Earlier this year, the union held a one-day strike over “lowball” wages and prolonged negotiations.
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MASS MoCA Workers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest “Lowball” Wages
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.
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Wendy Red Star Is Teaching Children About the Crow Nation With Her Art
“You don’t have to make things easy for them,” says Red Star about her new exhibition for children at MASS MoCA.
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The Measureless James Turrell
Like memory, Turrell‘s work exists outside of space and time and sound.
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Cauleen Smith on Spirituality, Staging, and Having Enough
Discussing her solo show at MASS MoCA, the interdisciplinary artist explained, “When I’m talking about ‘We Already Have What We Need,’ what I’m really trying to talk about is our anxiety as human beings about how to live.”
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The Wild World of Trenton Doyle Hancock
Hancock’s is a world with its own creation myths and conflicts — colorful and fun, but with serious undertones.
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How MASS MoCA Transformed a Struggling Mill Town Into an Art Hub
Worlds collide in a new Meryl Streep-narrated documentary that traces the evolution of Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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Liz Glynn’s Comforting Vision of a Dystopian Future
Liz Glynn’s exhibit at Mass MoCA serves as a reminder of the value in our present moment, as we engage in the work without the distractions of the outside world.
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Tripping Across the Lines Between Physical and Virtual Reality with Laurie Anderson
Spending time in Laurie Anderson’s “The Chalkroom” reminded me of Terry Gilliam’s film, Time Bandits, where what seems like an endless landscape is revealed to be a mirror when someone breaks it.
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Stop Treating the Berkshire Museum as a Sacred Space for Masterpieces
Locals like me don’t visit the Berkshire Museum to look at famous paintings. Why did 40 artworks become the center of a national controversy?
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Testing Human Perception with Uncannily Kinetic Body Parts
Elizabeth King experiments with human perception in her installation of mannequin-like sculptures at MASS MoCA.
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Found Object Sculptures that Spell Out an Urgent Environmental Message
At MASS MoCA, sculptures by Lonnie Holley and Dawn DeDeaux reflect the environmental and political state of the earth today.
