Top 10 Memories: Julie Rodrigues-Widholm
Last week we had to say farewell to our valued colleague Julie Rodrigues-Widholm, who ended her 16-year tenure with the MCA to become the director of the DePaul Art Museum. Before Julie moved on to her new role, we ask her to share some her most memorable moments working at the MCA.
2. Tropicalia
In October 2005, live parrots in the galleries and dancing to samba music at the Tropicalia opening one week before having my first child
3. Brad Pitt
Almost riding the elevator with Brad Pitt when he was here to see Lee Bontecou’s exhibition
4. Cubs game
Rashid Johnson throwing the first pitch at a Cubs Game and seeing “Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago” on the scoreboard
5. Cauleen Smith and the South Shore Drill Team
The South Shore Drill Team performing as Cauleen Smith’s Solar Flare Arkestral Marching Band in the museum’s atrium with the TCA wearing her custom capes
6. Rudolf Stingel
Rudolf Stingel's orange carpet painting covering the 4th-floor lobby as part of Francesco Bonami's Universal Experience exhibition and Stingel covering up the walls of the atrium in foil during his solo exhibition
7. A meat chair
Jana Sterbak’s meat chair
8. Ed Ruscha
Meeting Ed Ruscha after his lecture with Dave Hickey
9. Richard Tuttle
Watching Richard Tuttle install his exhibition in his magic way
number ten
Visiting Doris Salcedo’s studio in Bogotá