GO BIG WINTER/SPRING 2020
ON STAGE AND IN THE GALLERIES
While MASS MoCA galleries and stages are always abuzz with changing exhibitions and performances, there are also rivers of creative energy coursing through this factory campus, just below the surface. As I write, Ledelle Moe, from South Africa, is populating our largest gallery with massive sculptures, several of which she created specifically for Building 5; huge figures, toppled and weathered, ask us to think afresh about tribute and memorialization. Dozens of screenwriters, directors, and actors from the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab are here developing new work for stage and screen. In our Assets for Artists Studios, yet another dozen artists — painters, sculptors, photographers — are wrapping up residencies that provide studio time, curatorial critiques, and a curriculum in finance and business development. Blane De St. Croix is at work fabricating the huge visual armature for his upcoming show, How to Move a Landscape, which will dramatize the geopolitics and science of the polar permafrost. Some of this work will be visible here this season, some next summer. Some will only find its public manifestation elsewhere, as it enters the cultural ecosystem beyond North Adams. Martin Puryear’s Big Bling, on the other hand — a photo of which is featured on the cover — thundered into our local landscape with a bang this fall. Looming 40' high, Big Bling is the centerpiece of a new downtown public park, to be planted this spring. The recently completed UNO and Sunshine Parks to our north, and Big Bling to our south, are the first in a series of new initiatives intended to make MASS MoCA and surrounding neighborhoods evermore connected. This season is brimming with new art: Kissing Through a Curtain is a sly show. Bill T. Jones is back in March for a mega-residency. High Mud Comedy Fest returns in April, just when we need it most. You can enjoy music, dance, theater, and art all year long at MASS MoCA...we’re at it 52 weeks a year — your full-service arts center! Visit early, visit often, become a member, and show that you appreciate the sponsors who help keep our lights on — and prices low — by giving them your business. Visit!
Joseph Thompson Director
Installation of Martin Puryear's Big Bling, 2016. Photo: Kaelan Burkett. Funding for Big Bling at MASS MoCA was provided in part by anonymous, the Barr Foundation, and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. Martin Puryear: Big Bling was commissioned by the Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, and was first exhibited by Mad. Sq. Art, the contemporary art program of the Madison Square Park Conservancy.
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DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
IAN CHANG 属
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
Sat. January 18, 8pm
Thurs. February 20, 7pm
ORGANIZED CHAOS (OUR SPECIALTY)
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COMMUNITY DAY
LIVE PODCAST
CRIMINAL
WE'RE FREE. ARE YOU?
Sat. February 22, 8pm
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LIVE MUSIC
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DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
M.A.K.U. SOUNDSYSTEM
BORDER SOUTH
Sat. January 25, 8pm
Thurs. February 27, 7pm
(Come early for Community Day!) MEMBERS
COCKTAILS with CURATORS
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LIVE MUSIC
SAM EVIAN Sat. February 29, 8pm
SUSAN CROSS ON LEDELLE MOE
Sat. February 1, 6:30pm P.5
DANCE
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VUYANI DANCE THEATRE
DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
SWARM SEASON
CION: REQUIEM OF RAVEL’S BOLÉRO
Thurs. March 5, 7pm
Sat. February 1, 8pm P.6
DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
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AMERICAN FACTORY
BECCA BLACKWELL
SCHMERMIE’S CHOICE
Thurs. February 13, 7pm
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COMEDY
LIVE MUSIC
Sat. March 7, 8pm
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LIVE MUSIC
JALEEL SHAW
TREYA LAM
Sat. February 15, 8pm
Sat. March 14, 8pm
WINTER/SPRING 2020
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EXHIBITION
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MEMBERS OPENING RECEPTION
MARK STEWART & KAREN CURLEE
Sat. March 21, 5:30–7:30pm
Tues. April 21, 8pm
THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER Studio9 at Porches
KISSING THROUGH A CURTAIN, RODRÍGUEZ, MINOLITI
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LIVE MUSIC
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
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DEEP BLUE SEA
ARTIST TALK
KIM FALER
BILL T. JONES DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO | PETER NIGRINI
Thurs. April 23, 6pm
Sat. March 21, 8pm P.12
LIVE MUSIC
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS
CAR SEAT HEADREST
ROGER C. MILLER & LUDOVICO ENSEMBLE
Sat. April 25, 8pm
Sat. March 28, 8pm P.12
IN THE GALLERIES
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INTERNATIONAL SLOW ART DAY
LIVE MUSIC
MICHAEL DAVES & FRIENDS featuring JACOB JOLLIFF
Sat. April 4, 11am
Sat. May 2, 8pm P.13
LIVE MUSIC
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS
THE CELESTIALS
BELL ORCHESTRE
Thurs. May 7, 8pm
Sat. April 4, 8pm
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POP-UP EXHIBITION
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TEEN INVITATIONAL
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
RAGA MAQAM Sat. May 9, 8pm
April 11–12
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COMEDY FESTIVAL
HIGH MUD COMEDY FESTIVAL April 17–18
ART NINJAS CAMP
Sign up your campers beginning Feb. 1 Members get early access beginning Jan. 1. massmoca.org/camps
WINTER/SPRING 2020
Wednesdays–Mondays, 10am–5pm (through May 22) Closed Tuesdays (open Tuesdays, Feb. 18 and April 21)
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Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang, To the Moon, 2019, Virtual Reality intallation
ALL-NEW VIRTUAL REALITY
LAURIE ANDERSON & HSIN-CHIEN HUANG TO THE MOON
During this all-new VR experience, the viewer is propelled into the galaxy from Earth, walks on the surface of the moon, glides through space debris, and flies through DNA skeletons, to be ultimately ejected off the side of a lunar mountain. To the Moon — another of Laurie Anderson's intensive VR experiences, “one of the artists VR was invented for” (The New York Times) — uses images and ideas from Greek mythology, literature, science, sci-fi space movies, and politics to create an imaginary and dark new moon.
On view now To the Moon was commissioned by The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark; The National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan; and National Taiwan Normal University.
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS: LIVE MUSIC + VIDEO
Saturday, January 18, 8pm
IAN CHANG
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Electronic artist/drummer Ian Chang's debut album 属 comes to life in this work-in-progress performance. Chang collaborates with visual duo Endless Endless to create a mesmerizing world of integrated sound, light, and projection that responds to his cathartic drumming. “One of music’s greatest drummers.” (NPR) CLUB B10 | $14 STUDENTS + ADVANCE $22 DAY OF | $40 PREFERRED This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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ORGANIZED CHAOS (OUR SPECIALTY)
Saturday, January 25, 10am–7pm
COMMUNITY DAY WE’RE FREE. ARE YOU?
Our annual community celebration brimming with art-making, gallery tours, live music, pop-up performances, fun photos, and tons more to inspire and explore, free for all who walk through the doors. Kidspace turns 20 this year — join the festivities as we celebrate two decades of bringing engaging exhibitions and a vibrant art studio to both children and adults. FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION ALL DAY Community Day is sponsored by MountainOne and Berkshire Gas.
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, January 25, 8pm
M.A.K.U. SOUNDSYSTEM Come for Community Day and stay for the fiery rhythms of M.A.K.U. Soundsystem, an immigrant band formed in NYC that mashes Colombian folklore, psychedelic rock, and Caribbean grooves using traditional percussion, drums, synths, base, guitar, and sizzling horns. CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS $18 ADVANCE | $28 DAY OF Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music
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DANCE
Saturday, February 1, 8pm
VUYANI DANCE THEATRE CION: REQUIEM OF RAVEL’S BOLÉRO
CO-PRESENTED with JACOB’S PILLOW
Gregory Maqoma, the South African choreographer of William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load, returns with Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro. The work weaves a narrative of greed, power, and the pain of mourning with a moving live score interrogating Ravel’s music through South African vocal traditions. HUNTER CENTER | $20 STUDENTS $35 ADVANCE | $45 DAY OF | $70 PREFERRED
Photo: John Hogg
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This program is supported in part by the Irene Hunter Fund for Dance at MASS MoCA in association with Jacob’s Pillow.
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DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
WHAT’S AT STAKE The 2020 election: Are we on the brink of the apocalypse, or a new era of enlightenment — or both? Defining issues are embedded in our documentary series, from voting rights to immigration to labor to the end of the natural world as we know it. Thursday screenings include Q&As with filmmakers.
AMERICAN FACTORY February 13 LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE February 20 BORDER SOUTH February 27 SWARM SEASON March 5 Photo courtesy of the artist
CLUB B10 | $5 STUDENTS + MEMBERS $9 ADVANCE + DAY OF | 7PM
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, February 15, 8pm
JALEEL SHAW Saxophonist and bandleader Jaleel Shaw “plays with seductive melodicism” (The Washington Post) — perfect for a post-Valentines night out. Shaw has performed and recorded with the likes of Roy Hargrove, the Mingus Big Band, Christian McBride, Chick Corea, and Jason Moran. Now fronting this thriving jazz trio, Shaw is an unstoppable force. CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music
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LIVE PODCAST
Saturday, February 22, 8pm
CRIMINAL This wildly popular true crime podcast, Criminal, comes to North Adams for a live recording of stories about people who have done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. “No matter how strange or ghastly the crime, the voice of host Phoebe Judge somehow remains implacable and oddly soothing” (The New York Times). Be part of the process as stories unfold on stage before being broadcast to millions of listeners around the globe. HUNTER CENTER $20 STUDENTS | $30 ADVANCE $40 DAY OF | $60 PREFERRED
Photo: Gevar Bonham
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, February 29, 8pm
SAM EVIAN Brooklyn-based indie pop singer-songwriter Sam Evian “wears his 1960s influences unabashedly, stirring in flecks of light psychedelia” (Pitchfork). Evian brings a sunshiny vibe—and his band—to North Adams in the depths of winter. CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music
Photo: Josh Goleman
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COMEDY
Saturday, March 7, 8pm
BECCA BLACKWELL
SCHMERMIE’S CHOICE Trans actor, performer, and writer Becca Blackwell’s stand-up special/teen zine confessional is a provocative and hilarious personal tale of being adopted into a Midwestern religious family, molested, trained to be a girl, but then plagued by the question, “How do I become a man and do I even want that?” Contains mature content CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED Photo: Allison Michael Orenstein
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, March 14, 8pm
TREYA LAM The classically trained multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Treya Lam’s cinematic songs and ethereal vocals are built on Nina Simone-inspired piano, meditative guitar, and lush chamber arrangements. Her debut album Good News was produced by Kaki King, whose musical might wowed a packed Club B10 last February. Come early for a 3pm “pop-up” performance in the galleries with Ledelle Moe: When. CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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EXHIBITION
On view beginning January 25
GAMALIEL RODRÍGUEZ
LA TRAVESÍA / LE VOYAGE
Gamaliel Rodriguez in his studio working on Figure 1839: La Travesia / Le Voyage, 2019-20. Courtesy of the artist and Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York
Gamaliel Rodríguez creates hyper-realist fictitious landscapes in ink, combining industrial and natural environments that conjure many of the abandoned infrastructure projects of his native Puerto Rico. Inspired by his residency in North Adams, which he was awarded in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation, the artist has created a 60-foot long new work on paper which conflates MASS MoCA’s repurposed-factory architecture with imagined landscapes. The technique is in itself jaw-dropping.
EXHIBITION
On view beginning January 25
AD MINOLITI
FANTASÍAS MODULARES Transforming MASS MoCA’s Prints & Drawing Gallery into an experiential stage, Argentinian artist Ad Minoliti — in her first solo museum show in the U.S. — reworks the common aesthetics and tropes of childhood stories. Presented in chapters, her new work explores the ways in which society shapes children’s gender, sexuality, and body norms from a young age. Told through a language of geometric abstraction and brilliant color, Minoliti’s narratives — which she populates with playful and fantasy-like figures, landscapes, and queer sensibility — unravel and expand our conceptions of identity. Detail of work-in-progress, Landscape, 2020
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Fantasías Modulares is made possible by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in support of MASS MoCA and the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art. Additional support is provided by Peres Projects, Berlin.
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Justin Favela, Popocatepetl e Iztaccihuatl vistos desde Atlixco, after Jose Maria Velasco, 2016, Paper and glue. 64"x 82", photo: Mikayla Whitmore
EXHIBITION
KISSING THROUGH A CURTAIN Translation is an attempt to transport something from one space to another: not just languages, but also times, bodies, minds, mediums, and cultures. Accretions of meaning form as each new context adds the grit of new associations. At a moment when isolationism and xenophobia are on the rise at a global scale, the artists in Kissing Through a Curtain ask, what place does translation — or, indeed, any attempt to communicate — occupy? Including works by Nasser Alzayani, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, Kim Faler, Justin Favela, Osman Khan, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Jimena Sarno, Clarissa Tossin, and Jessica Vaughn. During the opening celebration on March 21, please join us for a performance of taracatá trabaja, conceptualized by artist Jimena Sarno and composed and designed with musician Axel Krygier. Singers Gemma Castro, Vera Lugo, Molly Pease, and Rosalie Rodriguez will perform.
Members Opening Reception
Celebrating Kissing Through a Curtain, Gamaliel Rodríguez, and Ad Minoliti
Saturday, March 21, 5:30–7:30pm B4.2 | FREE FOR MEMBERS | $20 ADVANCE + DAY OF
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Photo: Howard Schatz © Schatz Ornstein 2018
WORK-IN-PROGRESS: DANCE
DEEP BLUE SEA
BILL T. JONES DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO | PETER NIGRINI A NEW COMMISSION BY WORK-IN-PROGRESS at
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
MASS MoCA
CO-PRESENTED with
JACOB’S PILLOW
Deep Blue Sea, which will have its world premiere at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, was developed in part during iconic choreographer Bill T. Jones’ visit to Until, Nick Cave’s momentous exhibition at MASS MoCA in 2017. This work-in-progress performance follows an artist residency that will transform our largest venue; the Hunter Center will be stretched to the very limits of its physical capacity. The work, a meditation on the nature of finding community in this confusing era of ours, will eventually incorporate a cast of 100.
Saturday, March 21, 8pm HUNTER CENTER | $20 STUDENTS | $35 ADVANCE | $45 DAY OF | $70 PREFERRED
This program is supported in part by the Irene Hunter Fund for Dance at MASS MoCA, in association with Jacob’s Pillow, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, March 28, 8pm
ROGER C. MILLER & LUDOVICO ENSEMBLE
MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET + 2 TURNTABLES Roger Miller, a MASS MoCA regular between appearances with Alloy Orchestra and Mission of Burma, blends elements of classical and rock with looped electric guitar before the evening gives way to Music for String Quartet performed by Ludovico Ensemble, with Miller joining in on the turntables. CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED
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IN THE GALLERIES
Saturday, April 4, 11am
INTERNATIONAL SLOW ART DAY Slow down, you’re looking too fast! Take your time to enjoy slow looking tours, followed by coffee and conversation with Kidspace curator Laura Thompson. FREE WITH ADMISSION
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, April 4, 8pm
BELL ORCHESTRE A Montreal-based collective that includes Arcade Fire members Richard Reed Parry and Sarah Neufeld, Bell Orchestre has tapped into a distinct energy — something like that of an approaching storm. Catch this group on its first U.S. tour in ten years. “Everything instrumental post-rock should be…brimming with sound but uncrowded and dazzling with finesse rather than force.” (Pitchfork) CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $18 ADVANCE $28 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music Photo courtesy of the artist
POP-UP EXHIBITION
April 11–12
10th Annual
TEEN INVITATIONAL The highlight of this pop-up exhibition of regional high school art makers is a rollicking Friday night award ceremony. The show then stays up all weekend. The depth and breadth of young local talent will blow your mind.
Opening celebration Friday, April 10, 7pm Core education funding is provided by the W.L.S. Spencer Foundation.
Photo: Kaelan Burkett
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The MASS MoCA Teen Invitational is supported by an anonymous donor, Cooper Meadow Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Feigenbaum Foundation, Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation in memory of Sandy and Lynn Laitman, and Holly Swett.
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COMEDY FESTIVAL
April 17–18
HIGH MUD COMEDY FESTIVAL High Mud, our annual 2-day yuk-fest, returns to North Adams featuring A-List talent on stage, in the galleries, and at the bar; a spotlight on local comedy stars; and workshops to help you hone your best bits. Keep an eye on our website for lineup announcements. massmoca.org/highmud at massmoca.org/highmud
LIVE MUSIC AT STUDIO9 AT PORCHES
Tuesday, April 21, 8pm
MARK STEWART & KAREN CURLEE THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER
Join Porches guests Bang on a Can All-Star Mark Stewart, Broadway’s Karen Curlee (both recently relocated North Adams all-stars!), and a quartet of mainstay local musicians for The Music of Cole Porter. The brand new Studio9 at Porches is perhaps the most acoustically proficient (and warm and inviting) space in New England. Check it out. STUDIO9 AT PORCHES $14 STUDENTS + ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS: CONCERT CONCERT
CAR SEAT HEADREST
On the heels of a blowout 2019 Hunter Center appearance, Car Seat Headrest returns to a favorite venue for a residency followed by a one-of-a-kind preview concert testing a new set, new lighting rig, and new stage performance, ahead of some big plans for 2020 and beyond. “The future of U.S. rock.” (The Guardian)
Saturday, April 25, 8pm HUNTER CENTER | $27 ADVANCE | $37 DAY OF | $57 PREFERRED
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ARTIST TALK
Thursday, April 23, 6pm
KIM FALER For Kissing through a Curtain, artist Kim Faler created a series of more than 20 sculptures, suspended from the gallery’s two-story ceiling. Each is a large-scale rendering of a wad of chewed bubble gum, cast in materials including metal and chalk. Faler, who is based in North Adams, explains, “I see these forms as visual manifestations of our anxiety, and an illustration of the tension that we have come to reside with.” B4.2 | FREE FOR STUDENTS + MEMBERS $9 ADVANCE + DAY OF
Kim Faler, work-in-progress commmission for Kissing Through a Curtain (MASS MoCA,Clement North Adams, MA opening March 21, 2020), Photo courtesy the artist Photo: Micky
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, May 2, 8pm
FRESHGRASS PRESENTS
MICHAEL DAVES & FRIENDS featuring
JACOB JOLLIFF Flatpicker Michael Daves, who plays with the likes of Chris Thile, Steve Martin, and Tony Trischka, grew up playing bluegrass in that grand old tradition of staying up late and singing real loud. Now heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” (The New York Times), Daves is here with friends in tow, including Yonder Mountain String Band’s Jacob Jolliff.
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CLUB B10 | $15 STUDENTS | $20 ADVANCE $30 DAY OF | $44 PREFERRED
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS: PLAY READING
Thursday, May 7, 8pm
THE CELESTIALS Did you know that North Adams was once home to the second largest Chinese population east of the Mississippi? The Celestials transports us to 1870 as seventy-five Chinese laborers — and unwitting strikebreakers — arrive in this bustling factory town. A tale of labor, love, immigration, and community, Peter Glazer’s stage adaptation of Williamstown author Karen Shepard’s mesmerizing novel (inspired by the same history as MASS MoCA’s 2008 exhibition The Nanjing Particles, by Simon Starling), The Celestials shines a light on a little known, yet startling familiar moment of our city’s history. Photo: Anna Parrino
CLUB B10 | $5 STUDENTS + MEMBERS $9 ADVANCE + DAY OF This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
WORK-IN-PROGRESS: LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, May 9, 8pm
RAGA MAQAM The newly formed ensemble Raga Maqam explores the confluences of Indian classical Raga and Maqam, which is the improvisational structure of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. This work-in-progress performance comes after a weeklong residency of intensive jamming and experimentation — expect deep grooves and never-before-heard combinations of ancient sounds. HUNTER CENTER $14 STUDENTS + ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Photo: Kevin Yatarola
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ALSO ON VIEW ANNIE LENNOX On view through February 2 SUFFERING FROM REALNESS On view through February 2 CAULEEN SMITH On view through April 5 JAMES TURRELL LOUISE BOURGEOIS LAURIE ANDERSON JENNY HOLZER SOL LEWITT TITUS KAPHAR JARVIS ROCKWELL ERRE LEDELLE MOE TOM SLAUGHTER ANISH KAPOOR SPENCER FINCH GUNNAR SCHONBECK
KIDSPACE STILL I RISE On view through May 25
SOUND ART ALLOVERS ALL THOSE VANISHED ENGINES CHANSON DU RICOCHET CLOCKTOWER PROJECT HARMONIC BRIDGE IN HARMONICITY MUSIC FOR A QUARRY
SEASONAL Weather dependent
ANSELM KIEFER Reopens May 23 MICHAEL OATMAN FRANZ WEST
SARAH OPPENHEIMER
AROUND NORTH ADAMS
MARY LUM
MIKE GLIER
JOE WARDWELL NATALIE JEREMIJENKO METABOLIC STUDIO/ OPTICS DIVISION THE BRIGHT AND HOLLOW SKY
DON GUMMER VICTORIA PALERMO MARTIN PURYEAR ERRE
MUSEUM HOURS: Wednesdays–Mondays, 10am–5pm (through May 22) Closed Tuesdays (open Tuesdays, February 18 & April 21)
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VISIONARY WEDDINGS SPACES F OR 4 0–400
WEDDINGS, CELEBRATIONS, CORPORATE RETREATS
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MAJOR SEASON SUPPORT — THANK YOU! Anonymous (2); The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Anne and Gregory Avis; Barr Foundation; Joyce Bernstein and Lawrence Rosenthal; Timur Galen and Linda Genereux; Robert L. Gold; Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Susy and Jack Wadsworth; Elisabeth Roche Wilmers; W.L.S. Spencer Foundation Alan Beller; Jennifer and Ian Deason; Scott and Ellen Hand; Orion Howard; Joan and Jim Hunter; Bill and Kelly Kaiser; Mass Cultural Council; Hans and Kate Morris; Eileen and Robert Rominger; Anders and Yukiko Schroeder; Surdna Foundation; US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development; Williams College George W. Ahl III; the Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; the Arts Build Community Initiative of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Daniel and Samantha Becker; John Burt; City of Boston; The Coby Foundation; Steven and Roberta Denning; Elizabeth Easton and James Traub; Bridget and Donald Fawcett; Chrystina Geagan Parks and James R. Parks; Susan W. Gold; Jon & Mindy Gray Family Foundation; Harold Koda and Alan Kornberg; Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation; Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation; Renee G. and Hugh McColl; Brenda R. Potter; Mark Simonian and Sheila Harley; Sheree Stomberg and Peter Firestein; Charlie Thurston; Elizabeth Wadsworth and Paul Peppis Anonymous; AVANGRID Foundation; Ellen J. Bernstein; Matthew Bliwise and Nicole Deller; Dan Carroll and Stasia Obremskey; Citigroup; Peter Dey and Phyllis Ortved; Liz Ann and Buzz Doherty; Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation; Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; Francis Greenburger and Isabelle Autones; Feigenbaum Foundation; John L. Gardiner; William F. Gorin and Mary Bernard; Andrew and Christine Hall; Matthew and Jessica Harris; Frances Hellman and Warren Breslau; Highland Street Foundation; Joey and Ragnar Horn; Peter and Marty Hurley; Elizabeth Johnson; David and Althea Kaemmer; Alix and Pam Karlan; Carol LeWitt; Dorothy Lichtenstein; Joyce Linde; The Map Fund; Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; MountainOne; Morgan Stanley Foundation; Richard Nam; Caitlin and Mitch Nash; National Endowment for the Arts; New England Foundation for the Arts; Rhode Island State Council on the Arts; Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; Ruth E. Proud Charitable Trust; Stephen and Andrea Ryan; Joan and Michael Salke; Carol and Bob Stegeman; Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute; Holly Swett Anonymous (2); Arthur I. and Susan Maier Fund, Inc.; Naomi Aberly and Laurence Lebowitz; James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams; Joan Benjamin and Laurence Cherkis; Berkshire Bank; James and Lisa Birge; Duncan and Susan Brown; Paul and Katie Buttenwieser; Kay and Elliot Cattarulla; Chip and Michele Moeller Chandler; Stacy and Eric Cochran; Michael and Licia
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Foundation; Robert Rosenkranz and Alexandra Munroe; Robert and Nancy Scerbo; Gregory Shine; John and Janie Strachan; Jennifer Trainer; the William J. & Margery S. Barrett Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; David Zicarelli and Virginia Troyer Anonymous; Irwin and Mary Ackerman; Daniel and Nancy Alcombright; Laura and Tom Bacon; Allan Chasanoff; Ellen Chisa and Tom Rudick; Barbara Close; Ellen and Casey Cogut; Gordon and Peggy Davis; Kristen Anne Ferraro and Eric Consolazio; Spencer Finch; Juliet Flynt; Andrew and Tracy Foster; Allan and Judy Fulkerson; Walter and May-Wo Giger; Mandy Greenfield and Matthew Fassler; Dustin and Gale Griffin; Donald Gummer and Meryl Streep; Dena Hardymon; the Gateway Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Harold Grinspoon Foundation; Betsy and Jack Hellmann; Thomas and Janet Holland; Lucy Holland; Ian and Madeline Hooper; Jon and Jennifer Klein; Phyllis Lambert; Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder; Persis Levy; John and Nina Lipkowitz; Monica M. Mackey; Maud Mandel and Steve Simon; Poppi Massey; Timothy and Elizabeth Mayhew; Leslie and Richard Morgenthal; Lisa and Anthony Nasch; Marsha Norman; Bo and Katherine Peabody; Tom and Cathy Ralys; Lisa Rosenthal; Richard Rothman and Melissa Salten; Jack and Jamie Rubin; Ellen Seidman; Erica Seldin and Micah Wilson; Howard Shapiro; Rick Sharp; Christopher Sharples; Mary E. Singer; Gibson Smith; Leigh and Reggie Smith; David Snyder and Sara Coffey; Michael Starn; Richard and Janet Stratton; Tighe Sullivan; William Susman and Emily Glasser; Lauren and Ben Svenson; Bradley Svrluga and Julia Bowen; Allie and Patrick Sweeney; Jay and Rachel Tarses; Mark and Amy Tercek; Peter and Laurie Thomsen; Howard Williams and Thalassa Curtis JUST MARRIED AT MASS MoCA
Luke Adler & Lizzie Nastro Alyssa Green & Andrea Crow Michelle Lahnemann & Chris Fuller Danielle Cassagio & Jeff Shapiro Marvin Lowenthal & Rebecca Hausner Meghan Crump & Daniel Cook Felica Tumaneg & Michael Levitan Meghan DeMarsh & Peter Goodman Mark Mancini & Tez “Bank” Chantaruchirakorn Madeline Jacobs & Peter Drivas Kathryn Andersen & William Day Sarah Novatt & Mark Schulz Meghan McCluskey & Simon Giroux
VISIT BOX OFFICE & INFORMATION
LIVE EVENTS
413.662.2111 | massmoca.org 1040 MASS MoCA Way North Adams, MA 01247
Reserve tickets for all performances, even if admission is free. All performances and artists are subject to change, and often sell out. No refunds or exchanges. All events are rain or shine.
HOURS
Through May 22 Wednesdays–Mondays, 10am–5pm Closed Tuesdays (open Tuesdays, February 18 & April 21) May 23–October 12 Open every day, 10am–6pm (Open late some nights)
MASS MoCA is committed to accessibility; please inquire if we can assist. accessibility@massmoca.org | 413.662.2111 x 1
PLAN YOUR VISIT
“North Adams is a fantastic setting with a thriving young cultural community and restaurants to match.” — Google Review
MUSEUM ADMISSION
(Good for 2 days in a row!) Adults $20 Seniors / Veterans $18 Students w/ ID $12 Kids (6-16) $8 Mass. EBT / WIC / Connector Care $2 Kids under 6 and museum members — including students from Bennington College, MCLA, Williams College, Yale University, and Buxton School — always visit for free. Admission to Kidspace is always free. The ArtBar is available on weekends, holidays, and during Massachusetts school breaks.
TICKET DEALS
3 Museums $34 MASS MoCA, The Clark, and save 20% at Williams College Museum of Art store
ArtCountry $40 MASS MoCA, The Clark, Williams College Museum of Art, Bennington Museum Norman Rockwell $34 MASS MoCA, Norman Rockwell Museum Tanglewood Combo Ticket* 2 Tanglewood lawn tickets + Museum admission for 2 adults *Some restrictions apply
ACCESSIBILITY
$60
MUSEUM TOURS
( free with admission) Through May 22 Every day, 11am + 1pm Museum Highlights Every day, 3pm Spotlight Talk
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FOOD & DRINK & SHOPPING
MASS MoCA Store shop.massmoca.org | 413.664.4481 x7 50 Spring Street, Williamstown | 413.652.2143 Lickety Split Café licketysplitatmassmoca.com | 413.346.4560 A-oK Berkshire Barbeque aokbbq.com | 917.561.6800 Bright Ideas Brewing brightideasbrewing.com | 413.346.4460 Galleries at 1315 MASS MoCA Way Ferrin Contemporary | 413.346.4004 CYNTHIA-REEVES | 413.398.5257 Gramercy Bistro gramercybistro.com | 413.663.5300 ROAM: A Xtina Parks Gallery xtina.photo | 413.663.8000 Subway Sandwich Shop 1 Main Street, North Adams | 413.664.8020 Tunnel City Coffee tunnelcitycoffee.com | 413.398.5304
SMILE
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MARTIN PURYEAR’S BIG BLING EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK CITY AND PHILADELPHIA BEFORE FINDING A HOME IN NORTH ADAMS. Martin Puryear, Big Bling, 2016. Photo: Kaelan Burkett
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You don’t have to leave your hotel to sample some of the Berkshires’ greatest works of art. Porches takes its artistic inspiration from its vaunted neighbor, MASS MoCA, which is located directly across the street. An eclectic mix of retro granny chic and unique works make this an art lover’s paradise. When you’re ready to head out, discover The Clark and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
THE BERKSHIRE ART SCENE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
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