Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Leaders of Expo Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art on the Chicago art scene's unique vitality
Tony Karman and Madeleine Grynsztejn discuss the local ecosystem for artists, the importance of collector education and how they support dealers
Five museum shows to see in Chicago this spring
From a retrospective of Chicago Imagist Christina Ramberg to a group show of Native American photography and video
Staff at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art launch campaign to form union
If their campaign is successful, around 100 workers at the museum would be represented by the union
Collectors Marilyn and Larry Fields make ‘landmark gift’ of 79 works to MCA Chicago
The gifted works are predominantly by woman-identifying and Bipoc artists, including pieces by Huma Bhabha, Arthur Jafa, Adrian Piper, Jennie C. Jones and Cindy Sherman
The Big Review: Gary Simmons: Public Enemy at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ★★★★★
A powerful retrospective of the New York-born artist that is all too timely in its examination of racism in American culture
New school reimagines art education
Founded by art historian Romi Crawford, the New Art School Modality aims to both make art school more accessible and open up alternative forms of study and exchange
The sitcom as social critique: Martine Syms foregrounds Black banality in major Chicago exhibition
The Los Angeles artist’s exploration of the Black experience in the US can be poignant, humorous and unsettling, as evidenced in her solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Nick Cave: ‘Art has always been my saviour’
As he prepares for his first museum retrospective in his home city of Chicago, the artist discusses his roots in fashion design and collaborating with his brother
Acquisitions round-up: Greek entrepreneur Dimitris Daskalopoulos donates hundreds of works to four international museums
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art brings in new curatorial leadership
René Morales of the Pérez Art Museum Miami and Jamillah James of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will fill key vacancies at the MCA
Artists withdraw their works from Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago group show
The move is the latest surge of simmering tensions between the museum, its workers and local arts groups
Guggenheim appoints Naomi Beckwith as deputy director and senior curator
Appointment of MCA, Chicago curator is seen as a step toward more inclusiveness after accusations of institutional racism
MCA Chicago renounces future contracts with police until changes are made
Museums calls for policies that “respect black communities”
Former Venice Biennale director launches satirical Instagram attack on Italian government
Francesco Bonami's new political party EXAGERAMOS! promises to introduce new laws including forbidding contemporary art in museums
Off-White cube: fashion designer Virgil Abloh gets first major show
Chicago exhibition of work by the Louis Vuitton artistic director includes jacket made with Arthur Jafa and outfits for Beyoncé and Serena Williams
From Y2K to Tor: new show explores how artists make sense of the internet
Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of the largest to tackle the subject so far in the US
Omar Kholeif departs Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
MCA’s former senior curator goes freelance, focusing on projects in Venice, Sharjah and Manchester
Barjeel Art Foundation regroups with long-term loans and new partnerships
Works from the collection to go on show at Sharjah Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago while foundation takes a break from programming
Howardena Pindell, shaped by segregation in 1950s America, receives first major museum survey
Activist artist tells a “very different story about what art does in our world”
Madeleine Grynsztejn: 'A great art work and a great museum do the same thing—they raise consciousness'
The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power
Ofili adds restaurant design to his CV
To celebrate its 50th birthday this year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has given itself a gift as part of a building redesign: a new restaurant
Solange has something to say to the art world
The performer let loose at a sold-out talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this week
Janelle Monáe celebrates the MCA Chicago
Monáe is due to perform at the museum’s MCA ArtEdge: 50 gala
An analysis of the mission statements of leading US art museums exposes collective search for purpose
The words chosen by directors reflect a desire to quash ambiguity and carve out their space in the contemporary art landscape
Chicago’s answer to MoMA: Museum of Contemporary Art opens next month
Chicagoans have raised $55 million for this major new museum
Major gift of works by Calder to Chicago’s contemporary museum
This ups the museums holdings of the artist to 22