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2024 Annual Report

MCA Building. Photo: Peter McCullough, © MCA Chicago.

Letter from the Board Chair

Close-up portrait of a woman with long dark brown hair.

Cari Sacks. Photo © MCA Chicago.

Dear Friends,

As I reflect on the year, I am deeply inspired by the impact we’ve achieved together. The MCA thrives thanks to its remarkable community of supporters—members, donors, visitors, and friends—who share our belief in the power of contemporary art to connect, challenge, and inspire.

This year, our commitment to equity continued to shape our vision and actions. Under Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn’s leadership, the MCA’s Women Artists Initiative has remained a beacon of progress, ensuring that at least 50 percent of our exhibitions and programs highlight the work of women artists. In 2024, Faith Ringgold: American People and Nicole Eisenman: What Happened brought these values to life, offering audiences transformative perspectives on the complexities of the human experience.

Whether through groundbreaking exhibitions, engaging performances, or dynamic learning programs, the MCA continues to be a space where art and community come together in meaningful ways. Supporters like you are essential to this effort. Your investment and patronage fuel our ability to provide world-class exhibitions, accessible programming, and vibrant cultural moments that resonate throughout Chicago and beyond.

I am deeply grateful to our members, donors, and visitors for your unwavering belief in the MCA’s mission. Your enthusiasm and support make everything we do possible. I also want to thank my fellow Trustees and our talented staff, whose dedication ensures that the MCA continues to be a crucial platform for today’s most vital artistic voices.

Together, we are shaping a museum that enriches and advances the world around us. Thank you for being a part of this incredible journey—I look forward to the continued momentum we’ll build together in the year ahead.

Sincerely,

Cari B. Sacks
Chair, MCA Board of Trustees

Letter from the Director

MCA Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn. Photo: Maria Ponce.

Dear Friends,

As we look back on 2024, I am filled with gratitude for the vibrant community that makes the MCA possible—our artists, visitors, members, donors, and staff. Your partnership and support allows us to continually push boundaries, create space for meaningful connections, and ensure contemporary art remains a powerful force for inspiration and dialogue.

This year, the MCA’s strategic principles—championing revelatory art, advancing social belonging, and sustaining purpose-driven operations—guided everything we achieved together. Through these pillars, we brought ambitious exhibitions, groundbreaking performances, and transformative programs to life.

Highlights from 2024 include Faith Ringgold: American People, a landmark retrospective that showcased Ringgold’s six-decade career as an artist, activist, and storyteller. From her iconic story quilts to her bold political posters, this exhibition invited audiences to explore powerful narratives of identity, justice, and resilience. Later in the year, Nicole Eisenman: What Happened presented a deeply personal yet universally resonant exploration of painting and sculpture. Eisenman’s work, celebrated for its humor, intimacy, and incisive social commentary, engaged visitors in reflections on the complexities of human relationships and collective experiences.

We also deepened our commitment to fostering belonging by amplifying diverse voices and experiences. As part of this mandate, we continue our efforts to become a fully bilingual museum, in English and Spanish, reflecting the needs of the Spanish-speaking communities that make up 30 percent of Chicago and are rapidly growing. This commitment has already led to a significant increase in attendance by Latino families at our Family Days, with total attendance nearly doubling between 2022 and 2023.

This year, we welcomed Dr. Joey Orr as our Deputy Director and Chief of Curatorial Affairs, a vital addition to our leadership team who will work in close collaboration with Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer Gwen Perry Davis. Joey’s expertise will help propel the MCA’s artistic vision forward, ensuring our exhibitions, performances, and programs remain dynamic and impactful. His arrival marks an exciting chapter for the MCA as we continue to strengthen our foundation for the future.

Looking ahead, I am energized by the momentum we have built together. At a time when our need for connection and understanding is more urgent than ever, the MCA serves as a bridge—bringing people together, fostering dialogue, and amplifying a range of voices through the lens of art and culture. Your support enables us to create a space where art not only inspires but also unites, helping us navigate and reflect on the complexities of our shared world. Thank you for believing in the MCA’s mission and for joining us in this journey. Your partnership is invaluable, and I look forward to the new possibilities we will create in 2025 and beyond.

All my best,

Madeleine Grynsztejn
Pritzker Director

Departmental Reports

Curatorial

Exhibitions

People in a bright, vaulted gallery with many dark works hung on three adjacent walls

Installation view, Gary Simmons: Public Enemy, MCA Chicago, Jun 13–Oct 1, 2023. Photo: Ricardo Adame.

Duane Linklater: mymothersside
Mar 11–Sep 3, 2023

Mona Hatoum: Early Works
Mar 29–Oct 22, 2023

On Stage: Frictions
Apr 6–Jul 9, 2023

Atrium Project: Lotus L. Kang
Apr 8, 2023–Feb 11, 2024

Endless
Apr 14, 2023–Apr 7, 2024

entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico
Aug 19, 2023–May 5, 2024

Gary Simmons: Public Enemy
Jun 13–Oct 1, 2023

Rebecca Morris: 2001–2022
Sep 30, 2023–Apr 7, 2024

Faith Ringgold: American People
Nov 18, 2023–Feb 25, 2024

Descending the Staircase
Dec 16, 2023–Jul 6, 2025

Chicago Works: Maryam Taghavi مریم تقوی
Dec 20, 2023–Jul 14, 2024

Nicole Eisenman: What Happened
Apr 6–Sep 22, 2024

Emerge Selections 2024
Apr 20–Apr 28, 2024

Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence
May 4, 2024–Jan 5, 2025

Trade Windings: De-Lineating the American Tropics
May 18–Dec 1, 2024

Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection
Jun 1, 2024–May 18, 2025

Acquisitions

A single square abstract painting featuring mostly black and white colors hangs on a white wall.

Jacqueline Humphries, MN+//ssss, 2023. Oil on linen; 114 x 127 in. (289.6 x 322.6 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the American Art Foundation by exchange and the Pritzker Traubert Visionary Art Acquisition Fund, 2024.5. Photo: Bob. (Robert Chase Heishman).

Carlos Amorales (b. 1970, Mexico City, Mexico; lives in Mexico City)
Fragmented Figures 01, 2008
Oil on canvas
Overall: 78 3/4 × 53 1/8 in. (200 × 135 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.26

Carlos Amorales (b. 1970, Mexico City, Mexico; lives in Mexico City)
Black Cloud Aftermath, 2011
Spray lacquer paint and wax varnish on canvas
Overall: 70 7/8 × 70 7/8 in. (180 × 180 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.27

Kathryn Andrews (b. 1973, Mobile, AL; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Triple Candy, 2018
Stainless steel, aluminum, ink, and paint
80 3/4 × 66 × 10 in. (205.1 × 167.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.28

John Baldessari (b. 1931, National City, CA; d. 2020, Venice, CA)
Noses & Ears, Etc. (Part Two): (Blue) Face with Nose and Ear and Whiskey, Tie and Sculpture, 2006
Digital archival chromogenic print and acrylic paint
Overall: 71 1/2 × 90 × 4 in. (181.6 × 228.6 × 10.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.29

Kevin Beasley (b. 1985, Lynchburg, VA; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled (we scene), 2016
Resin, housedresses, t-shirt, and leather jacket
Overall: 44 × 49 × 33 in. (111.8 × 124.5 × 83.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.30

Sadie Benning (b. 1973, Madison, WI; lives in New York, NY)
Cigarette Head, 2015
Medite, aqua resin, and casein
Object: 70 × 96 in. (177.8 × 243.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.31

Huma Bhabha (b. 1962, Karachi, Pakistan; lives in Poughkeepsie, NY)
Twins, 2011
Clay, wire, Styrofoam, paper, ink, acrylic paint, cast iron, metal chain, and medallion
Overall: 82 1/2 × 24 × 18 in. (209.6 × 61 × 45.7 cm); crate (for “head”): 43 × 31 × 25 in. (109.2 × 78.7 × 63.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.32.a-b

Andrea Bowers (b. 1965, Wilmington, OH; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Wife with Heavy Burden (“Get Thee Behind Me (Mrs.) Satan!” Thomas Nast, 1872. Published by Harper’s Weekly.), 2018
Acrylic marker on cardboard
100.5 × 86.5 × 6 in. (255.3 × 219.7 × 15.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.33.a-b

Daniel Buren (b. 1938, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; lives in Paris, France)
On Ash – 2, 25 elements, November 1989, situated work, 2017
Wood
Overall: 85 5/8 × 85 5/8 × 2 in. (217.5 × 217.5 × 5.1 cm); each element: 85 5/8 × 3 7/16 × 2 in. (217.5 × 8.7 × 5.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.34.a-b

Janet Cardiff (b. 1957, Brussels, Canada; lives in British Columbia) and George Bures Miller (b. 1960, Vegreville, Canada; lives in British Columbia)
Lullaby for a Traveling Man, 2004
Mixed media (suitcase, speaker, CD player, antique gramophone, and soundtrack)
Overall: 45 × 25 × 24 1/2 in. (114.3 × 63.5 × 62.2 cm); storage (crate): 37 × 36 × 39 in. (94 × 91.4 × 99.1 cm)
50 seconds (looped)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.35

Nick Cave (b. 1959, Fulton, MO; lives in Chicago, IL)
Untitled, 2018
Bronze
26 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 31 in. (67.3 × 67.3 × 78.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.36

Jose Dávila (b. 1974, Guadalajara, Mexico; lives in Guadalajara)
Untitled (Cowboy), 2013
Archival pigment ink on photobase paper
Overall: 61 7/16 × 41 9/16 in. (156 × 105.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.37

Liz Deschenes (b. 1966, Boston, MA; lives in New York, NY)
Shift/Rise #37, 2012
Chromogenic photogram mounted on Dibond
Overall: 60 × 20 in. (152.4 × 50.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.38

Trisha Donnelly (b. 1974, San Francisco, CA; lives in New York, NY)
Satin Operator #6, 2007
Inkjet prints
Overall: 62 1/2 × 44 in. (158.8 × 111.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.39

Carroll Dunham (b. 1949, New Haven, CT; lives in Cornwall, CT, and New York, NY)
Rotation/Ocean/B, 2004
Mixed media on linen
Object (right panel): 90 × 75 1/4 in. (228.6 × 191.1 cm); object (left panel): 75 × 90 1/4 in. (190.5 × 229.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.40.a-b

Jimmie Durham (b. 1940, Houston, TX; d. 2021, Berlin, Germany)
From the Floor to the Wall, 1997
Wood, PVC pipe, and cotton shirt
Overall: 58 5/8 × 23 1/4 × 4 5/16 in. (148.9 × 59.1 × 11 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.41

Shannon Ebner (b. 1971, Englewood, NJ; lives in New York, NY)
Symbolic Command Signal No. 1, 2009
Chromogenic print
Overall: 63 × 45 in. (160 × 114.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.42

Shannon Ebner (b. 1971, Englewood, NJ; lives in New York, NY)
Symbolic Command Signal No. 2, 2009
Chromogenic print
Overall: 63 × 45 in. (160 × 114.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.43

Shannon Ebner (b. 1971, Englewood, NJ; lives in New York, NY)
Symbolic Command Signal No. 3, 2009
Chromogenic print
Overall: 63 × 45 in. (160 × 114.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.44

Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965, Verdun, France; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Cubist Female Innards 1, 2019
Oil on linen
34 × 28 in. (86.4 × 71.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.45

Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965, Verdun, France; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
R Changel of Peace, 2016
Bronze and mixed media
Overall: 24 × 15 1/2 × 11 in. (61 × 39.4 × 27.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.46

Tony Feher (b. 1956, Albuquerque, NM; d. 2016, New York, NY)
Untitled, 2010
Mixed media (glass jars with metal screw lids, various green glass marbles, and stainless-steel wire)
Overall: 25 × 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (63.5 × 21.6 × 11.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.47

Theaster Gates (b. 1973, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
Roofline Detail with Cloud, 2010
Silver leaf, acrylic, and mixed media on wood
Overall: 22 × 84 × 4 in. (55.9 × 213.4 × 10.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.48

Theaster Gates (b. 1973, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
Mountain Dwelling, 2010
Acrylic and mixed media on wood
Overall: 22 × 84 × 4 in. (55.9 × 213.4 × 10.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.49

Theaster Gates (b. 1973, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
Whyte Painting (KOH0014), 2010
Porcelain
Overall: 22 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 3 in. (57.2 × 47 × 7.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.50

Theaster Gates (b. 1973, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
House of Shine, 2010
Illuminated LED sign, steel, and aluminum
Overall: 16 × 30 × 8 in. (40.6 × 76.2 × 20.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.51

Theaster Gates (b. 1973, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
In the Event of Race Riot XII, 2011
Wood, metal, and hoses
Overall: 39 × 32 × 6 in. (99.1 × 81.3 × 15.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.52

Sam Gilliam (b. 1933, Tupelo, MS; d. 2022, Washington, DC)
Neruda’s Melted Pianos, 1989
Mixed media in artist’s frame
Overall: 47 × 42 1/2 in. (119.4 × 108 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.53

Liam Gillick (b. 1964, Aylesbury, United Kingdom; lives in New York, NY)
Refined Collectivity, 2008
Powder-coated orange aluminum
Installed: 78 3/4 × 76 × 5 7/8 in. (200 × 193 × 15 cm; each (of 20): 78 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (200 × 3 × 15 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.54.a-t

Guyton\Walker (Wade Guyton, b. 1972, Hammond, IN; lives in New York, NY; Kelley Walker, b. 1969, Columbus, GA; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled, 2013
Mattress
Overall: 80 × 60 × 8 in. (203.2 × 152.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.55

Lyle Ashton Harris (b. 1965, the Bronx, NY; lives in New York, NY)
Memoirs of Hadrian, #17, 2002
Unique Polaroid
Overall: 34 × 22 in. (86.4 × 55.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.56

Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977, St. Albans, NY; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled (Sudden Glare of the Sun), 2011
Digital chromogenic print in custom birch wood frame
49 3/4 × 63 1/2 in. (126.4 × 161.3 cm); framed: 52 1/2 × 66 1/4 × 5 in. (133.4 × 168.3 × 12.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.57.a-b

Charline von Heyl (b. 1960, Mainz, Germany; lives in New York, NY, and Marfa, TX)
Untitled (1/95), 1995
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Object: 70 7/8 × 78 3/4 in. (180 × 200 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.58

Jim Hodges (b. 1957, Spokane, WA; lives in New York, NY)
The Good News/El Nacional, 10/24/07 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), 2007
24K gold on newsprint
Closed: 13 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (34 × 28.5 cm); open: 13 3/8 × 22 7/16 in. (34 × 57 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.59

Jim Hodges (b. 1957, Spokane, WA; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled (Scratched Sky, III), 2011
Scratched and incised archival pigment print
80 × 59 1/2 in. (203.2 × 151.1 cm); framed: 81 1/4 × 60 7/8 × 2 in. (206.4 × 154.6 × 5.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.60

Arthur Jafa (b. 1960, Tupelo, MS; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Mickey Mouse was a Scorpio, 2017
Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum
52 × 83 in. (132.1 × 210.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.61

Rashid Johnson (b. 1977, Chicago, IL; lives in New York, NY)
Cosmic Slop #13, 2008
Wax and black soap on board
Overall: 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.62

Rashid Johnson (b. 1977, Chicago, IL; lives in New York, NY)
Self Portrait as the Professor of Astronomy, Miscegenation, and Critical Theory at “The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club” Center for Graduate Studies, 2009
Lambda print
Overall: 51 1/2 × 90 in. (130.8 × 228.6 cm); parts 1 and 2, each: 52 × 43 3/4 in. (132.1 × 111.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.63.a-b

Jennie C. Jones (b. 1968, Cincinnati, OH; lives in Hudson, NY)
Deep Tone with Double Bar Line, 2014
Acoustic absorber panel and acrylic paint on canvas
48 × 48 × 3 in. (121.9 × 121.9 × 7.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.64

Samuel Levi Jones (b. 1978, Marion, IN; lives in Chicago, IL)
Justice for Few, 2016
Deconstructed law books, canvas, and wood
Overall: 78 × 68 1/2 × 2 in. (198.1 × 174 × 5.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.65

Seydou Keïta (b. 1923, Bamako, Mali; d. 2001, Paris, France)
Untitled (Father and Child), 1949/1954
Gelatin silver print
Image size: 21 7/16 × 15 1/4 in. (54.5 × 38.7 cm); paper size: 23 1/2 × 19 13/16 in. (59.7 × 50.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.66

Jason Lazarus (b. 1975, Kansas City, MO; lives in Chicago, IL)
Flickr Title Archive III, 2009
Gelatin silver print
Framed: 90 × 56 in. (228.6 × 142.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.67

Dinh Q. Lê (b. 1968, Hà Tiên, Vietnam; d. 2024, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Untitled (Persistence of Memory #15)
Untitled (Tom Cruise & Willam Dafoe, Born on the 4th of July/Highway 1), 2000–1
Cut and woven chromogenic print and linen tape
Overall: 46 1/2 × 66 1/8 × 3 in. (118.1 × 168 × 7.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.68

Dinh Q. Lê (b. 1968, Hà Tiên, Vietnam; d. 2024, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Untitled (Robert De Niro, “The Deerhunter” / bombing victim), 2000
Cut and woven chromogenic print and linen tape
Image size: 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm); framed: 47 × 67 in. (119.4 × 170.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.69

Glenn Ligon (b. 1960, the Bronx, NY; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled, 2016
Archival pigment print
71 × 49 in. (180.3 × 124.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.70

Rodney McMillian (b. 1969, Columbia, SC; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
[Unknown], 2016
Acrylic paint and yarn on board
Framed: 66 × 53 × 1 1/2 in. (167.6 × 134.6 × 3.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.71

Rebecca Morris (b. 1969, Honolulu, HI; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled (#06-13), 2013
Oil on canvas
87 × 80 in. (221 × 203.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.72

Damián Ortega (b. 1967, Mexico City, Mexico; lives in Mexico City and Berlin, Germany)
Supermodernismo IV, 2009
Concrete
6 5/8 × 20 11/16 × 20 11/16 in. (16.8 × 52.5 × 52.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.73

Laura Owens (b. 1970, Euclid, OH; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled, 1997
Acrylic on canvas
84 × 92 in. (213.4 × 233.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.74

Marlo Pascual (b. 1972, Nashville, TN; d. 2020, Philadelphia, PA)
Untitled, 2011
Digital chromogenic print on watercolor paper
Paper size (before folding): 30 × 37 in. (76.2 × 94 cm); framed: 43 5/8 × 30 1/2 in. (110.8 × 77.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.75

Adam Pendleton (b. 1984, Richmond, VA; lives in New York, NY)
a woman on the train asks angela davis for an autograph (14017), 2014
Silkscreen ink on Mylar
Overall: 77 × 59 1/2 in. (195.6 × 151.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.76

Adrian Piper (b. 1948, New York, NY; lives in Berlin, Germany)
Decide Who You Are #15: You Don’t Want Me Here, 1992
Photo-text collage
Overall: 73 × 125 in. (185.4 × 317.5 cm); panel 1: 73 × 43 in. (185.4 × 109.2 cm); panel 2: 62 3/4 × 37 in. (159.4 × 94 cm); panel 3: 73 × 43 in. (185.4 × 109.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.77.a-c

Lari Pittman (b. 1952, Los Angeles, CA; lives in Los Angeles)
Untitled #7 (The Manager), 2005
Cel vinyl, acrylic, alkyd on gesso canvas over panel
Overall: 52 × 40 in. (132.1 × 101.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.78

Pope.L (b. 1955, Newark, NJ; d. 2023, Chicago, IL)
Two Suns, 2017
Acrylic, archival inkjet print, ballpoint, butcher paper, chalk, charcoal, ink, oil, painter’s tape, pencil, Post-it, and push pins on linen with idiosyncratic cleat system
72 × 84 × 7 1/2 in. (182.9 × 213.4 × 19.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.79

Pope.L (b. 1955, Newark, NJ; d. 2023, Chicago, IL)
The Hug, 2015
Chromogenic print on fiber silk paper
Object: 22 1/2 × 15 × 1 3/4 in. (57.2 × 38.1 × 4.4 cm); framed: 24 7/8 × 17 1/16 in. (63.2 × 43.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.80

Seth Price (b. 1973, East Jerusalem, Palestine; lives in New York, NY)
Charm Against Business, 2012
UV-cured inkjet on Dibond
Overall: 47 × 47 in. (119.4 × 119.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.81

Amanda Ross-Ho (b. 1975, Chicago, IL; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled Still Life (FACE/MAUVE DISTRICT), 2011
Hand-drilled sheetrock, latex paint, graphite, linen tape, apron, #1 palette (acrylic on canvas), aluminum thumbtacks, iron-on test for Leo’s 40th, and found images
Overall: 62 × 48 in. (157.5 × 121.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.82

Thomas Scheibitz (b. 1968, Radeberg, Germany; lives in Berlin, Germany)
Stilleben, 2010
Oil, vinyl, and pigment marker on canvas
Overall: 70 7/8 × 63 in. (180 × 160 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.83

Gregor Schneider (b. 1969, Rheydt, Germany; lives in Rheydt)
Schattenwand Wall shadow, 2001–2
Plaster, color, wood, and cement
Overall: 80 5/16 × 40 3/16 × 28 3/8 in. (204 × 102 × 72 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.84

Cindy Sherman (b. 1954, Glen Ridge, NJ; lives in New York, NY)
Untitled, 2008
Chromogenic print
Image size: 84 1/2 × 68 in. (214.6 × 172.7 cm); framed: 91 1/2 × 75 1/2 in. (232.4 × 191.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.85

Gedi Sibony (b. 1973, New York, NY; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
From the Tips of Her Fingers, 2012
Matted drawing reversed in frame
Overall: 23 3/4 × 20 × 1 in. (60.3 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.86

Gedi Sibony (b. 1973, New York, NY; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Ceaseless Episodes of Blossom, 2013
Primer on carpet
Overall: 98 × 73 1/2 in. (248.9 × 186.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.87

Gedi Sibony (b. 1973, New York, NY; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Trailer, 2014
Aluminum semi-trailer
100 1/2 × 70 1/4 in. (255.3 × 178.4 cm); travel frame: 77 × 109 × 7 in. (195.6 × 276.9 × 17.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.88

Gary Simmons (b. 1964, New York, NY; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Soul of Gold, 2011
Pastel on paper
Overall: 41 1/4 × 29 1/4 in. (104.8 × 74.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.89

Hank Willis Thomas (b. 1976, Plainfield, NJ; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Strange Fruit (from the Branded series), 2011
Digital chromogenic print
Image size: 40 × 20 in. (101.6 × 50.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.90

Torey Thornton (b. 1990, Macon, GA; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Barney, 2015
Acrylic paint and nail polish on paper
22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm); framed: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.91

Torey Thornton (b. 1990, Macon, GA; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Untitled Negative for Aesthetic, 2016
Acrylic paint, spray paint, ink, crayon, and collage on paper
22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm); framed: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.92

Torey Thornton (b. 1990, Macon, GA; lives in Brooklyn, NY)
Zoot Suited, Cab Striping, 2015–16
Acrylic paint, glitter glue, Sharpie, ink, oil pastel, spray paint, and nail polish on paper
22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm); framed: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.93

Rosemarie Trockel (b. 1952, Schwerte, Germany; lives in Cologne, Germany)
The Weight of Snow 1, 2010
Acrylic and pencil on digital print paper
20 3/4 × 22 in. (52.7 × 55.9 cm); framed: 30 × 30 1/2 × 75 in. (76.2 × 77.5 × 190.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.94

Rosemarie Trockel (b. 1952, Schwerte, Germany; lives in Cologne, Germany)
The Weight of Snow 2, 2010
Acrylic and pencil on digital print paper
21 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (54 × 49.5 cm); framed: 30 3/4 × 28 1/4 × 3/4 in. (78.1 × 71.8 × 1.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.95

Rosemarie Trockel (b. 1952, Schwerte, Germany; lives in Cologne, Germany)
The Weight of Snow 3, 2010
Acrylic and pencil on digital print paper
15 1/4 × 21 3/4 in. (38.7 × 55.2 cm); framed: 24 3/4 × 30 × 3/4 in. (62.9 × 76.2 × 1.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.96

Richard Tuttle (b. 1941, Rahway, NJ; lives in New York, NY, and Abiquiú, NM)
Village III: No. I, 9-13, 2004
Acrylic, cotton thread, and graphite on paper in oak wood frame
Framed (each panel): 17 5/8 × 14 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (44.8 × 37.5 × 3.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.97.a-e

Richard Tuttle (b. 1941, Rahway, NJ; lives in New York, NY, and Abiquiú, NM)
Black Stuff, 1992
Paper, wire, wood, and paint
Framed: 18 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 10 in. (47 × 80 × 25.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.98

Lesley Vance (b. 1977, Milwaukee, WI; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled, 2019
Oil on linen
36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.99

Bill Viola (b. 1951, Queens, NY; lives in Long Beach, CA)
Eternal Return, 2000
Video installation
Overall (screens installed): 84 × 24 in. (213.4 × 61 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.100

Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977, Los Angeles, CA; lives in New York, NY)
Easter Realness #4, 2004
Oil on canvas in gilded gold frame
Overall: 117 × 117 in. (297.2 × 297.2 cm); object: 120 × 120 in. (304.8 × 304.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.101

Betty Woodman (b. 1930, Norwalk, CT; d. 2018, New York, NY)
Vase Upon Vase: Horme, 2009–14
Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, acrylic paint, and wood
64 1/2 × 23 × 17 in. (163.8 × 58.4 × 43.2 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.102

Nate Young (b. 1981, Phoenixville, PA; lives in Chicago, IL)
Untitled (Altar No. 2), 2015
Graphite on paper in artist-made oak frame
48 × 31 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (121.9 × 80.6 × 6.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, 2023.103

Amalia Pica (b. 1978, Neuquén, Argentina; lives in London, United Kingdom)
Reconstruction of an Antenna (As seen on TV), 2009
Mixed media, plaque
96 × 64 × 41 in. (243.8 × 162.6 × 104.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Nancy and David Frej, 2023.104

Alexander Calder (b. 1898, Lawton, PA; d. 1976, New York, NY)
Black: 17 Dots, 1959
Sheet metal, paint, and steel wire
38 × 48 in. (96.5 × 122 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of The Leonard and Ruth Horwich Foundation, 2023.105

Luc Tuymans (b. 1958, Mortsel, Belgium; lives in Antwerp, Belgium)
The Rumour, 2002–3
Suite of 7 color lithographs mounted in 4 panels of painted Plexiglas and wood, with wooden birdcage
Overall: 36 × 263 × 24 in. (91.4 × 668 × 61 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Carolyn Alexander, 2023.106

David Wojnarowicz (b. 1954, Red Bank, NJ; d. 1992, New York, NY)
Arthur Rimbaud in New York, 1978–79/2004
Gelatin silver print
14 × 12 in. (35.6 × 20.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Caroline Shapiro and Peter Frey, 2023.107

Quisqueya Henríquez (b. 1966, Havana, Cuba; lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Current Obsession II, 2019
Wood, cardboard boxes, and automotive paint
48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of David Castillo, 2023.108

Faheem Majeed (b. 1976, Chicago, IL; lives in Chicago)
United, 2004
Found particleboard and oil paint
48 × 96 × 1/2 in. (121.9 × 243.8 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of King Harris, 2023.109

Brenna Youngblood (b. 1979, Riverside, CA; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled, 2007
Resin and photomontage on board, framed
26 × 19 × 2 in. (66 × 48.3 × 5.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of John Morace and Tom Kennedy, 2023.110

Nick Cave (b. 1959, Fulton, MO; lives in Chicago, IL)
Soundsuit, 2008
Mixed media with mannequin
100 × 25 × 14 in. (254 × 63.5 × 35.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Promised gift of Marilyn and Larry Fields, PG2023.21

Charlotte Posenenske (b. 1930, Wiesbaden, Germany; d. 1985, Frankfurt, Germany)
Series B Relief (red construction), 1967/2008–11
RAL spray paint on sheet aluminum, convexly folded
39 3/8 × 19 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (100 × 50 × 14 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Promised gift of Judi Male, PG2023.22.1-3

Bruce Nauman (b. 1941, Fort Wayne, IN; lives in Galisteo, NM)
Practice, 2022
2D black-and-white video installation
Dimensions variable
39 minutes, 58 seconds
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Partial gift of the Hartwig Art Foundation, 2024.1

Chiffon Thomas (b. 1991, Chicago, IL; lives in Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled, 2023
Hydrocal, bibles, and rebar wire
43 × 15 × 15 in. (109.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Restricted gift of Caroline Styne, 2024.2

Donna Conlon (b. 1966, Atlanta, GA; lives in Panama City, Panama) and Jonathan Harker (b. 1975, Quito, Ecuador; lives in Panama City, Panama)
Tropical Zincphony (Zincfonía tropical), 2013
Display dimensions variable; HD video (color, sound)
1 minute, 45 seconds
Edition 2 of 5 + 2 AP
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Lynda and Nigel Greig, 2024.3

Robert Colescott (b. 1925, Oakland, CA; d. 2009, Tucson, AZ)
Untitled, 1970
Acrylic on canvas
78 3/4 × 58 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (200 × 149.2 × 3.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Marshall Field’s and the American Art Foundation by exchange, 2024.4

Jacqueline Humphries (b. 1960, New Orleans, LA; lives in New York, NY)
MN+//ssss, 2023
Oil on linen
114 × 127 in. (289.6 × 322.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the American Art Foundation by exchange and the Pritzker Traubert Visionary Art Acquisition Fund, 2024.5

Selva Aparicio (b. 1987, Barcelona, Spain; lives in Chicago, IL)
Ode to the Unclaimed Dead, 2022
Unclaimed plywood casket studded with a shroud of dandelion seeds
79 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (202 × 75 × 42.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Restricted gift of Emerge, 2024.6

José Carlos Martinat (b. 1974, Lima, Peru; lives in Lima)
Fuerza Popular/Alianza por el Progreso (Popular Force/Alliance for the Progress), 2021
Wall extraction
66 7/8 × 70 7/8 in. (170 × 180 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Helen and Sam Zell, 2024.7

Gillian Wearing (b. 1963, Birmingham, United Kingdom; lives in London, United Kingdom)
Me as Cahun Holding a Mask of My Face, 2012
Framed bromide print
58 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (149 × 120.5 cm); framed: 61 1/4 × 50 6/8 in. (155.6 × 128.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Promised gift of Helen and Sam Zell, PG2024.1

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan; lives in Tokyo, Japan)
Dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud, 1988
Mixed media box assemblage with sewn and stuffed painted fabric, nylon and plastic fibers, silver paint, and wood box wrapped with nylon netting
14 × 12 in. (35.6 × 20.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Promised gift of Helen and Sam Zell, PG2024.2

Performance

Tuesdays on the Terrace 2024

A crowd of people watching a music performance outdoors.

Honey Water Band performs during Tuesdays on the Terrace 2024, Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden, MCA Chicago, Aug 1, 2023. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Performed at the MCA’s Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden or in the Edlis Neeson Theater.
TRIBE + Club Crib
Jul 4, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

Thaddeus Tukes: Tribute to Milt Jackson
Jul 11, 2023
Edlis Neeson Theater

Alysha Monique and the Family Divine
Jul 18, 2023
Edlis Neeson Theater

F.A.B.L.E
Jul 25, 2023
Edlis Neeson Theater

Honey Water Band
Aug 1, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

The Jazz Hoofing Quartet
Aug 8, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

SolDial
Aug 15, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

Bomberxs D’Cora of La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón
Aug 22, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

Rajiv Halim
Aug 29, 2023
Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden

Chicago Performs 2023

A person in a blue and silver metallic dress walks past an arrangement of old speakers

Irene Hsiao as Blue Alice during Chicago Performs, MCA Chicago, Sep 7, 2023. Photo: Ricardo Adame.

Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice
Sep 7, 9, 2023

Jonas Becker, New Normal
Sep 9–10, 2023

Talk | Chicago Performs Artists
Moderated by Laura Paige Kyber
Sep 10, 2023

Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea
Mar 8–9, 14–16, 2024 (originally scheduled Sep 7–8, 2023)
This event was postponed due to a performer injury and then coproduced as part of the LookOut Series at Steppenwolf.

On Stage: Resonance

Eight rose-colored spotlights illuminate a person being carried by two others on a darkened stage

Performance view, Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts, Edlis Neeson Theater, MCA Chicago. March 28–30, 2024. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts
Mar 28–30, 2024

Samita Sinha, Tremor
Apr 18–20, 2024

Laura Ortman, Smoke Rings Shimmers Endless Blur
Apr 26–27, 2024

7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders and Everett Saunders, Prophet: The Order of the Lyricist
May 9–11, 2024

Events Related to Resonance

7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders and Everett Saunders
Workshop
Mar 2, 2024
Off-site, The Dance Center, Columbia College

Attunement: A Workshop with Samita Sinha and Amber Jamilla Musser
Workshop
Apr 8, 2024
Off-site, Northwestern University, Abbott Hall

Laura Ortman
Concert
Apr 24, 2024
Off-site, Elastic Arts, Logan Square

Listening Party + Reading with Everett Saunders & Marjani Forté-Saunders
Live Arts
May 3, 2024
Off-site, Miyagi Records, Bronzeville

7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders and Everett Saunders
Post-performance talk
May 11, 2024

In Progress

Stand-Alone Performances

A film is screened above a live band.

Performance view, Wu Tsang: MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, Edlis Neeson Theater, MCA Chicago, Feb 14, 2024. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Wu Tsang, MOBY DICK; or, The Whale
Feb 14–16, 2024

Exhibition-Related Performances

Tanya Lukin Linklater, Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth.
Jul 25–28, 2023
Related to the exhibition Duane Linklater: mymothersside

nibia pastrana santiago with Eduardo F. Rosario, el agua era el Cielo
Aug 19, 2023
Related to the exhibition entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico

Education

Family Programs

Adults and children sit on yellow pillows on a concrete floor doing art projects.

Family Day | Natural History, MCA Chicago. Nov 11, 2023. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Sensory-Friendly Morning
Sep 24, 2023

Family Day | Party!
Oct 14, 2023

Family Day | Natural History
Nov 11, 2023

Family Day | Pocket Con
Dec 9, 2023

Family Day | Quilts and Stories
Jan 13, 2024

Sensory-Friendly Morning
Jan 28, 2024

Family Day | Love Is Love
Feb 10, 2024

Family Day | Book Day
Mar 9, 2024

Sensory-Friendly Morning
Mar 31, 2024

Family Day | Spring Blooms
Apr 13, 2024

Family Day | Día del Niño: Celebration of Children
Apr 27, 2024
Off-site, Saucedo Elementary School

Family Day | Migration Stories
May 11, 2024

Sensory-Friendly Morning
May 19, 2024

Youth Programs

People gather around a table and look at various objects on it.

Teen Creative Agency | Zine Fest 2023, MCA Chicago, Dec 16, 2023. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Zine Fest 2023
Youth-Led Program
Dec 16, 2023

#Blkgrlswurld ZINE
Talk and Workshop
Jan 27, 2024

21Minus | Love & Liberation
Jun 15, 2024

Public Programs

People sitting on stairs watching a person performing amongst them

nibia pastrana santiago with Eduardo F. Rosario, el agua era el cielo, MCA Chicago, Aug 19, 2023. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale, © MCA Chicago.

Shilpa Gupta
Talk
Jul 13, 2023

Tanya Lukin Linklater, Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth.
Live Arts
Jul 25–28, 2023

Politics of Poetics: Layli Long Soldier and Tanya Lukin Linklater
Talk
Jul 27, 2023

José E. López and Carla Acevedo-Yates
Talk
Aug 19, 2023

nibia pastrana santiago with Eduardo F. Rosario, el agua era el cielo
Live Arts
Aug 19, 2023

Rebecca Morris and Jamillah James
Talk
Sep 30, 2023

Sky Hopinka
Talk
Oct 10, 2023

DEPOT – Reflecting Boijmans
Screening
Oct 12, 2023

Jason Hammel on The Lula Cafe Cookbook with Book Signing
Talk
Oct 17, 2023

Lit & Luz Festival: Live Magazine Show
Live Arts
Oct 21, 2023

Helen Molesworth and Madeleine Grynsztejn
Talk
Nov 2, 2023

Muslim Writers Collective: Intersectionality
Live Arts
Nov 28, 2023

Everyone I Know Is Sick
Screening
Dec 3, 2023

Lotus L. Kang with Lola Kramer and Jack Schneider
Talk
Jan 20, 2024

Roundtable on Faith Ringgold
Talk
Jan 30, 2024

The Sojourner Truth Film Festival
Screening
Feb 3, 2024

Sowing Change with Erika Allen and Linda Goode Bryant
Talk
Feb 6, 2024

Chotin’: Curatorial Practices at the Edge
Talk
Feb 16, 2024
Off-site, Arts Club of Chicago

Gerardo Mosquera
Talk
Feb 17, 2024

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz
Talk
Mar 19, 2024

Rebecca Morris and Amy Sillman
Talk and Book Signing
Mar 31, 2024

David Lamelas: This Is My Place
Screening and Talk
Apr 3, 2024

Puerto Rican Archives: Preserving Community Memory
Symposium
Apr 5–6, 2024
Off-site, The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

Politics of Poetics: CAConrad
Talk and Book Signing
Apr 9, 2024

Access Praxis: Ariella Granados
Talk
Apr 30, 2024

Roundtable on Virginia Jaramillo
Talk
May 4, 2024

Emilio Rojas, GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM
Talk
May 18, 2024

Deem Symposium | Designing for Dignity 02: A Convening of Possibilities
Symposium
May 18, 2024

#OTVTonight: A Window Into Love
Live Arts
May 28, 2024

Arthur Jafa and Theaster Gates
Talk
Jun 1, 2024

Noé Martínez, viento aparente, viento real
Live Arts
Jun 4, 2024

The Project of Togetherness with the New Art School Modality
Screening and Talk
Jun 18, 2024

Book Signing with Dont Fret and Kevin Coval
Book Signing
Jun 11, 2024

Publications

Exhibition Catalogues

Exhibition catalog for Gary Simmons, Public Enemy, featuring two white boxing gloves on the cover.

Image courtesy of MCA Chicago

Gary Simmons: Public Enemy. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books, New York. Directors’ Foreword by Madeleine Grynsztejn and Franklin Sirmans. Curators’ Acknowledgments by René Morales and Jadine Collingwood. Artist’s Acknowledgments by Gary Simmons. Essays by René Morales, Jadine Collingwood, Seph Rodney, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Jack Schneider, and Franklin Sirmans, with interviews with the artist by Arthur Jafa and Thelma Golden. Hardcover, 208 pages.

Exhibition Brochures

Chicago Works: Maryam Taghavi. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Essay by Bana Kattan. Softcover, 8 pages. English, Spanish, and Persian.

Performance Brochures

On Stage: Chicago Performs. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Text by Laura Paige Kyber and featuring interviews with the artists. Digital.

Wu Tsang, MOBY DICK; or, The Whale. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Text by Nolan Jimbo. Softcover, 6 pages.

On Stage: Resonance. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Texts by Tara Aisha Willis and Laura Paige Kyber, with an essay excerpt from Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, PhD, and Sharon Bridgforth. Softcover, 23 pages.

Financial Support

Financial Report

A pie chart for fiscal year 2024 illustrating unrestricted operating revenue of $31.8 million with 48 percent from public support, 20 percent from investment spend, 25 percent from earned revenue, and 7 percent from government A pie chart depicting operating expenses of $34.1 million for fiscal year 2024 with 76 percent going to programs, 12 percent to management and general, and 12 percent to development and membership

Statement of Activities

Years Ended June 30
($ in 000s)
2024 2023
Revenue
Public support $         6,085 $         9,437
Tax appropriations 1,940 2,147
Government grants 671 297
Special events, net 1,115 550
Ancillary services 4,183 4,169
Museum programs 186 474
Membership and admissions 1,876 1,748
Other revenue 1,720 1,057
Investment spending allocation 6,258 7,132
Total revenue 24,034 27,011
Expenses
Program services:
Museum programs 19,615 16,433
Guest services 2,418 2,290
Ancillary services 5,682 5,221
Support services:
Development and membership 4,381 2,790
Management and general 4,498 7,070
Total expenses 36,594 33,804
Change in Operating Net Assets (12,560) (6,793)
Nonoperating Income (Loss)
Investment gain (loss), net 17,733 9,938
Investment spending allocation (6,258) (7,132)
Change in value of interest rate swap, net (168) 1,114
Strategic initiatives (767) (323)
Loss on disposals (480) —
Contributions for collection acquisitions 30 339
Collection acquisitions (1,782) (2,054)
Total nonoperating income 8,308 1,882
Decrease in Net Assets (4,252) (4,911)
Net Assets – Beginning of Fiscal Year 174,923 179,834
Net Assets – End of Fiscal Year $         170,671 $         174,923

Donor Recognition

Your generous contributions to the MCA play a pivotal role in bringing contemporary art to Chicago’s communities and beyond. Every year, your support creates invaluable opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in the creativity and ideas of contemporary artists. Thanks to your gifts, audiences are invited to engage with the art of our time.

Your unwavering support impacts every facet of the museum, empowering us to spotlight the work of contemporary artists and create profound connections between visitors, artists, and communities. We are sincerely grateful for your generosity and the impact it has on making art accessible to all. Thank you!

 

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Alera Group
Mollie Alexander and Frank Hogan
Alliant/Mesirow Insurance Services
Aloft Mag Mile
Anonymous [2]
Jennifer Armetta
Julie and Roger Baskes
Alexis and Jerry Bednyak
Tammi and Oscar Bedolla
Daniel S. Berger and Scott Wenthe
Bockley Gallery
Tim Bresnahan
Susan Brunstrum
Greg Cameron & Greg Thompson
Patricia O. Cox
Catherine A. Daniels
DLA Piper
Nneka B Dunham
Nance and Bruce Dunn
Elizabeth and Arthur Duquette
Laura and Scott Eisen
Sang and Shawn Ellis
Jeanne B. Ettelson
Emily Ferrero
Ms. Meghan Ferrill
Forest Capital Management
Marcia and Tom Fraerman
Nancy Lerner Frej and David Frej
Marilyn Freund
Eugene Fu
Robin L. Gallardi
Geraldine Gedroic
Gilford-Atkins Foundation
Alfred G. Goldstein
Ellen Greengoss
Barbara Guido
Hackberry Endowment Partners
Vicki and Bruce Heyman
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects
Rhona Hoffman
Michelle and Glenn Holland
Amanda Andrews Howlader and Shubhashish Howlader
Zach Huelsing and Jon Lehman
Katie and Billy Hutchens
Brenda and Steffen Jacobsen
JGMA
Mickey Jiang
Sylvia and Richard Kaufman
Robert A. Kohl
Jay Frederick Krehbiel and Silvia Beltrametti
Marilyn G. Kushen
La Crema
Caitlynde Langer and James Langer
Laura and Cory Lester
Los Comales Group
Mr. Irwin M. Lowenstein
Judi Male
Todd Marek
Emma McKee
Millennium Properties
Morace Family Foundation
Rebecca Daniel Mottley
Salah Mubarek
Nadia Murad
New England Foundation for the Arts
Lauren Peterson
Alyssa Quinlan
Darcee and James Rabinowitz
Shyam Rajadhyaksha
Samantha Reynolds
Richard and Martha Melman Foundation
Nancy Rodin
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg
Yolonda Ross
Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley Ann Ryan
Alice and John Sabl
Maggie Savarino and Rob Glaser
Natasha and Rohit Sawlani-Vuppuluri
Mrs. Carolyn Schwarz
Elisa K. Spain
Matthew Steinmetz
Rena and Daniel Sternberg
Kristin and Stan Stevens
Robyn Tavel
Terry Dowd, Inc.
Mary Kay Touhy
Shelley Turk
Anne Van Wart and Michael Keable
Demetra and Eric Vassilatos
Natalie Waechter
Monica Wilkins
Lauren Wittels
Wolf Point Distilling
Steven J. Zick

$1,500–$2,499

Daniel Ajun
Ellen Stone Belic
Karen and Steve Berkowitz
Joyce Black
Anne Brundige
Peggy Casey-Friedman and Martin J. Friedman
Joyce Chelberg
Maria Cicarelli and Paul Leinwand
Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly
Ginger Farley and Bob Shapiro
Elizabeth and Gary Feinerman
Judith R. Freeman
Denise and Gary Gardner
James Geier
Brenda and James Grusecki
Amy Haddad and Steven Martin
Madeline Halpern
Todd A. Harding and David W. Lassiter
Michele Heftman
Kristin and David Heger
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Heller, III
Sarai L. Hoffman and Stephen T. Pratt
Carol Honigberg
Kym Hubbard
Margaret Izzo
John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation
Kasia Kay
Alexandra Kleiman
Paul and Donna Konstant
Meryl and Gary Levenstein
Sheldon Lyke
Annie Madonia
Herbert R. and Paula Molner
Diana and David Moore
Meryl Lyn and Charles Moss
Ralph G. Nuzzo and Victoria Y. Nelson
Clarisse Perrette and Larry Freed
Gwendolyn Perry Davis
Ann and Ronald Pizzuti
Maridee Quanbeck
Margaret Rowe
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Gabrielle Berger Sainati
Mr. Chad Slaughter
Stephanie and Bill Sick
Shayla Smith
Ashley Sprowl
Dr. Alexander & Dusty Stemer
Patricia F. Sternberg
Catherine Stewart and Geoffrey Smith
Peggy and Jim Swartchild
Adrienne and Edward Traisman
Michael Treister and Dana Shepard Treister
Kay and Craig Tuber
Bryan Vanderhoof and Scott Gall
Audrey Weaver

Donors made gifts to the museum between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.

If you prefer a different recognition listing, please reach out to devoservices@mcachicago.org

Board and Staff

Board of Trustees

CHAIR
Cari B. Sacks

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Michael O’Grady*

VICE CHAIRS
Ellen-Blair Chube
Nickol R. Hackett

SECRETARY
Leslie Bluhm

TREASURER
Pedro Weiss

TRUSTEES
Sara Albrecht
Michael Alper
Peter J. Barack
Julie Bernstein
Marlene Breslow-Blitstein
Marc Brooks
Robert Buford
Michael Canmann
Carol Cohen
Tarrah Cooper Wright
Nancy Carrington Crown
Dimitris Daskalopoulos
Robert H. Defares
Lisa Duarte
Cheryl S. Durst
Lois Eisen
Dr. Julius Few
Larry Fields
Nicholas Giampietro
Rachel Grund**
Madeleine Grynsztejn**
Jack Guthman
John B. Harris
King Harris*
Jana Hees
Cynthia Hunt
Anne L. Kaplan*
Liz Lefkofsky
Jonathan Levin
Ron Levin
James H. Litinsky
Marquis D. Miller
Carrie Reyes Murphy
Martin Nesbitt
Ashley Hemphill Netzky
Jay Owen, Jr.
Carol Prins
Nathaniel Robinson
Eve Reppen Rogers
Joshua Rogers
Ilan Shalit
William Silverstein
Sara Szold
Nigel F. Telman
Dia S. Weil
I. Joyce Yaung
Daniel Yih
Helen Zell*

LIFE TRUSTEES
John D. Cartland*
Marshall Front
Helyn D. Goldenberg*
James A. Gordon
William Hood +
Mary Ittelson*
Don Kaul
Sally Meyers Kovler*
H. Gael Neeson
Penny Pritzker*
Dorie Sternberg
Daryl Gerber Stokols
Donna A. Stone +
Marjorie Susman
Allen M. Turner*

EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Jennifer Aubrey
Gerhard Bette
Donald J. Edwards
Laura Keidan Martin
Sylvia Neil
Kate Neisser
Lorna Simpson

*Past Chair
**Ex-Officio
+ In Memoriam

Staff

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

Janelle Brooks
Linsey Foster
Madeleine Grynsztejn
Gwendolyn Perry Davis
Janet Wolski

ARTISTIC DIVISION

Hanna After Buffalo

Collections and Exhibitions

Craig Cotsones
Emily Edwards
Kayla Foster
Sean Gannon
Tom Guenther
Jane Jefferies
Angela Kepler
Wyatt Lasky
Ian Ogdahl
Emma O’Halloran
Nia Oke-Famakinde
Peixuan Ouyang
Nathan Pope
Emilie Puttrich
Claire Renaud
Rachael Shelton
Leah Singsank
Teddy Smith
Iona Woolmington
Ty Wubbenhorst

Curatorial

Carla Acevedo-Yates
Iris Colburn
Jadine Collingwood
Cecilia González Godino
Jamillah James
Nolan Jimbo
Bana Kattan
Laura Paige Kyber
Jack Schneider

Curatorial Affairs

Erica Erdmann
Jason Foumberg
Sandy Guttman
Claire Ruud

Learning

Miguel Aguilar
Daniel Atkinson
Ahmad Bracey
Akaelah Flotho
Jeremy Kreusch
Abreihona Lenihan
Miguel Limon
Emily Mello
Angèle Nyberg
Andres Regalado
Alicia Sandoval Vadillo
Evelyn Sanford-Nicholson
Olive Stefanski

AUDIENCE DIVISION
Development

Mollie Alexander
Pablo Anaya
Lizz Biswell
Grace Brandt
Kathryn Doughten
Hillary Hanas
Adair Huang
Julia Katz
Victor Mendoza-Garcia
Amanda Owens
Emma Palermo
Kristen Taylor
Morgan Turner
Susan Zellner

COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTENT DIVISION
Content Strategy

Gabrielle Banks
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
Antonio Díaz Oliva
Tyler Laminack
Katie Levi
Marcelo Quesada
Mary Richardson
Elijah Teitelbaum

Strategic Communications

Drew Colglazier
Brian Hedrick
Suraiya Hossain
Katie Leonard
Saadia Pervaiz
Abraham Ritchie
Sophie Ross
Lindsay Starr
Rainn Thomas
Manuel Venegas

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DIVISION

Andrea Bartosik
Sharon Cooper
Wes Moran
Angela Myrick
Aleena Williams

OPERATIONS DIVISION
Audience Experience

Gina Crowley

Audience Experience—Retail Experience

Annie Ali
Denali Casara
Perrine Coudurier
Alexis Dassios
Whitney Davis
David Dowd
Judith Harding
James Harris
Biz Knapp
Dakota Lecos
Anwar Mahdi
Eddy Resillez
Grant Reynolds
Maria Siciliano
Jasmine Smith
Eric Strom
Michael Thomas
Amy Tran
China Wehr
Alanna Zaritz

Audience Experience—Visitor and Event Experience

Dorrah Alharbi
Amy Babinec
Spike Bahermez
Llewyn Blossfeld
Princeton Cangé
David Downs
Julian Esquiliano
Rukmini Girish
Nastasia Goetschy
Serena Hocharoen
Luke Immins
Kristen Kaniewski
Julia Kriegel
Corvin Mecklenburger
María Morales
Hannah Parker
Torn Phongluantum
Gioia Sabatinelli
Mitchell Scollon
Hua Song
Casey VanWormer
Andrew Wesley
Kristi Widgery

Building Operations

Jennifer Aguilera
Duncan Anderson
Nick Chamernik
Sam Clapp
Paul Deuth
Hanna Elliott
Bonita Kaze
Haruhi Kobayashi
Emmelia Lamphere
Hannah Lau
Rafael Loza
Mike McShane
Julio Saravia
Meike Schmidt
Matthew Sharp
Matthew Test
Martino Wilkerson

Information Technology

Ryan Bell
Radu David
John Ghorbati

People and Culture

Mickey DiGuilmi
Josh Mann
Erin Misiaveg
Adrienne Quint
Arissé Stephens

As of June 30, 2024