Part 1: Focus on Chicago
January 19 - April 20, 2008

Part 2
March 16 - June 1, 2008

Comprising objects in all media, the MCA Collection is a vital part of the museum's programs. Since its inception, the collection has grown each year through gifts and selected purchases. The MCA has been fortunate to receive several gifts over the last few years and in honor of the museum's 40th-anniversary celebration, several of which will be on view for the first time.

The first of this two-part presentation brings together the work of current and former Chicago-based artists who represent an ongoing focus in the MCA Collection and are dynamic participants in the artistic community. The exhibition includes works by Rashid Johnson, Laura Letinsky, Kerry James Marshall, Dan Peterman, Jason Salavon, Joe Scanlan, Melanie Schiff, Tony Tasset, and Scott Wolniak. The works in this exhibition relate to each other under the loose themes of recycling, re-use, and appropriation.

The second part of the exhibition includes a broader scope of major recent acquisitions by internationally recognized artists. These exhibitions are organized by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Pamela Alper Associate Curator.