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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Object Lesson: Christopher Cozier on Sandra Brewster
Artist Christopher Cozier discusses Sandra Brewster’s artwork "Wilson Harris: 'Even in my dream, the ground I knew I must not reliquish'."
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Shamel Pitts | TRIBE, Touch of RED
Hear from the artist in this video produced for On Stage: Frictions.
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Object Lesson: Deborah Jack on Keith Piper
Multidisciplinary artist Deborah Jack discusses Keith Piper’s artwork Tradewinds, featured in the exhibition Forecast Form.
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Talk: Martine Syms with Jadine Collingwood
Hear from the artist and curator in this talk held in conjunction with the exhibition.
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Object Lesson: Alia Farid on Zilia Sánchez
Artist Alia Farid discusses two of Zilia Sánchez’s artworks, "Soy Isla (I am an island)" and "Encuentrismo–Ofrenda o Retorno (Encounter–Offering or Return)."
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Object Lesson: Alia Farid on Ana Mendieta
Artist Alia Farid discusses Ana Mendieta’s series of Siluetas, some of which are featured in the exhibition "Forecast Form."
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Talk | On Thinking and Being Caribbean: A Roundtable Discussion
Artists Christopher Cozier, Teresita Fernández, and María Magdalena Campos-Pons discuss the exhibition Forecast Form.
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Soundtrack | Daniel Lamar & The Storytellers
Performance documentation of Daniel Lamar and the Storytellers in the Edlis Neeson Theater.
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Books
Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today
Hardcover; 288 pages with 140 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books • D.A.P.
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Talk | An Evening with Great Women Painters and Madeleine Grynsztejn
Hear as Jordan Casteel, Hilary Pecis, Loie Hollowell, and Genesis Tramaine reflect on great women painters, artists, and mentors.
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Dialogue Keynote | Elizabeth Alexander on The Trayvon Generation
Video documentation of Elizabeth Alexander and Romi Crawford discussing the power of art and culture to understand and confront issues of race, class, and injustice.
