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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Audio
Voices From City in a Garden
Learn more about the artworks and history on view in three interviews with artists and cultural leaders.
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Video
Talk | Paul Pfeiffer, Iyko Day, and Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Hear from the artist and writers as they discuss the full breadth of Pfeiffer’s practice in this opening-day talk.
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Articles
MCA History Through the Words of Key Supporter Stefan Edlis
“Being a curator is also being an artist. Or perhaps an editor. Or a journalist. A reporter, because that’s what they do: they report art."
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Video
Politics of Poetics: Molly McCully Brown and Matt Bodett
Documentation of the talk on April 5, 2025
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Talk | On Process, Performance, and Monumentality
Kaneza Schaal and Natacha Nsabimana discuss the texts used in "KLII."
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Articles
A Reading Guide to Kaneza Schaal's KLII
An essay-guide to Kaneza Schaal's performance KLII, addressing some of the works included as well as the stage design.
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Video
Talk | Publishing Arts Criticism
Consider the crucial role of publishing during this panel featuring perspectives from emerging, established, and sunsetting print and digital media platforms for arts criticism.
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Articles
Choreographing a Blueprint for Survival: A Conversation with Miguel Gutierrez
An interview with Miguel Gutierrez exploring his creative processes, influences, support systems, and relationship with audiences—as well as his connections to Chicago.
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Audio
Björn Roth, On Balabild 5
Artist Björn Roth reflects on creating "Balabild 5" with his father.
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Video
Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me
Artist Wafaa Bilal speaks about his art and practice in his New York studio in this video created for his MCA exhibition "Indulge Me."
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Object Lesson: Poetic Justice by Tania Bruguera
Mariana Fernandez reflects on Tania Bruguera's work "Poetic Justice."
