Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave
312.663.5554
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Markéta Othová, Untitled, 2008, Courtesy of the artist and Jiri Svestka Gallery, Prague
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Jan 29, 2010 – Mar 28, 2010
Mondays–Wednesdays (10am–5pm)
Thursdays (10am–8pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (10am–5pm)
Sundays (noon–5pm)
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Full of black-and-white photographs with unassuming subject-matter, mostly tacked to the walls without frames, 50% Grey is resolutely low-key. That's not to suggest that this slice of recent Czech photography is by any means bland. It just requires you to embrace subtle perceptual experiments, conceptual juxtapositions, and unfolding changes (thus the prevalence of photo sequences). The six featured artists are often dealing with time and space, or the vagaries of photography itself; take Štepán Grygar, who repeatedly shot a single street view using different camera exposures so falling snowflakes transform the composition. On view also is a collection of Czech photographs spanning the last century, a reminder of the country's rich history of photographic practice.
