Pandora's Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the Museum of Contemporary Art Collection

CHICAGO. IL.- This summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago presents Pandora's Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection from June 18 to October 16, 2011. Featuring a selection of rarely seen work by the beloved American master Joseph Cornell placed in direct dialogue with works from the MCA Collection, it aims to illuminate his continuing relevance and influence. The exhibition is grouped into ten distinct themes pulled from Cornell’s work, each given its own gallery: The Box as Altar, Feathered Fantasies, The Voyeur, Repetitions, Celestial Musings, A Reductive Language, Cut and Paste, Architecture and Art, The Lure of the Ocean, and Films.

The exhibition is curated by Michael Darling, MCA James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, who says, “These connections and comparisons allow the visitor to glean fresh insights into Cornell's place in art history, and to see an artist they thought was familiar in an entirely new way. Cornell’s work today is an amazing precursor of what has come to characterize much of contemporary art. Modern life can be defined by the barrage of imagery and profusion of stuff, both of which Cornell harnessed in endlessly creative ways. Art as thoughtful and varied as Cornell’s is bound to be rediscovered and reinterpreted on the terms of each successive generation, and from our vantage point today it is as fresh and evocative as ever.”

Joseph Cornell (1903-72) was an American artist and sculptor who is one of the most celebrated figures in modern art. His signature works -- boxed assemblages made with precious objects that he found on trips to New York bookshops and thrift stores – combined the formal rigor of Constructivism with the fantasy of Surrealism. Considered an American Surrealist, he came on the scene later than his European counterparts, but admired their work and borrowed from their absurd juxtapositions and evocation of nostalgia. Although he lived almost all of his life in a small house on Utopia Parkway in working-class Queens with his mother and brother, he nevertheless was shown in progressive galleries in New York, made contact with many of the most advanced artists of his day, and entertained curious visitors until late in his life.

The Box as Altar
Cornell’s work has been defined by the rectangular box, which he transformed into small, magical worlds by adding his collected materials.

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