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CHARGED OPENS AT VIRGINIA MOCA

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sallie Wiggins Media Contact 757-425-0000 ex. 315 Sallie@VirginiaMOCA.org VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — August 13 — The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is pleased to present the exhibition Charged. As new generations of artists engage with technology as part of their practice, other possibilities are revealed. Charged explores the technological breakthroughs that are happening at an ever-increasing rate. Curator Heather Hakimzadeh describes the inspiration behind the exhibition: "Humans, as a species, have been on this planet for eons. Together, our intellectual and cultural histories have advanced with our technological ones. Today we have entered a Digital A…

MICHAEL KAGAN OPENS AT VIRGINIA MOCA

Friday, July 5, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sallie Wiggins Media Contact 757-425-0000 ex. 315 Sallie@VirginiaMOCA.org VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — July 5 — The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) will present the first solo museum exhibition by artist Michael Kagan. Bringing together key paintings from the past decade along with new works, the exhibition Michael Kagan: I Was There When It Happened traces the artist’s lifelong interest in technology, space, and innovation. Kagan’s artwork speaks to the intersection of contrasts. He paints in thick forceful brushstrokes that seem chaotic but are calculated to form cohesive, realistic images when viewed at a distance. Once applied, Kagan does not alter his br…