Michael Workman

Raising eyebrows and even occasionally a few hackles since his rock-star debut at last May's Stray Show, UIC grad student Siebren Versteeg has discreetly found his place in the sun. The MCA has also found a place for him in its sometimes uneven monthly "12x12: New Artists/New Work" series, which has never had a more contentious or glittery participant. Versteeg's digitally animated "Being Here" scrolls between a date/time stamp, still images of the scruffy artist sitting in a waiting room and a wall-mounted television monitor. A live video feed has been edited into the image of the monitor through which live feeds of CNN news reports are broadcast. Versteeg's cultural evolution, while not televised, will most certainly be viewed.

Siebren Versteeg shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Ave, (312)280-2660, through November 30.

(2003-11-13)

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