Keren Cytter’s Low-Budget, Detached, but Brilliant Videos at MCA Chicago

Keren Cytter—the Israeli-born, New York-based video artist best known for her raw filmmaking and revealing storylines—is currently showing nine videos at the MCA Chicago, as part of her first large-scale show in the United States. Through her films’ multiple plotlines, languages, and genres, the artist feeds off of the detachment and disbelief that life’s absurdities can bring. Cytter’s characters repeat actions, speak in different languages, and appear devoid of emotion. On view through October 4, the show also includes live performance works and a new series of drawings.