After the death of their “First Friday” events in 2014, the MCA adopted a new style of event called Prime Time which would occur a few times a year and be more expansive and high profile than their monthly events.Read more…
Where Art is Now.
Not what, not who, not how, but where. Where Art is Now. The MCA’s tagline is quick and cheeky—a definition of the contemporary that is comfortable, explicit, accessible, and, well, objectively true. In 2011 the MCA Vision Campaign reformulated theRead more…
No Loitering: Jaar’s Radical Approach to the Museum Photograph & Film
In the MCA’s photography exhibition WITNESS, the museum draws from its permanent collection to depict the photographer as both artist and spectator- an exploration of the finite encounter behind the photograph rather than the infinite interpretations the photograph evokes. TheRead more…
A New Look at Old Ideas
“What do ballistic gel blocks, a television commercial, business logos, a large-scale video production of gunfire, and a discarded Honda Dream motorcycle have in common?” When I walked into the MCA’s exhibition featuring The Propeller Group, this question first greetedRead more…