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Michael Rakowitz, May the Arrogant Not Prevail, 2010. Found Arabic packaging and newspapers, glue, cardboard, and wood; 235 ¼ x 194 ¼ x 37 ½ in. (597.5 × 493.4 × 95.3 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of Marshall Field’s by exchange, 2015.4
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On the opening day of Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West, join Michael Rakowitz and MCA Senior Manilow Curator Omar Kholeif for an in-depth discussion of the artist's first US museum survey.

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  • Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West–
    An architectural arched gateway is shown, installed within a modern gallery space. The arch is made from bricks in a range of different blues with golden yellow accents and decorated with stylized animals.

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  • On viewMichael Rakowitz, May the Arrogant Not Prevail, 2010
    Installation view of a castle facade with crenelations, an arched doorway, and covered with blue tiles with yellow tile–stripes and columns of painted animals.