Sebastian Smee from The Globe made our week with nice reviews of both Material World and the Petah Coyne exhibitions,   saying, “MASS MoCA, the most consistently stimulating museum devoted to contemporary art in New England, has space to burn, making it the ideal place to show this kind of work. Material World: Sculpture to Environment, a group show devoted to large-scale, environment-altering installations made from cheap and plentiful materials, sees the museum playing to its strengths.”

And about Petah Coyne: Everything that Rises Must Converge, he said, “I admired the fearlessness of her aesthetic, which is the absolute antithesis of minimalist cool.”

We’re feeling very cosmopolitan today since our first review in French was just posted on Trip Advisor. Dredging up Mme Cunningham’s AP French from way back, we’re pretty sure its glowing.   Check it out and while you’re there add your own thoughts about MASS MoCA to Trip Advisor in whatever language you choose.  Since we’ve only got 6 reviews you’ll stand out in the crowd.  Thanks!

Hope you caught Guy Ben-Ner in the NYTimes Men’s Style Magazine this past Sunday.

And, the next Kidspace show, You Art What You Eat, was one of Sebastian Smee’s “Critic’s Picks” for fall in the Globe. It opens October 3.