MCA – Exhibitions

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The MCA’s exhibitions feature the art of our time in every possible media by artists of local and international renown. Explore the variety of MCA exhibitions on view now, coming up next, or from our rich past. Images in this section are published for educational use under the umbrella of the Fair Use doctrine.

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2002

Franz Ackermann: The WaterfallSat, Oct 19, 2002–Sun, Jan 4, 2004
Life Death Love Hate Pleasure PainSat, Nov 16, 2002–Sun, Apr 20, 2003
Maurizio Cattelan: FelixThu, Nov 28, 2002–Fri, Apr 4, 2003
1. Short A gigantic cat skeleton stands in the center of a large atrium with its back arched and its tail pointed straight up in the air.
2. Long A cat skeleton stands two-stories-tall and ready to pounce, with its spine arched, tailbone on end, and fanged mouth hanging open. It is poised on all fours in the middle of a dimly lit, blue-tinged large gallery space and its white form is dramatically illuminated as if caught in the night.
Gillian Wearing: Mass ObservationSat, Oct 19, 2002–Sun, Jan 19, 2003
Archigram: Experimental Architecture 1961–1974Sat, Oct 19, 2002–Sun, Jan 19, 2003
Coming TogetherSat, Oct 19, 2002–Sun, Jan 12, 2003
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Giuseppe GabelloneSat, Sep 7, 2002–Sun, Jan 5, 2003
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Representing NatureSat, Aug 24, 2002–Sun, Jan 5, 2003
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Wanderings of the Mind’s Eye: Photographs by Illinois Artists from the MCA CollectionSat, Sep 14, 2002–Sun, Jan 5, 2003
D’nell Larson: Café ProjectFri, Apr 19, 2002–Sun, Jan 5, 2003
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Alexander Calder in Focus: Works from the Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family LoanSat, Jul 20, 2002–Wed, Jan 1, 2003
1. Short A mobile sculpture resembles a cat with a red face.
2. Long A standing mobile in the shape of a cat has three metal parts held together with wires and chains: a black body with a curly tail and two legs is framed by three flat white trapezoids to the left a red cat face to the right.
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Kerry SkarbakkaFri, Dec 6, 2002–Sun, Dec 29, 2002
1. Short A pale-skinned person is mid-fall in front of a gaping stone cave.
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Clare RojasFri, Nov 1, 2002–Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Just Like Music: Sound in the MCA Artist’s Book CollectionSat, Sep 14, 2002–Sat, Nov 2, 2002
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UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Cindy LoehrFri, Oct 4, 2002–Sun, Oct 27, 2002
People See Paintings: Photography and Painting from the MCA CollectionSat, Jan 19, 2002–Sun, Oct 20, 2002
Matta in America: Paintings and Drawings of the 1940sSat, Jul 13, 2002–Sun, Oct 20, 2002
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UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Adam ScottFri, Sep 6, 2002–Sun, Sep 29, 2002
Andreas GurskySat, Jun 22, 2002–Sat, Sep 28, 2002
Liz Larner: UntitledWed, May 1, 2002–Sun, Sep 8, 2002
Donald Moffett: What Barbara Jordan WoreSat, May 4, 2002–Sun, Sep 8, 2002
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Georgina ValverdeFri, Aug 2, 2002–Sun, Sep 1, 2002
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Maurizio Cattelan: FelixThu, Sep 13, 2001–Mon, Aug 26, 2002
1. Short A gigantic cat skeleton stands in the center of a large atrium with its back arched and its tail pointed straight up in the air.
2. Long A cat skeleton stands two-stories-tall and ready to pounce, with its spine arched, tailbone on end, and fanged mouth hanging open. It is poised on all fours in the middle of a dimly lit, blue-tinged large gallery space and its white form is dramatically illuminated as if caught in the night.
Out of Place: Contemporary Art and the Architectural UncannySat, Jun 8, 2002–Thu, Aug 1, 2002
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Multiformity: Multiples from the MCA CollectionTue, Jul 2, 2002–Mon, Jul 29, 2002
Gregg Bordowitz: DriveFri, Apr 5, 2002–Sun, Jul 7, 2002
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Danielle Gustafson-Sundell with Carrie GundersdorfFri, Jun 7, 2002–Sun, Jun 30, 2002
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UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Paul DickinsonFri, May 3, 2002–Sun, Jun 2, 2002
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Mies in AmericaSat, Feb 16, 2002–Sun, May 26, 2002
Gary SimmonsSat, Feb 16, 2002–Sun, May 19, 2002
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The Body Present: Effigies, Decoys, and Other EquivalentsSat, Jan 19, 2002–Sun, May 12, 2002
1. Short A bust of a dark-skinned person is holding a short, narrow pole while looking over their right shoulder. The bust appears to be dusted with cobalt-blue powder.
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:John White CerasuloFri, Apr 5, 2002–Sun, Apr 28, 2002
LoveSexy: Identity and Desire in the MCA CollectionSat, Jan 19, 2002–Sun, Apr 21, 2002
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Nicholas BrownFri, Mar 1, 2002–Sun, Mar 31, 2002
Christian BoltanskiSat, Jan 19, 2002–Sun, Mar 24, 2002
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Carla Arocha: HideSat, May 5, 2001–Fri, Mar 1, 2002
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Paté ConawayFri, Feb 1, 2002–Sun, Feb 24, 2002
UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work:Rashid JohnsonFri, Jan 4, 2002–Thu, Feb 7, 2002
William KentridgeSat, Oct 20, 2001–Sun, Jan 20, 2002