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IMAGE: Sanford Biggers, Shatter, 2015, production still. Courtesy of the artist.
FALL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS:
Phone
313.832.6622
Web
mocadetroit.org
Museum Hours
Wednesday, Saturday + Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Thursday + Friday: 11am – 8pm
Monday + Tuesday: Closed
OFFSITE EXHIBITION OPENING: THURS 9/15
Moon Medicin
Gary Simmons
FILM: WED 11/2, 8pm
FILM: WED 11/9s, 9pm
John Carpenter’s They Live
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality
ARTIST TALK: FRI 11/4, 7pm
DETROIT STAGES/MUSIC: SUN 11/20, 8pm
Athi-Patra Ruga
New Music Detroit
Closed on Thanksgiving
and Christmas Day.
Mike Kelley’s Mobile
Homestead Hours
Friday – Sunday: 11am – 5pm
MEMBERS DOUBLE DISCOUNT DAYS
Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4, 2016
MOCAD Members receive a 20% discount in the MOCAD Store and
at Café 78
MEMBERSHIP — JOIN TODAY
Give the gift of membership! The best way to experience MOCAD
and support its mission is by becoming a member. Mention this
program guide when you join and get a free gift. Questions?
Contact Director of Philanthropy, Emily Remington at:
[email protected].
MOCAD STORE
The MOCAD Store is proud to announce a new assortment of local,
handcrafted merchandise from ceramics, scarves, and jewelry, to
stationery and custom printed apparel. Customer favorite brand
Areaware brings exciting, modern home goods and children’s toys
to the shop, while international vendor Third Drawer Down offers
exclusive collections from national and internationally renown
contemporary artists and designers. Shop in person or visit us
online at store.mocadetroit.org. Your purchase at the MOCAD Store
supports the Museum and its many wonderful programs.
Members save 10% on all store purchases!
VOLUNTEER
OPENING NIGHT MUSIC: FRI 9/9, 10pm
Volunteering at MOCAD is a great way to get involved with the
community, be part of a fun team, and interact with museum
visitors, employees, and special guests. MOCAD strives to provide
volunteers with a rewarding learning experience. Interested?
Fill out our volunteer application on the MOCAD website or contact
Education Associate, Augusta Morrison at:
[email protected].
CAFÉ 78
Located inside MOCAD, join us in the morning for Anthology coffee
and locally-made pastries, plus free wi-fi. Lunch starts at 11am with
a menu of seasonal favorites. After work, trained mixologists are
ready with a special lineup of craft cocktails and classic favorites.
Join us from 4–6pm every Tuesday through Saturday for Happy
Hour with featured food and drink specials.
SUNDAYS AT CAFÉ 78
Electronic and dance music, brunch, and cocktails make for a
perfect Sunday. Join us on the last Sunday of the month for our
special brunch service. Expect a great new brunch menu, amazing
DJ’s and one of the cities’ best bloody mary cocktails.
TOURS
MOCAD offers guided group visits for all ages, backgrounds,
and interests. Museum educators promote discussion, allowing
visitors to make their own connections between art and the
human experience. Teachers are welcome to contact the education
department if they wish to tailor their MOCAD experience to
enhance their curriculum. Email [email protected] to schedule
your tour today.
ACCESSIBILITY
MOCAD welcomes patrons with disabilities.
MOCAD SUPPORTERS
MOCAD exhibitions and public programs are supported by the Taubman Foundation.
MOCAD Operations are supported by Masco Corporation Foundation, Erb Family Foundation,
The Kresge Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural
Affairs, Quicken Loans, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
MOCAD’s 2016–2021 Strategic Planning Initiative is funded in part by a generous grant
from the Kresge Foundation.
MOCAD Capital support is provided by Midtown Detroit, Inc. and the Michigan Council for
Art and Cultural Affairs
DETROIT CITY funding is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
and the Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation.
DETROIT SPEAKS funding is provided by the Community Foundation for
Southeast Michigan.
DEPE Space is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Additional funding for programming and educational initiatives is provided by the Edith S.
Briskin/Shirley K. Schlafer Foundation.
MOCAD Youth Programs are graciously funded by the the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation, Neiman Marcus, the Applebaum Family Compass Fund, MGM Resorts
Foundation, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Michigan Council for Art
and Cultural Affairs, and MGM Grand Detroit.
The Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead is commissioned by Artangel in association with
MOCAD, LUMA Foundation and Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts with the generous
support of the Artangel International Circle. Support for the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead
is provided by the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts.
Sanford Biggers’ Subjective Cosmology is supported by the Joyce Foundation, the National
Endowment for the Arts, Massimo De Carlo Gallery, and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago.
MOCAD would like to thank our Leadership Circle (Jennifer and David Fischer, Linda
Dresner and Ed Levy, Marsha and Jeffrey Miro, Roz and Scott Jacobson, Danialle and Peter
Karmanos, Sonia and Keith Pomeroy, Sandy Seligman and Gil Glassberg, and, Julie Reyes
Taubman and Robert Taubman) for making these programs possible: Mike Kelley’s Mobile
Homestead, Lectures, Poetry, Performance Art, Exhibitions, Film, DEPE Space, Music, Family
Day, Public Programming, Education, Literature, and Museum Operations.
The Gary Simmons exhibition is supported by CULTURE LAB DETROIT. Photo credit for
Gary Simmons image: JKA Photography courtesy the artist and Anthony Meier Fine Arts,
San Francisco
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, September 9, 2016
Member Only Preview 6–7pm
Talk with the Curator 6:15pm
Opening Reception 7–10pm
Admission: Free for MOCAD Members, ($5 suggested donation)
After 9pm admission is: $12 for non-members
OPENING NIGHT MUSIC
Exhibiting artist Sanford Biggers and Moon Medicin,
a multimedia-experience concept group, perform original
compositions interspersed with re-imagined cover versions.
The collective performs against a backdrop of curated sound
effects and images of science fiction, sacred geometry, minstrelsy,
politics, and ceremonial dance. Biggers is the creative director for
the band’s rotating cast of musicians and performance artists.
Moon Medicin will perform two sets for us. The first will be a
performative walk-through in and around the Subjective Cosmology
exhibition. The band will plug in and perform on stage in our café
performance area. Buy advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
Sanford Biggers: Subjective Cosmology
September 9, 2016 through January 1, 2017
For his solo exhibition Subjective Cosmology, Sanford Biggers will
create an immersive interactive experience throughout MOCAD,
incorporating video installation, visual art objects, and new media.
Imagined as an unseen world made visible, the exhibition gives
physical form to hidden landscapes where the past, present, and
future synergize into an atemporal experience. Subjective Cosmology
can be seen as the link between the pieces in Biggers’ three-part
film suite Shuffle, Shake, Shatter. His recent works challenge the
viewer to address pressing social issues and reimagine history
through sculpture, painting, mixed media, and performance. Biggers
creates art that upends traditional narratives and creates platforms
for discussion about topics ranging from hip-hop to Buddhism and
American history.
This exhibition has been organized by MOCAD and is curated by
Executive Director Elysia Borowy-Reeder.
DETROIT CITY
A multi-year program of exhibitions (Detroit Affinities), performances
(Detroit Stages), educational programs and publications (Detroit
Speaks), Detroit City places local artists in a global context while
investigating the city’s current artistic, political, cultural, and
economic realities. Presenting sequential solo exhibitions by Detroit
artists and artists from elsewhere, the Detroit Affinities series seeks
to reveal correspondences, similarities, and differences in the artists’
respective practices.
Detroit Affinities: Matthew Angelo Harrison
September 9, 2016 through January 1, 2017
Matthew Angelo Harrison does not think in closed and resolved
terms, but embraces open-endedness. While firmly participating in
conversations around the African and African-American experience,
his work has qualities that are universal. Harrison’s 3D printers
produce clay replicas of traditional African masks. The tension
between authentic and inauthentic, organic and nonorganic, and the
pulls between repetition and difference, original and clone, nature
and culture, all play a major
part in Harrison’s artistic considerations.
EXHIBITION
2016 Benefit Art Auction
September 9 through October 7, 2016
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is proud to celebrate
its 10th Anniversary in Detroit’s reemerging Midtown neighborhood
and cultural center. In its 10th year, MOCAD continues to premiere
exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists while supporting and
honoring Detroit’s own. This year’s auction exhibition will include a
special section highlighting Detroit-based artists. The auction will be
curated by MOCAD’s Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at Large
ARTIST TALK
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT
Saturday, September 10, 1pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
September 28 through October 2, 2016
Admission: Free
Saturday, December 3, 5–10pm
Admission: Free
Sanford Biggers
Sanford Biggers’ immersive exhibition, Subjective Cosmology,
aims to transform MOCAD with its sprawling intersection between
multimedia spectacle and atemporal art. The artist will discuss the
exhibition and his work in general during this exciting artist talk.
NEW WAVE ARTIST BRUNCH
with Sanford Biggers
Saturday, Sept 10, 2:30pm
Admission: $35 (New Wave member $25), buy advance tickets at
mocadetroit.org | Join New Wave and attend for Free!
Join New Wave members and artist Sandford Biggers for an intimate
brunch right after the artist talk. Meet new friends of the Museum
and learn more about the artist.
OFFSITE EXHIBITION
Gary Simmons, presented by Culture Lab Detroit + MOCAD
On view September 15, 2016 through early January, 2017
Gary Simmons uses icons and stereotypes of American popular
culture, to create works that address personal and collective
experiences of race and class. In a site-specific immersive
installation, Simmons wallpapers the entire space in layers of selfcreated musical fly posters. Colorful and visually frenetic, Simmons’
quiet commentary on the manipulation of culture by digital content
creates a complicated dialogue; touching politics, economics,
personal freedoms, and identity.
Bike!Bike! 2016
Bike!Bike!, an annual gathering of bicycle advocates and enthusiasts,
enables non-profit bike organizations, collectives, and related
advocacy groups from around the world to come together and
share ideas to help their communities make bike riding easier, more
inclusive, safer, and more fun. In partnership with Detroit conference
hosts Back Alley Bikes and The Hub, MOCAD is pleased to serve as
a site for Bike!Bike! workshops on September 28 and 30.
Information about these workshops at mocadetroit.org.
MOCAD joins over 70 participating Midtown venues and 200 theater
and dance groups who will share their creative talents during this
Cultural Center-wide open house. Featuring open galleries, hands-on
activities for all ages, and live music. For more information and a
complete schedule of events visit midtowndetroitinc.org.
GALA + ART AUCTION
Friday, December 9, 6:30–9:30pm
Admission: $10 | Advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
Featuring 70 artists drawing in front of a live audience, making their
private studio practices a public performance. Artists at all stages
of their careers will create sensational works using a variety of
materials: everything from collage and watercolor to ink and graphite.
Spectators will have the opportunity to witness the creative process,
watching as ideas transform into fully-fledged artworks. Each piece
immediately becomes available for sale at $40.
10th Anniversary Art Auction, Gala, + Afterglow
Friday, October 7
For Gala ticket information, contact Director of Philanthropy,
Emily Remington at [email protected].
For Afterglow tickets and information: mocadetroit.org/gala
MOCAD is proud to celebrate its 10th Anniversary in Detroit’s
resurgent Midtown neighborhood and cultural center. In its tenth
year, MOCAD continues to premiere exhibitions by internationally
acclaimed artists while supporting and honoring Detroit’s own. This
milestone gala will feature handcrafted cocktails, a seated dinner
paired with lively entertainment by DJ Mother Cyborg, and rare oneof-a kind art auction items. This year’s auction exhibition will include
a special section highlighting Detroit-based artists. The auction will
be curated by MOCAD’s Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at
Large Jens Hoffmann and Executive Director Elysia Borowy-Reeder.
Gary Simmons was recently featured in the 56th International Venice
Biennale. He has had one-person exhibitions at the Museum of
Contemporary Art Chicago; Studio Museum in Harlem; Museum of
Modern Art of Fort Worth.
Immediately following the Gala will be the Afterglow, our official
afterparty featuring a DJ and live performance by Flint Eastwood
x SYBLING.
FILM
Elections in American Art
The Unseen
Wednesday, September 21, 8pm
Admission: $5 (free for members),
buy advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
The Unseen explores the soul and roots of Detroit Hip-Hop
production, mirroring the sketchpad format of a beat tape. Loosely
acting as a prequel to the LA-based documentary, All Ears,
The Unseen provides rare insights into a scene that has remained
distant from the public eye while birthing some of the culture’s
richest and most influential sounds. The film glimpses the hidden
and elusive characteristics inherent in a city often depicted in a one
dimensional light.
TALK
Huey Copeland Sun Ra Lecture
Friday, September 23, 7pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Huey Copeland (PhD, History of Art, University of California,
Berkeley, 2006) is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in The
Graduate School and Associate Professor of Art History at
Northwestern University, with affiliations in the Gender and Sexuality
Studies Program and the Department of African American Studies.
His writing focuses on modern and contemporary art with an
emphasis on articulations of blackness in the Western visual field.
In this lecture, Dr. Copeland explores Sun Ra’s representations of
space-time and their implications for contemporary artists. Copeland
argues that Ra’s thinking points us toward new criteria for the
evaluation of recent art that takes seriously both the recursiveness
and simultaneity of time as it unfolds within, beyond, and across the
black world.
NEW WAVE SPECIAL EVENT
Moran Bondaroff Opening
Saturday, September 24, 8– 10pm
Admission: $35 (New Wave member $25), buy advance tickets at
mocadetroit.org | Join New Wave and get in for Free!
Join New Wave, MOCAD’s young professional support group, with
NOEL NIGHT
CURATOR TALK
Friday, October 21, 2pm
Admission: Free with registration at mocadetroit.org
In connection with the It’s Your Party exhibition in Mike Kelley’s
Mobile Homestead, we invite you to join us for a fall field trip to the
Detroit Institute of Arts for a private gallery talk exploring elections
in American Art. Led by Benjamin Colman, the DIA’s Associate
Curator of American Art, this 40-minute gallery talk will highlight
works ranging from the 18th to 20th centuries that illustrate and
respond to perennial issues in American politics.
ARTIST TALK
Matthew Angelo Harrison
Saturday, October 22, 1pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Our featured Detroit City artist this season is Matthew Angelo
Harrison. His work focuses on the performative aspect of systems
and manufacturing. His groundbreaking MOCAD exhibit, Irrealism
transforms the making of traditional african masks through the use
of 3D printing and open-source technology. The artist will discuss his
work and the exhibit during this intriguing artist talk.
TALK
General Services Administration: Art in Architecture
Wednesday, October 26, 7pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Art in Architecture
Program commissions established and emerging artists to create
site-specific artwork for federal properties across the country. GSA
Fine Arts Specialist Michael Finn will present an overview of the
program’s history and the diverse contexts, environments, audiences,
and influences that help shape these projects.
MUSIC
King Britt/Flohston Paradigm
Friday, October 28, 8pm
Admission: $12 ($7 for members),
Advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
LIVE-DRAWING EVENT
Monster Drawing Rally
WORKSHOPS
Quilting at the Mobile Homestead
Third Saturday of every month, 11am–3pm
Admission: Free
Join us for an afternoon of quilt making with master quilter,
Theadra Flemming. Drop in and work on your own project, learn
the basics, or start something new. All skill levels are welcome.
Hi-Tech Weaving
Admission: $25 ($20 for members) per workshop,
register at mocadetroit.org
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Learn the classic techniques of hand weaving with a wild
new twist: high tech materials with interactive qualities.
No experience? No worries. Levon Kafafian, our highly skilled
and infinitely patient instructor will teach you what you need
to know. All workshop supplies are included.
Reflective Bike Panels (part of Hi-Tech Weaving)
Tuesday, September 13, 6–9pm
Work with highly visibility reflective material to weave stylish
panels for night-time bike riding. Materials: cotton yarn,
reflective yarn, and sew-on velcro.
Opalescent Patch Pockets (part of Hi-Tech Weaving)
Saturday, October 15, Noon–3pm
Make a sew-on patch pocket for your jeans, bag, or t-shirt with
materials that catch the light and the eye in just the right way.
Materials: opalescent yarns, cotton yarn, sewing thread, optional
fabric for lining.
Phosphorescent Croakies (part of Hi-Tech Weaving)
Tuesday, November 22, 6–9pm
Not your kids’ glow in the dark — stay sharp in the dark without
losing your eyewear. Even if you’re not into the croakies look, use
your strap as a lanyard, handle or necklace. Materials: Glow in the
dark thread, mercerized cotton, elastic thread, eyeglass rubber
attachments.
Thermochromic Mug Rugs (part of Hi-Tech Weaving)
Saturday, December 17, Noon–3pm
Caution: beautiful when hot. Weave a mini rug for your coffee mug
that reveals its designs with heat. Materials: thermochromic ink,
screen printing medium, cotton and wool yarns.
CLASS
Vinyasa Yoga
Ongoing, Sundays, 6–7pm
(no class on Christmas or New Year’s Day)
Jens Hoffmann and Executive Director, Elysia Borowy-Reeder.
ART AS SOCIAL FORCE
Inspired by Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead, MOCAD has embarked
on a multi-year examination of artists who seek to create
participatory and socially transformative art. Known primarily as
social practice, its practitioners freely blur the lines among art
making, performance, political activism, community organizing,
environmentalism, and investigative journalism, creating a deeply
participatory art form.
ART AS SOCIAL FORCE EXHIBITION
It’s Your Party
Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead
host Al Moran for a special exhibition opening and reception at one
of Detroit’s most creative art spaces. The exhibition Incidentals in
the Day World will feature artists: Caroline Achaintre, Ketuta AlexiMeskhishvili, Harry Dodge, Michaela Eichwald, Hannah Levy, and
Joanna Malinowska and is curated by Nichole Caruso. The artists in
Incidentals in the Day World utilize their incidental circumstances as
a buoyant lens for generating a greater potentiality by way of artistic
output. This special event will feature complimentary beverages,
strolling appetizers and an overview with the curator. Tickets at
mocadetroit.org. Proceeds from ticket sales support MOCAD’s
mission to present art at the forefront of contemporary culture.
WORKSHOP
Detroit Writes
September 9, 2016 through January 1, 2017
Don’t Swap Horses in the Middle of the Stream, In your Heart you
Know He’s Right, and Not Just Peanuts. Are these titles of country
songs or campaign slogans? If you guessed campaign slogans you’re
correct! But who won these elections and who lost? Find out this fall
when we celebrate the winners and losers alike with It’s Your Party,
an exhibition of presidential campaign memorabilia drawn from
the vast collection of Morry “The Button Man” Greener. Campaign
posters, bumper stickers, pennants, and other ephemera from
elections past and present will fill the Mobile Homestead.
In the garage we’ll be screening election related films and historical
debates and broadcasting the live coverage of the 2016 presidential
campaign. Join us for debate and election night parties where you
are welcome to commiserate or celebrate with your friends and
neighbors.
Sunday, September 25 and Sunday, October 9, 1pm–3pm
Admission: Free with registration at mocadetroit.org
Critical processing of art is a crucial part of developing a strong
personal art practice and an engaged eye as a viewer. Participants
in this workshop led by Detroit’s Essay’d collective, will learn
different approaches to arts writing, through applying them to the
work of renowned, and sometimes controversial, artist Sanford
Biggers. Highlights of the workshop will include a group discussion
of previous criticism of Biggers, an open interview with the artist
himself, and the opportunity to submit a 750 word essay. Selected
essays will be reviewed in a public editorial meeting and published
on the MOCAD website. People with varied abilities and interests are
encouraged to attend; there is room within every writer’s practice
for improvement, and we look forward to helping develop our critical
voices together!
DEPE SPACE RESIDENCY
EVENT
The DEPE (Department of Education and Public Engagement) Space
residency and exhibition series presents interdisciplinary art that
serves as a catalyst for learning and transformative conversation
about complex social issues. DEPE Space offers opportunities to
reflect upon the personal relevance of these topics and how they
relate to communities in Detroit and throughout the world.
DEPE SPACE EXHIBITION
Dave Eggers: The Spirit of the Animals Is in the Wheels
November 4, 2016 through January 1, 2017
A bison barrels down Mack Ave. and a 12-point buck hoofs it
from Eastern Market to the Boggs School. Their unusual gaits—
paws attached to a bicycle’s front wheel—and their enthusiastic
passengers—school-aged Detroiters—are not the only reason these
pedicabs-turned-wildlife are turning heads. Artist and author Dave
Eggers, along with metal artist Ben Wolf, have built a herd of animalinspired vehicles for this exhibition focused on the intersection
of transportation and education in order to build awareness and
solutions to transportation challenges faced by students.
Presented by 826michigan and Safe Routes to School
EXHIBITION
Young People’s Biennial
January 14 through January 22, 2017
In keeping with the collaborative spirit of our 2014 People’s Biennial,
the Teen Council will present an exhibition of art produced while
under the tutelage of artistic mentors. Teen council members are
paired with creative professionals, who through workshops, talks,
and individual critiques, helped to guide the creation of the work in
this exhibition.
CAFÉ 78
Society for the Preservation of Illustrated Stories
Swap + Meet
Wednesdays, September 14, October 19, November 23, December 14,
5–9pm | Admission: Free
The Society for the Preservation of Illustrated Stories hosts a
graphic novel/comic book swap. Bring your pre-read illustrated
stories and trade them for new favorites, enjoy character themed
cocktails, and make new friends. This series explores the layers
found in this important and often overlooked cultural nexus.
It’s Your Party Parties
Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead
September 26, October 4, October 9, October 19, and November 8,
8pm | Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Join your fellow Americans for one, or all, of our It’s Your Party
Parties held in honor of the 2016 elections. We will have drinks,
snacks and hats, maybe some small flags and streamers. All of the
live, televised debates and election night coverage will be shown
on two separate screens allowing you to choose your own media
bias. View the It’s Your Party exhibition, make your own campaign
buttons, and play Political Jabber Bingo. The final election night party
will be hosted by Peter Werbe of WRIF 101.1 FM, WCSX FM 94.7 and
Fifth Estate.
FILM
Wall Writers
Wednesday, September 28, 8pm
Admission: $5 (free for members), buy advance tickets at
mocadetroit.org
Before artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey became household
names, there were the graffiti pioneers who laid the groundwork
to their success. Wall Writers is the story of the birth of graffiti
from 1967 to 1973. Narrated by film director John Waters, the film
explores not only early graffiti writing itself, but the writers creating
it and the culture that drove them to be recognized by society. From
graffiti’s humble beginnings in 1967 to the first painting to be sold in
1973, Wall Writers reveals the context of the start of a movement
that would eventually grow to transform city life, public transit,
public art, and ultimately visual art the world over.
TALK
The Attainable Object of Your Desire
Thursday, September 29, 6pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
With prices ranging from $1 to $300 million, buying a work of art can
be intimidating — we’re here to tell you it doesn’t need to be.
Join MOCAD founding board member Burt Aaron and other art lovers
for an informal discussion about the possibility and pleasure of
buying art on any budget. Whether you’re acquiring your first piece
to decorate the living room or looking to start a serious collection,
we can show you ways to maximize not only the quality and value
of your art, but also your own personal enjoyment, appreciation, and
understanding of that art.
Fhloston Paradigm is a manifestation of afrofuturist ideals, based in
an electronic music landscape. A sonic project by Philadelphia based
DJ/Music Producer King Britt, this live show is a mix of science
fiction soundtrack vibes and futuristic visual art.
PERFORMANCE
John Cage: How to Get Started
Sunday, October 30, 1pm
Admission: Free with registration at mocadetroit.org
How to Get Started is a collaborative experiment that explores
improvisation and the origin of ideas. In the piece, four community
leaders will take the stage with ten note cards containing present
thoughts and concerns. They will shuffle the deck, and speak “off the
cuff” on each idea. Each monologue will be recorded in collaboration
with a sound engineer and looped back as the next card is addressed,
creating, in the end, a complex acoustic layering of ideas.
FILM
November Film Series
Select Wednesdays in November, 8pm
Admission: $5 (free for members),
buy advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
November 2: John Carpenter’s They Live
November 9: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality
November 16: Una Lorenzen’s Yarn
ARTIST TALK
Athi-Patra Ruga
Queenz in Exile: Of Avatars as Self-Preservation
Friday, November 4, 7pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Exploring the border-zones between fashion, performance and
contemporary art, Athi-Patra Ruga makes work that exposes and
subverts the body in relation to structure, ideology and politics.
Bursting with eclectic multicultural references, carnal sensuality and
a dislocated undercurrent of humor, his avatars, videos, tapestries
and photographic images create a world where cultural identity is
no longer determined by geographical origins, ancestry or biological
disposition, but is increasingly becoming a hybrid construct. During
this talk, the artist will discuss his work, the relationship between the
mind and body, and the connection between surreality and sex. This
talk is presented in partnership with the Penny Stamps School of Art
and Design.
FAMILY DAY EXTRAVAGANZA
Who Art We? Where Art We?
Saturday, November 12th, Noon–4pm
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Our fall Family Day Extravaganza is packed with unique, mind
expanding activities for kids and parents that encourage critical
thinking, active listening, and self expression through the creation
of art and music. Alyson Jones, founder of Searching For Telos, a
philosophy organization for youth, presents multiple activity stations
designed to get kids talking and thinking about our city, our world,
and our planet. Professional singer/songwriters will help kids create
and sing original blues and folk songs based on their ideas for
societal change. MOCAD’s Teen Council youth docents will provide
fresh perspectives on the exhibitions and Café 78 offers a special
kid-friendly menu to meet a variety of snacking needs.
MUSIC/DETROIT STAGES
New Music Detroit
Sunday, November 20, 8pm
$12 ($7 for members) | Advance tickets at mocadetroit.org
New Music Detroit (NMD) is a collective of musicians dedicated
to performing groundbreaking musical works from the late 20th
century to the present day. A highly flexible ensemble with a cast of
core members and prominent guest artists, NMD performs new and
adventurous classical music in a wide variety of settings, for a wide
variety of people.
Admission: Free ($5 suggested donation)
Join instructors from the Center for Yoga for a free one-hour
yoga class inside the MOCAD galleries. All ages and skill levels
are welcome. Bring your own mat.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Accepting applications August 1 through
September 14 to join the MOCAD Teen Council
during 2016–17!
MOCAD is looking for a few fun, dedicated, and energetic
members to join our Teen Council for the 2016–2017 season.
Are you interested in learning more about contemporary art and
culture? Do want to work with like-minded individuals to plan fun
and creative events for your peers? Do you want the opportunity
to learn more about art and careers in the arts by working with
professionals? Do you want to do all of this and get paid?
Visit mocadetroit.org to download the application!
All teens are welcome to apply.
For more information and /or to RSVP for youth events, contact
Youth Program Producer Tylonn Sawyer at:
[email protected]
TEEN COUNCIL APPLICATION
+ ENROLLMENT
Teen Council Membership Interviews
Saturday, September 17, 1–3pm | Free with RSVP
MOCAD is looking for new members to join our Teen Council for
the 2016-2017 season. All teens are welcome to apply! If you are
interested in learning more about contemporary art and culture
and want to work with like-minded individuals to plan fun and
creative events for your peers, the Teen Council might be for you.
Visit mocadetroit.org/learning/youthprograms.html to download
the application (Applications due September 14). Then come to
our open interviews on September 17. If you’re interested in the
arts then we want to see you!
OPEN STUDIO
Teen Portfolio Review
Saturday, September 17, Noon–3:30pm | Free with RSVP
Calling all teens! Do you draw, paint, sculpt, or design? Are you
interested in art school? Want advice on your work from a
professional artist? Come to Open Studios at MOCAD! As part
of our teen arts education programs, creative professionals from
a variety of disciplines join us each season to discuss works in
progress with high school students. Teens are encouraged to bring
their own work that corresponds with the artists who best match
their interests. MOCAD provides snacks, giveaways, and the
opportunity for teens to talk with a professional artist about their
work. Art supplies provided by MOCAD.
TEEN ART WORKSHOPS
Saturday, October 8 and Saturday, November 5
Noon–3:30pm | Free with RSVP
As part of our OPEN STUDIOS, MOCAD offers free monthly
workshops for teens looking to enhance their artistic skills
in a variety areas: drawing, painting, sculpting, digital design,
automotive design, fashion illustration, music production, creative
writing, and more. All supplies and snacks provided by MOCAD.
TEEN NIGHT
Friday, October 21 and Friday, November 18, 6–9pm
Free with RSVP
These fun multidisciplinary art events are designed and hosted by
MOCAD’s Teen Council, a select group of young creatives from
metro Detroit and the surrounding areas who come together to
plan and produce programming for youth and adults.