Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Looks like this event has already taken place.
,
220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Based in Chicago, Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz makes work that explores recent contested social, political, and cultural histories. Drawing on personal experiences and research on these subjects, as well as history and popular culture, Rakowitz creates illustrated objects, installations, and performances that invite viewers to contemplate their complicit relationship to the political world around them, recognizing that hospitality and hostility are interlinked. The artist’s first US museum survey features early works, a new commission, and major installations, such as Enemy Kitchen (2003-ongoing), a pop-up food truck that serves Iraqi dishes made from recipes that Rakowitz and his mother collected through workshops and extensive community liaisons. Spoils (2011) is a project that saw the artist serve Iraqi date syrup and venison on Saddam Hussein’s very own china, and The invisible enemy should not exist (2007-ongoing), a lifelong project to fabricate at full scale every single item looted from the Iraqi National Museum. Collectively, this exhibition tells a story of restitution and reconstitution and positions Rakowitz as one of the most important artists of our time.
Places to stay nearby...
You might also be interested...
Chinatown Summer Fair
Jul 28 @ 10AM
This iconic event is one of the most ethnically unique outdoor events in Chicago and the Midwest. Attracting more than 40,000 people from throughout the region.
Read more about Chinatown Summer Fair
Lollapalooza
Grant Park • Aug 01 – Aug 04
Each year at Lollapalooza, some of the top names in alternative, hip hop, punk and pop join more than 170 bands and musicians in Grant Park…
Read more about Lollapalooza
Chicago Air and Water Show
Aug 10 – Aug 11
The Chicago Air and Water Show presented by the City of Chicago is the largest free show of its kind in the United States. The show…
Read more about Chicago Air and Water Show