Check out Lisa Foderaro’s piece in today’s NYT Escapes section about MASS MoCA and North Adams and our friends at Porches and Norman Rockwell Museum. We are proud to be a “place of serious whimsy, where unusual artistic ideas are allowed to flourish.”
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Kidspace Opens It’s Rude to Stare by Local Artist Richard Criddle
(North Adams, MA) Opening in Kidspace at MASS MoCA on October 4, 2007, It’s Rude to Stare will feature sculpture and drawings by English-born, Vermont-based artist Richard Criddle. In a personal ‘archaeological dig’ into his childhood fears and stories, Criddle interprets his memories on a larger-than-life scale. He presents his autobiography in the form of oversized sculptures made from wood, bronze, fabricated steel, and found objects including wooden blinds, furniture components, a furnace shovel, and heavy-duty industrial hardware. Read the rest of this entry »