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Massachusetts Museum Of Contemporary Art Bi-Weekly Newsletter - June 21, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

June 22, 2023

From: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

Anne Samat: Love
Opens Saturday, June 24

In her solo Kidspace exhibition, Anne Samat adorns traditional Southeast Asian Pua Kumbu weavings with humble household goods from 99-cent stores and thrift shops to construct totemic figurative sculptures. Samat’s work is dedicated to the feeling of love — found in personal relationships, in past generations that paved the way for her, and in potential feelings that could exist among strangers.

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Member Preview Friday, June 23, 6pm

Bring the family to see how Anne Samat blends traditional weavings with household goods to create mesmerizing larger-than-life totems of devotion in the newest Kidspace exhibition. ArtBar activities and a small reception add to the fun! Open to all; free for Members.

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North Adams Pride Night
Friday, June 23, 5-9:30pm

Feel the love right here in Courtyard A at North Adams Pride's 3rd Annual Pride Night! The evening kicks off with family-friendly fun, including pop-up drag performances, talks by local LGBTQAI+ leaders, and visual projections. Pack your dancing shoes — later, we're letting loose!
 
Open Studios
Thursday, July 6, 5-7pm

Meet our artists-in-residence! Visit the museum and then come over to Buildings 13 and 34 for drinks, snacks, and great conversation. After Open Studios, enjoy local music and a brew at The Chalet in the courtyard.

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The Chalet 2023
Thursdays, June 29-August 31, 6-10pm

Our summer fun spot promises frothy beverages, riverside regulars, and friendly new faces when we fire up The Chalet, Oh, Canada artist Dean Baldwin’s sculpture-turned-riverside-beer-garden, for just one night each week.

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Oscar Jerome
Saturday, July 1, 8pm

Bursting out of the fertile London jazz-soul-fusion scene, guitarist and singer-songwriter Oscar Jerome hops the pond this July, bringing dazzling licks and sensual vocals to North Adams.

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BLKBOK
Saturday, July 15, 8pm

Pianist and former child prodigy BLKBOK's acclaimed debut solo recording, Black Book, is a modern masterpiece; live in concert, he places his solo compositions into cultural context with spoken word/poetry intros.

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CLOSING SUNDAY
 
Yto Barrada: Ways to Baffle the Wind
Final Day: June 25

Ways to Baffle the Wind features new and recent work including sculpture, textile, films, and games assembled to model, parody, and learn from attempts to regulate and organize nature. A collaboration between MASS MoCA and Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought in New Orleans, the exhibition foregrounds Barrada’s film, Tree Identification for Beginners.

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