The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. By presenting projects and exhibitions that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the Museum strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity.

The MoCP is closed in observance of Labor Day, this Monday, September 6, 2010.

Current Exhibitions

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  Paula McCartney: Birdwatching

  July 2 – September 26, 2010
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  Paula McCartney’s photographs offer an idealized vision of nature undercut by the gentle satire of that ideal.

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  John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation

  July 2 –– September 26, 2010
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  The MoCP is proud to present a retrospective of renowned artist John Baldessari’s prints, spanning the four decades of Baldessari’s “post-painting” period, 1970s to the present.

Events and Lectures

• GALLERY TALK AND TOUR: Rod Slemmons, MoCP Director

  September 15, 2010 | Details
  

  MoCP director Rod Slemmons leads a tour and discussion of John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation. Wednesday, September 15, 12:30 pm…

• CLOSING RECEPTION: John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation and Paula McCartney: Bird Watching

  September 22, 2010 | Details
  

  Join us as we celebrate the exhibitions John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation and Paula McCartney: Bird Watching at a closing reception. Wednesday, September 22, 5-7 pm…

• Lecture: Susan Tallman

  September 22, 2010 | Details
  

  Susan Tallman, art historian and author of the book The Contemporary Print: from Pre-Pop to Postmodern, will discuss the work of John Baldessari. This event is cosponsored by Anchor Graphics at Columbia College Chicago. Wednesday, September 22, 6:30 pm Ferguson…

• ARTIST TALK: Paula McCartney

  September 22, 2010 | Details
  

  Artist Paula McCartney discusses her work on view. Wednesday, September 22, 4pm…

• OPENING RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK: La Frontera

  October 7, 2010 | Details
  

  Join us as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition La Frontera.. Prior to the opening reception join curator Rod Slemmons and exhibiting artists Michael Hyatt, Andy Kropa, and David Taylor for a tour of the exhibition. Thursday, October 7…