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 will be CLOSED November 2 - 13 for installation ; November 27 - 30 for the Thanksgiving holiday; and December 22 - January 5.

Current Exhibitions

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  Michael Wolf: The Transparent City

  Nov 14, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009
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  Michael Wolf explores how modern life unfolds within the framework of the ever-growing contemporary city.

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  Work/Place

  Nov 14, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009
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  Work/Place looks at the idiosyncratic personal routines individuals perform inside the workplace, highlighting the absurdity of banal office/cubicle life.

Events and Lectures

• OPENING RECEPTION: Michael Wolf: The Transparent City and Work/Place

  November 20, 2008 | Details
  

  Please join us as we celebrate the opening of Michael Wolf: The Transparent City and Work/Place. Thursday, November 20, 5-7 pm at MoCP…

• LECTURE: Michael Wolf

  November 20, 2008 | Details
  

  In his recent Transparent City series, on view now at MoCP, Michael Wolf photographs Chicago architecture and examines the people that inhabit these buildings. Join us for a lecture by the Hong Kong-based artist, sponsored by the Photography Department’s Lectures…

• EXHIBITION TOUR: Work/Place

  November 21, 2008 | Details
  

  Please join exhibition curator Natasha Egan and exhibiting artists Mary Ellen Strom, Ann Carlson, and Karen Yama for a tour of Work / Place. Friday, November 21, 12:30pm at MoCP…

• FILM SCREENING: Clock Watchers

  December 3, 2008 | Details
  

  Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times describes Clockwatchers as “a wicked, subversive comedy about the hell on earth occupied by temporary office workers.” Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Work / Place. Wednesday, December 3rd, 6pm @ Ferguson Lecture Hall,…

• CURATOR'S TOUR: Michael Wolf: The Transparent City and Work/Place

  December 9, 2008 | Details
  

  Please join us as curator Natasha Egan gives a tour of The Transparent City, an exhibition of new photographs of Chicago by artist Michael Wolf, and the group exhibition Work/Place. Tuesday, December 9, noon at MoCP…