“I’m told I am a nomadic artist,” artist Francesco Clemente once dryly noted. In Encampment — a multi-part 30,000 square foot installation occupying MASS MoCA’s largest gallery — Clemente’s transitory experience of changing geographies, diverse cultural climates, and indeed consciousness itself infuses his imagery and art with a particularly rich range of references and meaning.” — MASS MoCA

Francesco Clemente, Standing With Truth Tent, 2013 (exterior view). Tempera on cotton and mixed media, 118 1/8 x 236 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Blain/Southern Gallery, Berlin

Francesco Clemente, Standing With Truth Tent, 2013 (interior view). Tempera on cotton and mixed media,118 1/8 x 236 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Blain/Southern Gallery, Berlin

Francesco Clemente, Standing With Truth Tent, 2013 (detail). Tempera on cotton and mixed media, 118 1/8 x 236 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Blain/Southern Gallery, Berlin

Francesco Clemente, Museum Tent, 2013 (exterior view). Tempera on cotton and mixed media, 118 1/8 x 236 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Blain/Southern Gallery, Berlin

Francesco Clemente, Museum Tent, 2013 (interior view). Tempera on cotton and mixed media, 118 1/8 x 236 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Blain/Southern Gallery, Berlin

Francesco Clemente, Pepper Tent, 2014 (exterior view). Tempera on cotton and mixed media, 118 1/8 x 235 1/4 x 157 1/4 inches (300 x 600 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist

Francesco Clemente, No Mud, No Lotus series, 2013-2014. Watercolor and miniature on handmade paper, 20 x 22 1/4 inches (50.8 x 56.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist

Francesco Clemente, No Mud, No Lotus series, 2013-2014. Watercolor and miniature on handmade paper, 20 x 22 1/4 inches (50.8 x 56.5 cm).Courtesy of the artist

Francesco Clemente, No Mud, No Lotus series, 2013-2014. Watercolor and miniature on handmade paper, 20 x 22 1/4 inches (50.8 x 56.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist

Francesco Clemente, No Mud, No Lotus series, 2013-2014. Watercolor and miniature on handmade paper, 20 x 22 1/4 inches (50.8 x 56.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Images courtesy MASS MoCA
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