Artists

Artist and Educator

I as an artist and an educator have had the opportunity to blur those practices together in a way that I didn't think was possible. I thought that those were. . . more

Artists Education

Frida Kahlo at the MCA

Judith Kirshner

Judith Kirshner describes the origins and reception of Frida Kahlo's first solo exhibition in the United States.

1970s Artists Exhibitions Firsts

A Mesmerizing Curator

Helen Zell

Helen Zell has praise for Naomi Beckwith.

Artists Curatorial Exhibitions Staff

Too Dangerous

Judith Kirshner

Convincing trustees and the fire department to approve Gordon Matta-Clark’s project Circus: The Caribbean Orange proved difficult.

1970s Artists Controversies Exhibitions Ontario Street

A Place for Everyone to Feel at Home

Heidi Reitmaier

The MCA is building a greater capacity for creativity through experimental programs like In Progress.

Artists Community Events Exhibitions Staff

Leapfrogging the Masters

Madeleine Grynsztejn

The DNA of the MCA's 1967 founding continues to influence the museum and has resulted in a number of US "firsts."

1960s Artists Directors Exhibitions Firsts

Curating Doris Salcedo

Madeleine Grynsztejn

Madeleine Grynsztejn reflects on the power of the Doris Salcedo retrospective.

2010s Artists Curatorial Directors Exhibitions

A Kaleidoscope of Contemporary

Michael Darling

The task of balancing local and global is one of the curatorial team's ongoing challenges.

Artists Chicago Curatorial Global Staff