Emerge Selections 2019
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B. Ingrid Olson, Frame Drawing with Space Hook, 2018. Inkjet print and UV printed matboard in aluminum frame. 17 3/4 × 25 in. (45.09 × 63.50 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery Photo: Robert Chase Heishman![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZFE4U/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZFENM/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZF7VP/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZFFC4/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZFG05/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZFETQ/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZF368/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZEOL6/original.jpg)
B. Ingrid Olson, Projection, Body Parsed, 2018. Vinyl paint, enamel paint, latex paint, polyurethane foam, MDF, PETG plastic, fabric, plywood, screws. Dimensions variable.
Photo: Robert Chase Heishman Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery![](https://media.mcachicago.org/image/JU9ZEQAQ/original.jpg)
Emeka Ogboh, Àlà, 2014.
Two-channel video installation, color and audio 4 min.
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Yoan Capote, Dialogusfobia (Un Nudo en la Garganta), 2011. Bronze 31 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.(diameter)
Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York © Yoan CapoteThe MCA's Emerge group consists of donors who support the museum's acquisition and education programs. Every year, this group selects and collectively funds the purchase of one major work by an artist not currently represented in the MCA Collection. This year, in collaboration with the MCA curatorial team, Emerge members proposed works by Yoan Capote (Cuban, b. 1977), Emeka Ogboh (Nigerian, b. 1977), and B. Ingrid Olson (American, b. 1987) for consideration.
Capote’s sculpture addresses constraints on communication—particularly in the artist’s native country of Cuba, but also in varied situations marked by the uneven distribution of power. Ogboh’s installation introduces the sights and sounds of Lagos, Nigeria, to the gallery space with a symphonic composition of everyday urban noises. In Olson’s featured photograph and installation, she uses her body to raise questions about self-presentation, including acts of revelation and concealment.
Emerge members will cast their final votes in May to determine which of these artworks will be added to the MCA Collection.
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Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow Faye Gleisser discusses one of the works in consideration for acquisition during the final vote, Apr 27, 2016
Photo: Jeremy Lawson © MCA ChicagoEmerge is an MCA Circle Donor affinity group of art enthusiasts, collectors, and art patrons interested in furthering the mission of the MCA.