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Chicago Works: Gregory Bae
Would you consider running in place a failure? It depends on what your goal is: a discernable trajectory, motion, exercise, or something else.
In Gregory Bae's, "24-7, 365 (#5)," the artist invites the viewer to consider the spectacle of failure. A tire painted a variation of the sam taegeuk colors seen on South Korea's national flag, rotates in place on a treadmill. The piece's meaning is not immediately discernable, inviting the viewer to draw their own conclusions.
"Chicago Works: Gregory Bae" is on view until January 29, 2023
Talk: Cliff Rome and Jason Hammel on Nourishing Community
"Spinner Forest"
Whenever our 4th-floor elevators open, a chorus of soft exclamations emerges along with the visitors. Nick Cave's ( Nick Cave - Visual Artist) "Spinner Forest" greets you in the fourth-floor lobby, immediately surrounding you with thousands of kinetic spinners. If you visit at the right time of day, the sun catches on each one creating this dazzling effect. Come get lost in "Nick Cave: Forothermore" before it closes on October 2.
Bimbola Akinbola for Chicago Performs | September 16
Chicago Performs: Derek Lee McPhatter
A cyber punk rock opera following water rights activists as they seek hope despite ecological crisis and resurgent fascism, Derek Lee McPhatter presents "Water Riot in Beta" as part of Chicago Performs. Learn more about McPhatter's vision and how it relates to Chicago in this video, then join us September 15 & 16 for Chicago Performs; book tickets now: https://bit.ly/WaterRiot
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Tomorrow is the final Tuesday on the Terrace performance of the season and just like in video from 2019 Junius Paul Music has invited some special guests to join him: Makaya McCraven on drums, Corey Wilkes on trumpet, De’Sean Jones on saxophone, Jahari Stampley on piano, and Jackson Shepard on guitar. Walk-up tickets are available day-of performance at the MCA back gate.
The perfect appetizer to the Chicago Jazz Festival this weekend!
(Video from 2019 Tuesdays on the Terrace performance by Mashaun Hardy, used by permission.)
Tuesdays on the Terrace Trailer
A summer tradition returns tomorrow, June 7, as the 2022 Tuesdays on the Terrace season gets started! Join powerhouse vocal duo Margaret Murphy-Webb and Bobbi Wilsyn lead two sets backed by Chuck Webb’s swinging band Guru Tonic.