Stories

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Exploring the History of Queer Art and Activism in Chicago

City in a Garden curator Jack Schneider writes about Chicago cultural practitioners who have played a key role in the histories of queer art and activism.
The future is queerness's domain.

—Jose Esteban Muñoz, Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity

  • New to the MCA Collection: Firelei Báez

    The artist discusses abstraction against the backdrop of her painting, The Earth That Remains (2025), which will enter the MCA’s permanent collection as a promised gift of Laura and Michael Werner.
  • The Sounds of Revolution

    Scholars and artists from Jamaica and Puerto Rico discuss the power of dancehall and reggaetón as transformative musical genres and cultural movements.
  • Explore the MCA’s New Digital Guide

    Art and ideas come alive in our new digital guide, which brings together special features including self-guided tours, interviews with artists, and fun activities for our youngest visitors.

Articles

Read essays, interviews, and other digital publications from across the museum community.

Audio & Video

Take a digital tour, listen to artists discuss their work, and explore other multimedia content.

Books

Browse the museum’s latest print publications as well as past volumes.

  • Book

    Kenzi Shiokava

    Hardcover; 192 pages with 115 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel.
  • Book

    Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón

    Hardcover; 304 pages with 120 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books.
  • Book

    Nick Cave: Forothermore

    Hardcover; 304 pages with 250 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel.
  • Book

    Andrea Bowers

    Hardcover; 208 pages with 200 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel.

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