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Witness a special musical collaboration in action as the trio behind Hug brings their deeply intuitive creative partnership to the stage. The three musicians who wrote and recorded Hug — Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley and Noah Georgeson — are not related by blood, but they sure act like it. Whatever it is that connects these three, you can hear it in their banter as much as you can in their music. The record is almost like a bait and switch: You read the spine and — especially if you’re familiar w

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Hacia Cuando: An Opera is a cross-geographical experimental opera-performance created in the mode of an exquisite corpse. The work brings together the creative practices of Jenny Olivia Johnson, composer and sound artist based in Los Angeles; Javier Bustos, Argentinian experimental luthier and sound artist; Sebastián Muirhead, Chilean opera singer and stage director; and Chilean-American visual artist Daniela Rivera. Sharing authorship, the collaborators developed the piece through a process in

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Join us in the Research and Development Store for a conversation between Daniela Rivera, Chilean-American visual artist of Hacia Cuando (To When); Evan Garza, Curator; Jenny Olivia Johnson, composer and sound artist based in Los Angeles; Javier Bustos, Argentinian experimental luthier and sound artist; Sebastián Muirhead, Chilean opera singer and stage director. The group will discuss the exhibition and its translation into an opera. Join us before or after for Hacia Cuando: An Opera. Purchase y

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An intimate conversation with alt-rock bassist Melissa Auf der Maur — of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins fame — as she walks us through Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir (Da Capo) and shares images from Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs (DelMonico Books), the catalog to her exhibition at Art Gallery of Ontario that doubles as a photographic love letter to the last analog decade. As the bass player for the iconic ’90s alternative rock bands Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, Melis

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Families with children up to 6 years old are invited to join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Each storytime will feature a different children’s book about contemporary art, creativity, and/or the themes of the exhibitions on display. Meet in Kidspace at the designated time; a brief gallery walk-through and discussion of the art will follow the storytime. This program is in partnership with the North Adams Public Library. Free; RSVP to reserve

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“I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard. Everyone not named Martha Stewart will recognize themselves in The Two Saddest Kitchens” — Ruth Reichl Two hilarious, celebrated cartoonists visit MASS MoCA to discuss a highly relatable subject — kitchen anxiety: Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein are both longtime New Yorker cartoonists with their own unique drawing styles, huge followings ,and legions of loyal fans. Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? spent over a hundred weeks on t

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With harrison (SURF GANG) & Anysia Kym “Indie rap’s favorite friendship” (NPR) takes the Hunter Center stage for one unforgettable night after the release of their collaborative album Pompeii // Utility with support from harrison (SURF GANG) and Anysia Kym About the artists: Earl Sweatshirt For over a decade, Earl Sweatshirt has captivated fans with his virtuosic storytelling, lyrical depth, and generous vulnerability. Emerging at just 16 from the incendiary Odd Future collective, he quickly dis

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Co-presentation with Jacob’s Pillow Mística honors the company’s ancestors by celebrating the creative and spiritual energies of their indigenous, Afro, and Hispanic roots. It commemorates traditions of Día de Muertos and transports the audience into the afterlife through the use of black light and Ballet Nepantla’s unique fusion of ballet folklorico and contemporary dance. Ballet Nepantla originated from a series of pláticas between founders Andrea Guajardo and Martín Rodríguez Vigil, two artis

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In Laurent Grasso’s universe, all lines are blurred; within his exhibition, time appears suspended, with film, paintings, and architectural interventions encroaching upon a visitor’s perception of linearity. Together, these presentations will bring past and present into conversation, placing Grasso’s work in a dialogue with historical figures of American landscape painting. Join Laurent Grasso as he discusses Metaphysical Maze, his largest exhibition to date in the United States, with MASS MoCA’

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Join fellow museum members, MASS MoCA curators, friends from the community, and the artist to celebrate the opening of Laurent Grasso: Metaphysical Maze, the largest exhibition to date in the United States devoted to the French conceptual artist. Installed in the museum’s iconic Building 5, Metaphysical Maze will take the form of an immersive installation bringing together, for the first time, the artist’s most emblematic films, along with a new commission in progress, Cosmic Drive, produced dur

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Families with children of all ages are invited to Family Night at MASS MoCA on Thursday, November 12, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. This free event will feature after-hours access to select exhibitions in the museum, live performances, art-making, face-painting, a museum of mysteries quest, food, giveaways, and fun! Free; RSVPs encouraged but not required. Activities Include Art-making Live music Dance performances Participatory poetry activation Face-painting Museum of Mysteries Quest: Explore, discover

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Uncomputable Thread is a lecture performance by artist Taeyoon Choi, created in collaboration with scholar Alexander R. Galloway, dancer Cori Kresge, and artist Roopa Vasudevan. The work examines the history of textile in relation to computing, alongside the artistic and political significance of what cannot be computed. Choi and Galloway’s lecture weaves together their long collaboration and ongoing conversation about the aesthetics and politics of code and textile, followed by a discussion mod

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Known as one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer. She has been mentored by jazz icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Cyrus Chestnut, to name a few. In 2018, Owens graduated from The Juilliard School, and joined the Late Show with Step

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“How on earth did this book come into being? It’s like it has always been here in this world with us, like one feels about the best art. I am torn as I read it between lingering and racing ahead, and I think about my days completely differently now.” — Sheila Heti Lizzie Whitman convenes this casual book club around Solvej Balle’s utterly riveting On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) — the grand opening of her speculative fiction septology, winner of the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize (Sc

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MASS MoCA members are invited to join curator Evan Garza for a members-only tour of Daniela Rivera’s exhibition Hacia Cuando (To When). Space is limited, and RSVP is required. Learn more about the exhibition here. Log in to register, or RSVP to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please contact the Membership team at [email protected] or 413.664.4481 ext. 5. Not a member? Join now to attend. MASS MoCA members enjoy free museum admission, ticketing discounts, invites, and more.

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Families with children up to 6 years old are invited to join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Each storytime will feature a different children’s book about contemporary art, creativity, and/or the themes of the exhibitions on display. Meet in Kidspace at the designated time; a brief gallery walk-through and discussion of the art will follow the storytime. This program is in partnership with the North Adams Public Library. Free; RSVP to reserve

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“A. S. Hamrah’s writing on film is a delight. . . Like all the best criticism, his writing makes art and life feel less lonely.” —Elif Batuman A.S. Hamrah is single-handedly re-inventing film criticism with a unique archive of unfortunate movie bulletins published in the best indie print journals and magazines, and compiled for his beloved weekly newsletter. His two most recent books, Last Week in End Times Cinema (Semiotext(e)) and Algorithm of the Night (n+1) are R&D Store best-sellers. Join H

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MASS MoCA Members are invited to a Sip and Shop at the Research & Development Store and the MASS MoCA Gift Shop on November 21, 5–7pm! We’ll pair refreshments with an extra 10% discount (adding up to a “double discount” of 20%) and complimentary gift-wrapping to kick-start the holiday season. Members will receive their “double discount” of 20% on all items in the R&D Store and the Gift Shop (and online), November 16–22. Additionally, writer A.S. Hamrah will be in-store giving a talk about his bo

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Where do we fit in this endless universe? Glimpse the precious fragility of our life on Planet Earth as we peer into the Mirrored Pool. Mirrored Pool is a puppetry and music collaboration between acclaimed puppeteer and La MaMa resident artist Tom Lee and musicians Lisa Kaplan and Matthew Duvall of the Grammy-award winning sextet Eighth Blackbird. The piece explores humanity’s place in our vast universe, showcasing the virtuosity of Eighth Blackbird’s music against the vital, human power of pupp

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Get to know the current artists-in-residence over snacks and conversation at this season’s Open Studios at MASS MoCA. Each event will take place in Building 13 and Building 34. Free and open to all. Directions to the Studios: B.13 When you park in the main visitor lot at MASS MoCA, Building 13 is right in front of you. You’ll see Gary Lichtenstein Editions on the first floor. Enter through the side door (on the end of the building farthest from Rt. 2) and take the stairs or elevator to the secon

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Co-presentation with Jacob’s Pillow bLUr, choreographed by Kimberly Bartosik, is a highly physical and emotionally intense dance piece in which five performers navigate scenes of desire, care, violence, and tender rescue. Exploring the haunting impact of witnessing a loved one’s overdose, but moving beyond explicit narratives of the opioid crisis, the work uses visceral movement cycles to embody the violent cravings and internal battles of substance abuse. Built out of Bartosik’s own experiences

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Dip your toes into the world of textiles during MASS MoCA’s Textile Repair Salon! Join regional practitioners Jena Duncan and Elsa Cousins from Swanson’s Fabrics Stash House and MASS MoCA museum educators for a casual evening of textile repair, embroidery, and small-scale weaving. Participants are welcome to bring textile objects or clothing in need of repair and learn the skills to mend them with support from the Swanson’s Fabric teaching staff. Mending is for everyone; no sewing experience is

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Families with children up to 6 years old are invited to join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Each storytime will feature a different children’s book about contemporary art, creativity, and/or the themes of the exhibitions on display. Meet in Kidspace at the designated time; a brief gallery walk-through and discussion of the art will follow the storytime. This program is in partnership with the North Adams Public Library. Free; RSVP to reserve

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