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July 16, 2017

This Exhibit Spotlights 16 of the World’s Best Female Photographers

By Chloe Fein

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Photo: © Anne Collier

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a strong female focus. Collectors Jack and Sandra Guthman’s donation of 50 photographs are on view now at the MCA, Chicago, as part of the exhibition “Woman With a Camera.” 

Those 50 photographs were captured by 14 women from all over the world, representing different upbringings, lifestyles, and generations. Among these skillful women behind the lens are established masters of the craft Catherine Opie and Laurie Simmons.

The photographs capture women in different environments. In Skatepark, by Melanie Schiff, a barefoot, bleach-haired young female in jean cutoffs and a white tank top hangs from the peak of a skateboard ramp. Opie’s black-and-white photo, Untitled #1, is less literal, depicting an urban alleyway that feels simultaneously vacant and occupied.

The exhibition “Woman With a Camera” will be on view at MCA, Chicago, until January 14, 2018. Click ahead to preview photos from the exhibition.

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Anne Collier Man With a Camera (Telephoto), 2011 Photo: © Anne Collier
Marina Abramovic Waiting for an Idea, 1991 Photo: © Marina Abramović
Mickalene Thomas A Moment’s Pleasure, 2006 Photo: Mickalene Thomas/© MCA Chicago/3600
Eve Sussman Themes and the Island, from “Rape of the Sabine Women,” 2005 Photo: Eve Sussman/© MCA Chicago/3600
Laurie Simmons Lying Objects, 1992 Photo: Laurie Simmons/© MCA Chicago/3600
Laurie Simmons Lying Objects, 1992 Photo: Laurie Simmons/© MCA Chicago/3600
Liza Ryan Displacement 9, 1998 Photo: Liza Ryan/© MCA Chicago/3600
Annika von Hausswolff Untitled (shirt #33, pale beige), 2002 Photo: Annika von Hausswolff/© MCA Chicago/3600
Leslie Hewitt Untitled (Geographic Delay), 2009 Photo: Leslie Hewitt/© MCA Chicago/3600
Carrie Mae Weems Congo Ibo Mandingo Togo, 1995 Photo: Carrie Mae Weems/© MCA Chicago/3600
Melanie Schiff Skatepark, 2008 Photo: Melanie Schiff/© MCA Chicago/3600
Catherine Opie Untitled #1, 2012 Photo: Catherine Opie/© MCA Chicago/3600
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