Tag Archives: MASS MoCA

Whistler Past the Graveyard: America’s Most Artistic Artist

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Ever since reading the novel I, James McNeill Whistler by Lawrence Williams in 1972, the hardworking staff has been a fanboy of James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, the 19th century American expatriate artist who embodied “art for art’s (and my) sake.” (Just for the … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Marshall McLuhan Edition)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times: Border Crossing Identity Crisis ‘Oh, Canada’ Exhibition at Mass MoCA NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As Marshall McLuhan once wrote about his homeland, “Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without … Continue reading →

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If You Ever Plan To Motor West

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I took a spin out to the Berkshires to examine the artwork currently on view there and this is what we saw: • The Clark’s landmark exhibit “Picasso Looks at Degas,” which brilliantly traces the lines … Continue reading →

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