SUMMER 2018
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ON STAGE, IN THE GALLERIES, AND OUTDOORS!
Dear Friends, This summer MASS MoCA is awash in music (which is not news, except this year is a tsunami wave of really great, back-to-back concerts) and painting (which is quite rare for us—in itself strange for a museum of art). Courtney Barnett, Debbie Harry, and Neko Case are a juggernaut of fiercely independent women whose music is charged with intellect and powerful rock ‘n’ roll…which is to say nothing of The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, and a wide array of other headline performers, including Ray LaMontagne, Carly Simon, Bang on a Can, LADAMA, The Soul Rebels, and hometown favorite Paul de Jong. We’ll be rolling out the mega-screens for Rudolph Valentino’s last flick, The Son of the Sheik, with live accompaniment by perennial favorite Alloy Orchestra, and another classic, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which we’ll screen on the final frontier of our local airport runway. The Lure of the Dark is a knock-out show of elegant and moody paintings of the night. Rachel Howard’s piercingly beautiful works cast new light on our long-term Joseph Beuys installation in Paintings of Violence: Why I am not a mere Christian. Allison Janae Hamilton’s Pitch is an eerie evocation of northern Florida that examines race, folk tradition, and the reverb of slavery in the turpentine industry of the Deep South. Hundreds of thousands of guests enjoyed our expansion last summer, of which The New York Times notes, “In a time when populism is suspect in many quarters, MASS MoCA gives it a good name...Its mission seems to be to appeal to everyone, both the entry-level art lover and the sophisticated one.” This summer there is yet more Laurie Anderson, a fresh installation of rarely seen Sol LeWitt Structures, and a magical mirror work by Anish Kapoor that in itself is worth the trip. In fact, across the galleries, we have 150,000 sq. ft. of freshly installed contemporary art. If you think you know MASS MoCA, we’re sure you’ll find that, like every summer, the whole place seems new. Take part soon, and often,
Joseph Thompson, Director, MASS MoCA P.S. The Chalet, Dean Baldwin’s Canadian deep-woods-sculptureturned-bar, came alive last summer with free entertainment and hyper-local, craft-brewed beer. We’ll see you there—at our riverside beer garden—most Thursday nights in July and August (and for lunch!).
FREE FOR EVERYONE
LIVE MUSIC
KIDSPACE FAMILY DAY
THE SOUL REBELS
Sat. May 26, 11am–2pm
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Sat. May 26, 8pm
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OPENING RECEPTION
LIVE MUSIC + VIDEO
TARYN SIMON
PAUL DE JONG
Sat. May 26, 5:30pm
with MATTHEW GOLD
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Sat. June 9, 8pm p. 4
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LIVE MUSIC
THE DECEMBERISTS
GRIZZLY BEAR
Fri. June 15, 8pm
Sat. June 16, 8pm
with KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH p. 5
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KIDSPACE OPENING RECEPTION
PERFORMANCE
COME TO YOUR SENSES
SALLY TAYLOR & FRIENDS
Sat. June 23, 11am–1pm
Sat. June 23, 7pm
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BEER GARDEN
SUMMER HOURS BEGINNING JUNE 23
Sun.–Wed. 10am–6pm Thurs.–Sat. 10am–7pm
LIVE MUSIC
THE CHALET most Thursdays beginning June 28 (and Friday, July 27) 5:30pm to last call p. 8
LIVE MUSIC
RAY LAMONTAGNE with Very Special Guest NEKO CASE
Fri. June 29, 7pm
LADAMA CUBAN MUSIC TO OPEN
Sat. July 7, 8pm
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LIVE MUSIC
FESTIVAL
BANG ON A CAN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL daily recitals at 1:30 & 4:30 July 12–28 p.11
COURTNEY BARNETT with VAGABON
Thurs. July 12, 8pm p. 9
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FESTIVAL
COMEDY
JOSH SHARP SINGS! LIVE!
KIDS CAN TOO! Sat. July 21, 11:30am
Sat. July 14, 8pm p.10
FESTIVAL
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BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS JULIA WOLFE’S ANTHRACITE FIELDS
Sat. July 21, 8pm p.12 FESTIVAL
BANG ON A CAN COMPOSERS CONCERT Mon. July 23, 4:30pm p.12 LIVE MUSIC
BANG ON A CAN MARATHON with STEVE REICH
Sat. July 28, 4–10pm p.12 PERFORMANCE IN THE GALLERY
BLONDIE with AND THE KIDS
Fri. August 3, 7pm p.13
FILM + LIVE MUSIC
TECHNE: EXTENSION EXORCISES
ALLOY ORCHESTRA
LIZ GLYNN/KAREN ADELMAN/ COREY FOGEL
Sat. August 11, 8pm
Sat. August 4, 12–5pm p.21 MOVIE AT THE AIRPORT
THE SON OF THE SHEIK p.14
LIVE MUSIC
STAR TREK II:
THE WRATH OF KHAN
JAIMEO BROWN TRANSCENDENCE
Fri. August 17, 8pm
Sat. August 18, 8pm
Rain date: August 19 p.14 LIVE MUSIC
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LIVE PODCAST
ROOMFUL OF TEETH Fri. August 24, 8pm p.15
THE GREATEST GENERATION PODCAST Sat. August 25, 8pm p.16
LIVE MUSIC
FESTIVAL
CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES Sat. September 1, 8pm
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FREE FOR EVERYONE
Saturday, May 26, 11am–2pm
KIDSPACE FAMILY DAY
with WES SAM-BRUCE AND SARA AUSTER
Fun family art hang Hang out with artist and play-master Wes Sam-Bruce (whose whimsical work is now on view at Kidspace) to create a fantastical outdoor sculpture beneath the upside-down trees, immerse yourself in a sound bath, and enjoy hands-on art-making during this celebration of creativity, family, and fun. KIDSPACE & COURTYARD A FREE FOR EVERYONE
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, May 26, 8pm
THE SOUL REBELS Shout-along musical mayhem This may be New Orleans’ biggest, brashest, and best brass ensemble. The Soul Rebels bring what the Village Voice called “the missing link between Public Enemy and Louis Armstrong” to North Adams for an evening of horns and hip-hop. Famous for adventurous covers ranging from Daft Punk to the Eurythmics to Bruno Mars, the Rebels’ high-energy, genre-hopping sound is an inevitable dance party. Come early to see Taryn Simon’s new exhibition in the galleries. COURTYARD C or HUNTER CENTER $22 STUDENTS | $24 ADVANCE | $34 DAY OF
Photo by Zack Smith
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LIVE MUSIC + VIDEO
Saturday, June 9, 8pm
PAUL
DE JONG
with MATTHEW GOLD
Found sound savant As co-founder and cellist of the beloved collage-pop duo The Books, Paul de Jong is a long-time MASS MoCA favorite. Infectiously catchy and daringly experimental, his work is infused with deep musical invention and riveting visual drama. Vocalist Jennifer Cavanaugh guests, and percussionist Matthew Gold warms up the house. Photo by Reinout van Wagtendonk
DRÉ PAVILION or CLUB B10 | $12 STUDENTS $12 ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF | $36 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music
LIVE MUSIC
Friday, June 15, 8pm
THE DECEMBERISTS Exuberant nihilism, apocalyptic dance party The Decemberists’ eighth studio album I’ll Be Your Girl marks an exciting departure for these Portland, Oregonbased indie rock veterans. Working with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey), the band embraces influences such as Roxy Music and New Order—and they own it. Photo by Holly Andres
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“As great a testament to band democracy as I’ve seen onstage” —Pitchfork
LIVE MUSIC
GRIZZLY BEAR
with KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH Grizzly Bear burst onto the music scene in 2006 with its breakthrough Yellow House, a labyrinthine and beautiful collection of songs full of trap doors and back alleys. In the decade since, the band’s four members have each pursued colorful careers, occasionally reuniting to make new music as a true ensemble. The band’s fifth and latest album Painted Ruins showcases this richly talented group of individual thinkers — and rockers — at the height of their songwriting and performance power. Great on vinyl, their live performances are truly outstanding with consummate showmanship, crisp production values, and memorable presence.
Saturday, June 16, 8pm COURTYARD C or HUNTER CENTER | $32 ADVANCE | $40 DAY OF | $50 PREFERRED $1 IS DONATED TO EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY FOR EACH TICKET PURCHASED.
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KIDSPACE EXHIBITION
Opening Reception Saturday, June 23, 11am–1pm
COME TO YOUR SENSES
ART TO SEE, SMELL, HEAR, TASTE, AND TOUCH A Consenses Project, by Sally Taylor A sensory feast that features work by visual artists, poets, dancers, musicians, perfumers, chefs, and sculptors, Come to Your Senses asks artists to respond to each other’s art — a multimedia game of “telephone,” catalyzed with paintings by local students. KIDSPACE | ALWAYS FREE FOR EVERYONE Principal support for Come to Your Senses is provided by the Arthur I. and Susan Maier Fund and an anonymous donor.
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, June 23, 7pm
AN EVENING WITH SALLY TAYLOR & FRIENDS COME TO YOUR SENSES ON STAGE
Celebrate the opening of Come to Your Senses with an intimate one-night-only concert featuring acoustic performances from musical greats, including the legendary Carly Simon with her family Ben Taylor and Sophie Hiller; Consenses project curator Sally Taylor, also of the famed folk family; fellow next generation R+B sensation Kori Withers, daughter of Bill Withers; blues guitarist Eric Erdman; and hip hop artist and producer John Forte, formerly of the Fugees; with a dance performance by Alison Manning and Jesse Keller. Photo courtesy the artist
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LIVE MUSIC
RAY LAMONTAGNE
with Very Special Guest NEKO CASE Ten years ago Ray LaMontagne released his first album, TROUBLE, a gold-certified start to an ambitious, Grammy Award-winning career that’s encompassed five albums (including this year’s critically praised Part of the Light), several EPs, and a slew of soundtrack compilations and arresting live performances. His gravelly voice, his intricate and often unexpected musical phrasing, and his poignant lyrics make LaMontagne one of today’s most important singer-songwriters. V/S/G Neko Case is a consummate, fearless artist with a fierce work ethic and seemingly endless capacity to search within herself. Both artists are here with their stellar bands for what promises to be a revelatory MASS MoCA moment.
Friday, June 29, 7pm JOE’S FIELD (RAIN OR SHINE) $52 THROUGH MAY 31 | $57 ADVANCE | $66 DAY OF
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BEER GARDEN
THE CHALET Our summer fun spot promises frothy beverages, riverside regulars, and friendly new faces when we fire up The Chalet, Oh, Canada artist Dean Baldwin’s-sculpture-turned-riverside-beer-garden for just one night each week. Summer’s most precious memories happen here — in the midst of the museum, to the hum of local music, under the Berkshire stars.
Summer Thursdays (and a Friday!) beginning June 28, 5:30pm
JUNE 28: DJ ELIXER + IAMSAM JULY 5: RACHEL LAITMAN JULY 12: THE CHALET IS CLOSED— COME TO COURTNEY BARNETT, FOLKS! JULY 19: EAVESDROP JULY 26: KARL MULLEN AND FRIENDS FRIDAY, JULY 27: BANG ON A CAN—COVERS NIGHT AUGUST 2: PINEDROP AUGUST 9: DIRTY BIRD WITH ELIZA EDENS AUGUST 16: RIVERSIDE BROTHERS AUGUST 23: ANNIE GUTHRIE AUGUST 30: DRAG NIGHT WITH THE WEEKEND WARRIORS also open for lunch and ice cream most days!
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LIVE MUSIC
COURTNEY BARNETT with VAGABON
Aussie songwriter Courtney Barnett’s 2015 debut sometimes i sit and think, and sometimes i just sit brought her worldwide acclaim, culminating in a Grammy nod for Best New Artist. With a much-anticipated second solo effort just released (on the heels of a stellar collaboration with Kurt Vile), this show will be a hot ticket. Be here for every grungy guitar lick, and come early for an opening set by Vagabon, “an indie rock game changer” (Pitchfork) led by the Cameroon-born singer Laetitia Tamko.
Thursday, July 12, 8pm COURTYARD D (RAIN OR SHINE) $27 ADVANCE | $37 DAY OF | $47 PREFERRED
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, July 7, 8pm
LADAMA
with CUBAN MUSIC TO OPEN THE SHOW
“Irresistible spirit and universal appeal” –NPR An ensemble of women who hail from every corner of the Americas, LADAMA performs a Pan-Latin blend of original music and traditional songs. The group formed at OneBeat, a fellowship that promotes cultural diplomacy through international collaboration—and hard-hitting social engagement is an important part of LADAMA’s mission, and sound. Prepare for a dynamic evening of rhythm and energetic song that communicates across continents. We predict some dancing on the Dré. Photo by Sea Robin Studios
DRÉ PAVILION or CLUB B10 | $12 STUDENTS $12 ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF | $36 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music COMEDY
Saturday, July 14, 8pm
JOSH SHARP SINGS! LIVE! (A COMEDY SHOW)
D’Angelo detour Josh Sharp is a NYC-based comedian best known for his role as a citizen journalist in Comedy Central’s “The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper.” His delightfully lewd musical “F*cking Identical Twins” did a year-long NYC run and is in development as a feature at 20th Century Fox. He’s here with a music-and-comedy performance that exists entirely within one long cover of a D’Angelo song. Yes! DRÉ PAVILION or CLUB B10 | $12 STUDENTS $12 ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF | $36 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music Photo courtesy the artist
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FESTIVAL
BANG ON A CAN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 12–28 Three decades ago, composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe noticed something missing in the universe of music: a zone between rock, jazz, classical, and folk where new forms of musical expression could find new audiences and new players. A composer combining electric guitar, exuberant percussion, and classical instrumentation needed a place to collaborate with a musician experimenting with minimal beats and Appalachian fiddling. So they invented a new world of music, and called it Bang on a Can. When Bang on a Can was searching for a place to roll out their own summer festival, they wanted to d raw connections between groundbreaking music and groundbreaking art; they knew their listeners were perhaps more likely to emerge from Chelsea art galleries than from a conventional symphony hall, and would perhaps be more at home at a rock music festival thana traditional opera house. For most of the month of July, for 17 years now, Bang on a Can has been expanding their world of music on the MASS MoCA campus— presenting dozens of concerts in our courtyards and galleries, and on our stages. Sometimes elaborately staged, sometimes raw and vividly improvisational, the music is always powerful and fresh (and frequently impossible to describe). Pop-up performances most days at 1:30pm and 4:30pm.
Festival schedule: massmoca.org/bang This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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BANG ON A CAN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL July 12–28
Festival schedule: massmoca.org/bang Every day except Sundays
RECITALS IN THE GALLERIES 1:30PM Early-afternoon performances feature fresh music:
experimental, raw, often only days (or minutes) old. 4:30PM Performances are often drawn from more established Photo by Jason Reinhold
works, well-known composers, and pieces written by Bang founders and faculty.
Saturday, July 21, 8pm
BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS JULIA WOLFE’S ANTHRACITE FIELDS
“A major, profound work.” –Los Angeles Times
Photo by Chris Lee
The electric Bang on a Can All-Stars team with the transcendent voices of Choir of Trinity Wall Street for Julia Wolfe’s haunting, poignant, and relentlessly physical Anthracite Fields, an examination of the coal-mining industry so musically and socially provocative that it netted the 2015 Pulitzer. With visually stunning projections, Anthracite Fields draws on oral histories, interviews, speeches, geography, local rhymes, and coal advertisements to create a work honoring the region’s people who persevered, endured, and fueled a nation.
Saturday, July 28, 4–10pm
MARATHON with STEVE REICH
More than 60 performers in more than 20 performances make up 6 hours of magical music and mayhem. Come early and stay long — the Hunter will be flowing with familiar and just-composed music, while the courtyard is full of friends and food. One of our favorite and most lively days of the year, this year features works by another favorite, guest composer Steve Reich. Photo by Jean-Baptiste Millot for Qobuz
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TICKETS FOR BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS AND THE MARATHON: HUNTER CENTER | $12 STUDENTS | $12 ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF $36 PREFERRED | $5 MEMBERS
LIVE MUSIC
BLONDIE
with AND THE KIDS Blondie came howling out of the downtown scene to storm mainstream radio and nascent MTV at the very moment that punk and new wave launched a hostile takeover of popular music. The band’s major hits—Call Me, One Way or Another, Heart of Glass, and Rapture— remain timeless. Debbie Harry endures as a force to be reckoned with, prowling the stage and belting out fan favorites with the same ferocious energy that made Blondie’s CBGB shows a thing of legend.
Friday, August 3, 7pm JOE’S FIELD (RAIN OR SHINE) | $55 ADVANCE | $65 DAY OF | $75 PREFERRED
Music at MASS MoCA is sponsored by The Porches Inn.
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FILM + LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, August 11, 8pm
ALLOY ORCHESTRA: THE SON OF THE SHEIK
Passion! Betrayal! Redemption! Starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky, this last and finest of Valentino’s films (he died suddenly just as it was released in 1926) solidified his reputation as the silver screen’s greatest lover. Alloy Orchestra’s propulsive score amplifies the action and drama to a fevered pitch. COURTYARD C or HUNTER CENTER $12 STUDENTS | $12 ADVANCE $22 DAY OF | $36 PREFERRED Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music
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MOVIE AT THE AIRPORT
Friday, August 17, 8pm Gates open at 7 Rain date: Sunday, August 19
MOVIE AT THE AIRPORT STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Live long and prosper MASS MoCA beams up to the North Adams airport for a screening of this 1982 sci-fi classic on the largest movie screen in the galaxy. While Captain Kirk (William Shatner) faces off against his genetically engineered nemesis Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) in a battle for the future of humanity, we sit back and enjoy drive-in movie style food and drinks, as distant mountain views give way to the mesmerizing night sky. KAQW HARRIMAN-WEST AIRPORT, NORTH ADAMS
(near Stop & Shop, off Route 2) JUST $2 PER PERSON; FREE FOR FLY-INS AND KIDS 5 AND UNDER
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LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, August 18, 8pm
JAIMEO BROWN TRANSCENDENCE featuring CHRIS SHOLAR & JALEEL SHAW
Musician Jaimeo Brown, performing with his ensemble, Transcendence, fuses jazz, hip-hop, and blues. Presented in confluence with Allison Janae Hamilton’s exhibition, Pitch, the evening will include Brown’s provocative piece Work Songs — which samples the sounds and music of unknown laborers. With songs of the jailhouse, the coal mine, and the gandy dancer, Brown argues that through music we can transcend oppression and the traditional constraints of creativity. Preferred ticket buyers are invited to a gallery tour and recital at 3pm. DRÉ PAVILION or CLUB B10 | $14 STUDENTS $14 ADVANCE | $24 DAY OF | $38 PREFERRED Photo by Rebecca Meek
This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music LIVE MUSIC
Friday, August 24, 8pm
ROOMFUL OF TEETH “Music for the 21st century” —The Nation Roomful of Teeth, the ensemble of Grammy Award-winning vocal titans led by Williams College professor Brad Wells, returns to its summer home at MASS MoCA creating new works and honing techniques. Teeth’s residency culminates in unforgettable performances, this year to include works by Bryce Dessner of The National and a world premiere of local musical mastermind Nick Zammuto’s ToBeGinAGain. Get tickets early for this one. HUNTER CENTER | $16 STUDENTS $16 ADVANCE | $26 DAY OF | $40 PREFERRED Photo by Jason Reinhold
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LIVE PODCAST
Saturday, August 25, 8pm
THE GREATEST GENERATION PODCAST STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
The final frontier This self-proclaimed “Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast” focuses its phasers on the hilarious and beloved classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (which you can see on a jumbo screen in its entirety at our airport screening on 8/17), with projections, trivia, and witty commentary — a banner night for Trekkies, and a real good time for the rest of us voyagers. DRÉ PAVILION or CLUB B10 | $12 STUDENTS $12 ADVANCE | $22 DAY OF | $36 PREFERRED
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, September 1, 8pm
CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES Hammond B3 master As a member of jazz-R&B collective Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry has won three Grammy Awards and earned a spot on the proverbial Mount Rushmore, among the greats who play contemporary keys. His newest endeavor is the flaming hot Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles — a blend of funk, gospel, and jazz that sends limbs flailing. COURTYARD C or HUNTER CENTER $22 STUDENTS | $24 ADVANCE | $34 DAY OF Sponsored by the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music Photo courtesy the artist
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Great music uprooted TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND INDIGO GIRLS | RICKY SKAGGS AND KENTUCKY THUNDER RHIANNON GIDDENS | STEEP CANYON RANGERS ALISON BROWN | ALTAN | DELLA MAE KEITH LITTLE & MOLLY TUTTLE | THE MAMMALS THE WHISKEY TREATY ROADSHOW | MOLSKY’S MOUNTAIN DRIFTERS DAROL ANGER WITH EMY PHELPS, MAEVE GILCHRIST & FRIENDS: MUSIC FOR OUR PEOPLE | LEYLA McCALLA THE LONESOME DAYS | EMILY KEENER PLUCKIN’: A BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD THE FRESHGRASS AWARD: 35 MUSICIANS COMPETE THE FRESHGRASS COMMISSION: MUSIC COMPOSED JUST FOR YOU FRESHSCORES: SILENT FILM WITH ORIGINAL LIVE MUSIC MORE THAN 50 BANDS IN ALL WORKSHOPS ★ LUTHIERS ★ CAMPING ★ FARM STANDS EPIC JAMS ★ WIN A CUSTOM GUITAR
September 14–16 freshgrass.com
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FOR MEMBERS
COCKTAILS WITH CURATORS Dive deep into museums, exhibitions, and art. Wednesday, June 20, 5:30pm Alexandra Foradas / Taryn Simon: Assembled Audience + A Cold Hole Thursday, July 12, 5:30pm Susan Cross / The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night Wednesday, August 8, 5:30pm Laura Thompson / Sally Taylor: Come to Your Senses: Art to See, Smell, Hear, Taste, and Touch FOR MEMBERS
MEMBERS LOUNGE Relax and raise a glass with fellow enthusiasts before the show. Saturday, June 16, 7pm Grizzly Bear with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Thursday, July 12, 7pm Courtney Barnett with Vagabon Friday, August 3, 6pm Blondie with And The Kids
Photo by Jason Reinhold
FOR MEMBERS
MEMBERS HOURS Experience James Turrell and Laurie Anderson’s immersive exhibitions without the crowds. No appointments necessary. Thursdays: 5–6pm through June 21 and beginning September 6 7–8pm June 28–August 30 Saturdays: 10–11am through June 16 and beginning September 8 9–10am June 23–September 1 Photo by Christin DeFord
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EXHIBITION
TARYN SIMON ASSEMBLED AUDIENCE + A COLD HOLE
In A Cold Hole, the gallery floor is replaced by an expanse of ice with a square hole cut from its center, exposing the dark water beneath. Inside Assembled Audience, thousands of individually recorded claps combine in an applauding crowd. With these new installations, Taryn Simon activates the rituals of the cold water immersion and applause, examining the ways in which individual action and collective belief can reinforce — or disrupt — systems of power.
On view beginning May 27 Members Opening Reception Saturday, May 26, 5:30–7pm FREE FOR MEMBERS | $20 NOT-YET-MEMBERS
RSVP to 413.664.4481 x8112 or members@massmoca.org Principal exhibition support is provided by Raymond Learsy and Mary Ann and Bruno A. Quinson. This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities. Major exhibition support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and the Mass Cultural Council.
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EXHIBITION
On view now
THE LURE OF THE DARK
CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS CONJURE THE NIGHT Sex, death, romance, terror, wonder, alienation, and freedom — fourteen painters explore the many moods of night and the light that illuminates the darkness, featuring images of the otherworldly experience of a total eclipse, the chaos and thrill of New York City streets at night, and singer Lana Del Rey enveloped in a cloud of shimmering confetti. Principal exhibition support is provided by the Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund, a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Linda Genereux and Timur Galen; and Pam and Alix Karlan. Major exhibition support is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and the Mass Cultural Council.
Sam McKinniss, American Idol (Lana), 2018 Photo by Aden Seeley
EXHIBITION
On view now
ALLISON JANAE HAMILTON PITCH
Boiling swamps and tall pines, waiting alligators, wild horses, hand-painted yard signs, and the smell of turpentine: Allison Janae Hamilton evokes a terrain influenced by the southern landscape and the intersection of myth, music, and place. Major exhibition support is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Allison Janae Hamilton, Brecencia and Pheasant II. 2018
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EXHIBITION
On view now
RACHEL HOWARD PAINTINGS OF VIOLENCE (WHY I AM NOT A MERE CHRISTIAN)
In a powerful installation of ten blood-red paintings and one sculpture, Rachel Howard contends with “intelligent violence…the acts of a steady calm hand on a greater scale: maximum damage, planned and calmly executed.” Rachel Howard, Paintings of Violence (Why I am not a mere Christian), 2011–2016
Principal exhibition support is provided by the Bohen Foundation. Major exhibition support is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
EXHIBITION
On view now
ETEL ADNAN
A YELLOW SUN A GREEN SUN A YELLOW SUN A RED SUN A BLUE SUN For Arab-American poet and artist Etel Adnan, language is both complicated and beloved, but painting channels pure expression. Etel Adnan: A yellow sun A green sun a yellow sun A red sun a blue sun 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, and with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. Etel Adnan Untitled, 2015 Courtesy the artist
PERFORMANCE
Saturday, August 4, 12–5pm
TECHNE: EXTENSION EXORCISES LIZ GLYNN / KAREN ADELMAN / COREY FOGEL
Vocalist Karen Adelman and experimental percussionist Corey Fogel will join Liz Glynn in a durational activation of her installation, inserting live music, spoken text, and performance. Photo by Douglas Mason
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EXHIBITIONS
ALSO ON VIEW IN THE GALLERIES
KIDSPACE
JAMES TURRELL
WES SAM-BRUCE On view through May 28
JENNY HOLZER SOL LEWITT LAURIE ANDERSON LOUISE BOURGEOIS GUNNAR SCHONBECK
SEASONAL ANSELM KIEFER On view beginning May 26
ANISH KAPOOR
DEAN BALDWIN On view beginning June 28
DAWN DEDEAUX & LONNIE HOLLEY
DON GUMMER
NATASHA BOWDOIN
MARKO REMEC
SPENCER FINCH
ZAROUHIE ABDALIAN
JANICE KERBEL
MICHAEL OATMAN
JOE WARDWELL
DRÉ WAPENAAR
MARY LUM
FRANZ WEST
NATALIE JEREMIJENKO
RICHARD NONAS
METABOLIC STUDIO
STEPHEN VITIELLO
BARBARA ERNST PREY SARAH CROWNER CHRIS DOMENICK JULIANNE SWARTZ JOSEPH BEUYS MICAH LEXIER JARVIS ROCKWELL CHRISTINA KUBISCH PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE On view through June 6
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AROUND TOWN VICTORIA PALERMO WALTER FÄHNDRICH UPSIDE-DOWN TREES: REPLANTED MIKE GLIER BRUCE ODLAND & SAM AUINGER KLAAS HÜBNER & ANDREW SCHROCK
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MAJOR SEASON SUPPORT Anonymous; Allen & Company; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Anne and Gregory Avis; Barr Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services, Government Agency; Daniel R. Lewis; Mass Cultural Council; Brenda R. Potter Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; Alan and Leslie Beller; Joyce Bernstein and Lawrence Rosenthal; the Bohen Foundation; the Educational Foundation of America; Bridget and Donald Fawcett; John L. Gardiner; Linda Genereux and Timur Galen; Andrew and Barbara Gundlach; Scott and Ellen Hand; Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; George and Valerie Kennedy; Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation; Hans and Kate Morris; National Endowment for the Arts; Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; John F. and Judith B. Remondi; Anders and Yukiko Schroeder; Mark Simonian and Sheila Harley; Surdna Foundation; Charlie Thurston; US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development; W.L.S. Spencer Foundation; Susy and Jack Wadsworth; Williams College; Elisabeth Roche Wilmers and Robert Wilmers George W. Ahl III; the Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund, a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Arts Midwest; Daniel and Samantha Becker; Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Jennifer and Ian Deason; John DeRosa; Robert L. Gold; Susan W. Gold; Francis Greenburger and Isabelle Autones; Andrew and Christine Hall; Hall Art Foundation; O. Andreas and Diane Halvorsen; Joey and Ragnar Horn; Orion and Lisa Howard; Joan and Jim Hunter; JKW Foundation; Joan Mitchell Foundation; Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation; Nancy A. Nasher and David Haemisegger; The Porches Inn at MASS MoCA; The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust; Liz and Samuel Robinson; Ruth E. Proud Charitable Trust; Elizabeth Wadsworth and Paul Peppis; Yale University Anonymous; AVANGRID Foundation, Inc.; Berkshire Gas; Ellen J. Bernstein; Bradley and Terrie Bloom; City of Boston; Susan and Duncan Brown; Citi; City of North Adams; Gregory Crewdson and Juliane Hiam; Feigenbaum Foundation; Formlabs; Meyer and Florence Frucher; Chrystina Geagan and James Parks; Donald Gummer and Meryl Streep; Agnes Gund; Frances Hellman and Warren Breslau; Highland Street Foundation; Peter and Marty Hurley; Raymond Learsy; Carol LeWitt; Dorothy Lichtenstein; Joyce Linde; Mass Humanities; Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Renee G. and Hugh McColl; the Midas Collaborative; the Mohn Family Foundation; MountainOne; Sandra Muss; Caroline Niemczyk; Susan B. Nimoy; F. Lyon Polk and Hilary Edson; Rhode Island State Council on the Arts; Stephen and Andrea Ryan; Joan and Michael Salke; Dan Schulman and Jennie Kassanoff; Carol and Bob Stegeman; Else Steiner; Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute; Callie Sullivan and Hugh Montgomery; Holly Swett; Rachel and Jay Tarses; David and Julie Tobey Naomi Aberly and Laurence Lebowitz; the William and Margery Barrett Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Thomas and Lily Beischer; Mark and Lauren Booth; David Booth and Jane Garnett; Bright Ideas Brewing; Paul and Katie Buttenwieser; Kay and Elliot Cattarulla; Chip and Michele Moeller Chandler; Stacy and Eric Cochran; Paula Cooper and Jack Macrae; Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States; Anouk Dey and Cameron Tudhope; Peter Dey and Phyllis Ortved; Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation; Nancy Fitzpatrick and Lincoln Russell; Allan and Judy Fulkerson; Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund; Jennifer Gilbert and John Ellersick; Ann and Graham Gund; Carmela and Paul Haklisch; Katherine Hand and Matt Brogan; Hemera Foundation; Kurt and Charlotte Hemr; Adam and Alicia Ifshin; John and Maureen Jerome; Allison Johnson; the Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund; Casey Kaplan; Werner and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky; Lizbeth and George Krupp; Thomas Lee and Ann Tenenbaum; Frank and Katherine Martucci; Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation; Michael and Agnese Meehan; Seton Melvin; Suzanne Nash; New England Foundation for the Arts; Paula Cooper Gallery; Ken and Jennifer Pendery; Thomas and Barbara Putnam; Sakana Foundation; Mariko Silver and Thom Loubet; Gillian and Robert Steel; Scott and Lisa Stuart; the Thompson Family Foundation David Aronowitz; Fritz Backus and Matthew Shakespeare; Robert and Barbara Bashevkin; Julie Bedard; Joan Benjamin and Laurence Cherkis; Stephen Berenson and Louise Barzilay; Berkshire Bank Foundation; Roz and Wally Bernheimer; Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation; Blue Q; Bruner/Cott Architects; Charles H. Hall Foundation; Caroline Cunningham and Donald Young; Deering Banjo Company; Eastman Guitars; Michael and Barbara Eisenson; Larry and Marilyn Fields; Spencer Finch; Walter and May-Wo Giger; Girardi Distributors; Elizabeth and Steven Gruber; Dominique Haim; David and Charlene Howe;
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Meredith Kane; Pam and Alix Karlan; Nancy Maier; Main Street Hospitality Group; Henry McNeil; Richard and Ronay Menschel; Olivier and Laure Meslay; Bill and Tally Mingst; Leslie and Richard Morgenthal; Mitchell and Caitlin Nash; Seth and Mary Nash; North Adams Public Schools; Jeryl and Stephen Oristaglio; Mary Ann and Bruno A. Quinson; Eileen and Robert Rominger; Clifford Ross; James Coulter Scala; Douglas Steiner; Stop & Shop; Patrick Sweeney; T. Rowe Price; Peter and Laurie Thomsen; Mariët Westermann and Charles Pardoe; Sandra Wijnberg and Hugh Freund; Francis Williams and Keris Salmon Anonymous; Adelard A. Roy and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation; Ann Artschwager; Alice Aycock; John and Astrid Baumgardner; Judith Benjamin; Stephanie Bernheim; Black Rock Foundation; Robert Branon; Thomas and Constance Bruce; George Cochrane and Lisa Panzera; Ellen and Casey Cogut; Allen Coulter and Kim Knowlton; Caroline Crandall; Colleen Croft; Jeffrey Davies; Gabriella de Ferrari; Catharine B. Deely; Jack and Maureen Dietze; The Dobbins Foundation; Michele and Jim Dodge; Adrian and Liz Ann Doherty; Robert and Evelyn Doran; Virginia Dwan; Jane Coats Eckert; Sarah Eustis; Brian and Vikki Fairbank; Anna and John Farrington; Joseph and Tracy Finnegan; John D. Finnerty; Randy Fishman; Juliet G. Flynt; Andrew and Tracy Foster; David Fox; Will Frears; The Goergen Foundation; Anne Goldrach; Linda Goldstein; William F. Gorin; Annette Grant and Jonathan Baumbach; Carolyn Gray; Robin Greenspun; Michael and Sandra Hecht; Betsy and Jack Hellmann; Allison and Keyes Hill-Edgar; Thomas and Janet Holland; Ian and Madeline Hooper; Amy B. Hudson; Stephen Jenks; Elizabeth Johnson; Christopher Jones and Deborah McAlister; Bill Kaiser; Gabe and Liz Kind; Emily-Jane Kirwan; Harold Koda and Alan Kornberg; Leslie Kogod and Laurie Goldberger; Raymond Kwok; John and Deborah Larkin; Gary Leopold and Kim Colombi; Penny Low; Katie MacCarthy; Monica M. Mackey; Christopher and Claire Mann; Dan Mathieu and Thomas Potter; May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.; Charles and Anne Mott; Sarah Needham; Molly Nordstrom; Richard Orris and Jennifer Nathan; Sheila Parekh and Christopher Blum; Pine Cobble School; Bernie Pinsonnault and Dianne Cutillo; William Plapinger; Marko and Cynthia Remec; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; David and Deborah Rothschild; Brian Ruhl; Stephanie and Juan Ruiz; Robert and Nancy Scerbo; Dara Schaefer and David Greenberg; Charlie and Amy Scharf; Charles Schulze and Lucy Holland; Gail Segal; Mary Lou and Jeff Shafer; Howard Shapiro; Joseph and Molly Sheehan; Adam Sheffer; Larry Smallwood and Lisa Dorin; David Smith and Ranny Cooper; SNF USA, Inc.; Jid and John Sprague; Joseph and Diane Steinberg; Diane Steinmetz; Sheree Stomberg and Peter Firestein; Richard and Janet Stratton; William and Emily Susman; Lauren and Ben Svenson; Mark and Amy Tercek; John W. Thoman Jr. and Lee T. Venolia; James and Mary Jane Thompson; Joseph Thompson; Jamee and Tom Todd; Donald J. Toumey and Loong Foo Chan; James and Kyung Turrell; Robert and Sarah Underhill; Jeffrey and Stacey Weber; Howard Williams and Thalassa Curtis; Susan and Chuck Willis; Donald and Barbara Zucker
Core education funding is provided by the W.L.S. Spencer Foundation. Education at MASS MoCA is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Major education support is provided by George and Valerie Kennedy, MountainOne, John F. and Judith B. Remondi, Daniel and Samantha Becker, John DeRosa, the Ruth E. Proud Charitable Trust, Anne and Greg Avis, Linda Genereux and Timur Galen, the Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation, the Feigenbaum Foundation, Anders and Yukiko Schroeder, Holly Swett, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional education support is provided by the Mass Cultural Council, the Hemera Foundation, the Charles H. Hall Foundation, the Arthur I. and Susan Maier Fund, Scott and Lisa Stuart, Elizabeth Wadsworth and Paul Peppis, the Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation, the Gateway Fund and the William and Margery Barrett Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Duncan and Susan Brown, Patrick Sweeney, the Adelard A. Roy and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation, Sarah and Timothy Eustis, John and Anna Farrington, Will Frears, Chrystina Geagan and James Parks, Amy B. Hudson, Adam Lippes, Daniel Mathieu and Thomas Potter, William Plapinger and Cassie Murray, Charlie and Amy Scharf, Jeffrey and Stacey Weber, Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, and anonymous (2). The Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation gives in memory of Sandy and Lynn Laitman.
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VISIT BOX OFFICE & INFORMATION
PUBLIC TOURS ( free with admission) Spring (through June 22) Daily, 2pm Museum Highlights Saturday, 12pm Sol LeWitt Sunday, 12pm Art = Truth
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HOURS
Summer (beginning June 23) Daily, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm Museum Highlights Friday, 3pm Anselm Kiefer Saturday, 3pm Sol LeWitt Sunday, 3pm Art = Truth
Spring (through June 22) 11am–5pm, closed Tuesdays Summer (June 23–September 3) 10am–6pm Sundays–Wednesdays 10am–7pm Thursdays–Saturdays
PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM ADMISSION
We hope you’ll visit downtown North Adams, check out Mount Greylock (Massachusetts’ highest peak), and dip into neighboring Adams and Williamstown while you’re in the Berkshires.
(Good for 2 days in a row!) Adults $20 Seniors/Veterans $18 Students w/ID $12 Kids (6–16) $8 Mass. EBT / WIC Card Holder $2
berkshires.org | destinationwilliamstown.org explorenorthadams.com | mohawktrail.com
FOOD & DRINK & SHOPPING Hardware: The MASS MoCA Store 413.664.4481 x7 | shop.massmoca.org
Kids under 6 and museum members, including MCLA and Williams College students, always visit for free. Admission to Kidspace is always free. ArtBar is open weekends and every day during school breaks.
3 Museum Combo Ticket MASS MoCA, The Clark, and save 20% at Williams College Museum of Art store
$34
ArtCountry Combo Ticket MASS MoCA, The Clark, Williams College Museum of Art, Bennington Museum
$40
Norman Rockwell Combo Ticket MASS MoCA, Norman Rockwell Museum
$34
Hancock Shaker Village Combo Ticket MASS MoCA, Hancock Shaker Village
$34
LIVE EVENTS
MASS MoCA by Design 413.652.2143 | 50 Spring Street, Williamstown Lickety Split Café 413.346.4560 | licketysplitatmassmoca.com Tunnel City Coffee 413.398.5304 | tunnelcitycoffee.com Gramercy Bistro 413.663.5300 | gramercybistro.com Bright Ideas Brewing 413.346.4460 | brightideasbrewing.com Subway Sandwich Shop 413.664.8020 | 1 Main Street, North Adams
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. Full bar service is available at most events.
ACCESSIBILITY
Wheelchairs and event listening devices are available.
Galleries at 1315 MASS MoCA Way Ferrin Contemporary | 413.346.4004 CYNTHIA-REEVES | 413.398.5257 ROAM: A Xtina Parks Photo Gallery xtina.photo | 413.663.8000 Look for more coffee, lunch, and ice cream options across our campus this summer.
Holiday Inn North Adams, MA (413) 663-6500
• One block from MASS MoCA • Restaurant & Lounge on property • Indoor pool, hot tub & saunas • Free wifi • Meeting facilities • Downtown location • MASS MoCA rate & ticket package available
40 Main Street North Adams, MA 01247
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