Major Canadian art show at MASS MoCA
Kim Adams - Optic Nerve. Featured as part of the Oh Canada exhibit
On May 27, 2012 The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams began featuring Oh Canada, a major exhibit of Canadian Art including works by more than 60 artists who hail from every province and nearly every territory and span multiple generations and all media. Oh Canada is the largest survey of contemporary Canadian art ever produced outside Canada. MASS MoCA's curator Denise Markonish has spent the last three years crisscrossing Canada to view hundreds of exhibitions and visit over 400 artists' studios in an effort to display the full range of artists working in Canada today. The exhibition is mounted in a 14,000 square foot space as well as additional indoor and outdoor spaces. From an initial list of over 800 prospects Markonish narrowed down the selection to approximately 60, focusing on artists who have shown less frequently in the U.S. The opening of Oh Canada was also accompanied by live events at MASS MoCA focusing on Canadian acts. The exhibit will remain open until April 1, 2013.
