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
Talk: Paul Schimmel
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Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962
Paul Schimmel discusses the history behind "Destroy the Painting" in this video created for the exhibition.
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Video
Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A
Hear from Polish-born, London-based artist Goshka Macuga in this video made in conjunction with the first survey of her work, Exhibit, A.
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Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Bivouac
The exhibition curator and two Chicago designers discuss the Bouroullec brothers in this video created for the exhibition.
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This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s
Learn about the climate surrounding the 1980s through interviews with featured artists and the exhibition curator.
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Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People: And lose the name of action
Miguel Gutierrez explores philosophical questions about life, desire, and the search for meaning. Hear from the artist in this preview for his newest work.
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Teatro Buendia: Pedro Páramo
Watch a preview of one of the greatest magical realism tales in Latin American literature—staged by Havana's Flora Lauten and Raquel Carrió.
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Stew and the Negro Problem, Chicago song cycle
Stew and collaborator Heidi Rodewald discuss their newest song cycle, developed during a summer MCA Stage residency.
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MCA Chicago Plaza Project: Martin Creed
In early August 2012, London-based artist Martin Creed debuted an ambitious new sculpture created especially for the MCA plaza.
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John Jota Leaños: Imperial Silence: Una Ópera Muerta
Preview this multimedia performance that explores cultural taboos around silence, death, and dissent through dance, film, and music.
