MCA Chicago Director Madeleine Grynsztejn Announces Departure After 18-Year Tenure

Madeleine Grynsztejn, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, will step down after leading the institution for eighteen years. Her tenure, which began in 2008, included securing significant funding and organizing major retrospectives for artists such as Kerry James Marshall, Doris Salcedo, and Takashi Murakami. Grynsztejn stated that with the museum approaching its sixtieth anniversary next year, it is time for new leadership. Additionally, Tate Modern in London will present an exhibition featuring opera sets designed by David Hockney, marking the artist's ninetieth birthday. The Thompson Center in Chicago will retain its name under Google's redevelopment plans, which include retail and cultural programming.