Collection
The MCA’s permanent collection includes more than 2,500 artworks that span media and movements from the 1920s to the present. Although not on permanent display, works from the collection appear regularly in our many rotating exhibitions. The entire collection, with images and descriptions, is presented here for the first time. Explore it by artist, title, or creation date. Images in this section are published for educational use under the umbrella of the Fair Use doctrine.
Featured Work
Howardena Pindell, American, b. 1943
Untitled #20 (Dutch Wives Circled and Squared), 1978
Mixed media on canvas
86 × 110 in. (218.4 × 279.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Albert A. Robin by exchange, 2014.15
On this page you’ll find a rotating selection of works from the permanent collection, chosen by members of our community, including curators but also teachers, artists, and staff members. They tell us about a work that has recently caught their eye and why, sharing their reflections on what they see and what you might look for.
Works on View
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A colorful glimpse of the MCA's original building at 237 East Ontario Street
Photo: Nathan Keay © MCA Chicago