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The Language of Less (Then and Now) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

CHICAGO, IL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, opened The Language of Less (Then and Now) to reintroduce now-classic Minimalist artworks to the public alongside work by five cutting-edge contemporary artists who are reconfiguring this visual language for today. On view from October 8, 2011, to April 8, 2012, The Language of Less (Then and Now) is inspired by the MCA’s rich holdings of Minimalist and Postminimalist work from the 1960s and 70s by artists such as Donald Judd, Richard Serra, Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre, Jackie Ferrara, and Bruce Nauman, among others. Now a younger generation of American and international artists are working in the tradition of these Minimalists, but tailoring it to their own ends: Leonor Antunes (Berlin), Carol Bove (New York), Jason Dodge (Berlin), Gedi Sibony (New York), and Oscar Tuazon (Paris). The exhibition is divided into two distinct parts, one devoted to a fresh