Tag: North Adams

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    A roller coaster fills the heart in Mass MoCA

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    New MoCA show draws on the thrills, bright lights of amusement parks   Viewers can sign up to ride the single-cart roller coaster at the center of “Brake Run Helix,” the new installation by Los Angeles artist EJ Hill at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Courtesy Mass MoCA   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH read more

    A roller coaster fills the heart in Mass MoCA
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    How dark Covid times nurtured bakers’ dreams

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      Dede Weber started her Bohemian Nouveaux Bakery at the height of the pandemic and soon built a following in the northern Berkshires. Now she’s preparing to open a new bakery cafe in North Adams. Susan Sabino photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer Dede Weber imagines a winter day in North Adams, with snow falling read more

    How dark Covid times nurtured bakers’ dreams
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    MCLA artist’s residency lifts portraits of a community

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    Exhibit reflects artist’s yearlong residency in North Adams       Conrad Egyir’s new exhibit, “Travelogue,’ which opened in June at Gallery 51, includes his portraits of, from left, Odiase Williamson, Winston Wall and Delano Mills, along with others he met in the course of his artist residency at MCLA. Courtesy photos   By KATE read more

    MCLA artist’s residency lifts portraits of a community
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    Ceramics and sculpture anchor new shows at Mass MoCA

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    Ceramics, sculpture anchor new shows at Mass MoCA   Tomato frames bound together with kudzu vines form one portion of Lily Cox-Richard’s new installation, “Weep Holes,” at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams. The museum also has a new group show, “Ceramics in the Expanded Field,” with works by eight artists. Photo read more

    Ceramics and sculpture anchor new shows at Mass MoCA
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    At MCLA and Williams, new works by contemporary artists

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    At MCLA and Williams, new works by contemporary artists   Joshua Ross, the artist in residence this fall at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, is working on a series of drawings in colored pencil in the Art Lab at Gallery 51, the college’s exhibition space in downtown North Adams. Susan Sabino photo   By KATE read more

    At MCLA and Williams, new works by contemporary artists
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    The return of live music

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      A performance by Robanic with the Caribbean Sounds, held in late June, is part of a Friday evening Concerts in the Courtyard series at the Bennington Museum. George Bouret photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer   Low strings move below warm chords and a rhythm like rain: In a quiet tenor with a catch read more

    The return of live music
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    In a time of isolation, Clifford Prince King explores kinship and intimacy

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    Los Angeles photographer Clifford Prince King offers images of refuge and care in ‘Close to You,’ a solo show of photography at Mass MoCA. By Kate Abbott read more

    In a time of isolation, Clifford Prince King explores kinship and intimacy
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    Glenn Kaino illuminates a history of protest

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    Los Angeles artist Glenn Kaino comes to Mass MoCA, honoring a history of protest in film and music, shadow play and illusion. By Kate Abbott read more

    Glenn Kaino illuminates a history of protest
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    Seeking strength and sanctuary

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    At MCLA artists put college’s focus on immigration Trinh Mai Thach works on a portrait of her husband at her studio in southern California. The work will be shown at Gallery 51 in North Adams as part of a yearlong show related to immigration.courtesy photo By KATE ABBOTT Contributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. In her read more

    Seeking strength and sanctuary
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    Through photos, artist Wendy Red Star honors her people

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    Exhibit at Mass MoCA tells story of Montana’s Apsaalooke nation   A large cutout drawn from a historical photo is part of Wendy Red Star’s new exhibit, “Apsaalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird,” in the Kidspace at Mass MoCA. Courtesy Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. He is read more

    Through photos, artist Wendy Red Star honors her people