DEAR JERRY AND THE STAFF OF MOBA:

        What a truly horrible location for a terrible collection!! I grew
     up in Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury and would have loved to see the
     MOBA exhibit. I now live in Los Angles and spend time at MOCA (MOBA's
     good art cousin?) Now, if I remeber correctly, isnt the Dedham
     Comunity Theater a little remote for most (bad) art lovers?? I mean
     it's not even on a public transport route!! The irony of the place is
     brillinat, but who will ever go and see it?? Certainly not the
     conservative working class communities of West Rpxbury and Dedham!!And
     are you SERIOUS about the Today show on Oct. 30th? As in Katie
     Couric's national NBC show??

     On a more genral note, WHAT IS MOBA, how did it start, what are some
     of your collections highlights?? We all get the humor, but are curious
     to know more about what MOBA really is.

     Sincerely,


     Brian Martin
     UCLA
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Subject: Museum Of Bad Art is Moving
Author:  Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    10/25/95 1:17 AM


The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA), one of the precious jewels in Boston s cultural
crown,  is proud to announce the grand opening of its new permanent gallery
in the basement of the Dedham Community Theater in beautiful downtown Dedham
on Mon, Oct. 30,  7:30 PM.

The gala opening night exhibition will feature the worst of MOBA s permanent
collection as well as the world premier of  recent startling new
acquisitions.    MOBA s esteemed curator Scott Wilson will be on hand to
unveil the new pieces and to give a guided tour of the MOBA reject pile.
   In addition to the physical exhibition, the museum-going public is invited
to tour the Virtual Museum Of Bad Art CD-ROM which will be running on
computers throughout the theater s lobby.  The event is free and open to the
public.

The opening of MOBA s permanent gallery marks an important milestone for the
institution.   Since outgrowing it s original basement gallery in a house in
West Roxbury, MA, MOBA has lived a nomadic existence, exhibiting wherever and
whenever a suitable venue could be found - at Lotus Corp. in June, at
Cybersmith in July, in the woods of Cape Cod in Aug., at Montserrat College
of Art in Sept.   Between MOBA s scheduled events, the bad art loving public
has been frustrated in their efforts to view this important collection.

Henceforth, the basement gallery on the way to the theater s rest rooms will
serve as a permanent home for a rotating exhibition of MOBA s priceless
works.   We hope and believe that this new MOBA gallery will both strengthen
and celebrate the long standing historic links between bad art and movie
theater lobbies.

Watch the Today Show on NBC on morning of Oct 30th for sneak preview.


Jerry Reilly
Museum Of Bad Art
"Art too bad to be ignored"

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