Museum of Contemporary Photography

DARKROOM 2024 tickets are now on sale. We hope to see you on February 29 to celebrate LEAP NIGHT, including honoring Dawoud Bey for the Silver Camera Award and Jason Pickleman as our Darkroom honoree.

Overall event details:
mocp.org/events/darkroom-2024/

Direct link to tickets:
giving.colum.edu/darkroom2024

Reminder that "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser" closes Dec. 22 at 5:00 pm at MoCP & then we are closed from Dec. 23-Jan. 25. Thank you to all who have supported this wonderful exhibition and wishing you Happy Holidays!

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Salma Abedin Prithi, from the series "Dear Love," 2011-2018.

Reminder that "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser" closes on Friday, December 22. This beautiful exhibition features artists Alia Ali, Alicia Bruce, Jorian Charlton, Jess T. Dugan, Jorge Ariel Escobar, Mari Katayama, Kierah KIKI King, Mous Lamrabat, Tom Merilion, Salma Abedin Prithi, Modou Dieng Yacine, and Yuge Zhou. Led by Asha Iman Veal, MoCP's Associate Curator.

Themes of visibility and adoration recur as concepts embraced by many of the LOVE photographers, as they use portraiture and self-portraiture to affirm many different types of bodies as divinely worthy of enjoying gentle care and affection. The exhibition presents love as a universal value of respect and care for all humans.
- Asha Iman Veal

More details, including a curatorial video, are available at mocp.org/exhibition/love-still-not-the-lesser

Installation images of the artists' artwork taken by Tom Nowak.
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Dec. 15 is the last day to place orders on MoCP's online shop for your loved ones to receive them by Dec. 23 (U.S. shipping). Our shop includes over 70 Fine Prints (limited edition prints by incredible artists), over 40 publications, and our popular tote bag for the arts enthusiasts in your life. The shop will be closed from Dec. 18-Jan. 2 and will reopen on Jan. 3.
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Wishing you all Happy Holidays!

Add a splash of color to your walls with some of our vibrant Fine Prints - perfect for elevating your home or gifting this holiday season!

All unframed Fine Print editions are available at $350 on our shop until Dec. 10 at 11:59 pm CT with using the code FIRSTLOOK23 at shop.mocp.org.

Natalie Krick, "She has such an expressionless face," 2014
Jason Lazarus, "Untitled," 2014
Hrvoje Slovenc, "Still-life with Venus de Milo, Broken Plant, Modem and Bubbles," 2016
Guanyu Xu, "The After Shower," 2015

Here are some captivating portraits from our Fine Print collection with more artwork available on our shop's website.

All unframed Fine Print editions are available at $350 on our shop until Dec. 10 at 11:59 pm CT with using the code FIRSTLOOK23 at shop.mocp.org

Ben Gest, "Kate Fixing her Earring," 2005
Daniel Castro Garcia, "Aidone, Sicily, Italy, July 2017," 2017
Priya Kambli, "Eye (Muma and Maushi)" from the "Buttons for Eyes" series, 2019

Thank you all who attended First Look last night. If you weren't able to attend, a reminder that from today through December 10, that all in-stock unframed Fine Prints will be available at $350 with using the code FIRSTLOOK23 when you check out.

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Reminder to dance your way over to MoCP this evening (Dec. 5) from 6-8 pm for First Look celebrating our Fine Print program including the new prints for 2023 from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones.

First Look tickets are $45 at the door and includes drinks and appetizers. We will also have a photo booth and musicians performing to celebrate the evening. The event takes place at 600 S. Michigan Ave.

All unframed Fine Print editions will be available at $350 at the event this evening and also on our shop from Dec. 6-10 with using the code FIRSTLOOK23 at shop.mocp.org

Previous Fine Prints
Rachel Popo, "Batyr Backstage," 2007
Yeondoo Jung, "TangoTango," 2000

Reflect on our past editions featured in the Fine Print Program, along with viewing other prints at FIRST LOOK on Tues., Dec. 5th from 6-8pm at MoCP. We will also unveil the 2023 prints from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones.

Prints from previous years will also be available for purchase at a special price.

Advance tickets are $35 and at-the-door tickets are $45.

More details about the event along with a link to purchase tickets and to the shop featuring previous editions, can be found at
https://www.mocp.org/events/first-look-2023-mocp-fine-print-party/

Looking forward to seeing you on Dec. 5!
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Adam Ekberg, "Aberration #12," 2011
Christina Seely, "Lux: Metropolis 35° 10'N 135° 50° E(Nagoya)," 2005-2008
Amy Stein, "Hillside" from the series "Domesticated," 2007
Shen Wei, "Photo Moment, Guilin, Guangxi Province," 2009

Today we're excited to highlight one of our 2023 Fine Prints by Shannon Bool, "The Jeweler," 2023. Her solo exhibition at MoCP "Shannon Bool 1:1" in Nov. 2022-April 2023, showcased a wide range of her remarkable artworks. This print, along with others from Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones, will be exhibited at FIRST LOOK on December 5 from 6-8 pm at MoCP (600 S. Michigan Ave.)

All our limited editions for 2023 will be available for purchase, along with editions from previous years. Advance tickets are priced at $35, while at-the-door tickets will be $45. The event will also feature a photo booth, as well as a selection of drinks and appetizers.

Dec. 5 link to tickets: giving.colum.edu/firstlook2023

We are grateful for the over 70 artists who have participated in the Fine Print program throughout the years.

Gallery representation: danielfariagallery.com/artists/shannon-bool

Today we are spotlighting Marshall Brown's architectural piece "Untitled," 2019 as part of our collection of 2023 Fine Prints. This print along with our other 2023 fine prints from Shannon Bool, Jess T. Dugan, and, Tom Jones will be available at FIRST LOOk on Dec. 5 from 6-8 pm at MoCP (600 S. Michigan Ave.). All of the 2023 limited editions will be available for purchase along with editions from previous years.

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Advance tickets are $35 and $45 at the door. The event will also include a photo booth along with drinks and appetizers.

Dec. 5 link to tickets: giving.colum.edu/firstlook2023

We are grateful for the over 70 artists who have participated in the Fine Print program throughout the years.

Website: MarshallBrownProjects.com






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Marshall Brown "Untitled," 2019

Today we are highlighting one of the 2023 Fine Prints from Tom Jones titled "Cultural Appropriations, Study #11" from 2019. More studies from this series are also currently on view at the Center for Native Futures in Chicago.

This print will be unveiled along with the other 2023 prints from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, and Jess T. Dugan at FIRST LOOK on Dec. 5 from 6-8 pm at MoCP (600 S. Michigan Ave.).

All of the 2023 limited editions will be available for purchase along with editions from previous years.

Advance tickets are $35 and $45 at the door. The event will also include a photo booth along with drinks and appetizers.

Dec. 5 details and link to tickets: www.mocp.org/events/first-look-2023-mocp-fine-print-party/

We are grateful for the over 70 artists who have participated in the Fine Print program throughout the years.
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Tom Jones’s website: www.tomjonesho-chunk.com/
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On Saturday, December 2 starting at 2 pm, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is hosting "Conversation: Architects Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood of AD–WO with Dawit L. Petros." Advance registration is required and it's in AIC's Fullerton Hall (111 S. Michigan Ave.)

Join principal architects of AD-WO Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood for a presentation of their recent projects. After the presentation, Admassu and Wood will join visual artist Dawit L. Petros in a conversation on how the entanglement of colonialism and migration connects Africa, Europe, and North America, and demands new forms of spatial imagination.

Dec. 2 registration link:
https://www.artic.edu/events/5821/conversation-architects-emanuel-admassu-and-jen-wood-of-ad-wo-with-dawit-l-petros
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Dawit L. Petros's exhibition "Prospetto a Mare" will be at MoCP from August 30-December 20, 2024.
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Conversation: Architects Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood of AD–WO with Dawit L. Petros | The Art Institute of Chicago Join architects Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood for a presentation of recent projects by AD–WO and conversation with visual artist Dawit L. Petros.

The Lecture in Photography with Curran Hatleberg on Wednesday, November 29 is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We look forward to having you join us and the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago for our Lectures in Photography series in 2024. Thank you.

Join us on Wed., Nov. 29 for Lecture in Photography with Curran Hatleberg. The presentation starts at 6 pm at 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Curran Hatleberg is a photographer based in Baltimore, MD. Many of Hatleberg’s works document smaller towns and rural areas around the U.S. from the people and animals who live in the communities to buildings and landscapes.

In an interview with "The Guardian" (Sean O'Hagan, June 26, 2022) about Hatleberg's "River's Dream' monograph, he discusses his approach....

“I like to have a deep connection with the people I photograph and that requires time,” he says of his immersive approach. “Often, I was awed by people’s openness and trust. When a door opens, I go all the way in, as deep as they will allow. I travel with them, talk with them, have meals with them. And, from the get-go, the camera is always present, so there is no misunderstanding. It’s a strange tool because it tends to annihilate distance rather than accentuate it. I find that it’s often a way of cutting through.”
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Hatleberg's work has been exhibited at MASS MoCA, ICP as well as the Whitney Biennial. His works are held in numerous public collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the SF MoMA. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Magnum Emergency grant. "Lost Coast," his first monograph, was released in 2016, and his second monograph, "River’s Dream," was published in 2022.

Lectures in Photography are co-presented by MoCP and the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago.

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Event details: mocp.org/events/lecture-in-photography-curran-hatleberg

Curran Hatleberg's website: curr

Images from "Lost Coast" series (6, 24 & 43).

On Tues., Dec. 5 from 6-8 pm, join MoCP’s Museum Council and staff, artists, and photography enthusiasts at the public unveiling of the 2023 Fine Prints from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones at FIRST LOOK 2023: Fine Print Party.

Advance tickets are $35 and $45 at the door. Purchase FIRST LOOK tickets at giving.colum.edu/firstlook2023

Printed especially for MoCP by some of the most innovative photographers working today, the sale of editioned Fine Prints directly supports artistic and educational programs.

We will also have Fine Prints from previous years and publications from MoCP's shop page available to purchase. The event will also include a photo booth along with drinks and appetizers. Looking forward to seeing you at MoCP for FIRST LOOK!
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Images: L-R: Shannon Bool, The Jeweler, 2023. Marshall Brown, Untitled, 2019. Jess T. Dugan, Candles, 2020, Tom Jones, Cultural Appropriations, Study #11, 2019.
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Join us on Wed., November 29 for our next Lecture in Photography with Curran Hatleberg. The talk will begin at 6 pm at 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Curran Hatleberg is a photographer based in Baltimore, MD. Many of Hatleberg’s works document smaller towns and rural areas around the U.S. from the people and animals who live in the communities to buildings and landscapes.

His work has been exhibited at MASS MoCA, ICP as well as the Whitney Biennial. His works are held in numerous public collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the SF MoMA. Hatleberg is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Magnum Emergency grant. Lost Coast, his first monograph, was released in 2016, and his second monograph, River’s Dream, was published in 2022.

Lectures in Photography are co-presented by MoCP and the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago.



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Event details: mocp.org/events/lecture-in-photography-curran-hatleberg

Curran Hatleberg's website: curranhatleberg.com

MoCP is closed Nov. 23-26, 2023 for the Federal Holiday and the fall break for Columbia College Chicago. MoCP will re-open on Mon., Nov. 27 at 10 am. Reminder that "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser" exhibition will be on view until Dec. 22. Thank you and wishing you a lovely holiday season.

You are invited to FIRST LOOK 2023: Fine Print Party on December 5 from 6-8 pm!

Early bird tickets are $35 and $45 at the door. Purchase FIRST LOOK tickets at giving.colum.edu/firstlook2023

Join MoCP’s Museum Council and staff, artists, and photography enthusiasts at the public unveiling of the 2023 Fine Prints from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones at FIRST LOOK.

Printed especially for MoCP by some of the most innovative photographers working today, the sale of editioned Fine Prints directly supports artistic and educational programs.

We will also have Fine Prints from previous years and publications from MoCP's shop page available to purchase. The event will also include a photo booth along with drinks and appetizers. Looking forward to seeing you at MoCP for FIRST LOOK!
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Images: L-R: Shannon Bool, The Jeweler, 2023. Marshall Brown, Untitled, 2019. Jess T. Dugan, Candles, 2020, Tom Jones, Cultural Appropriations, Study #11, 2019.
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Earlier this fall, MoCP Executive Director Natasha Egan led a discussion with Chicago-based artists and educators Bob Thall and Cecil McDonald, Jr. for the newest Focal Point podcast episode ( #17) that was recently published to WCRX FM.

Thall was an educator at Columbia College Chicago from 1978-2017, and both Egan and McDonald were once students in his classroom. Thall and McDonald discuss their mutually influential relationship to artmaking and to teaching, and the legacies of photographic education in Chicago. They also discuss their thoughts on work by Kathryn Harrison and Joseph Jachna in the MoCP permanent collection.

For this episode and previous episodes, visit:
mocp.org/focalpoint

Reminder that on Nov. 9 at 6:30 pm, artist Anwulika Anigbo, of The Love Ethic Project, and Megha Ralapati, of CEC ArtsLink, will lead a book circle on “All About Love” by bell hooks. This free event is at the MoCP and is one of the programs for “LOVE: Still Not the Lesser” exhibition. Advance registration is suggested.

Join us for a discussion into what we might learn from hooks and her “proactive new ethic for a people and society bereft with lovelessness.” This participatory event is intended for anyone interested in the topic, regardless of familiarity with the book or author.

“To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.”
—bell hooks, "All About Love"

RSVP & more details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-about-love-new-visions-by-bell-hooks-book-circle-at-mocp-tickets-748654053427?aff=oddtdtcreator

Anwulika Anigbo (b. Nigeria 1987) is a Chicago-based artist tracing the historical and somatic roots of everyday life as it is practiced within blackness through imagery and processes. Her work chronicles and investigates self-determination, presence, knowledge production, and memory.

Megha Ralapati is a curator, writer, and art programmer who specializes in artist development, mobility and has developed collaborative programs for artistic exchange with community-centered organizations based in the US and internationally.

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On November 9, join us for two events at 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Exhibiting artists Jorge Ariel Escobar and Yuge Zhou will have an artist talk from 5:30-6:15 pm. Anwulika Anigbo and Megha Ralapati will lead a book circle on "all about love: New Visions" by bell hooks (advance registration suggested - Eventbrite link in the book circle description). Both events are at MoCP.

Event details:
Artist Talk: https://www.mocp.org/events/artist-talk-jorge-ariel-escobar-yuge-zhou/

Book circle:
https://www.mocp.org/events/book-circle-all-about-love-new-visions-by-bell-hooks/

We're proud to partner with and 50+ arts organizations for , a citywide collaboration and series of exhibitions and events that highlight the voices and stories that are part of Chicago’s unique artistic heritage and creative communities. Continuing into January 2025, Art Design Chicago takes place across 30 Chicago neighborhoods and several suburban communities and showcases the work of hundreds of artists. Learn more at artdesignchicago.org.

"Prospetto a Mare," by Dawit L. Petros, is part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art exploring and elevating Chicago’s rich art and design histories and diverse creative communities and will be at MoCP from August 30-December 20, 2024.
https://www.mocp.org/exhibition/prospetto-a-mare/

Reminder that "Curating LOVE" starts at 6:30 pm CT this evening on Zoom (link below). Jorge Ariel Escobar will be joining the conversation with Kalen Wing Ki Lee and Asha Iman Veal will be moderating. Jorge Ariel Escobar is also one of the exhibiting artists in LOVE: Still Not the Lesser who will also give a gallery talk on November 9.

Register in advance using this Zoom Webinar link: https://colum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cLOT4kHpQ7-wjt3ye8S5dA

On Wednesday, November 1 from 6:30-7:30 pm CT, join us on Zoom for "Curating LOVE." Asha Iman Veal (MoCP) and Kalen Wing Ki Lee (Hong Kong Baptist University) will have a curatorial conversation on exhibitions about love and community and it will be moderated by art historian Jennifer Dorothy Lee, PhD 李晉美 (SAIC).

Kalen Wing Ki Lee recently curated "LOVE+: Awakening." Lee is Associate Dean at the School of Creative Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University, and Associate Professor in Photography in the Academy of Visual Arts.

Asha Iman Veal curated "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser," on view at MoCP through December 22, 2023. She is MoCP’s Associate Curator.

Register in advance using this Zoom Webinar link: https://colum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cLOT4kHpQ7-wjt3ye8S5dA

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Photos of Kalen Wing Ki Lee and Jennifer Dorothy Lee.

Reminder: Wednesday, October 25, 6:00-7:30 pm
Lecture in Photography: Tommy Kha
Ferguson Hall (1st floor), 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Tommy Kha (b. Memphis, TN) is a photographer currently working between Brooklyn, New York and Memphis, Tennessee. He is a recipient of the Next Step Award, Foam Talent, Creator Labs Photo’ Fund, and most recently named an NYSCA/NYFA Photography Fellow. Kha holds an MFA in Photography from Yale University.

Tommy Kha's website: tommykha.com/

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Lectures in Photography are co-presented by MoCP and the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago. This program is presented in partnership with the Society for Contemporary Art (SCA) at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Even though advanced registration is closed, some seating will be available at the event. The recording of the lecture will also be available in November on MoCP's Vimeo channel.

Image courtesy of Tommy Kha.
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Welcome to anyone who is here for Columbia Weekend. If you are in the South Loop on Friday, Oct. 20, this is the last day of "Zoey Marciniak's: TRUE, BLUE, AMERICAN YOU!" exhibition.

The C33 Gallery (33 Ida B. Wells) will be open late this evening for the arts crawl until 9 pm.
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TRUE, BLUE, AMERICAN YOU! is a photographic footnote on change within the context of the American heartland. Surrounding themes of nostalgia and growth, this body of work visually explores the ever-shifting Midwestern landscape, and how the American way of life forever affects those who come from it.

Zoey Marciniak (they/them) is a q***r photographer and is a junior at Columbia College Chicago. They are also an intern at MoCP. Some of their work also focuses on themes of gender expressions and presentations within the context of consumerism and capitalism in the US.

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