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SOLD OUT: Negativland + SUE-C: We Can Really Feel Like We're Here Oct 4, 2024 THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert About THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert

At moCa, we support and amplify the work of artists who represent what's next— in Cleveland and beyond. moCa's Annual Fund directly supports day-to-day operations. Support Annual Fund Annual Fund donations are tax deductible gifts that support moCa Cleveland’s most urgent operations bolstering today’s art, artists, and audiences. Give today. Thank you! To explore individual giving opportunities, please contact: Hannah Ayers, Development Manager 216.658.6921 hayers@moCacleveland.org Donate Membership Annual Fund Institutional Giving Patrons

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Ohio NOW: Benefit & Art Raffle Thank you for attending the Ohio NOW event in support of moCa Cleveland! Your generosity and spirit made for a wonderful evening of art and conversation. Spot yourself in the gallery below. Photos by Ned Sanders III @photocredned.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda May 25, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

For more than 50 years, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) has played a vital role in the city’s cultural landscape. moCa is a conduit and catalyst for creativity and inspiration, offering exhibitions and programs that provide public value and make meaning of the art and ideas of our time. The art, artists, and the people that activate our space keep moving art forward. Stop by to connect with art now and share what you think. About For more than 50 years, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) has played a vital role in the city’s cultural landscape. moCa is a conduit and catalyst for creativity and inspiration, offering exhibitions and programs that provide public value and make meaning of the art and ideas of our time. The art, artists, and the people that activate our space keep moving art forward. Stop by to connect with art now and share what you think. About moCa mission The Building Staff & Jobs Board News Contact Us

Cleveland native and acclaimed music producer BIG DUKE, along with hi-fi audio-jewelry designer T10 Bespoke, have collaborated to create a fully customized in-ear computer to benefit moCa Cleveland and Big Brothers and Sisters of Greater Cleveland. Auction BID TO WIN Cleveland native and acclaimed music producer BIG DUKE, along with hi-fi audio-jewelry designer T10 Bespoke, have collaborated to create a fully customized in-ear computer to benefit moCa Cleveland and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland. This inspirational personal audio system valued at $6,500 features in-ear computers and charging case hand-made to reflect Big Duke’s insignia, the red, white, and black color scheme of his Alma Mater Glennville High, and the "Art Now, In Progress" mission statement of moCa Cleveland. BID NOW Unique materials: Cast bronze coated in matte black PVD. Brushed finish with carved enamel raised lettering. Mirror polished obsidian, black YPPZ ceramic zirconia for charger covers and ear computer forms. Custom leather inset with moCa-inspired geometric art and Big Duke logo rondel in black brushed cast bronze PVD and color enamel insert. What is an in-ear computer? In-ear computers are capable of doing much more than traditional wired or wireless earphones. For example: Stream music in full 96/24 high-resolution (no separate hi-res player required) Connect to and control nearly any other connected device (full IFTTT integration on board) Open platform: Runs the Bragi OS for hearables with Nano a.i. on board Capable of downloading and running hearables apps that extend and enhance functionality lt in 9-axis gyroscope for positional and momentum feeds movement data to connected appsBui Fully programmable Voice/Touch/Non-verbal Mouth/Head-motion control interfaces (patented) Twin Cadence Hi-Fi DSP’s for incredible personalized audio tuning and enhancement capabilities Stunningly clear telephony, plus ability to run apps that enable secure voice-activated walk- ie-talky communication to selected individuals or groups without the need to dial or conference Bionic ears are badass. Forward-thinking companies around the world are busy dreaming up exciting and incredible new use cases for ear computers. With T-10’s you can tap directly into the early stages of Singularity–the frontier where man and machine converge to become one.

Thank you to our donors and supporters for making moCa's work possible. Patrons Patrons Thank you to our donors and supporters for making moCa's work possible. To explore patron giving opportunities, please contact: Zakia Frontz, Senior Advancement Officer at 216.658.6934 or zfrontz@mocacleveland.org . INDIVIDUALS $50,000+ Joanne Cohen & Morris Wheeler Margaret Cohen & Kevin Rahilly Becky Dunn Toby Devan Lewis± $49,999-$25,000 Doreen & Dick Cahoon Grosvie & Charlie Cooley Harriet Goldberg Agnes Gund $24,999-$10,000 Yuval Brisker Katy Dix Brahler & Gary Brahler Char & Chuck Fowler Stewart Kohl Jan Lewis Roy Minoff Casey & Garrett Monda Kim & Steve Myers Nicholas & Erin Reif Marian & Boake Sells Stephen G. Sokany & Matthew Katz Winifred & James Stone Kelsey & Alex Wolf $9,999-$5,000 Larry & Sandy Armstrong F. 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Joanne Cohen & Morris Wheeler Joshua Curry – Oura Digital Media Judy Barie Kate Rutter Florist Katy & Gary Brahler Kim & Steve Myers Manabu Ikeda Margo Roth Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City) Marilyn and Larry Fields MCA Chicago Michael Weil Mizuma Art Gallery Murmurs Gallery Museum of Contemporary Photography Qian Li Richard & Michelle Jeschelnig Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya Sarah Curry Sears think[box] SHAHEEN modern & contemporary art Smart Museum Stephen G. Sokany & Matthew Katz Sundeep Mullangi and Trissa Babrowski Tell A Friend Promotions, LLC The Sunday Painter Tom Kiely & Tammy Pereira Yuval Brisker INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS $100,000+ Dealer Tire The George Gund Foundation $99,999-$50,000 The Cleveland Foundation The Sunday Painter $49,999-$25,000 Google Charitable Fund John P. 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Kristine Bryan Charitable Fund NACCO Industries OUTFRONT Media RDM Foundation Robert & Robin Pelles Family Fund The Giant Eagle Foundation GOVERNMENT The residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency ±deceased Donate Membership Annual Fund Institutional Giving Patrons

Jan 28-Jun 5, 2022 Aram Han Sifuentes Who Was This Built to Protect? Jan 28-Jun 5, 2022 Aram Han Sifuentes, U.S. Citizenship Test Sampler (Made by non-citizens who live and work in the U.S.) , 2013-ongoing. Installation view. Cotton thread, sequins, beads, photo transfers, patches, felt, yarn on linen,11 x 8.5 in each (27.94 x 21.59 cm). Courtesy the artist. Photo by Hyounsang Yoo As an immigrant and daughter of a seamstress, Korean American artist Aram Han Sifuentes (she/they) uses sewing as a medium to investigate citizenship, protest, and belonging in the United States. With a practice rooted in the collective, her work is used to center disenfranchised communities, particularly dispossessed immigrants of color. Who Was This Built to Protect? developed over the course of Getting to Know Aram Han Sifuentes, the artist’s long-term, long-distance residency with moCa. It centers around a set of six large-scale red silk curtains with white text that spans the museum’s Gund Commons. These curtains, entitled Messages to Authorities (Go Away!) (2021), are modeled after Red Cards created by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center with language that outlines the rights and protections held by all people under the U.S. Constitution, regardless of immigration status. Underscoring how language can act as a barrier to citizenship, Who Was This Built to Protect? places Messages to Authorities (Go Away!) directly in conversation with the U.S. Naturalization Test questions through a selection of U.S. Citizenship Test Samplers (2012-ongoing), needlework samplers of U.S. Naturalization Test questions and answers made by U.S. non-citizens during artist-facilitated workshops. Han Sifuentes repeats these questions on moCa’s Kohl Monumental Staircase, a game of one step forward, two steps back to test civic knowledge and illustrate the often-performative labor non-citizens must endure to prove their worth. An unflinching critique of U.S. governmental practices, Who Was This Built to Protect? highlights roadblocks on the path to citizenship and encourages audiences to question bureaucratic systems, those who constructed the systems, and for whom the systems are designed to benefit. About the Artist Aram Han Sifuentes Aram Han Sifuentes Aram Han Sifuentes (b. 1986, Seoul, South Korea) is a fiber, social practice, and performance artist who works to claim spaces for immigrant and disenfranchised communities. Her work often revolves around skill sharing, specifically sewing techniques, to create multiethnic and intergenerational sewing circles, which become a place for empowerment, subversion and protest. Han Sifuentes earned her B.A. in Art and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and her M.F.A. in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a recipient of a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Map Fund, Asian Cultural Council’s Individual Fellowship, 3Arts Award, and 3Arts Next Level/Spare Room Award. Her project, Protest Banner Lending Library, was a finalist for the Beazley Design Awards at the Design Museum in London in 2016. The artist’s work has been exhibited at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Asian Arts Initiative, Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum, and the Design Museum. Aram is the inaugural artist in moCa’s Getting to Know You residency and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Nov 19, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 Joyce Morrow Jones Black Butterfly Nov 19, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 Joyce Morrow Jones, Black Butterfly (detail), 2021. Mixed media, 43 x 56.5 in (109.22 x 143.51 cm). Courtesy the artist As a culmination of her residency at moCa, Joyce Morrow Jones presents Black Butterfly, a collection of works that use textiles and found materials to explore cultural traditions from across the world, most often those of the African Diaspora. Influenced by her Jamaican and African heritage, Morrow Jones’s work acts as a mode of visual communication to share the stories of her ancestors. Vibrantly colorful textiles, including Kente cloth and Ankara fabric, reflect traditions, evoke emotion, and spark memories, underscoring the messages of each artwork’s narrative to shape the viewing experience. In her work, Morrow Jones gives voice to her forbearers, exploring what it means to tell a story from the past and connecting a physical object to the passing of time. Black Butterfly highlights the strength and resilience born out of adversity, a parallel to the Deniece Williams song from which it draws inspiration. Morning light, silken dream to flight As the darkness gave way to dawn You've survived, now your moment has arrived Now your dream has finally been born Black butterfly, sailed across the waters Tell your sons and daughters What the struggle brings Black Butterfly, set the skies on fire Rise up even higher So the ageless winds of time can catch your wings - Deniece Williams The AIR program is generously sponsored by Margaret Cohen and Kevin Rahilly, with additional support from Char and Chuck Fowler. About the Artist Joyce Morrow Jones Joyce Morrow Jones Joyce Morrow Jones is a mixed media fiber and sculpture artist weaving the art of storytelling through her creations. Her work is inspired by transformational stories of women in their journey through life, history, and cultural traditions. African and Diaspora themes reflecting cultural traditions often with multicultural images are also prominent in her artwork. Born in Cleveland, Joyce acknowledges her Jamaican and African heritage. Those influences will continue throughout her residency with moCa as she expands “Ancestral Tributes” in both oral tradition of storytelling and creative expression. Select exhibitions include shows at BayArts in Bay Village, OH; Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH; and the Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH. She was a 2019 Artist-in-Residence at Karamu House. Find out more about Joyce Morrow Jones at joycemorrowjones.com

Mar 18-Jun 5, 2022 Robert Banks and Dexter Davis Color Me Boneface Mar 18-Jun 5, 2022 Robert Banks and Dexter Davis, circa 1980 Longtime friends, Cleveland-based filmmaker Robert Banks and Cleveland-based painter Dexter Davis both embody a distinctly experimental vision, one that fosters an active exploration of the intersection between art and life. Though they work in different mediums, both Banks and Davis’s work harnesses abstraction’s potential to map personal, political, and psychological landscapes, using innovative techniques to reconstruct images. The artists grew up together in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood and, together in the 1980s, attended the Cleveland Institute of Art. Their artistic practices and lives continued to intertwine beyond art school, resulting in a longstanding friendship firmly rooted in shared experiences, material exploration, and a profound commitment to visual storytelling. Color Me Boneface is a film and exhibition project that Banks envisioned based on his belief that Davis’s impactful practice has gone largely unnoticed and is deserving of (re)discovery. Beginning in November of 2021, Banks and Davis transformed a portion of moCa’s Mueller Family Gallery into a working studio, where Banks filmed Davis creating new work; conducted interviews with him, his friends, family, and colleagues; and collaborated with students from Cleveland’s NewBridge Center for Arts and Technology to shoot, create, and edit footage shot over Davis’s lifetime into seven short films. Functioning like an expanded portrait, Banks’s films both capture the essence of Davis’s creative spirit and exemplify his own commitment to film as a physical object, revealing the incredible material beauty inherent in the medium of analog moving image. The seven short films will premiere at the Cleveland Cinematheque on June 2, 2022, followed by an in-depth conversation between the artists. Guided by the spirit of collaboration, the exhibition portion of Color Me Boneface presents a selection of Davis’s work complemented by photographs taken by NewBridge students documenting his artistic process. Mounted closely together, these photographs echo the filmstrips Banks uses in his moving image work, including the seven short films centering on Davis. The exhibition is organized in a loosely chronological fashion, beginning with Headhunter (1994), a large-scale mixed media piece that captivates visitors immediately upon entering the gallery. Moving clockwise through time, the most recently-created work featured in the exhibition, Rebecca Werner (2020), is the final touchpoint before entering the Cohen Family Gallery, which showcases footage from the Color Me Boneface films. A fixture in the Cleveland arts community, Davis’s work lives in the homes of many local collectors. Works presented in this exhibition are borrowed by friends and supporters who have been following alongside Davis’s artistic journey. This element of the project reiterates the ways in which strong relationships undergird both Banks and Davis’s practices. At every level, Color Me Boneface reminds us of the power in embracing curiosity, criticality, and complexity, not just in visual culture, but in our friendship and kinship circles as well.