Shift: Music, Meaning, Context

Opening Reception
Friday, April 14, 2023, 5-7 p.m.| MoCP, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
The opening reception will include a discussion from exhibiting artist Cecil McDonald, Jr. from 5:30-6 p.m.

Shift: Music, Meaning, Context explores how music changes in form and interpretation as it moves across time, bodies, and place. Folk songs are used for propaganda, pop hits are deployed as tools of torture, and cultural origins are erased – or reinvested – in particular songs, instruments, and genres. At the same time, music can also become a site of play, serendipity, and healing. The exhibition combines video, sound, and photography to transform the museum's galleries into a unique choral mélange.

Shift: Music, Meaning, Context will be on view from April 13-August 6, 2023. This exhibition is produced in collaboration between Goethe-Institut Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Photography.

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