My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Museum of Contemporary Art  Headshot
Get Museum of Contemporary Art Alerts

Museum of Contemporary Art News

Get Museum of Contemporary Art Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.
Max Richter's THE FOUR SEASONS, David Lang's THE WHISPER OPERA and More Set for Soundstreams' 2014-15 Season

A series of four concerts plus a unique opera experience forms the core of Soundstreams' 2014/15 concert series. The events, which include several world premieres, feature collaborations between Canadian composers and performers and their counterparts from the U.K., United States, Russia, Brazil and Argentina. In addition to two concerts held at the beautiful Koerner Hall, Soundstreams will present work at two additional Toronto venues: Trinity-St. Paul's Centre and the new Theatre Centre on Queen Street West.

BWW Interviews: Cartier Williams

Cartier Williams is a hoofer, choreographer, filmmaker and performer hailing from Washington, D.C. He began his tap dancing career at the age of four and has been active in the tap dance community ever since. Cartier is currently working on a project that will bring the joy of tap dance back into the lives of people across the world. He is the co-founder and artistic director of The Williams Davis Foundation for the Performing Arts, a nonprofit organization committed to bringing the joy of performing arts into the lives of people worldwide. Throughout his career, Cartier has had the opportunity to dance with a multitude of tap pioneers and masters, including Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, Peg Leg Bates, and the Nicholas Brothers. He has taught at Broadway Dance Center and American Tap Dance Foundation in NYC along with many other cities across the country and the world!

Hubbard Street and The Second City Present THE ART OF FALLING, 10/15-19

Hubbard Street Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton; Andrew Alexander, CEO/Executive Producer of The Second City, Inc.; and Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of The Second City are excited to present the world premiere of The Art of Falling, an unprecedented and collaboratively devised production first announced in February 2014 at The Second City.

Rarely Seen Paschke Artwork at Benedictine University is Showcased

LISLE, Ill., Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The late Edward Francis Paschke was a Polish-American painter whose childhood interest in animation and cartoons, as well as his father's creativity in wood carving and construction, led him toward a career in art.

DAVID BOWIE IS Documentary Comes to US Theaters Today

A documentary film of the groundbreaking Exhibition David Bowie is, created by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, will be screened in movie theaters across the US today, September 23 to coincide with the Exhibition opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (MCA).

DAVID BOWIE IS Makes U.S. Debut at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art Today

Today, September 23rd, the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition makes its U.S. debut at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). The exhibition, meticulously curated by the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, explores the incredibly diverse work of one of the greatest artists of our time.

The Mori Art Museum Presents LEE MINGWEI AND HIS RELATIONS, Now thru 1/4

Mori Art Museum is pleased to present 'Lee Mingwei and His Relations,' a solo exhibition of a Taiwan-born, New York-residing artist Lee Mingwei, from today, September 20, 2014 to Sunday, January 4, 2015. This will mark his first large-scale survey exhibition to date.

Bahar Behbahani Presents A TIDE OF A MEMORY, A Performance at MAPSpace: Miranda Arts Project Space, Today

Bahar Behbahani, in collaboration with interactive artist, Negar Behbahani and musician, Maciek Schejbal, has created A Tide of a Memory-a participatory video installation exploring the power of bread through people's personal memories amid larger political and economic spheres of this universal sustenance. Today, September 13, the artists will premiere the project in Port Chester, New York. The collaborative project was created during their residency at MAPSpace: Miranda Arts Project Space. A Tide of a Memory is inspired by the history of the Tide Mill, a prolific grain mill operated in Rye, New York during the 18th century.

Sally Kirkland and Victoria Clark Star in Sharon Greytak's ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN, In Theaters Today

Coming to Village East Cinema today, Sept. 12, and running through Sept. 18, is award-winning and groundbreaking filmmaker Sharon Greytak's ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN, a gripping drama of a woman's fierce determination to save her mind from spiraling into delusion as she attempts to keep a chilling secret from her past buried, starring Oscar nominated/Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland and Tony-winner Victoria Clark.

Heidi Latsky Dance Coming to The Dance Center, 11/6-8

Heidi Latsky Dance, a company that features mixed-ability dancers, comes to The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, November 6-8. The company's residency coincides with the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) and National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) joint conference November 5-9 in Chicago.

CHRIS OFILI: NIGHT AND DAY to Open 10/29 at the New Museum

In October 2014, the New Museum will present the first major solo museum exhibition in the United States of artist Chris Ofili's work. Occupying the Museum's three main galleries, 'Chris Ofili: Night and Day' will span the artist's influential career, encompassing his paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

Maria Park's COMPOSITION Exhibition Opens Today at Margaret Thatcher Projects

Margaret Thatcher Projects is pleased to present Composition, the gallery's third solo exhibition of works by American artist Maria Park. The exhibition runs today, September 11 through October 18, 2014, with an opening reception slated for tonight, September 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Lehmann Maupin Presents Do Ho Suh's Exhibition, DRAWINGS, This Weekend

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present Drawings, an exhibition of new works by renowned Korean artist Do Ho Suh. On display at both 540 West 26th Street and 201 Chrystie Street, the exhibition will highlight the significant role and varied forms drawing plays in Suh's oeuvre this weekend, September 11-13.

Bahar Behbahani Presents A TIDE OF A MEMORY, A Performance at MAPSpace: Miranda Arts Project Space, 9/13

Bahar Behbahani, in collaboration with interactive artist, Negar Behbahani and musician, Maciek Schejbal, has created A Tide of a Memory—a participatory video installation exploring the power of bread through people's personal memories amid larger political and economic spheres of this universal sustenance. This Saturday, September 13, the artists will premiere the project in Port Chester, New York. The collaborative project was created during their residency at MAPSpace: Miranda Arts Project Space. A Tide of a Memory is inspired by the history of the Tide Mill, a prolific grain mill operated in Rye, New York during the 18th century.

LPR Presents STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL: The Music & Art of John Lurie, Now thru 9/27

(Le) Poisson Rouge haso announce Strange & Beautiful: The Music & Art of John Lurie, a festival celebrating the work of genre-twisting iconoclast John Lurie. The festival will span three concerts at Le Poisson Rouge, one concert at Town Hall, a gallery exhibition in The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge, and an exhibition at the Cavin-Morris Gallery.

Firecat Projects Presents Tony Fitzpatrick's THE MIDNIGHT CITY, Now thru 10/19

Firecat Projects, in conjunction with Steppenwolf Theatre, presents The Midnight City, written and performed by Tony Fitzpatrick with Stan Klein, today, Sept. 6-Oct. 19 in Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted. Adapted and directed by 16th Street artistic director Ann Filmer, The Midnight City features video art by Kristin Reeves, music by John Rice and Anna Fermin.

Regen Projects Presents Doug Aitken's STILL LIFE, Now thru 10/11

Regen Projects presents Still Life, an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken. Spanning a variety of media encompassing photography, sculpture, publications, sound, and single and multi-channel video installations, Aitken's work explores the modern landscape and posits possibilities for new uncharted frontiers. This exhibition, the artist's fourth solo presentation at Regen Projects, will feature an installation of new sculptural objects within a labyrinthine space designed to create an experience of unexpected encounters and a sense of mystery and discovery for the viewer to navigate.

  …        89       …    

Get Museum of Contemporary Art Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos


TICKET CENTRAL
Hot Show
Tickets From $133
Hot Show
Buy Tickets
Hot Show
Tickets From $80
Hot Show
Tickets From $77