Touch the Art
The museum worked with Chicago Works artist Andrew Yang to develop the first of its artist-led touch tours.
The Tables Have Turned
Naomi Beckwith recalls a memorable installation.
You Can Make Change
Wilson's 1994 exhibition, OpEd: Fred Wilson, was presented at the Ontario Street location during the planning period for the MCA's new building on Chicago Avenue. Wilson's particular brand of exhibition-making,. . . more
Barefoot on Valentine’s Day
A few years ago on Valentine's Day, I decided to take myself on a date. Flamenco is one of my favorite dance forms, and MCA had a flamenco/contemporary dance performance, Sònia. . . more
The Future of Art
Kerry James Marshall ruminates on the dynamics of adding a contemporary art museum to a city.
Museum of the New
Madeleine Grynsztejn addresses the evolution of museum visitors and their expectations.
Bakery + Town House = Museum
Laurence O. Booth explains the challenges of turning a town house into galleries.
50 for 50
Jack Guthman describes his and his wife Sandra's gift honoring the MCA's 50th anniversary.
Vito Acconci on a Keychain
As he prepared for his 2017 Chicago Works exhibition, Chris Bradley discussed plans for a hanging sculpture based on works in the MCA's collection.
“It Can’t All Be Male, Straight, Middle Class, and White and Able-Bodied”
The MCA Stage program has made a great effort to diversify its programming and its audiences. Performers Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz take notice.
Coyote: Describing Images
To provide people who are blind or have vision impairment with access to the rich content of the MCA's website, the digital team built Coyote, a web-based tool that allows. . . more
The Milky Way in Chicago
Andrew Yang describes the intersection of nature and culture unique to Chicago and discusses his Chicago Works exhibition, which created a version of the Milky Way inside the museum, with organizing. . . more
Like A World That I Was From
Naomi Beckwith recalls seeing Kerry James Marshall's Souvenir at the MCA before she was a curator.
“Nudity, Ooh, and Disability”
Their programs, which include nudity and subject matter that isn't commonly treated, have found a home in Chicago and at the MCA, where they are supported by adventurous audiences and. . . more
Partner to the Status Quo
Fred Wilson's best exhibitions have lasting effects on the museums that he works with.
A Sense of the City, a Sense of the Institution
A 1994 exhibition featured the work of Fred Wilson, whose work deconstructs museum practices and conventions of display. Here, Wilson discusses his research methodology.