CHICAGO, IL.- New Chicago Comics presents the work of four emerging, Chicago-based cartoonists and animators: Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, on view from January 8 t…
Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its Audience at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- Addressing the cultural shift toward a greater level of audience engagement and participation with works of art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, presents Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its Audience on view through May 1, …
Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Its 100th Artist for December: Jessica Labatt
CHICAGO, IL.- Jessica Labatte, the 100th artist to participate in the UBS 12 x 12 series, explores the color and shape of everyday objects and materials to create an installation that combines the traditions of collage and still life with the illusi…
The Art Auction at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Raises $2.8 Million
CHICAGO, IL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, celebrated its highest grossing benefit event in the history of the museum at The Art Auction on Saturday, October 30, 2010, that raised $2,800,000 for MCA programming. The highest winning bi…
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Presents Retrospective "Urban China: Informal Cities"
CHICAGO, IL.- This fall, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, presents Urban China: Informal Cities, an exhibition that draws parallels between how cities across the globe, from Chinese cities to Chicago, grow and transform. This retrospectiv…
First U.S. Retrospective of the Work of Belgian Contemporary Artist Luc Tuymans Opens at Chicago’s MCA
CHICAGO, IL.- The first U.S. retrospective of the work of Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans — and the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date — is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago from October 2, 2010 through…
Experimental Filmmaker Ben Russell Exhibits at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- Experimental filmmaker Ben Russell explores “trance, travel, and psychedelic ethnographies” in his highly-acclaimed Trypps film series. Conceptually organized around the possible meanings elicited by its title –including physic…
MCA Names James Goggin Director of Design, Print, and Digital Media
CHICAGO, IL.- Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that James Goggin has been named the MCA’s new Director of Design, Print, and Digital Media, effective August 23, 2010. Goggin’s rol…
MCA Names James Goggin Director of Design, Print, and Digital Media
CHICAGO, IL.- Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that James Goggin has been named the MCA’s new Director of Design, Print, and Digital Media, effective August 23, 2010. Goggin’s rol…
Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Carrie Gundersdorf
CHICAGO, IL.- Artist Carrie Gundersdorf explores abstraction through the use of astronomical imagery. Her six large-scale featured drawings consist of bars of color against atmospheric backdrops. They express not only what is seen, but also what can be…