Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Sound and Vision
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Music and art collide at Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967 opening September 29 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago.
The show looks at the dynamic relationship between the visual arts and rock and roll, “a relationship that crosses continents, generations, and cultures,” from Andy Warhol’s involvement with the Velvet Underground, to more recent artists such as Slater Bradley, Raymond Pettiboon, and Mike Kelley who have created album covers and music videos for rock bands.
Related programs, lectures and activities will take place throughout the length of the show. “Screens, Doug and Rock and Roll” is a screen-printing class offered in conjunction with the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative and on December 8 families will rock the MCA for a special family day of celebration and creation: “Art Rocks!”
Playlists from artists and musicians will be available on ipod nanos so that museum-goers can wander the halls, looking at the comprehensive collection of art, album covers, music videos, and other materials, while listening to the inspiring selections. It’s all part of the rock-n-roll art attack. You can listen to your pop culture while looking at high culture, or vice versa, depending on how you look at it.
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: ART AND ROCK AND ROLL SINCE 1967
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO
220 East Chicago Avenue, just one block east of Michigan Avenue
http://www.mcachicago.org
312.280.2660
Title Image: Thaddeus Strode, In The Wild With The Ox (Herding the Bodhi Mind), 2006. Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne.
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