Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue (map) 312.280.2660
About the MCA
One
of the nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most
thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents
contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography,
video and film, and performance. Located in the heart of downtown
Chicago, the MCA boasts a gift store, bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat
theater, and a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake
Michigan.
Mission Statement
The mission of
the MCA is to be an innovative and compelling center of contemporary
art where the public can directly experience the work and ideas of
living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural
context of the art of our time.
The Museum boldly interweaves
exhibitions, performances, collections, and educational programs to
excite, challenge, and illuminate our visitors and to provide insight
into the creative process.
The MCA aspires to engage a broad
and diverse audience, create a sense of community and be a place for
contemplation, stimulation, and discussion about contemporary art and
culture.
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First Fifty
Sat. 05/19 - Sun. 08/19 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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MCA Screen: Cauleen Smith: A Star Is a Seed
Sat. 05/12 | 7:00PM - Sun. 09/16 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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First Fifty
Sat. 05/12 - Sun. 08/19 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Phantom Limb: Approaches to Painting Today
Sat. 05/05 - Sun. 10/21 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Emerge Selections 2012
Tue. 03/20 - Sun. 04/29 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s
Sat. 02/11 - Sun. 06/03 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works: Laura Letinsky
Tue. 02/07 - Tue. 04/17 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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George Lewis and Friends
Sun. 02/05 | 3:00PM @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from Chicago Reader
February 02, 2012The world of classical music has long been reluctant to take composers from the jazz world seriously. more at chicagoreader.com
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Andrew Bird and Ian Schnellers Sonic Arboretum
Tue. 12/06 | 11:00AM - Sat. 12/31 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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MCA Screen: David Hartt
Sat. 11/26 | 2:00PM - Sun. 04/29 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from TimeOutChicago
January 10, 2012Hartt’s film installation Stray Light documents the distinctive interiors and atmosphere at the Johnson Publishing Company building on South Michigan Avenue. more at timeoutchicago.com
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MCA DNA: Gordon Matta-Clark
Sat. 11/12 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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MCA DNA: Dieter Roth
Sat. 11/12 - Sun. 02/26 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from TimeOutChicago
December 09, 2011In 1984, German-Icelandic artist Roth (1930–98) had his first major American museum exhibition at the MCA, which claims that the artist was so pleased with the show, he gave it a complete set of his signature artist’s books. more at timeoutchicago.com
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Iain Baxter&: Works 1959-2009
Sat. 11/05 | 2:00PM - Sun. 01/15 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Ron Terada: Being There
Sat. 11/05 | 2:00PM - Sun. 01/15 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Chicago Works: Scott Reeder
Tue. 11/01 | 2:00PM - Tue. 01/24 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from flavorpill
October 30, 2011Chi
“The Museum of Contemporary Art has moved to replace its long-running UBS 12×12 exhibitions, which focused on a different Chicago-based artist each month, with Chicago Works, a new series of exhibitions that take a broader look at the region’s artists. Inaugurating the new series is Scott Reeder, a Milwaukee-based and Chicago-educated artist, whose quirky humor will no doubt be at play in the paintings exhibited, revolving as they do around a resort on the moonmore at flavorpill.com
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The Language of Less (Then and Now)
Sat. 10/08 - Sun. 04/08 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from TimeOutChicago
November 27, 2011Leonor Antunes, Carol Bove, Jason Dodge, Gedi Sibony and Oscar Tuazon adapt the visual language of 1960s minimalism to new concerns in this exhibition curated by Michael Darling. Their work is put in context by the MCA’s minimalist and postminimalist collections, which place rediscovered artists such as Charlotte Posenenske alongside the likes of Donald Judd and Bruce Nauman.more at timeoutchicago.com
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UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work:
Fri. 10/07 - Sat. 10/08 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from flavorpill
August 30, 2011“As the MCA phases out their UBS 12 × 12 series, they near the end on a strong note with Dan Gunn as one of their final presentations. more at flavorpill.com
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the language of less (then & now)
Thu. 10/06 - Sat. 10/08 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work:
Sat. 09/03 - Sun. 05/29 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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UBS 12 × 12: New Artists/New Work:
Sat. 08/06 - Sun. 05/29 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Mark Handforth Plaza Project
Fri. 07/08 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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We Are Here: Art & Design Out of Context
Tue. 07/05 - Wed. 06/08 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Motor Cocktail: Sound and Movement in Art of the 1960s
Sat. 07/02 - Sun. 11/13 @ Museum of Contemporary Art (map)
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Featured Review from TimeOutChicago
August 01, 2011Jean Tinguely’s 1965 kinetic sculpture Motor Cocktail , restored and displayed for the first time in 20 years, anchors this show devoted to immediate sensual experience. Wmore at timeoutchicago.com
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