Stories
From experimental art to the Chicago creative community, MCA Stories offer insight to contemporary culture through the voices of artists, archivists, writers, and more.
Results
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Video
TV for Untold Stories
Explore art that tells people’s stories and artists who find wisdom in the stories of others.
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Video
Object Lesson: Laura-Caroline de Lara and Rodrigo Lara on Gregory Bae
DePaul Art Museum Director Laura-Caroline de Lara and Chicago-based artist Rodrigo Lara discuss Gregory Bae’s artwork "24-7, 365 (#5)."
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Object Lesson: Christopher Cozier on Ebony Patterson
Artist Christopher Cozier discusses Ebony Patterson’s artwork "the wailing . . . guides us home . . . and there is a bellying on the land."
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Gary Simmons: Public Enemy
Sitting in his LA studio, Gary Simmons explains the exhibition title and speaks about the themes in his artwork in this video made in conjunction with the exhibition "Gary Simmons: Public Enemy."
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Articles
Gary Simmons, Reading Room
The MCA invited scholars and cultural thinkers—as well as the artist himself—to contribute reading lists related to topics or themes Simmons explores.
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Object Lesson: Christopher Cozier on Suchitra Mattai
Artist Christopher Cozier discusses Suchitra Mattai’s artwork "An Ocean Cradle."
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Barak adé Soleil, SHIFT
Barak adé Soleil discusses the meaning of friction, his practice, and the work being presented at the MCA as part of On Stage: Frictions.
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Will Rawls on [siccer]
Learn more about Will Rawls and the process behind [siccer] in this video created for On Stage: Frictions.
