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Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT Opens

On view November 3, 2024

MASS MoCA

Dance

Music From The Sole: I Didn’t Come to Stay

Saturday, October 5, 8pm

Hunter Center

Exhibition

Osman Khan: Road to Hybridabad

On view through April 2025

MASS MoCA

Exhibition

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Advance tickets recommended

FreshGrass | North Adams

September 20–22, 2024

MASS MoCA

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Ongoing

The Plastic Bag Store

Extended! Through Nov. 3, 2024 Building 1

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Sep

Frederic Tuten: Uncle Umberto’s Orchard

Saturday, September 14, 3pm The Research & Development Store

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Oct

Dust Collective Night with Barbara Bosworth & S. Billie Mandle

Saturday, October 5, 5pm The Research & Development Store

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Oct

In Conversation: Audience Catalogue Launch with Amy Podmore and Jessica Fisher

Thursday, October 17, 5pm The Research & Development Store

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📣 Calling all artists 📣

The Studios at MASS MoCA just announced their Open Call for June–December 2025 Studios residencies with Fellowship and Financial Aid Support!

Artists of all disciplines, at all career stages, and from all walks of life are welcome to apply — the deadline is November 8!

Fellowship opportunities for this open call include:
General Fellowships (All Disciplines)
Oregon Visual Arts Fellowship
Family Fellowship (All Disciplines)
YoungArts Award Winner Fellowship
University Sponsored Fellowships
+ Financial Aid available for those who do not qualify or do not receive a fellowship.

To be considered for financial aid for fellowships, please apply with the General Application in English or Spanish. Learn more at the link in our bio!

Pictured: Artist Najee HF (@najee_hf) during their residency.
Photo by Luiza Folegatti.

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We`re recognizing #MemberMonday by sharing a few images from the opening celebration of Osman Khan`s "Road to Hybridabad" where #MASSMoCA members got a first look into the newly opened exhibition!
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As we approach a new season and cooler temps — consider a MASS MoCA membership to gain access to our "member–only" programming perks!

From unlimited gallery admission to extra seasonal discounts, memberships offer exclusive opportunities for every contemporary art enthusiast.

Check out the link in our bio for more details!

📸: Alex Terrill

Sep 9

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Tonight, September 5, we’re saying “see you later” to Summer as we celebrate the last Chalet of the season.
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From dancing to the tunes of local DJs and partying with Bang on a Can musicians, to cheering at our Annual Drag Night — this summer has been one for the books!

As always, we have enjoyed creating so many cherished memories with our community and look forward to seeing what a new season will bring.
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The Chalet starts at 6pm and is free for all. See you there! 🍻

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Tonight, September 5, we’re saying “see you later” to Summer as we celebrate the last Chalet of the season.
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From dancing to the tunes of local DJs and partying with Bang on a Can musicians, to cheering at our Annual Drag Night — this summer has been one for the books! As always, we have enjoyed creating so many cherished memories with our community and look forward to seeing what a new season will bring.
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The Chalet starts at 6pm and is free for all. See you there! 🍻

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We couldn`t be more excited to officially welcome Evan Garza to our curatorial team! Evan has already made their mark on MASS MoCA through the curation of Steve Locke`s "the fire next time" (on view now) – we can`t wait to see what else they`ll bring to our campus.

A Texas native, Evan Garza is a global contemporary art scholar, queer art historian, and Curator at MASS MoCA. For the last two years, Garza was an inaugural Curatorial Exchange Initiative Fellow at MASS MoCA, where they curated the exhibition Steve Locke: the fire next time. Garza was previously a Fulbright Scholar at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, co-curator of the 2021 Texas Biennial, Director of Public Art at Rice University in Houston, and Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Garza was cofounder of Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR), a New York nonprofit and the first residency program in the world exclusively for LGBTQ+ artists. Their writing has been published in several books and monographs. Garza earned their M.A. from the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art at the Clark Art Institute.

Photo credit: Emil Cohen (@emilcohen)

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We couldn't be more excited to officially welcome Evan Garza to our curatorial team! Evan has already made their mark on MASS MoCA through the curation of Steve Locke's "the fire next time" (on view now) – we can't wait to see what else they'll bring to our campus. A Texas native, Evan Garza is a global contemporary art scholar, queer art historian, and Curator at MASS MoCA. For the last two years, Garza was an inaugural Curatorial Exchange Initiative Fellow at MASS MoCA, where they curated the exhibition Steve Locke: the fire next time. Garza was previously a Fulbright Scholar at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, co-curator of the 2021 Texas Biennial, Director of Public Art at Rice University in Houston, and Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Garza was cofounder of Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR), a New York nonprofit and the first residency program in the world exclusively for LGBTQ+ artists. Their writing has been published in several books and monographs. Garza earned their M.A. from the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art at the Clark Art Institute. Photo credit: Emil Cohen (@emilcohen)

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Did you know that Amy Podmore`s "Audience" isn`t the only exhibition that features eyeballs at #MASSMoCA?

Exhibited in Building 6, in the largest form "Audience" has taken to date, @podmoreamy assumes implicit dialogue with Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), whose work "Nature Study (Velvet Eyes), 1984" is on view adjacent to her own. Generations apart, both artists nonetheless invoke whimsical forms and concepts of the gaze to consider the psychological uncanniness of the everyday.

Be on the lookout for these observant exhibitions as you wander through our galleries — you might just have all eyes on you.

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Did you know that Amy Podmore's "Audience" isn't the only exhibition that features eyeballs at #MASSMoCA? Exhibited in Building 6, in the largest form "Audience" has taken to date, @podmoreamy assumes implicit dialogue with Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), whose work "Nature Study (Velvet Eyes), 1984" is on view adjacent to her own. Generations apart, both artists nonetheless invoke whimsical forms and concepts of the gaze to consider the psychological uncanniness of the everyday. Be on the lookout for these observant exhibitions as you wander through our galleries — you might just have all eyes on you.

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In her three channel video “Hometraining (Bagpipe Piece)” – on view in “Like Magic” – artist Simone Bailey “confronts two different parts of [her] bloodline” as a “person who directly descends from people who were terrorized by burning crosses” but whose cultural heritage also encompasses the peoples that the practice was stolen from.

Crann Tara was an ancient Scottish Highland tradition in which a burning cross was used as a signal to gather clans. In this piece, Bailey reconciles the “unacknowledged cultural hybridities” that her and many Black Americans contain, while reimagining a present in which the tradition remained a symbol of unity rather than hatred.

📸 @luis____salazar
✂️ @salt_box_films

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In her three channel video “Hometraining (Bagpipe Piece)” – on view in “Like Magic” – artist Simone Bailey “confronts two different parts of [her] bloodline” as a “person who directly descends from people who were terrorized by burning crosses” but whose cultural heritage also encompasses the peoples that the practice was stolen from. Crann Tara was an ancient Scottish Highland tradition in which a burning cross was used as a signal to gather clans. In this piece, Bailey reconciles the “unacknowledged cultural hybridities” that her and many Black Americans contain, while reimagining a present in which the tradition remained a symbol of unity rather than hatred. 📸 @luis____salazar
✂️ @salt_box_films

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"I like ideas more than I like finished products. I think ideas are more powerful and more interesting."

⁣Congratulations to @machinedazzle — a former #MASSMoCA resident artist — on his recent 2024 EMMY for “Outstanding Costume Design for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming” for his work featured in the documentary “Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music.”

⁣Dazzle`s signature style was produced throughout the many years of designing costumes with long time friend and collaborator, Taylor Mac. During his Summer 2022 residency, Machine Dazzle created imaginative couture pieces that served as wearable artworks.
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Check out the link in our bio to see a short artist feature with Machine Dazzle — recorded during his time at MASS MoCA.

📸 : Gregory Kramer

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"I like ideas more than I like finished products. I think ideas are more powerful and more interesting." ⁣Congratulations to @machinedazzle — a former #MASSMoCA resident artist — on his recent 2024 EMMY for “Outstanding Costume Design for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming” for his work featured in the documentary “Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music.” ⁣Dazzle's signature style was produced throughout the many years of designing costumes with long time friend and collaborator, Taylor Mac. During his Summer 2022 residency, Machine Dazzle created imaginative couture pieces that served as wearable artworks.
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Check out the link in our bio to see a short artist feature with Machine Dazzle — recorded during his time at MASS MoCA. 📸 : Gregory Kramer

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Deeply committed to social justice, artist Tomashi Jackson creates vibrant paintings, sculptures, videos, and textiles that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history — including in works pictured here from our 2017 exhibition “In the Abstract.”

Join us in The R&D Store for a book launch and conversation with the artist and MASS MoCA’s Senior Curator, Susan Cross to celebrate the launch of “Across the Universe,” the first book to present an overview of Jackson’s practice! See the link in our bio for tickets and more info.

Aug 27

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Deeply committed to social justice, artist Tomashi Jackson creates vibrant paintings, sculptures, videos, and textiles that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history — including in works pictured here from our 2017 exhibition “In the Abstract.” Join us in The R&D Store for a book launch and conversation with the artist and MASS MoCA’s Senior Curator, Susan Cross to celebrate the launch of “Across the Universe,” the first book to present an overview of Jackson’s practice! See the link in our bio for tickets and more info.

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Today is the day: Osman Khan`s "Road to Hybridabad" is officially open!

If you want to learn about the the creation of the exhibition, what "hybridabad" means to the artist, and how the telling of stories influences Khan and his work, join us at 2pm today to listen in on a conversation between Khan and the exhibition`s curator, Alexandra Foradas.

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With just a month left until FreshGrass 2024, we`re looking back at some of our favorite memories from last year`s fest including performances by Sierra Ferrell, Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Poplar, and a whole lot of festival fun! Tickets for this year are going fast, head to the link in our bio to snag yours!

Aug 23

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With just a month left until FreshGrass 2024, we're looking back at some of our favorite memories from last year's fest including performances by Sierra Ferrell, Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Poplar, and a whole lot of festival fun! Tickets for this year are going fast, head to the link in our bio to snag yours!

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Our 25th Anniversary year continues with an incredible slate of Fall programming!

From Jeffrey Gibson’s newly commissioned immersive exhibition “POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” taking over the colossal B5 to The Phillip Glass Ensemble performing their widely-renowned score to Godfrey Reggio’s masterpiece “Koyaanisqatsi” to a concert from The Kasambwe Brothers amid their MASS MoCA residency, our Fall season has something for every art kind of art lover.

Head to the link in our bio or our stories to see the full Fall lineup!

Aug 21

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Our 25th Anniversary year continues with an incredible slate of Fall programming! From Jeffrey Gibson’s newly commissioned immersive exhibition “POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” taking over the colossal B5 to The Phillip Glass Ensemble performing their widely-renowned score to Godfrey Reggio’s masterpiece “Koyaanisqatsi” to a concert from The Kasambwe Brothers amid their MASS MoCA residency, our Fall season has something for every art kind of art lover. Head to the link in our bio or our stories to see the full Fall lineup!

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You may have noticed that a few MASS MoCA galleries are off view right now. That`s because our amazing Art Fabrication team has been hard at work helping realize Osman Khan`s ambitious vision for his exhibition "Road to Hybridabad” — created specifically for and with MASS MoCA — on view beginning August 25!

Learn more about the creation of "Road to Hybridabad," in the next installment of our Artists in Conversation series in which Khan joins the exhibition`s curator, Alexandra Foradas, on its opening day. The two will chat about the process of creating the exhibition and explore how stories shape who we are -- and the power of the choices we make as we retell them. The link to tickets is in our bio!

Until then, enjoy these behind-the-scenes photos!

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