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Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera
That was one of several questions that artist and educator Pablo Helguera posed to a group of 20 Chicago artists, writers, activists, and educators in the fall of 2024. The group had converged at the MCA as part of Helguera鈥檚 work on a new exhibition of the museum鈥檚 permanent collection. Their conversations, which ranged from the role of art in moments of uncertainty to the ways that confusion or misalignment can lead to creative possibilities, form the basis of Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera.
Curated by Helguera and representatives from the MCA鈥檚 curatorial and learning teams in response to the group鈥檚 discussions, the exhibition spans all three floors of the museum鈥檚 iconic stairwell galleries and explores themes that emerged during conversations with participants. Accompanied by the voices of the individuals whose unique perspectives on the present informed the selection of works, Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera presents well-known works from the collection in an entirely new context鈥攁 conversation between Chicagoans reckoning with the present.
Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera was made possible by the artists, writers, activists, and educators who shared their perspectives on the issues of our time. Dialogue partners include Olivia Gude, Tempestt Hazel, Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Ankit Khadgi, Maira Khwaja, S. Y. Lim, Stephanie Manriquez, Magdalena Moskalewicz, Nissa Rhee, Monica Rickert-Bolter, M茅rida M. R煤a, Pia Singh, Carlos Salazar-Lermont, Sufyan Sohel, and several others who wish to remain anonymous.
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That was one of several questions that artist and educator Pablo Helguera posed to a group of 20 Chicago artists, writers, activists, and educators in the fall of 2024. The group had converged at the MCA as part of Helguera鈥檚 work on a new exhibition of the museum鈥檚 permanent collection. Their conversations, which ranged from the role of art in moments of uncertainty to the ways that confusion or misalignment can lead to creative possibilities, form the basis of Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera.
Curated by Helguera and representatives from the MCA鈥檚 curatorial and learning teams in response to the group鈥檚 discussions, the exhibition spans all three floors of the museum鈥檚 iconic stairwell galleries and explores themes that emerged during conversations with participants. Accompanied by the voices of the individuals whose unique perspectives on the present informed the selection of works, Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera presents well-known works from the collection in an entirely new context鈥攁 conversation between Chicagoans reckoning with the present.
Collection in Conversation with Pablo Helguera was made possible by the artists, writers, activists, and educators who shared their perspectives on the issues of our time. Dialogue partners include Olivia Gude, Tempestt Hazel, Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Ankit Khadgi, Maira Khwaja, S. Y. Lim, Stephanie Manriquez, Magdalena Moskalewicz, Nissa Rhee, Monica Rickert-Bolter, M茅rida M. R煤a, Pia Singh, Carlos Salazar-Lermont, Sufyan Sohel, and several others who wish to remain anonymous.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has invited artist and educator Pablo Helguera to create an exhibition focused on its permanent collection.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has invited artist and educator Pablo Helguera to create an exhibition focused on its permanent collection.
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