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Museum of Contemporary Photography

A woman lies in bed holding a small child. Both wear white clothes; the woman has her eyes closed, and the child looks alert. A cup and saucer sit on the bedside table. The scene is painted in soft, gentle colors.

by Maya Surrenti | August 31, 2026

Art Top 5: September 2026

Industrial smokestack rises near snow-covered mountains, emitting smoke. A lake and sandy shore are in the foreground, under a pale sky.

by Susan Aurinko | July 27, 2026

A Perfect Storm at the Museum of Contemporary Photography The Prix Pictet comes to Chicago.

A person wearing a jacket with a skull design rides a motorcycle across a bridge, with another bridge and water visible in the background. The photo is black and white and conveys a sense of movement and freedom.

by Susan Aurinko | February 6, 2026

MoCP Celebrates Fifty Years of Photography in “Collecting Through the Decades” The exhibition, arranged by decades, takes viewers through MoCP's collection that was built over half a century. Here’s to another fifty years of brilliant collecting, exhibitions and programming.

by Brian Hieggelke | April 30, 2025

Art Top 5: May 2025

by Susan Aurinko | January 30, 2025

Deep Waters: A Review of Regina Agu at MoCP

by Susan Aurinko | September 10, 2024

Unwelcome Souvenirs: A Review of Dawit L. Petros at Museum of Contemporary Photography

by Susan Aurinko | June 3, 2024

The Earth Beneath Our Feet: A Review of “Captured Earth” at MoCP

by Susan Aurinko | February 6, 2024

Voices of the Americas: A Review of “Native America: In Translation” at MoCP

by Brian Hieggelke | January 2, 2024

Art Top 5: January 2024

Jess T. Dugan, "Mom holding Elinor (one month old)," 2018/Photo courtesy of the artist and CLAMP, New York, NY and Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

by Susan Aurinko | August 28, 2023

All You Need Is Love: A Review of “LOVE: Still Not the Lesser” at MoCP

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