John Cage at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

This fall, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago presents MCA DNA: John Cage, the latest installment of the MCA DNA series that features important building blocks of the MCA Collection.

Mounted for Cage’s centenary year, this exhibition  traces the productive, 25-year relationship of the celebrated avant-garde composer/artist with the MCA through works in the collection as well as archival  materials.

John Cage began his relationship with the MCA in October 1967 when he performed What Did You Bring? with fellow-Fluxus artists Alison Knowles and Dick Higgins at the opening celebration of the museum’s inaugural exhibition, Pictures to be Read/Poetry to be Seen. His work Variations VIII was also performed at the event and mushrooms were cooked as part of the performance. MCA DNA: John Cage displays over 80 objects from the MCA’s Collection that document his association with the museum, including archival materials such as letters to MCA staff and vintage photographs.

Dates: from September 1 to March 3.
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. 220 E Chicago Ave. Chicago IL 60611. USA.
Opening hours: from Wedenesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Tuesday from 10am to 8pm.