CHICAGO, IL.- Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that Naomi Beckwith has been appointed the new Curator at the MCA. Beckwith is currently the Associate Curator at The Studio…
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Appoints Naomi Beckwith as New Curator
CHICAGO, IL.- Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that Naomi Beckwith has been appointed the new Curator at the MCA. Beckwith is currently the Associate Curator at The Studio…
Architect and Urban Designer Alex Lehnerer Exhibits at Museum of Contemporary Art
CHICAGO, IL.- The April UBS 12 x 12 exhibition focuses on architecture as Chicago-based architect and urban designer Alex Lehnerer creates a three-dimensional relief along the gallery’s walls to form a constructed urban reality. Viewers enter the …
Turner Prize Winner Susan Philipsz Opens Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art
CHICAGO, IL.- Susan Philipsz, recent winner of the prestigious 2010 Turner Prize, presents a newly commissioned sound installation, We Shall Be All, along with The Internationale at an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, from F…
Turner Prize Winner Susan Philipsz Opens Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art
CHICAGO, IL.- Susan Philipsz, recent winner of the prestigious 2010 Turner Prize, presents a newly commissioned sound installation, We Shall Be All, along with The Internationale at an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, from F…
New Artists/New Work Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Presents Melika Bass
CHICAGO, IL.- Chicago artist Melika Bass makes experimental films that explore cults, women’s asylums, and menacing creatures through atmospheric narratives that emphasize image and sound textures. Using both non-professional actors and performanc…
New Artists/New Work Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Presents Melika Bass
CHICAGO, IL.- Chicago artist Melika Bass makes experimental films that explore cults, women’s asylums, and menacing creatures through atmospheric narratives that emphasize image and sound textures. Using both non-professional actors and performanc…
Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character on View at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- Known for his fantastical invention, biting wit, and distorted figuration, renowned American painter Jim Nutt has focused on portraits of female heads for the past two decades. These imaginary portraits are similar in some ways, yet each …
Four Emerging, Chicago-Based Cartoonists Exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
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, …