The past year has given us plenty — plenty — of time to reflect on what we miss about the status quo, and also consider what might need to evolve. After much personal research, I’m here to tell you that seeing art in person is something that cannot be duplicated on Zoom or Instagram. That’s why one of the most exciting developments in Nashville’s art world has been the promise of MOCAN — that is, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Nashville. So far, it’s just been a series of pop-up exhibits, but maybe that’s all we need to get us by until the world gets back to gathering safely in galleries and drinking free wine. The exhibition — “Radical” Thoughts — has questionable punctuation, but that won’t stop me from being among the first to see what the organizers are calling an exploration of “how science, sustainability, and socialism can and will contribute to us creating a new, functional, and citizen-oriented system.” Heady stuff. The 20 artists showing work in the pop-up include Nuveen Barwari, Jordan Benton, Chalet Comellas-Baker, Libby Danforth, Dan Derwelis, Ali El-Chaer, Jazlyn Eubanks, Marlos E’van, Ashanté Kindle, Laura Klopfenstein, Quynh Lam, Veronica Leto, Vivian Liddell, Nana Maiolini, Nadia Nizamudin, Maya Shoham, Clint Sleeper, Suzy Slykin, Alison Underwood and Woke3. Visit mocanashville.org for details. March 13-May 29 at 1004 Gallatin Ave. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER
See MOCAN’s ‘Radical’ Thoughts Exhibit
