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href="/exhibitions/2024/the-living-end-painting-and-other-technologies-1970-2020" title="Learn more" class="calendar">NOW OPEN <br/><cite>The Living End</cite></a> </h3> <p>Challenge your assumptions about painting with this major exhibition.</p> <figure data-id="LWSBCQX8" style="--aspect-ratio:1.5" class="landscape"> <div data-alt="Grayscale painting of two people sitting at a table with several works of art behind them, all rendered in different artistic styles."> <picture> <source type="image/webp" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/full.webp 2400w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/display.webp 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/preview.webp 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/thumbnail.webp 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/low.webp 100w"/> <source type="image/jpeg" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LWSBCQX8/full.jpg 2400w, 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