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Alex Jen is a writer and curator based in Chicago.

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Meandering Through MASS MoCA’s Vast Expansion

by Alex Jen June 6, 2017January 11, 2021

On May 28, Building 6, a three-story structure that was renovated by architecture firm Bruner/Cott, opened on the museum’s industrial campus and doubled its gallery footprint.

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A Steve McQueen Video Ponders the Vulnerability of a Young Man’s Life

by Alex Jen May 19, 2017January 11, 2021

The artist and filmmaker’s two-channel video piece “Ashes,” having its US debut at the ICA in Boston, forces the viewer to reconcile disparate scenes projected onto either side of a suspended screen.

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In Paintings and Ceramics, Theaster Gates Salvages Charged Materials

by Alex Jen February 6, 2017January 11, 2021

In his new show at Regen Projects, Gates showcases paintings based on data visualizations by W.E.B. Du Bois and ceramic sculptures that reinterpret iconic forms.

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