12/14/2023 0 Comments Mass moca hours july fourth![]() ![]() An opening reception will be held on June 15 from 3 to 5pm. Artists Gustave Blache III, E2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien), Genevieve Gaignard, Tim Okamura, and Deborah Roberts re- imagine traditional portraiture by inserting gender and race in unexpected ways. Still I Rise, on view in MASS MoCA’s lively Kidspace gallery and art-making studio beginning June 15, features nuanced representations of women of color in all stages of life. The exhibition is on view beginning May 25, with an opening reception at 4pm. Conjuring sci-fi- inspired visions of utopia, with a concern for our planet and its people, Smith suggests, as does her show title, that “we already have what we need” to make the world we want. In her ambitious exhibition, We Already Have What We Need, artist Cauleen Smith transports us to a realm of speculation and imagination with her colorful, light-infused video installations. The exhibition is on view now, with an opening reception to be held May 25. Inside an adjacent gallery, a veritable ‘Hall of Fame’ shines with gold and platinum discs, juxtaposing the glittering prizes of her public persona with more intimate aspects of her most personal self. In ‘Now I Let You Go…’ legendary musician, producer, and artist Annie Lennox releases a collection of some of her most cherished “things” - (name tags, her children’s shoes, her mother’s spectacles, her piano) into a mound of earth, relating their stories and meaning. “Unpredictable, theatrical and full of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz and spoken word” ( Okayplayer), this New Orleans crew is sure to keep things bumping. Tank and the Bangas cap things off that night with a concert and dance party starting at 8:30pm. ![]() A rollicking Block Party brings the festivities into our front courtyard from 5:30 to 8:30pm filling it with games, food, and merriment, while an Opening Reception from 5:30 to 7pm celebrates four new exhibitions including Annie Lennox: ‘Now I Let You Go…’, Cauleen Smith: We Already Have What We Need, Suffering from Realness, and Joe Manning: Looking at North Adams - both events are free for all. The day’s events kick off with An Afternoon of Conversation & Song with Annie Lennox at 4pm, a rare solo-acoustic performance to benefit the Annie Lennox Foundation (as well as MASS MoCA’s Fund for New Music). ![]() On May 25, come for MASS MoCA’s birthday blowout that spreads across the museum campus to encompass new exhibitions, art-infused versions of your favorite games, live music by performers from both near and far, great food, and a world of fun. The museum will be open every day, 10am-6pm, with late hours some nights, through October 14. Mark your calendars for June 15 when MASS MoCA’s new summer hours begin. New art fills teeming galleries, with solo exhibitions by musician and activist Annie Lennox, filmmaker and artist Cauleen Smith, and artist and dual citizen ERRE, and Still I Rise, on view in Kidspace beginning this June features stunning portraits of women of color. Art, music, and comedy collide for the return of Wilco’s sixth Solid Sound Festival the newly crowned queen of indie-pop, Maggie Rogers, brings her sold-out world tour to town Bang on a Can reimagines its mid-summer museum takeover as one LOUD Weekend (three days and more than 30 concerts) and MASS MoCA’s annual FreshGrass Festival highlights the best in roots music. But long before Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders ignite the stage, a one-of-a-kind birthday bash - with appearances by Annie Lennox, Tank and the Bangas, and you - launches MASS MoCA into a summer season flooded with new art, live music, dance, film, and more. NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS - In the band’s only North American appearance during Summer 2019, The Pretenders will present a benefit concert at MASS MoCA on July 26, with proceeds to underwrite new work by emerging and established musicians. Solo exhibitions by Annie Lennox, Cauleen Smith, and ERRE fill the galleries, and Kidspace’s Still I Rise features nuanced representations of women of color. ![]() MASS MoCA’s 20th birthday celebration kicks off the summer with a Block Party, New Art, Annie Lennox, and Tank and the Bangas. 413.664.4481 ADDED: The Pretenders headline MASS MoCA’s summer season in their only North American appearance of Summer 2019Īnnie Lennox, Laurie Anderson, Maggie Rogers, Tank and the Bangas, Bang on a Can’s LOUD Weekend, and the FreshGrass Festival pack a summer bursting with new art, live music, dance, and the return of Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival ![]()
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