https://mcachicago.org/Support/Membership/Mod-Co
The Modern and Contemporary Reciprocal Program (Mod/Co) is a reciprocal admission program for North American modern and contemporary museums that have a valid...
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https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/robert-smithson/313-the-spiral-jetty
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/lynn-davis
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
lynn daviscontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/jean-pierre-raynaud
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/publications/blog/2017/07/av-club-a-murakami-roundup
Inside the new Murakami Exhibit at the MCA | AV Club
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https://mcachicago.org/publications/video/2017/day-without-art
On December 5, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presented a marquee screening of ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, the 28th iteration of...
art museummcadaycontemporarychicago
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2007/daniel-eisenberg-ellen-rothenberg-and-jesse-eisenberg
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
ellen rothenbergmcaartistskidsdaniel
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2010/05/12-x-12-artist-talk-steve-krakow
Artist, musician, and curator Steve Krakow, aka Plastic Crimewave, speaks about his project The Secret History of Chicago Music during this informal talk in...
artist talksteve krakowmcaxmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2015/07/douglas-r-ewart-clarinet-choir-homage-to-malachi-maghostut-favors
Composer and media artist Douglas R Ewart convenes a supergroup of reedists, vocalists, and dancers, along with visual artist Floyd Webb and performance poet...
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https://mcachicago.org/calendar/1974/3
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2017/10/mca-hearts-chicago/liz-mc-carthy-whistle-hang-out
Inspired by the MCA's architecture and a spirt of collective interaction, artist Liz McCarthy invites audience members to join in a cacophonous Whistle Hangout...
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https://mcachicago.org/Home/
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/hal-fischer
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
hal fischercontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/1998/bryon-kim-wall-project
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/thomas-ruff
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
thomas ruffcontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/jim-nutt/1573-oh-my-goodness-no-no-from-the-portfolio-m-c-a-s-first-big-10-yrs
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/buckminster-fuller
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
buckminster fullercontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/ania-jaworska
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcaaniajaworskamuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/walker-evans/3740-untitled
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectionuntitledmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/andrea-carlson/5082-ink-babel
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectioninkbabel
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/isabel-casso
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcaisabelcassomuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/jim-nutt/1322-she-seams-up-set
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectionseamsset
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/ansel-adams/30-sand-dunes-sunrise-death-valley-national-monument-california
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://feverup.com/m/111781?thm=307
Tickets to Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, including access to all exhibitions. Unique collection of modern art and design. Perfect family-friendly day...
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https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/hiroshi-sugimoto/1814-time-exposed
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectiontimeexposed
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/trevor-paglen
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
trevor paglencontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/chris-burden
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
chris burdencontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/publications/video/2019/dialogue-keynote-elaine-welteroth
Award-winning journalist, author, and former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue Elaine Welteroth kicked off the 2019 Dialogue season on January 14 with a keynote...
elaine welterothcontemporary artmcadialoguekeynote
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/catherine-opie/3031-untitled-7-chicago-from-american-cities-series
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
american citiesmcacollectionuntitledchicago
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/hal-fischer/3882-gay-semiotics
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
gay semioticscontemporary artmcacollectionmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2020/nam-june-paik
Nam June Paik is the most extensive retrospective to date of the late Korean American artist. Presenting approximately 200 of Paik's works, including his early...
nam june paikcontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2019/04/in-progress-jonas-becker
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
jonas beckercontemporary artmcaprogressmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2021/01/the-dreamscape
Explore performance, music, documentation, and more in this online gallery space, an extension of The Long Dream into the digital realm.
contemporary artmcadreamscapemuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/sheila-majumdar
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcasheilamajumdarmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/ashley-bickerton
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
ashley bickertoncontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/nolan-jimbo
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcanolanjimbomuseum
https://mcachicago.org/about/locations/marion-jerome-h-stone-gallery
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcamarionjeromeh
https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2016/11/MCA-Live-Aperture-Admitting-The-Light
Witness a series of new works by artists Meghan Moe Beitiks, Marissa Benedict, Liz Ensz, and Lindsey French.
mcaliveapertureadmitting
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2015/01/tracers-book-club
Founded by Chicago artist Jennifer Reeder, Tracers Book Club is a social justice initiative dedicated to promoting feminism and self-determination as a civil...
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https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2018/Groundings
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/will-rawls
Will Rawls is a choreographer, writer, and lifelong performer based in Brooklyn. His practice combines dance with other media to investigate the poetics of...
contemporary artmcarawlsmuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/wade-saunders
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcawadesaundersmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2019/03/comics-and-art-book-fest-jessica-campbell-with-zine-not-dead
Emma Akins is an artist based in Chicago. Emma was born in Dubuque, Iowa. She studies comics, illustration, animation, and painting at the School of the Art...
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https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/laylah-ali/2700-untitled-greenheads
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/learn/youth
At the MCA, young people not only view but engage with contemporary art and artists. The MCA makes museum resources accessible to youth so that they may dream,...
youth museumcontemporary artmcachicago
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2021/04/dialogue-keynote-on-dissent-with-zainab-salbi
How do you voice dissent, and embrace the dissenting voices of others? Is it possible to do so without fracturing the social bonds that gird our increasingly...
zainab salbimcadialoguekeynotedissent
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/1998/roger-brown-tribute
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
roger browncontemporary artmcatributemuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/manuel-carrillo/36-untitled
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectionuntitledmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/bruce-nauman/3315-good-boy-bad-boy
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
good boycontemporary artmcacollectionbad
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/jim-nutt/2686-armed
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectionarmedmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2020/02/Talk-Duro-Olowu
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2020/Chicago-Works-Deborah-Stratman
Chicago Works: Deborah Stratman is centered on the artist's celebrated film The Illinois Parables, which chronicles the history of the region through 11...
mca chicagodeborah stratmancontemporary artworksmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/dieter-roth/3358-die-die-gesamte-scheisse-the-the-complete-shit
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2012/martin-creed
In early August 2012, London-based artist Martin Creed(British, b. 1968) debuted an ambitious new sculpture created especially for the MCA plaza. Made up of...
mca chicagomartin creedplazaprojectmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2008/04/saturday-shorts-block-printing
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
block printingcontemporary artmcasaturdayshorts
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/toshio-shibata/2539-hells-canyon-dam-wallowa-county-or
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
hells canyon damwallowa countymcacollectionmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/sam-pappas/1246-chants-and-potians
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcacollectionchantsmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/publications/audio/2016/on-painting-jackson-ledgerwood
In this series of talks we invite artists and art historians to discuss the history, aesthetics, and contemporary state of the practice of painting. In the...
judy ledgerwoodjesse jacksonmcatalkpainting
https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2013/Theaster-Gates-13th-Ballad
13th Ballad, an installation by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, is an extension of the artist's 12 Ballads for Huguenot House, which was coproduced by the...
theaster gatescontemporary artmcaballadmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/ad-reinhardt/806-abstract-painting
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
abstract paintingcontemporary artmcacollectionmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/claes-oldenburg/4125-typewriter-eraser
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
typewriter erasercontemporary artmcacollectionmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/publications/audio/2013/culture-catalysts-lasting-local-venues
Culture Catalysts is a monthly series that celebrates and provides a platform for Chicagoans at the epicenter of the cultural scene. The landscape of platforms...
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https://mcachicago.org/programs/theater
Performers from Chicago and around the world bring groundbreaking works to the intimate Edlis Neeson Theater and spaces around the museum, making the MCA a gem...
theater museumcontemporary artmcachicago
https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2019/Mika-Rottenberg-Easypieces
Using absurdist satire to address critical issues of our time, Mika Rottenberg (Argentinian, b. 1976) offers subversive allegories for contemporary life. Her...
mika rottenbergcontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/About/Internships
MCA internships provide valuable opportunities to learn how nonprofits operate in the company of like-minded young professionals. Many of our former interns go...
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https://mcachicago.org/?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.cl
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2009/the-one-hundred-and-sixty-third-floor-liam-gillick-curates-the-collection
Liam Gillick curates a small selection of works from the MCA Collection as a complement to his major solo survey exhibition. The collection exhibition provides...
one hundredthird floorliam gillickmcasixty
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/art-in-free-spaces
The MCA’s grounds include a variety of free spaces, and there is art by artists of local and international renown in all of them. Explore the temporary and...
free spacesmcaartmuseumcontemporary
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/andrew-schachman
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
contemporary artmcaandrewschachmanmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/1967/claes-oldenburg-projects
As the MCA's first exhibition alongside Pictures to be Read/Poetry to be Seen, Projects for Monuments assembled over 30 pieces in various mediums by the...
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https://mcachicago.org/About/Who-We-Are/Artists/John-Stezaker
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
john stezakercontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2007/04/fashion-forward
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
fashion forwardcontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/About/Who-We-Are/Artists/Christina-Quarles
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
christina quarlescontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/matthew-angelo-harrison
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
matthew angelo harrisoncontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/1996/tony-oursler-guilty
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
tony ourslercontemporary artmcaguiltymuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/jim-nutt/1569-m-c-as-first-big-10-yrs
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
mcacollectionfirstbigyrs
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/carroll-dunham/2995-yellow-planet
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
yellow planetcontemporary artmcacollectionmuseum
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/enrico-baj/1562-baj-chez-picasso
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
picasso museumcontemporary artmcacollectionbaj
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/stan-shellabarger/3310-untitled-walking-book-diamond-tread-pink-resin-paper-2
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
mcacollectionuntitledwalkingbook
https://mcachicago.org/collection/items/rafael-ferrer/1485-remedios
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
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https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2015/07/artsmart
Join us for artsmart, an intimate evening event geared toward young professionals interested in learning more about contemporary art. Enjoy a private tour of...
contemporary artmcaartsmartmuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/1982/options-14-selected-works-by-john-cage-and-other-composers
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
selected worksjohn cagemcaoptions
https://mcachicago.org/calendar/2015/07/mca-talk-naomi-beckwith-on-the-freedom-principle
Marilyn and Larry Field Curator Naomi Beckwith leads a tour of The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now.
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https://mcachicago.org/publications/books
MCA books serve as enduring documentation of exhibitions and artworks. Recognized for groundbreaking design, many of these volumes serve as the first...
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https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/etel-adnan
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
etel adnancontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/support/travel
MCA Circle Donors and DVC Members are invited to travel to thriving cultural sites to visit private art spaces and meet local artists and cultural thinkers....
contemporary artmcatravelmuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/john-clem-clarke
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
john clem clarkecontemporary artmcamuseumchicago
https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/artists/scott-reeder
Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances,...
scott reedercontemporary artmcamuseumchicago