Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
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The Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum in downtown Chicago, USA. It was opened in 1967.
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[edit] Early history
In 1969, the museum served as the site for Christo's first building wrap in the United States. It was wrapped in over 8,000 square feet (700 m²) of tarpaulin.
[edit] Collection
Today, the museum's collection consists of over 6,000 objects, including work by artists from Lee Bontecou to Robert Smithson. Other highlights of its history include the first solo museum shows of Dan Flavin, in 1967, and Jeff Koons, in 1988. The museum also has a monthly 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work exhibition series, featuring up-and-coming Chicago artists.
[edit] Kleihues Building
In 1996, a building was designed for the MCA by German architect Josef Paul Kleihues at 220 East Chicago Avenue. Previously, the museum had been located in a much smaller space at 237 East Ontario Street that had originally been built as a bakery and for a time had served as the corporate offices of Playboy Enterprises.
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