Exhibitions at the MCA Chicago

What are Jesús Rafael Soto’s Pénétrables?

Installations / 4 minutes of reading

Jesús Rafael Soto (1923-2005) was a Venezuelan kinetic artist, painter, and sculptor. This artworld icon is known for his kinetic sculptures, which he created in the mid-20th century when many artists focused on movement and illusions. Education & Influences Soto’s parents were violin Players, and due to their little income, Soto wanted to feed his […]

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Why did Jeremy Deller bring an Iraqi suicide car bomb into museums?

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

In the Imperial War Museum in London, surrounded by some of the most powerful military hardware of the last 100 years rests a rusting, crumpled car. This is a clear example of what war does. The car is a piece by Jeremy Deller and was a car that was contorted in a street bombing that

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Martin Creed fills entire museums with his balloons

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

Martin Creed’s Work Half the Air in a Given Space is a brilliantly fun way to experience interactive art. As an audience member, you find yourself pushing your way through a space, whether it be a room or a hallway or a lobby, filled (only halfway) with up to 37,000 balloons. As an audience member

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Exhibitions at the MCA Chicago

What are Jesús Rafael Soto’s Pénétrables?

Why did Jeremy Deller bring an Iraqi suicide car bomb into museums?

Martin Creed fills entire museums with his balloons

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