MASS MoCA announces new Winter/Spring programming including the exhibition Choreopolitics: Brendan Fernandes & nibia pastrana santiago—on view beginning April 9—which examines the work of multidisciplinary artists Brendan Fernandes and nibia pastrana santiago, who use dance to resist, heal, and connect. Glenn Kaino, whose exhibition In the Light of a Shadow explores the connections between global protest movements, joins a panel of artists and activists to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland and discuss the relationship between artmaking and movements for social change. Artist, musician, and featured panelist Deon Jones performs on January 29.
The previously announced exhibitions Lily Cox-Richard: Weep Holes, Marc Swanson: A Memorial to Ice at the Dead Deer Disco, and Amy Hauft: 700,000:1 | Terra + Luna + Sol, are all on view beginning March 12. Additional programming includes kelli rae adams: Forever in Your Debt; Siren, an experiential installation that immerses visitors in humpback whale songs; and an array of community programs and celebrations including Free Day (January 22), International Slow Art Day (April 22), Teen Invitational (April 29-May 1), and Berkshires Teachers & Social Workers Appreciation Day (April 30). The ethereal pop band Lucius returns to MASS MoCA on April 28 to kick off their national tour and the Native American dancer and innovative hip-hop artist Supaman delivers an uplifting blend of Native culture, comedy, and music on April 30.