For FRONT 2022, Cleveland-born artist Renée Green has conceived Contact, her first major exhibition in the city, which occupies all of moCa Cleveland’s public spaces and radiates out into the city with workshops and film screenings.

The McGaffin Carillon at the Church of the Covenant is one of about two hundred cast-bell carillons in North America. Mostly developed during the seventeenth century, carillons once represented an advanced technology for marking time in public space. This carillon is composed of forty-seven bronze bells made in the Netherlands; it is played by a single person at a console in the tower. Since 1973, George Leggiero has served as carillonist, performing regularly for audiences at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospital, and University Circle.

Brooklyn-based artist Abigail DeVille creates immersive multimedia installations that focus on storytelling and reviving forgotten narratives and encourage us to rethink the past, present, and future—especially the experiences of Black Americans. Her presentation at Quincy Garden is inspired by Langston Hughes, who resided in the Fairfax neighborhood as a teen. During a series of visits to the city, DeVille conducted extensive research into the material and cultural histories of the region, unearthing stories and re-weaving frayed narratives. Guided by the question, “Who are the dream keepers in Cleveland?” she explored Cleveland history from Indigenous times to the present, Native American tools, fossils, and local storytellers that have preserved factions of Cleveland culture and history.

The Cleveland Museum of Art offers dynamic experiences that illuminate the power and enduring relevance of art in today’s global society. A presenting partner of FRONT International, its seven artist presentations for Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows are spread throughout its galleries.