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Spring is the perfect time for a home refresh! Brighten up your space with our latest home and kitchen collection. https://mcachicagostore.org/collections/home

Wafaa Bilal’s (2021 Awardee) “Indulge Me,” a landmark survey of his career, examines the consumption, appropriation, and erasure of culture through performance, sculpture, and interactive technologies. Tracing his practice over the years, the exhibition places Bilal’s work in conversation with broader art histories while exposing the tensions between the United States, his self-described “comfort zone,” and Iraq, the “conflict zone.”  Using his own body as both subject and medium, Bilal explores exploitation and the destruction of cultural heritage, specifically interrogating cultural cannibalism, a process in which the culture of the other is taken apart and repurposed for consumption. The exhibition features a reconstructed room where he confined himself for a month-long performance, images from a camera surgically implanted in his head, and a golden bust of Saddam Hussein to be launched into orbit as a critique of his megalomania. In another work, 3D scans of the Winged Bull of Nineveh sculpture are embedded into the DNA of heirloom Iraqi wheat seeds. Learn more about the exhibition at the 🔗 in our bio.  🖥️ Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me 📍 MCA Chicago, Chicago, IL 📆 Through October 19, 2025 Images: Installation view, “Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me,” MCA Chicago, February 1–October 19, 2025. Photos: @bob.mov.  #WafaaBilal #MCAChicago #IraqWar #DNA

Miguel Gutierrez performs "Super Nothing" at the MCA next weekend! From Mar 28-30 only, you do not want to miss this dynamic performance. go.mcachicago.org/super-nothing Buy tickets to the two remaining On Stage performances for 20% off!

“The most important and beautiful message of Amanda’s works is that the past is not past.”—MCA Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn Read more about the powerful vision of Chicago artist Amanda Williams, whose first solo museum show was hosted at the MCA in 2017, in @nytimes: https://go.mcachicago.org/61u Learn more about Williams' 2017 solo exhibition: mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2017/amanda-williams 📸 Photo credits: "Crown Royal Bag from Color(ed) Theory Suite", 2014-16. Color photograph. 13 1/2 x 20 inches (image), signed in pencil at lower right; titled, numbered and studio stamped verso. 1 of 7 images, boxed suite, edition of 10 + 2 artist proofs. Courtesy of the artist/ McCormick Gallery. "Flamin’ Red Hots from Color(ed) Theory Suite", 2014-16. Color photograph. 13 1/2 x 20 inches (image), signed in pencil at lower right; titled, numbered and studio stamped verso. 1 of 7 images, boxed suite, edition of 10 + 2 artist proofs. Courtesy of the artist/ McCormick Gallery. Pink Oil Moisturizer from Color(ed) Theory Suite, 2014-16. Color photograph. 13 1/2 x 20 inches (image), signed in pencil at lower right; titled, numbered and studio stamped verso. 1 of 7 images, boxed suite, edition of 10 + 2 artist proofs. Courtesy of the artist/ McCormick Gallery.

"The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020" closes tonight! Stop by before 5 pm to say goodbye! mcachicago.org/thelivingend

⏳ Last chance! "The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020" closes tomorrow. See the show and take home a piece of it! Stop by the MCA Store to snag a reflective reusable tote bag, and the accompanying catalog for more info on the exhibition. Visit: mcachicago.org/thelivingend Shop: https://go.mcachicago.org/tle-tote #TheLivingEnd #MCAMuseum #ArtAndTech

From apparel and accessories to home decor, find Chicago Inspired gifts at the MCA Store. Shop the collection: https://mcachicagostore.org/collections/chicago-inspired

“Old ideas about touch, mark-making and self-expression may be long dead, but as The Living End seeks to show, painters have found there’s a lot more for pigment on canvas still to do.”—@artreview_magazine "The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020" closes this Sunday! Visit us this weekend for one last view of the past, present, and future of painting.

Tickets for EXPO CHICAGO 2025 are on sale now! 🎟️ Grab yours today: https://www.expochicago.com/tickets For more festivities, kick off the weekend with the MCA Women's Board at our Vernissage Champagne Brunch on Apr 24 🍾✨ Enjoy exclusive early access to @expochicago, cocktails, and more! https://go.mcachicago.org/vernissage25. #ExpoChicago #MCAChicago

Visit @isac_uchicago at 7 pm on March 27 for a special event with artist Wafaa Bilal, celebrating his exhibition, "Indulge Me," on view now at the MCA. Bilal will discuss his powerful work on cultural destruction, politics, and Iraqi heritage with ISAC curator Kiersten Neumann. Don’t miss it! Register now: https://go.mcachicago.org/ISAC

"Over the 30 days he lives in the room, more than 65,000 paint pellets are fired at him." Read more about "Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me," on view now at the MCA, in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's spring magazine. @saicpics https://www.saic.edu/magazine/spring25/wafaa-bilal-first-major-survey-mca

Winter is winding down, and so is "The Living End"—on view through Sunday! ❄️ Don’t miss your last chance to experience this incredible exhibition before it’s gone. Plus, explore our latest exhibitions while you're here! Admission is free from 5-9 pm today for IL residents. mcachicago.org

Sport and spectacle take front stage in an immersive new exhibition of artist Paul Pfeiffer’s work at the MCA. "Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom" opens in two months! Learn more at the link in our bio.

It's been 50 years since "Bodyworks" opened. Organized by the MCA, "Bodyworks" was the first American museum exhibition focused on the growing practice of body art in the 1970s. Featuring works by Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, Bruce Nauman, Adrian Piper, and more, the exhibition presented artists exploring self-transformation, fetish, fantasy, and the psyche, from conceptions of self-identity to physical manifestations of gender. Throughout the course of the exhibition, several events, screenings, and performances occurred, the most memorable being Chris Burden’s performance "Doomed."

What does the culmination of years of creative collaboration between a father and son look like? Find out in Dieter and Björn Roth's installation, "Balabild 5," now on view at the MCA! #MCAChicago #InstallationViews #DieterRoth

On stage at the MCA from March 28–30 only, Miguel Gutierrez creates “choreography for the end of the world,” in his latest dance performance. Visit the link in our bio for tickets!

From home décor and handmade jewelry to fun puzzles and more—shop incredible women-owned brands at the MCA Store. Shop now: mcachicagostore.org

The MCA is a one-stop shop for all of your event needs. Say "I Do" in the Sculpture Garden, entertain guests on the Terrace, host a performance in the Edlis Neeson Theater, or dine just steps away from the world's most celebrated contemporary art. Visit https://mcachicago.org/rentals to learn more.