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Sink or Swim

July 5, 2025 — by Emma Allen Fifty years ago, a glitchy yet terrifying animatronic shark persuaded movie audiences never to go in the water again. Luckily—for the photographer Tod Papageorge, at least—it didn’t keep people off the beaches. That same year, 1975,...

The Brilliant Light of California’s Beaches

June 25, 2025 — By Lisa Kereszi In 1975, the thirty-five-year-old photographer Tod Papageorge took a cross-country trip that ended on the beaches of Los Angeles. There, challenged by the play of the brilliant light on skin, swimsuits, sand, water, and surfboards, he...
When Collecting is an Art

When Collecting is an Art

Enough Already exhibition (photo: Jenna Bascom) MoCACT’s galleries came alive as the opening of Enough Already transformed Sara Vance Waddell’s vision into a powerful, collective statement. The evening began with an animated conversation during the Museum’s popular...
MoCA\CT’s Endless Summer Event A Success

MoCA\CT’s Endless Summer Event A Success

From left: Deborah Murtagh, past President of MoCACT; William D Felton, Chairman of the Board at MoCACT; Endless Summer co-chair Rita Marcocci; Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker; Keara Williams, MoCA Board Member and co-chair of Endless Summer; and Pamela Hovland,...

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