Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E Chicago Ave
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Theaster Gates, Soul Temple from the series Tea Shack, 2008, Photo: Sarah Pooley
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Opens Tuesday Jan 6, 2009 (6–7pm)
Jan 6, 2009 – Feb 1, 2009
Tuesdays (10am–8pm)
Wednesdays–Sundays (10am–5pm)
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- Price
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$12
- Links
Note:
Check out "Related Programming" on the the MCA website for more information about off-site events held in conjuction with Temple Exercises.
Artists from Matisse to Rothko have topped off their careers by designing chapels that serve as places of spiritual contemplation and homes for their works. In building a temple-like space within the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates takes a different tack; Gates explores various modes of devotion and expression by merging traditions of Japanese Buddhism and the African-American church, while proposing communal discussion as a companion to individual reflection. Gates leads "temple exercises" at the museum each Tuesday in January, including musical performances and large-scale happenings. The exhibition also spreads out into the city via additional events at other sites — a dance club, an alternative art center, and a shoe-shine shop — which add secular urban rituals into the mix.
