MASS MoCA’s former director of design Doug Bartow (now in his own shop, id29) granted an interview. We know we were his best client ever and we know you should look for him on the podium next year as best actor in a documentary short film (but we hope he loses the goatee before then.)

If you’re interested in the history of MASS MoCA, you may find this enlightening.

There are few things that are more exciting than seeing some of our favorite performing artists collaborate together to create a new song, theater work, dance piece, or a combination of all of the above. Trickpony, showing here on March 8th, is one of those collaborations. Outstanding performers ballerina Sally Rousse and aerialist Chelsea Bacon combine thier specialties to create an amazing piece of performance art that can only be described a genre bending. This is one collabrotive effort we encourage you not to miss.

Read the Albany Times Union story about Trickpony and its collaborators.

Great review of new album from Steven Malkmus & the Jicks in today’s NYT.

Playing here April 4 with John Vanderslice opening. If you haven’t already bought tix, they are selling fast.

We’re delighted to welcome Jeff and Jane Hudson to the MASS MoCA campus. They’ve opened a satellite location of their 47 Main Street shop, North Adams Antiques right across from Cafe Latino. Stop by and see what they’ve got too offer besides this cool logo. If you don’t know Jeff and Jane already we can almost guarantee you’ll be their best friend by the time you leave!

Just posted new photos of the LeWitt project. It is looking beautiful and getting ready for wall drawing to begin in the next month or so.

If you’ve been in the cafe at MASS MoCA this month you might have spied this device out the window and wondered what it was. The sculpture is a prototype for one by Spencer Finch that will be installed on the US/Canada border in Calais, Maine, as part of a new work. Spencer installed it in our backyard for a few months to see how it stands up to the elements.

Kidspace Director Laura Thompson gave birth on Sunday, February 17, 2008, to Jesse Noah Thompson. Mother and baby are doing fine.