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.
Results
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TV for Ave María Purísima (Enlightenment 8)
In this episode of the TV Series, MCA Teen Creative Agency Apprentice Ángelina Cofer speaks with artist Celia Álvarez Muñoz.
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TV for the Last Thanks
In this episode of the Tour Video series, join MCA Teen Creative Agency Apprentice Ángelina Cofer in a conversation with artist Wendy Red Star.
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In Progress | Devin T. Mays
Watch Devin T. Mays's performance, featuring artists Veronica Anne Salinas, Bill Harris, and Jordan Knecht.
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Soundtrack Interview: A tea party conversation with Manasseh
Otez Gary and Manasseh discuss growing up in Chicago, the parallels between R&B and gospel music, and creating music as a way through grief.
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Introducing Chicago Performs
Hear from the three artists debuting works at our new fall series, Chicago Performs.
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Martine Syms
Martine Syms describes how humor, complexity, and visual culture inform her conceptual project She Mad.
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Books
Nick Cave: Forothermore
Hardcover; 304 pages with 250 color illustrations. Copublished by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel.
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Nick Cave: Forothermore
Learn more about Nick Cave's artistic process in this video created for the exhibition "Nick Cave: Forothermore."
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Talk: Omar Velázquez with Carla Acevedo-Yates
Hear from artist Omar Velázquez in this virtual conversation with Carla Acevedo-Yates.
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Identity and Dissent with Patrisse Cullors and Alice Sheppard
Two artists share their strategies for holding multiple viewpoints and pushing against the impulse to frame and label their practice.
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Talk: Sanctuary In Chicago and Centro Sin Fronteras
In tandem with the exhibition Andrea Bowers, the MCA presents a discussion about sanctuary in Chicago.
