• Artists

Christina Quarles on the Intricacies of Figuration and Selfhood: ‘We Know Ourselves as This Fragmented Jumble of Limbs’

The artist is presenting solo exhibitions at the MCA Chicago and the X Museum in Beijing.

• By
  Claire Selvin
• Apr 15, 2021 12:21 pm

• Photos

See Provocative Works Championed by Collectors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson

An acquisition fund at the MCA Chicago bears their name.

• By
  Angelica Villa
• Mar 31, 2021 4:27 pm

• Interviews

Madeleine Grynsztejn on Creating a Financially Sustainable Museum

The MCA Chicago director didn't let the pandemic interrupt a strategic plan to make the institution more financially sustainable.

• By
  Art in America
• Jan 22, 2021 10:15 am

• News

Longtime MCA Chicago Chief Curator Departs to Lead Museum Exchange Startup

Michael Darling will remain based in Chicago and help organize two forthcoming presentations at the institution.

• By
  Claire Selvin
• Jan 20, 2021 4:59 pm

• News

MCA Chicago Hires Carla Acevedo-Yates as Curator

She comes to the institution from the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University.

• By
  Claire Selvin
• May 28, 2019 4:00 pm

• News

MCA Chicago Seeks Performers for Danny Giles Work

It will take place at the museum on November 8.

• By
  Claire Selvin
• Oct 17, 2018 1:50 pm

• News

Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Joins Board of Trustees at the MCA Chicago

Al Qassemi will also serve as a co-chair for the museum's new Global Vision Initiative.

• By
  Carolyn Twersky
• Jul 27, 2017 3:20 pm

• Features

Personal Voice

A number of museums—the MCA Chicago, the CCA Wattis Institute, the Aspen Art Museum, and others—have opted for flexible, frequently changing website designs that reflect the vital nature of the art th…

• By
  Laurel Schwulst
• Jan 10, 2017 3:08 pm

• Features

Best of Chicago, 2015

Jessica Stockholder is a Chicago-based artist and chair of the art department at the University of Chicago. She recently spoke with A.i.A. about the best institutional exhibitions in the Windy City…

• By
  Jessica Stockholder
• Dec 17, 2015 5:57 pm

• News

‘The Freedom Principle’ at MCA Chicago, Selected by Hank Willis Thomas

Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. This week's shows are selected by Hank Willis Thomas

• By
  The Editors of ARTnews
• Oct 13, 2015 12:20 pm