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"There's no denying the stripped-down allure of minimalism, but a style built on exclusion begs to be challenged by all that it leaves out. Enter \"Earthly Delights,\" a new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, which brings together the work of eight artists who demonstrate a kind of visual opulence. Produced between 1949 and 2006, and pulled largely from the MCA's permanent collection, the wide-ranging pieces resist some of the more cerebral trends of the last century, opting for sensuous lines and graceful, playful forms, celebrating the complexities of beauty and the more personal, decorative aspects of art.\n\nPinterestFacebookLynda Benglis, *Bhai,* 1981. Photo courtesy of MCA Chicago\n\nLynda Benglis's shimmery abstractions and sculptures by Carol Bove are on view, along with the bright embellishments of Nick Cave and the colorful, patterned fabrics of Yinka Shonibare (whose large-scale outdoor pieces are concurrently on display in the MCA's public plaza). The exhibit also includes paintings and installations by Lari Pittman, Balthus, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Marc Camille Chaimowicz.\n\nPinterestFacebookLari Pittman, *Untitled #14,* 2003. Photo by Nathan Keay, courtesy of MCA Chicago\n\nThis gorgeous art addresses such topics as performance, sexuality, race, and gender politics, suggesting that substance doesn't have to come at the expense of pleasure. Sometimes, pleasure should be the point.\n\nThrough November 30, 2014, at MCA Chicago; mcachicago.org\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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