Thank you for Alan Artner’s interview with Robert Fitzpatrick of the Museum of Contemporary Art (“Provoking the Museum of Contemporary Art,” June 28). Each time I visit the new MCA building, I find myself comparing it to the old building and thinking about the peculiarities of each place.
Here are some changes which I would like to see.
The acquisitions of the museum have become too important. The galleries where they are currently exhibited should be used for presenting new shows. The MCA has been best when it focused on what it can bring to Chicago, instead of what it “has.”
Another change is the sense of accessibility. The old sideward entrance has, in a more secretive way, been continued. Frankly, the imposing grand staircase on the west needs to be violated and the entrance in the northwest corner needs to be emphasized. I went up those stairs once. I think it might be fun if they could be in a permanent state of exploded rubble, which had to be passed through to get to the entrance.
The carpet is not a problem, it is a peculiarity.
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