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Art

Christa Donner: ExtraSensory

When

May 2, 2008 – July 18, 2008

Tuesdays–Sundays (10am–4pm)

Where

International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N Lake Shore Dr

312.642.6502

Price

$9

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International Museum of Surgical Science says…

For decades, the International Museum of Surgical Science has spotlighted the macabre wonders of invasive surgery. But along with historical displays of bizarre artifacts and odes to shudder-inducing operations, this shrine to medical magic has an ongoing — if little known — contemporary-art program. In the current exhibition, ExtraSensory, artist Christa Donner re-envisions the inner workings of the body, mapping out alternatives to anatomical facts. Donner's colorful paper wall sculptures take the form of tangled innards that tumble free, while a collection of photographs and zines — created in collaboration with a group of rural teenagers — turns memories of pain into whimsical and disconcerting explorations of the body's hidden depths.