Since opening in 1999, MASS MoCA has become one of the world’s premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. Here’s what people are saying this season.
Museum News
Mass MoCA: The ‘miracle … in these hills’ comes to fruition, The Berkshire Eagle
The genesis of Mass MoCA, The Berkshire Eagle
From idea to reality | Mass MoCA: A timeline, The Berkshire Eagle
Building 6’s big bang attracts thousands to Mass MoCA’s new expanded footprint, The Berkshire Eagle
John Seven: Mass MoCA is a world-class institution built on local energy, The Berkshire Eagle
A Museum Where Giant Art Has Room to Breathe, The New York Times
Where Art Has Space to Play, The Wall Street Journal
The Berkshires Town That’s Becoming a Cultural Hub, The Wall Street Journal
A Laurie Anderson pilgrimage? Just don’t tell her you’re calling it that., The Washington Post
Mass MoCA expands — and mounts a standout set of new shows, The Boston Globe
Audio Tour Of MASS MoCA’s Building 6 – Opening Day Celebration 5/28, WAMC
As MASS MoCA Doubles Its Size, Unpredictability Is A Goal, NEPR
Building 6: A sublime intersection of art, architecture and nature, The Berkshire Eagle
Sneak peek at MASS MoCA’s latest expansion, Times Union
Big Art, Big Money, And Big Hopes Drive MASS MoCA’s New Building 6, WBUR
A More Massive Mass MoCA, WRSI
Life with Monte: Mass MoCA Expansion, Pt. 1 | Connecting Point | May 22, 2017
Mass MoCA thinks big with latest expansion, The Boston Globe
Mass MoCA Just Became One of America’s Largest Museums, artnet news
More Mass at MASS MoCA, Berkshire Trade & Commerce
Massachusetts museum’s expansion enables artists to dream big, The Art Newspaper
Expanded MASS MoCA Galleries, Berkshire Fine Arts
Art and about: MASS MoCA reaches critical mass, IMBY
Welcome to Building 6: Mass MoCA’s 130K-square-foot expansion opens May 28, The Berkshire Eagle
The Art Capital of New England is a Former Factory Town, Architectural Digest
North Adams a Canvas for Mass MoCA Art This Summer, iBerkshires
Mass MoCA’s Building 6 Opens May 28, iBerkshires
Bruner/Cott further expands MASS MoCA art museum in the Berkshires, dezeen
6 LAST-MINUTE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS, Elle Decor
Culture Calendar: 23 Things to do in May 2017, Departures
Lifting the veil on Mass MoCA’s expansion, The Boston Globe
Mass MoCA talks expansion, The Boston Globe
‘Cultural Corridor’ Proposed for Northern Berkshires, The New York Times
Mass MoCA Hopes to Grow Economic Impact, iBerkshires
Mass MoCA unveils expansive vision, The Boston Globe
Mass MoCA to become country’s largest contemporary art museum, The Washington Post
Vast Space and Art to Fill It, New York Times
MASS MoCA Doubles Size, Hosts Projects by Turrell, Holzer, Laurie Anderson, Art in America
Mass MoCA signs prominent artists for major expansion, Los Angeles Times
Big Dreams at the Art Factory, The New York Times
North Adams, City of Resilience, Home Style Magazine
MASS MoCA’s Final Stage, The Berkshire Eagle
MASS MoCA Plans To Double Its Size With $25.4 Million From State, The Artery
State grant would fund Mass MoCA expansion, Boston.com
$25.4M state grant to fuel MASS MoCA’s final phase, doubling gallery space, The Berkshire Eagle
State Grants $25M for Mass MoCA’s Final Phase, iBerkshires
15 cities for creative 20-somethings that aren’t New York or Los Angeles, Policy Mic
Best Attractions in Massachusetts | 2014 Editor’s Choice Awards, Yankee Magazine
Road Trip: Taking a Bite Out of the Berkshires, Gothamist
The Berkshires With Baby, Huffington Post
MASS MoCA: Always Worth The Drive, WBUR Boston
North Adams rebounds with art, education, The Boston Globe
Building 6, photo by Douglas Mason
Visual arts
Everything is an instrument and everyone a musician: Mark Stewart on Schonbeck at Mass MoCA
Inside Nick Cave’s Whimsical Sculpture Installations, The Daily Beast
Remixing Rimbaud; Alex Da Corte at MASS MoCA, Big Red and Shiny
Nick Cave goes big at Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Alex Da Corte’s “Free Roses” at MASS MOCA, BLOUIN ARTINFO
The Artist Nick Cave Gets Personal About Race and Gun Violence, The New York Times
At Mass MoCA, wondering about wonder, The Boston Globe
Stuff and nonsense in spellbinding show at Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Alex Da Corte’s Free Roses Puts His Eccentricities On Display, The New York Times
‘Here Comes the Sun’: Finding optimism in everyday materials, The Berkshire Eagle
Inside the Technicolor Dreamworld of Artist Alex Da Corte, Dwell
Mass MoCA Show Challenges Visitors to Consider ‘Space Between’, iBerkshires
Sculptor Richard Nonas mingles nature, culture at MASS MoCA, The Boston Globe
Tanja Hollander: The photographer discusses her four-year project Are you my friend?, Knoll
Jim Shaw, From Trash Bins and Swap Meets, a Prodigious Body of Work, The New York Times
The Psychological Depth of Jim Shaw’s Pop Culture Dreamscapes, Hyperallergic
At MASS MoCA, Jim Shaw Revisits the Old Standards for Art, artnet
At MASS MoCA, Jim Shaw Captures Art’s Explosive Force, artnet
A concession-stand sculpture at Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Barbara Takenaga Nebraska, The Brooklyn Rail
Clifford Ross’s Natural State, Interview Magazine
Clifford Ross with Phong Bui, The Brooklyn Rail
Colossal oeuvre: Clifford Ross’ ‘Landscape Seen & Imagined’ at MASS MoCA,Wallpaper
Clifford Ross: Landscape Seen & Imagined @ MASS MoCA, Whitehot Magazine
VIDEO: 25 Questions With Clifford Ross, Blouin Artinfo
I’ll Read What She’s Reading, Vanity Fair
At MASS MoCA, Clayton Cubitt Pitts Whitman Against A Vibrator, artnet
Ran Hwang elevates commonplace in ‘Untethered’ at Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Jim Shaw’s subconscious runs amok at Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Francesco Clemente Shocks the Berkshires With Bondage, Sexuality and Spectacle at Mass MoCA, artnet
At Mass MoCA, reimagining photography, The Boston Globe
Clifford Ross’s Wave Mechanics, The New York Times Style Magazine
Photographer Clifford Ross Gets the Spotlight this Summer, Architectural Digest
Jim Shaw’s Mass MoCA Extravaganza Takes on Superman, Father Figures, and Norman Rockwell, artnet
Jim Shaw’s media-saturated art comes to Mass MoCA, The Boston Globe
Can You Really Know All Your Facebook Friends? This Photographer Tried to Find Out. Slate
Desktop Monument – Lee Boroson | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Photo a Friend – Tanja Hollander | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Our Collaboration with MASS MoCA and our Fall 2014 Campaign, ABC Carpet & Home
Year Abroad, NYC artist Darren Waterston leads us on a day trip, Berkshire Magazine
Waterston on the pressures of patronage at MASS MoCA, The Boston Globe
Izhar Patkin’s poetic enchantments at MASS MoCA, ArtNet News
The Mother of All Whistler Seasons, Wall Street Journal
Darren Waterston will open solo show of new work at MASS MoCA, The Berkshire Eagle
Teresita Fernández spellbinding show at MASS MoCA, Architectural Digest
At MASS MoCA, a return from the shadows for Izhar Patkin, The Boston Globe
Rendering the Veil: Izhar Patkin at MASS MoCA, Art in America
Izhar Patkin:The Wandering Veil at MASS MoCA, WAMC
New Art Partnership, Wall Street Journal
New Anselm Kiefer Building Opens at MASS MoCA, Art in America
Art collector Andrew Hall discusses Anselm Kiefer exhibit at MASS MoCA, The Berkshire Eagle
Performing arts
6,000 concertgoers have their Cake and enjoy it, too, The Berkshire Eagle
Like a Train: Glen Hansard at FreshGrass, No Depression
Old Crow Medicine Show bringing its unique sound to FreshGrass, The Berkshire Eagle
MASS MoCA kicks off puzzling and visually seductive tour through museum, News10 ABC
Bucket List: Ten Music Festivals You Must Attend At Least Once, Acoustic Guitar
Have We Reached Peak Festival?, Paste Magazine
North Adams And Utica Receive $25K For Concert Series, WAMC
Mass MoCA Hosts Multimedia Project ‘The Aging Magician’, iBerkshires
The arts in 2015: A robust year for pop music in the Berkshires, The Berkshire Eagle
Review: Fresh Grass Festival @ MASS MOCA, 9/18/15, Times Union
In An Unlikely Locale, FreshGrass Grows, The ARTery
Record labels on lookout for talent at FreshGrass Festival, The Berkshire Eagle
Fresh-faced: My first experience at FreshGrass Festival – Day 1, Red Line Roots
Roomful of Teeth: Unique octet to perform at MASS MoCA, Daily Hampshire Gazette
PigPen sings to new tune, Times Union
Bathgate, Moore cross musical great divide in Western Mass., The Boston Globe
Michael Gordon’s ‘Van Gogh’ And Bang On A Can Summer Music Festival At MASS MoCA, WAMC
Michael Gordon’s ‘Van Gogh’ a Banglewood highlight, The Boston Globe
Collective Clanging and Controlled Chaos, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Wilco’s Intimate Art Fest Brings the Masses to MASS MoCA, The Guardian
Wilco Tinkers and Experiments at a Festival It’s Happy to Share, The New York Times
Solid Sound festival thrills over weekend, The Albany Times-Union
Record Crowd Turns Out For Solid Sound Festival In North Adams, WAMC
FreshGrass Lineup Adds More Bluegrass Artists,Cybergrass
Family-Friendly Music Festivals This Summer, The New York Times
MASS MoCA’s Season Lineup Features Performance Range And Return Of Solid Sound, WAMC
Find Your Band – Bang on A Can | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
FreshGrass celebrates the traditions of today, Bennington Banner
Hopping genres at FreshGrass, Times Union
FreshGrass, the little music festival that could, Berkshire Magazine
FreshGrass fest seeks to broaden the field of bluegrass, The Boston Globe
Progressive roots music shines at Freshgrass festival, The Bennington Banner
Beck: MASS MoCA was where it was at, The Berkshire Eagle
Beck, MASS MoCA, 6.24.14, The Rogovoy Report
Bang on a Can Summer Festival, The Boston Globe
Bang on a Can Plays Art, Radiohead, and Wilco, Yahoo! Music
Music for string quartet and darkness, The Boston Globe
Backstage at the Solid Sound Festival, Esquire Magazine