Looking for that cool present that will give you the status of most-skilled gift-giver? A present that is artsy and defies science?

Look no further, it’s stocked in our shop, and it’s called Grass Logic.  That’s right, just like Tree Logic, our upside-down trees that welcome visitors to MASS MoCA.

Here’s how Grass Logic works!

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We asked visitors:  If Nari Ward’s Mango Tourists could be taken out of the museum and put anywhere, where would you put them?

• Jamaica—At a Beach w/ Piña Coladas
• Hanging upside down from the floor of the 3^rd level of the Eiffel Tower
• In a thunderstorm cloud
• In a garden
• In my front yard with Christmas Lights all around
• Africa

• I would put it on the museum roof
• In my memory
• Central Park! It would be cool to start a Sculpture Garden
• Somerville, MA
• Pier 6, NY, NY
• Downtown North Adams Outside Park area

• Hollywood!
• In Lindenlea Park in Ottawa, ON
• Along the wooded path at the Clark
• A Parisian sculpture garden
• Paris Pyramid Entrance to the Louvre
• I like it where it is! (so do we!)

Yesterday, the 50 USA Fellows for 2011 were announced and we are proud to say we have worked with six of them (That’s 12%!)

Once a year, the philanthropic organization United States Artists selects 50 exceptional artists as fellows, giving them $50,000 each. Fellows are nominated by an anonymous group, which changes each year, consisting of individuals who are well versed in the arts and live throughout the United States. Prizes are awarded to artists in Architecture & Design, Crafts & Traditional Arts, Dance, Literature, Media, Music, Theater Arts, and Visual Arts.

According to the official USA website, artists must have: “Expert artistic skills, Artistic education or training (formal or informal), A history of deriving income from those skills, A history of active engagement in creating artwork and presenting it to the public.�

Are you familiar with any of our friends?!

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In honor of Stephanie Rothenberg’s mixed reality talk show Best Practices in Banana Time being held at MASS MoCA this past weekend, we asked our patrons:

 “If you could have a job in Second Life what would you do?�

Here’s what people said!

I would be a Bird…

Baker

Chef

I would be a Veterinarian and heal horses, bunnies, dogs, and cats

To paint portraits or a photographer

 

Farmer

I would be a poet, or a musician, or an actor…

Build small boxes to hold decorative corks.

An architect.  I would travel the world, speaking different languages, meeting new people, and bringing aesthetic beauty to the eyes of all.

I would make sure the starts would come out at night.

 What would YOU do if you had a job in Second Life?

Maya Beiser, founding cellist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, comes to MASS MoCA with a seriously impressive team for her psychological cello opera Elsewhere, being shown on Saturday, December 10 at 8pm.

Incorporating cello, vocals, spoken word, video, dance, and elaborate sets, she’ll be accompanied by choreographer Karole Armitage and four dancers, producer Beth Morrison, director Robert Woodruff, projection designer Peter Nigrini, and composer Eve Beglarian.

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Top Ten Reasons To Shop

HARDWARE @ MASS MoCA and MASS MoCA by Design

This Holiday Season

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