Posts Tagged ‘Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’
MCA Chicago // Goshka Macuga
A seemingly concrete sculpture takes up nearly an entire exhibition room at the MCA. The heads of the figures almost touch the ceiling. From the rough formation, one can recognize a mother, father, and child sitting and reading a book. This monumental structure is a tribute to Oscar Bony’s “La Familia Obrera (Blue Colar Family),”[...]
MCA Chicago // Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A
Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this weekend. On view through April 7, 2013, this exhibition is the first survey of work by Polish-born, London-based artist Goshka Macuga. Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A from MCA Chicago on Vimeo.
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Reminiscences
It has been a few weeks since the inaugural edition of Expo Chicago came and went. Here are my reminiscences from my afternoon at the fair: I began the day at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago and attended a tour of the museum with the MCA’s James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator Michael Darling.[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Gallery Interviews
EXPO CHICAGO, the Inaugural International Exposition of Modern/Contemporary Art & Design, debuted September 20-23, 2012 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Don’t miss our interviews with some of the fair’s participating galleries. EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Opening Night Benefit with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Vernissage Chicago gallerist Rhona Hoffman of Rhona Hoffman Gallery Jim Dempsey of Chicago[...]
EXPO CHICAGO/2012 // Vernissage
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, the inaugural EXPO CHICAGO debuted its exclusive opening night celebration, Vernissage. Guests experienced a first look at artworks presented by over 100 leading international and contemporary art galleries. For many years, Vernissage was the highlight of the city’s social and cultural calendar. This special preview event returned once more, benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art[...]
EXPO CHICAGO & MCA Chicago // Vernissage
EXPO CHICAGO will team with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to launch the fair with the return of Vernissage, an exclusive opening night preview celebration that for many years was a highlight of the city’s social and cultural calendar. Set for Wednesday, September 19, 2012 and co-chaired by Jennifer Aubrey and Marilyn Fields, the event will offer[...]
MCA Chicago // artsmart
On Thursday, June 7, 2012, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is hosting an artsmart event, an evening geared toward young professionals interested in learning more about contemporary art. Enjoy an evening of beer and wine, appetizers and a private tour with Chicago Works artist Molly Zuckerman-Hartung. The evening is hosted by the artsmart committee and made[...]
MCA Chicago // Rashid Johnson
I have to say I have a totally newfound respect for Rashid Johnson’s work after hearing him speak this past Saturday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Message to Our Folks, his first major solo museum show, has been titled after a 1969 album by the avant garde jazz troupe called Art Ensemble Chicago. He[...]
MCA // This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s
For many, the 1980s feel as though they were yesterday; the world is still sifting through the legacies of the decade. Indeed, the reverberations of the culture wars were recently felt with the National Portrait Gallery’s removal of the David Wojnarowicz silent film A Fire in My Belly (1986-87) at the 2010 exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference[...]