museum contemporary art chicago chicago contemporary art museum near water tower place downtown chicago illinois united_states museum established world largest contemporary art venues museum collection composed thousands objects visual art museum run gallery style individually exhibitions year exhibition composed temporary loans pieces permanent collection combination museum hosted notable debut exhibitions including exhibition solo museum exhibition later presented exhibit museum broke museum attendance record date attended exhibition david_bowie exhibit shattering previous records attendees collection includes contains historical samples 1940s 1970s late pop art conceptual art notable holdings 1980s contemporary painting sculpture photography video installation related media museum presents dance theater music arts current location neighborhood community area designed current building museum conducted month search reviewing nominations museum opened new location june hour event drew visitors museum originally located originally designed current building known signature staircase leading elevated ground floor glass walled east west giving direct view city lake michigan history chicago created result meeting critics collectors dealers home critic bring long discussed idea museum contemporary art complement city according grand opening story time opened fall small space time served corporate offices director der invited concrete traffic sculpture chicago initially museum conceived primarily space temporary exhibitions german model museum began acquiring permanent collection contemporary art objects created expanded adjacent buildings increase gallery space following fundraising drive 10th anniversary story neighboring purchased renovated connected museum executed final major project work circle cuts walls floors door museum museum contributed million million today expected million million construction costs chicago new museum building years board members central fundraising major donors chairman emeritus daughter founder family president families weighed architectural proposals finalists new_york osaka japan berlin tokyo paris according winning architecture critic list contenders controversial chicago based architects included finalists despite fact prominent chicago architects semi finalists fact finalists prior structures chicago selection process started contenders based professional qualifications recent projects ability work closely staff aspiring museum opened current museum site michigan avenue demolished way story square foot building designed times larger predecessor chicago largest institution devoted contemporary art world physical structure said reference van der tradition chicago architecture operation museum operates tax exempt non profit organization exhibitions programming operations member supported privately funded board trustees consisting officers life trustees trustees current board chair museum director oversees staff replaced year director fiscal year capacity female director museum operates programming departments performance education director performance programs mayer director education chief operating officer staff consists chief curator curator curator associate curator museum reported million operating income came contributions operating expenses contributions received individuals corporations foundations government entities fundraising museum closed museum mandatory admission charge operates suggested admission general students seniors free members members military children currently provides free admission tuesday extended hours operation summers museum provides free outdoor tuesday jazz concerts friday months museum hosts event featuring local artists activities addition art exhibits museum offers dance theater music arts programming includes primary projects festivals broad spectrum artists presented performance discussion workshop formats exhibitions past year operation museum hosted exhibitions pictures read poetry seen pink gold artist solo museum served site building wrap united_states wrapped square feet rope following year hosted person shows played host american solo exhibitions prominent artists exhibition highlights include solo museum shows hosted perfect moment traveling exhibition organized philadelphia exhibition set record highest attendance institution history additional highlights exhibitions organized organized include recent american museum host massive change exhibit concerned social economic political effects design additional exhibitions featured photographers chicago based cartoonist retrospective broke attendance record visitors september culminating exhibit fiscal year celebrated 40th anniversary museum presented exhibition conversations iraq exhibition organized new commission new_york chicago los_angeles organized presented october january shall presented february june turner prize winning artist sound exhibition featured protest songs drew chicago labor history exhibition space series stage performances gallery exhibition presented japanese born dance artists perform exhibit june november recurring programs year run exhibition series new artists new work moving second floor floor larger gallery space change chicago works exhibition series feature chicago area artists artist displayed month exhibition series displayed months starting began commissioning artists architects design construct public art plaza goal program link museum neighboring community extending educational outreach functions artists exhibited intermittently plaza summer plaza exhibit showcasing works miami based sculptor marks plaza project october hosts monthly family days feature artistic activities ages summer museum hosts terrace jazz performance series designed families experience creative process farmers market plaza june october performance celebrated 15th anniversary featured local national international theater dance music film performances year history known active arts presenter chicago partners local community organizations presentations performing arts notable past stage appearances include performances abbey theatre ireland new structure new storey limestone cast aluminum structure designed berlin architect building opened contains square feet gallery space seven times space old museum theater studio classrooms education center museum store restaurant café sculpture garden building american structure construction cost million million today sculpture garden square feet includes installation sculptures floor plan building sculpture garden square proportions building based building main entrance accessed scaling steps uses symmetry transparency themes large central glass walls compose majority east west building additional entrances education center museum store located main staircase monumental staircase projecting bays base sculpture reminiscent athens main level entry hall adjacent foot connects restaurant rear building galleries temporary exhibitions flank northwest corner cited buildings interesting dynamic artistic feature elevated views considered rewarding feature building building foot glass facade sits atop feet indiana limestone building known hand cast aluminum panels facade steel buttons building story gallery spaces smaller story gallery space second floor floor gallery exhibition space northwest section fourth floor large galleries exhibition space west building gallery southwest section museum seat multi use theater layout stage seats laid rows stage feet elevated inches floor level row seats house degree stage critical review complaining structure fortress like exterior predecessor viewed architectural attempt work considered interior manner contemporary art compact organized manner improvement traditional museums comparing building describes museum homage chicago architectural influences van der critics note presence van der spirit architecture chicago based architect described building stark intimidating contemporary interior architect claims links city lake space benefits sunlight enters high glass walls building said designed separate art distracting services functions venue pleased separate entrances main floor museum store accessibility entrances announced chicago_tribune june process identity new new floor plan new vision director says museum seeks artist activated audience engaged main floor north south galleries present exhibitions showcasing museum permanent collection work post emerging contemporary artists floor series fourth floor gallery spaces dna series main barrel vaulted galleries special exhibitions collection museum collection consists objects artist books collection includes works art present chief curator provided narrative museum collection says collection examples late pop art conceptual art 1940s 1970s work 1980s grouped painting sculpture photography video installation related media current artists explore notable works study portrait nature wonders nature memory feelings frank presenting negro scenes drawn passage south benefit audiences found colored fiscal year celebrated 40th anniversary inspired gifts works artists additionally museum expanded collection acquiring work artists presented anniversary celebration
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