Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday officially became the largest contemporary art museum in the world when it opened its doors to another 120,000 square feet of gallery and event space. With the clipping of an abstract (invisible) yet “shiny and glittery” ribbon, Executive Director Joseph Thompson ushered the crowd gathered in Courtyard D into Building 6 — the Robert W. Wilson Building. Thompson’s brevity on this day is understandable. He’s been talking about what the doubling of gallery space at Mass MoCA means for years and, more recently, to special previews and rounds of press conferences, local and national reporters. Read more about the opening of Mass MoCA’s new addition >>
