Jojin Van Winkle

December update: In order to support our community and help prevent further spread of COVID-19, MMoCA will temporarily close its galleries through the end of December. Please be sure to check back here, and at mmoca.org, to find out about upcoming virtual education and event programming. And, don’t forget to check out our virtual exhibition talks and tours that are available on our website and on our Facebook Events page. We look forward to welcoming you back into the galleries in January! Be well.

media release: Jojin Van Winkle's audiovisual installation, "The Destruction Project," opens 10/17 in the museum's Imprint Gallery. In addition to her artistic practice, Jojin Van Winkle is assistant professor of art and program director for the Photography, Film, and New Media Program at Carthage College.

"The Destruction Project" (on view Oct 17–Dec 20, 2020) is a multimedia, documentary-based video and audio installation that examines the roles of destruction and its counterpoints of resilience in rural areas. This project unpacks the concept of destruction in three chapters; destruction as entertainment, destruction as rejuvenation, and destruction as irreversible. Field recordings and interviews with women who inhabit rural spaces overlay theatrical explorations of the inherent beauty seen in loss. Jojin Van Winkle’s media work centers around the practice of listening, visualizing stories present in the everyday. Here, Van Winkle delves into the ways destruction and growth intersect with choice, change and violence, both natural and human-made.

jojinprojects.com

mmoca.org/art/jojin-van-winkle-the-destruction-project

MMoCA’s galleries reopened to the public on Thursday, August 6, with new hours and enhanced measures to ensure the safety of our guests and staff. 

There are just a few guidelines that we are asking every visitor to follow, and some enhanced sanitation measures that our staff will take to ensure everyone’s health and well-being. We ask that all guests agree to the following policies, which are based on local public health guidelines, prior to visiting the galleries:

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Please note that gallery hours have changed for fall 2020. We are open: Thursday and Friday: 12-8 pm; Saturday: 10 am-8 pm; Sunday: 10 am-5 pm (Sundays from 10 am-12 pm are reserved for adults 60 and older and those with compromised immune systems).

Galleries are closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Museum Store remains closed for repairs at this time. We look forward to seeing you back at MMoCA soon!