Category Archives: Temporary Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art/ MCA

 

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2015 MCA Plaza Project: Alexandre da Cunha

The sculptor Alexandre da Cunha is Brazil-born, London-based. He is known for finding creative ways to re-purpose found objects. Rarely making objects from scratch, Da Cunha instead finds wondrously creative ways to repurpose already-existing items, revealing their inherent if overlooked form, beauty, and mystery.

The exhibition is curated by Michael Darling,...
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Wind Sculptures - by Yinka Shonibare. In the above image, from left to right, these are Wind Sculptures : V, IV and III.

 Location: Museum of Contemporary Art [MCA] Plaza.

 Description: Each sculpture is about 20 feet high, showing Dutch wax fabric known as African batik, evoking sails blowing by the wind alluding to the...

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Talk: Jaume Plensa, “Architecture Is Art…Is Architecture Art?”

 Location: MCA Theater

 Wed, Nov 20, 2013..

Co-collaboration of MCA and CAF

where MCA is Museum of Contemporary Art, and CAF is Chicago Architecture Foundation

Architecture Is Art is made possible through the generous support of the Graham Foundation, Richard and Mary Gray, Sandra and Jack Guthman, Dirk Lohan, and...

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