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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Object Lesson: Vaquero by Luis Jiménez
Lilia Rocio Taboada reflects on the figure of the cowboy in Luis Jiménez's work.
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Object Lesson: Urklavier (Primeval Piano) by Nam June Paik
Andrew Hansung Park reflects on this small work by Nam June Paik, created for the portfolio In Memoriam George Maciunas.
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Object Lesson: In Memory/Leigh Bowery by Catherine Opie
Jenny Harris considers this tribute work by Catherine Opie taken with the world's largest instant camera.
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Six Scores for Yoko Ono
View documentation of six performances that track the destruction of a violin, smashing boundaries between everyday sound and music.
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Talk | Carla Arocha, Stéphane Schraenen, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Irma Boom & Barbara Vanderlinden
Hear from the artists, designers, and authors in this documentation video from the event on December 6.
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POLICE STATE at MCA Chicago
Video documentation of Nadya Tolokonnikova's performance at the MCA, Nov 25–30.
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City in a Garden Roundtable
Video documentation of Nick Cave, Edie Fake, and Mary Patten discussing their wide-ranging approaches to activism.
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The Sara Albrecht Emerge Artist Talk: Selva Aparicio
Watch Selva Aparicio's presentation of her process and work in this video documentation of the event.
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Firelei Báez
Watch Firelei Báez speak about her practice in this video produced by the MCA for her first major museum survey.
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Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
Hear from Yoko Ono's studio director, a long-time collaborator, and the MCA's Manilow Curator in this short documentary.
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Article
Beyond the Screen: 10 Years of Unfiltered Storytelling
"What might be possible if artists—particularly Black, queer, trans, disabled, women, and immigrant storytellers—were given the resources, trust, and freedom to tell their stories without compromise?," asks Elijah McKinnon.
