MFA Late Nites [05/12/18]

Join us at our May 12 MFA Late Nites, the next event in our series connecting visitors to art, culture, and community. The MFA is open to the public for ticketed entry to the party from 8 pm to 2 am. The diverse event lineup features programming in partnership with local organizations, artists, and more. Explore the galleries and engage in art making. There’s something for everyone, from dancing and DJs to pop-up performances, intriguing bites, and much, much more.

Art
“M. C. Escher: Infinite Dimensions”
Level 1, Gallery 155

“Phantasmagoria”
Level 1, Gallery 158

“Community Arts Initiative: Endless Feast”
Level 1, Gallery 168

“(un)expected families”
Level 1, Galleries 169 and 170

“Japanese Prints: The Psychedelic Seventies”
Level 1, Gallery 183

“Klimt and Schiele: Drawn”
Level 1, Gallery 184

“Candice Breitz: Love Story”
Level 2, Gallery 259

“Mark Rothko: Reflection”
Level 2, Gallery 260

“Seeking Stillness”
Level 2, Galleries 261, 262, and 263

“Maia Lynch: In Between”
Level 2, Gallery 268

Food and Drink:

MFA Late Nite Bites
8 pm–Midnight, Level 1
Ticket pickup and purchase: Sharf Visitor Center
Food and drink: Shapiro Family Courtyard

Small plates, beer, wine, and soft drinks available for purchase. Includes veg, vegan, and options made without gluten.

Beer Garden
8 pm–1:30 am, Calderwood Courtyard
Rain Location: Level G, Garden Cafeteria

Beer, wine, soft drinks, pizza, and hot pretzels available for purchase.

Taste Café
8 pm–1:30 am, Level 1

Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks available for purchase.

Shop
Escher Pop-Up Shop
8 pm–Midnight, Level 1, between Galleries 155 and 158

Find infinitely puzzling and delightful Escher-inspired items.

Music
DJ Leah V and Friends
Level 1, Shapiro Family Courtyard

8–9 pm: DJ Frenchy
9–10:15 pm: DJ Liz Ladoux
10:15–11:30 pm: DJ Amber Valentine
11:30–11:45 pm: Medino Green (live performance)
Midnight–12:20 am: Dutch ReBelle (live performance)
12:20–2 am: DJ L’duke x DJ Bianca Oblivion
Curated by DJ Leah V (DJ L’duke)

Bingewatch
9 and 10:30 pm, Level 1, Gallery 155

Addictive music by students from the Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute reflecting on creating music in the age of the Internet. Presented as part of a city-wide collaboration associated with The ICA/Boston’s exhibition “Art in the Age of the Internet.”

Table Manners
9:30–11:30 pm, Level 1, Gallery 168

Boston-based DJ collective Table Manners, comprised of battle DJs, party rockers, and music educators professional and aspiring—keep turntablism alive with a DJ set featuring all vinyl.

Transformative Culture Project Takeover
11:30 pm–2 am, Level 1, Gallery 168

TCP closes out the MFA Late Nites season and kicks off the summer with DJ Supahstar and DJ Auxxxiliary in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art.

Events and Activities
Performance Art Pop-Ups
Interact with SMFA at Tufts students of Advanced Performance, taught by Danielle Abrams, as they perform throughout the evening.

8:30–8:40 pm, Gallery 269: Olivia Ann Carye-Hallstein
9–9:15 pm, Gallery G86: Alyssa Pomfrey
9:30–9:40 pm, Gallery 163: Krystie Brown
9:30–11:30 pm, various locations: Keegan Shiner
9:30 pm–12:30 am, Begins Gallery 163, continues to various galleries: Olivia Russell
10–11 pm, Begins Gallery 153, continues to Gallery 263: Myriam Taleb
10–10:10 and 11–11:10 pm, Gallery 158: Shannon Ehmsem
Open Mic
8–9:30 pm, Level 1, Gallery 168

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth—join the Transformative Culture Project and Boston-based poets and storytellers as they take the mic and focus on their struggles with mental illness and triumphs through creativity.

Adius Arts Initiative Drawing Demonstrations
8 pm–2 am, Gallery 184

The Adius Arts Initiative presents six Boston-area artists as they activate “Klimt and Schiele: Drawn” with live drawing demonstrations. AAI asks, “Why art?”

Fused Perspectives: A Crowd-Sourced Landscape
9 pm–1 am, Level 1, Rooms 159 and 160

Explore different artistic takes on landscape on view in the galleries. Use watercolors to paint a nature-inspired fragment to add to a collaborative landscape.

Get Move(d)—Moving Portraits
9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 pm, Level 2, Linde Family Wing

Urbanity Dance’s professional company plays with portraiture, chance dance, moments in time, and (un)expected relationships.

At Close Quarters: Mark Rothko
9:30, 10, and 10:30 pm, Gallery 260

Ten-minute talks with Zöe Samels, curatorial research associate.

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