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  Three Dead-End Adjacent Tunnels, Not Connected

  What happens when art, architecture, and performance combine? CJ Salapare explores how this trio informs the MCA's history in this MCA DNA series essay sponsored by the Chanel Cultural Fund.

  
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  Chicago Performs | Maria Gaspar

  Go behind the scenes with the artist to learn about the inspiration behind We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (After Angela Davis).

  
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  Chicago Performs | Ginger Krebs

  Go behind the scenes of Protected by Invisible Fence in this interview with choreographer and performer Ginger Krebs.

  
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  Chicago Performs | The Poor Farm Experiment

  Go behind the scenes of Leopold Benches: A P(o)or(t)ch Theater (MIDWEST REDUX) with artists Mark Jeffrey, Kelly Kaczynski, and Judd Morrissey.

  
• Books

  Kenzi Shiokava

  Hardcover; 192 pages with 115 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel.

  
• Books

  Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón

  Hardcover; 304 pages with 120 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books.

  
• Video

  Roundtable | Kenzi Shiokava

  Documentation from the conversation between curators and art historians Aram Moshayedi, Michiko Okano, and Hamza Walker in the Edlis Neeson Theater on June 27, 2026.

  
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  Atrium Project: Celeste Rapone

  In this video created for the exhibition, Celeste Rapone reflects on painting from everyday life.

  
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  Talk | 4×4: Contemporary Art in Chicago

  Watch the talkback featuring the artists and filmmakers of 4x4's season 1, moderated by curator Lola Ayisha Ogbara.

  
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  Object Lesson: Untitled (Rust Background) by Ray Yoshida

  CJ Salapare considers connections between Ray Yoshida's collection, painting practice, and influence on the Chicago Imagists.

  
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  Talk | Anna Martine Whitehead, DJ Lady D, and Aram Han Sifuentes

  Documentation of the talk filmed in the Edlis Neeson Theater on February 7, 2026, as part of Day for Yoko Ono.

  
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  Talk | Mike Cloud & Nolan Jimbo

  Documentation of the event held in the Edlis Neeson Theater on May 2, 2026.