Fall 2017

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A colorful illustration of the MCA with a sea of blue, green, and yellow surround the MCA building which is made up of tiny squares. Black text at the top reads MCA and a gold circle with white text reading 50th appears in the bottom right corner

In honor of the MCA’s 50th anniversary, this special edition of the magazine celebrates the past, present, and future of the museum. It features a special insert that highlights the key people and moments from the past five decades.

Table of Contents

PAGE CONTENT
2 Director’s Letter
4 We Are 50
5 Common Ground
6 Street Views
7 First Impression
8 Meet January Parkos Arnall
9 An Icon and Inspiration
10 MCA <3 Chicago
15 On View
17 We Are 50: MCA 50
29 Special Cumulative Giving Report
33 The Guthman Gift of 50
35 Celebrating 50 with the Women’s Board
36 To the Racy Brink
38 We Are Here: Curating 50 Years of Collecting
41 Lorna Simpson, Untitled
42 Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West
44 Twyla Tharp: An Event for the MCA
46 MCA Store
48 Mark Your Calendar
49 MCA Seen

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