art Website |url=http://www.mcachicago.org/information/history.php?page=ihist |title=History of the MCA |accessdate=2006-12-21 }} </ref> Other highlights of its history include the first solo museum shows of [[Dan Flavin]], in 1967, and [[Jeff Koons]], in 1988. The museum also has a monthly 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work exhibition series, featuring up-and-coming Chicago artists. |
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==New structure== |
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In 1996 the MCA acquired its current site at 220 East Chicago Avenue which was the site of a former the [[National Guard]] Armory between [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Michigan Avenue]] from 1907 until it was demolished in 1993 to make way for the MCA.<ref>Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 ''The Encyclopedia of Chicago'', p. 39. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9</ref> Previously, the museum had been located in a much smaller space at 237 East Ontario Street that had originally been built as a bakery and for a time had served as the corporate offices of [[Playboy Enterprises]].<ref name="HistPage"> </ref> The new [[limestone]] and [[aluminum]] structure was designed by [[Berlin]] [[architect]] [[Josef Paul Kleihues]]. The new building contains 45,000 square feet of gallery space, an auditorium, and a sculpture garden. <ref name="EOConline"> </ref> |
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==Collection== |
==Collection== |
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Today, the museum's collection consists of 2,345 objects, as well as about 2,500 artist's books.<ref name="CollPage">{{cite web |author=Museum of Contemporary Art Website |url=http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/collection.php |title=MCA Collection Highlights |accessdate=2006-12-21 }} </ref> The collection includes work by artists from [[Lee Bontecou]] to [[Robert Smithson]]. |
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Today, the museum's collection consists of over 6,000 objects, including work by artists from [[Lee Bontecou]] to [[Robert Smithson]]. Other highlights of its history include the first solo museum shows of [[Dan Flavin]], in 1967, and [[Jeff Koons]], in [[1988]]. The museum also has a monthly 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work exhibition series, featuring up-and-coming Chicago artists. |
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Other notable works in the museum's collection include: |
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==Kleihues Building== |
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* ''Polychrome and Horizontal Bluebird''[http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/work_detail.php?id=22&artname=&page=], by [[Alexander Calder]] |
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In [[1996]], a building was designed for the MCA by German architect Josef Paul Kleihues at 220 East Chicago Avenue. Previously, the museum had been located in a much smaller space at 237 East Ontario Street that had originally been built as a bakery and for a time had served as the corporate offices of Playboy Enterprises. |
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* ''Cindy''[http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/work_detail.php?id=27&artname=&page=], by [[Chuck Close]] |
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* ''In Memory of My Feelings - Frank O'Hara''[http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/work_detail.php?id=57&artname=&page=], by [[Jasper Johns]] |
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* ''Study for a Portrait''[http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/work_detail.php?id=7&artname=&page=], by [[Francis Bacon (painter)|Francis Bacon]] |
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*''[[Campbell's Soup Cans]] II - Andy Warhol'' |
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== See also == |
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* [[Chicago architecture]] |
* [[Chicago architecture]] |
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The Museum of Contemporary Art, often abbreviated to MCA, is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago, USA. The Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1967 in its former location at 237 East Ontario. Initially, the museum was conceived primarily as a space for temporary exhibitions. In 1974, it began acquiring a permanent collection of contemporary art objects. [1]
Past exhibitions
In its first year of operation, the museum hosted exhibitions such as Claes Oldenburg: Projects for Monuments.
In 1969, the museum served as the site for Christo's first building wrap in the United States[2][3]. It was wrapped in over 8,000 square feet (700 m²) of tarpaulin. The following year it hosted one-person shows for Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol.
It hosted the first U.S. exhibition of Frida Kahlo in 1978.[1] In 1989, the MCA hosted Robert Mapplethorpe, The Perfect Moment, a traveling exhibition put together by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. This exhibition drew the most visitors in the institution's history. [4] Other highlights of its history include the first solo museum shows of Dan Flavin, in 1967, and Jeff Koons, in 1988. The museum also has a monthly 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work exhibition series, featuring up-and-coming Chicago artists.
New structure
In 1996 the MCA acquired its current site at 220 East Chicago Avenue which was the site of a former the National Guard Armory between Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue from 1907 until it was demolished in 1993 to make way for the MCA.[5] Previously, the museum had been located in a much smaller space at 237 East Ontario Street that had originally been built as a bakery and for a time had served as the corporate offices of Playboy Enterprises.[4] The new limestone and aluminum structure was designed by Berlin architect Josef Paul Kleihues. The new building contains 45,000 square feet of gallery space, an auditorium, and a sculpture garden. [1]
Collection
Today, the museum's collection consists of 2,345 objects, as well as about 2,500 artist's books.[6] The collection includes work by artists from Lee Bontecou to Robert Smithson.
Other notable works in the museum's collection include:
- Polychrome and Horizontal Bluebird[1], by Alexander Calder
- Cindy[2], by Chuck Close
- In Memory of My Feelings - Frank O'Hara[3], by Jasper Johns
- Study for a Portrait[4], by Francis Bacon
- Campbell's Soup Cans II - Andy Warhol
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kirshner, Judith Russi. "Encyclopedia of Chicago". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ^ Museum of Contemporary Art, Wrapped
- ^ Bourdon, David. "Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Wrapped". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ^ a b Museum of Contemporary Art Website. "History of the MCA". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ^ Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, p. 39. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
- ^ Museum of Contemporary Art Website. "MCA Collection Highlights". Retrieved 2006-12-21.