Trip to MASS MoCa

I went to MASS MoCA today. That acronym stands for Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and it is located in North Adams in the Berkshires. The ride to MASS MoCA is part of the fun, because the best way to get to North Adams is through the scenic Mohawk Trail (Route 2). 

This sign in this picture is my favorite traffic sign. Every time I see one I want to jump out of the car and do the spaghetti noodle dance. 

   Just before you start descending towards North Adams you see this sign below.

The town of Florida, Massachusetts is at the highest point on the Mohawk Trail. I don't know who came up with the name.

   Once again there were lots of installations at the MASS MoCa. Sol Lewitt's wall paintings were still there. I already saw them last year, but they were worth seeing again.

In the the largest gallery they had an installation by Izhar Patkin called "The Wandering Veil". Due to the nature of his work the gallery was divided into smaller rooms. I had mixed feelings about this subdivision, because the largest room in MASS MoCa is an artwork by itself.

Some of Teresita Fernandez's installations "As Above So Below"were really interesting.This piece looks like a swarm of bugs. 

My favorite, however, was this bench below.

This is a solid bench. It looks like it could take some serious abuse and it could last for centuries. It is not part of any installation. It is just there so you can rest your feet. I would like to build something like that, but my tools can't handle material that thick.

Here is a link to MASS MoCa. Check it out! http://www.massmoca.org/