Stories
From experimental art to the Chicago creative community, MCA Stories offer insight to contemporary culture through the voices of artists, archivists, writers, and more.
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Gary Simmons, Reading Room
The MCA invited scholars and cultural thinkers—as well as the artist himself—to contribute reading lists related to topics or themes Simmons explores.
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Object Lesson: Christopher Cozier on Suchitra Mattai
Artist Christopher Cozier discusses Suchitra Mattai’s artwork "An Ocean Cradle."
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Barak adé Soleil, SHIFT
Barak adé Soleil discusses the meaning of friction, his practice, and the work being presented at the MCA as part of On Stage: Frictions.
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Will Rawls on [siccer]
Learn more about Will Rawls and the process behind [siccer] in this video created for On Stage: Frictions.
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Object Lesson: Christopher Cozier on Sandra Brewster
Artist Christopher Cozier discusses Sandra Brewster’s artwork "Wilson Harris: 'Even in my dream, the ground I knew I must not reliquish'."
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Shamel Pitts | TRIBE, Touch of RED
Hear from the artist in this video produced for On Stage: Frictions.
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Object Lesson: Deborah Jack on Keith Piper
Multidisciplinary artist Deborah Jack discusses Keith Piper’s artwork Tradewinds, featured in the exhibition Forecast Form.
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Talk: Martine Syms with Jadine Collingwood
Hear from the artist and curator in this talk held in conjunction with the exhibition.
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Object Lesson: Alia Farid on Ana Mendieta
Artist Alia Farid discusses Ana Mendieta’s series of Siluetas, some of which are featured in the exhibition "Forecast Form."
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Object Lesson: Alia Farid on Zilia Sánchez
Artist Alia Farid discusses two of Zilia Sánchez’s artworks, "Soy Isla (I am an island)" and "Encuentrismo–Ofrenda o Retorno (Encounter–Offering or Return)."
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Talk | On Thinking and Being Caribbean: A Roundtable Discussion
Artists Christopher Cozier, Teresita Fernández, and María Magdalena Campos-Pons discuss the exhibition Forecast Form.
