Are your wigs snatched from the show we’re putting together?
Come experience the sonic and aesthetic stylings of MISTER WALLACE at #OTVTonight : A Window Into Love at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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Tuesday May 28th @ 5:30 PM CST
Tix + deets at bit.ly/otvtonight

Currently on display at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, “Nicole Eisenman: What Happened” is the first major exhibition surveying MacArthur Fellow Nicole Eisenman (@corncub)’s artistic practice, bringing together roughly 100 works produced from 1992 to today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Executive Diva, our fav globe trotting, style maven and entrepreneur, thee executive diva !
SO excited for their annual return to Chicago as the host of our 6th annual #OTVTonight to celebrate LOVE, next month at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
tix + deets at bit.ly/otvtonight

We are deeply saddened by the passing of artist Faith Ringgold.

We were honored to share her art, legacy, and activism with our visitors last winter, during “Faith Ringgold: American People.”

Read more:
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'In cross-pollinating ingredients from different parts of the world, often together on one plate, the chef Jason Hammel is arguably a key influence for Chicago cooks today.' - The New York Times on the best 25 restaurants in Chicago, including Hammel's Lula Cafe.
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my seder excitement reached fever pitch tonight at the opening for Nicole Eisenman’s exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Jumping into EXPO CHICAGO weekend? Our can't-miss events:

✅ #ARTonTHEMART #NoraTurato kickoff and The Art Institute of Chicago performance
✅ Yuge Zhou at Expo x Chicago DCASE
✅ Brendan Fernandes at Chicago ParkDistrict
➕ #NicoleEisenman (@corncub) at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

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Nicole Eisenman’s First Major Survey Comes to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago #NicoleEisenman #MCAChicago #ContemporaryArt #ArtExhibition via hyperallergic hyperallergic.com/880841/nicole-…

Tonight, 6pm!
See THIS IS MY PLACE, and meet conceptual artist David Lamelas for a post-film Q&A with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates and MCA Assistant Curator Nolan Jimbo. David Lamelas's sculpture is currently on view in Endless at the MCA.

'To make sculpture means a life-long commitment, that’s what it means. It means to follow the direction of the work that I opened myself and to try to make the most abstract proposals inside of it.' — Richard Serra

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard Serra, a

WBEZ Congratulations to Ayanna Woods on her incredible role as lead composer and music director of FORCE! This three-act opera set in a prison waiting room sounds like a powerful and moving production. Can't wait to see it at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago from March 28-30!

Last fall, we hosted a conference on curating in Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporas as part of a 3 part convening with @Panama_MAC and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Watch the recording at: momaps1.org/events/355-cur…

Filmmaker and performance artist Wu Tsang recently hosted a screening of her silent-film adaptation, 'MOBY DICK; or The Whale' at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

We spoke with her before the show about how the MacArthur Fellowship impacted her.

Explore her work ⬇️
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Why is Turtel Onli’s art hanging in a ⁦UniversityofChicago⁩ cafe, unnoticed? My short profile of the Chicago artist who’s been shown at ⁦Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago⁩, collaborated with ⁦The Rolling Stones⁩, pioneered Black-created comics - yet remains obscure chicagotribune.com/2024/03/05/tur…

While #instagramdown , we thought we'd tell you about the art currently on view: visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/

Today, for #ReadAcrossAmerica , we wore shirts that people can READ! This friend and I both wore ART shirts. Hers says “I LOVE ART”. Mine is from Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and shows some amazing ARTISTS (who happen to be women). Allison Carey Mrs. Irving Pennell Penguins

My mom urged me to go see the Faith Reingold exhibit last week at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago before it closed and I’m so glad I did. Seeing the original prints of her children’s book Tar Beach - which I read growing up as a city kid - brought tears to my eyes.

Join curator Carla Acevedo Yates & CENTRO Directora Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez for a cafecito as they discuss 'entre horizontes: Art & Activism Between Chicago & Puerto Rico' on view at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. RSVP now: ow.ly/vuCQ50QIl3N

Our new Plaza banners are up!

Nicole Eisenman confronts the most pressing crises of our time, examining significant contemporary moments with a style and vision that is entirely her own.

“Nicole Eisenman: What Happened” opens on April 6. Tap the link for more info.