The Best of the MCA in 2014: Critic’s Edition
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2014 has come to close and it’s time for some reflection on the past year, and of course, end-of-year lists. The critics and writers from Chicago and beyond have weighed in and we’re sharing their selections here, but we will also share our audience’s picks in a later post.
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—Chicagoan of the Year, Chicago Tribune
UNBOUND: CONTEMPORARY ART AFTER FRIDA KAHLO
—Exceptional Art Exhibitions of 2014, Chicagoist
ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE, ARGUENDO
—Christopher Borelli's “Favorite Things of 2014,” Chicago Tribune
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MCA-featured artists, exhibitions, performances, and programs all garnered notable mentions in Newcity's “Top 5 of Everything 2014”:
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMORARY ART, ESPECIALLY DURING FAMILY DAY
—Top 5 Places that Aren’t Explicitly Tot-Oriented but Will in Fact Make Your Half-Pint Feel Right at Home
—Top 5 Bricolage Exhibitions
—Top 5 Confrontations of the Male Gaze and Ugly Patriarchy
WU TSANG, MISHIMA IN MEXICO & SHIRIN NESHAT, TURBULENT
—Top 5 Video Artworks Shown in Major Museums
—Top 5 Gratifying Talks and Performances I Made It To
—Top 5 Artworks as Activism
—Top 5 Drawing Shows
—Top 5 Subversively Conceptual Crafters
—Top 5 Sweater Weather Artists
—Top 5 Dance Venues of 2014