Our second day in the Berkshires (continued from yesterday's post) was spent taking a scenic drive for a few hours and then heading to MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams and a must visit if you are ever out that way.
MASS MoCA is housed in a group of 19th century factory buildings that are connected by enclosed foot bridges, elevators, and courtyards. The buildings have been barely altered, making it feel über-industrial which I liked very much. This large open room had one exhibit in it, an upside down mid century office/home enclosed in a glass box. The work is a project called Gravity Is a Force to be Reckoned With by artist Inigo Manglano-Ovalle. I thought it was very cool plus I really liked this room.
Above, the Sol LeWitt exhibit spied through the window and a teaser view below. The exhibit is titled A Wall Drawing Retrospective and consists of over 100 large scale drawings spanning the artist's career from 1969-2007. The show was installed by about 65 artists and art students over the course of 6 months. Read more about this exhibit in this excellent recent Etsy blog post.
Before hitting the road for our journey home, we made a final stop at the Natural Bridge State Park which is apparently the only naturally formed white marble arch and man made white marble dam in North America. It was very pretty, like a mini Niagara Falls. ;)
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