Exhibitions

Description

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.

Exhibitions

Heaven and Earth: Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons
Sat, Oct 21, 2017–Sun, Mar 24, 2019
1. Short Small white circles connected by thin wire balance opposite a thicker orange wire weighted by an orange rudder-like shape hanging from the edge of a white table.
a body measured against the earth
Tue, Aug 21, 2018–Sun, Apr 7, 2019
1. Short A photo of a picturesque countryside with stone ruins features a dark, human-like form in the dry dirt.
Atrium Project:
Federico Herrero
Sat, Aug 11, 2018–Sun, Apr 21, 2019
1. Short A large wall features a prominent, colorful mural. Light shining from windows casts colorful shadows on the floor.
Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera
Sat, Feb 23, 2019–Sun, May 5, 2019
1. Short A black-and-white photo shows a film camera next to a much smaller version of itself.
Groundings
Sat, Nov 3, 2018–Sun, May 12, 2019
1. Short A nude adult with masculine shoulders wears cowboy boots on their hands and feet. They stand on one of their hands with their feet splayed across the corner of a room lit in red.
2. Long A person poses dramatically balanced on one arm, limbs spread in various directions–each adorned with a cowboy boot. One booted arm points towards us and both legs splay out to touch the walls of the nearby corner. The person faces away from you, back flexing from the contortion of their pose. The lighting of the photograph is dramatic and dream-like, with one light source casting red shadows and an orange glow, while another light casts green shadows. The figure's shadow spreads across the wall revealing the outline of male genitals.
The Commons Artist Project:
Public Fiction with Triple Canopy
Tue, Jan 22, 2019–Sun, Jun 9, 2019
Chicago Works:
Jessica Campbell
Tue, Dec 18, 2018–Sun, Jul 7, 2019
Prisoner of Love
Sat, Jan 26, 2019–Sun, Oct 27, 2019

Jonathas de Andrade: One to One
Sat, Apr 13, 2019–Sun, Aug 25, 2019
Can You Hear Me Now?
Sat, Apr 27, 2019–Sun, Sep 29, 2019
Fragments of a Crucifixion
Sat, May 25, 2019–Sun, Nov 3, 2019
Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech”
Mon, Jun 10, 2019–Sun, Sep 22, 2019
The Commons Artist Project:
Brendan Fernandes
Tue, Jun 18, 2019–Sun, Oct 13, 2019
1. Long Two people perform in an empty outdoor parking lot, one lunging and one leaning back, with their arms extended forward and wrists flexed. They seem to face each other, but the masculine person is closer to you and the feminine person is several paces further back. Their dark skin is highlighted by bright sunlight shining toward you that casts their shadows on the asphalt. The sky is blue and palm trees are in the background.
Chicago Works:
Assaf Evron
Tue, Jul 23, 2019–Sun, Feb 16, 2020
1. Short A photograph of a light-colored rock formation shows a cross-section of sediment lines.
2. Long A photographic print of a desert scene features a rock formation against a blue sky on a sun-filled day. The formation is made up of layers of sediment colored in a range of cream, sand, tan, and umber. The sun rakes across the surface to reveal the texture of the rock and creates long shadows. The central sediment lines are squiggly, winding horizontally across the surface of the rock. Dark crevices appear at the base of the formation and small, dried-up vegetation grows sporadically across the rocky ground. It appears as though it could dried-up riverbed.
The Shape of the Future
Sat, Oct 19, 2019–Sun, Apr 5, 2020
Routes and Territories
Sat, Nov 2, 2019–Sun, Apr 5, 2020