MASS MoCA is pleased to present Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…, the artist’s first museum survey, including previously unexhibited and new bodies of work, co-organized by MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH). Spanning over two decades of his work, from early career drawings to recent monumental portraits, Just a Dream… cements Valdez as one of the most important American painters working today — imaging his country and its people, politics, pride, and foibles. Valdez often works in series, and Just a Dream…unites 25 years of work for the first time, like chapters in a book chronicling the United States. In celebration of the artist and exhibition, MASS MoCA will host a weekend of special activities starting on Saturday, May 24, with an Opening Preview Celebration at 5:30 pm followed by a performance by Saul Williams at 8:30 pm — an artist invited by Valdez due to their shared unflinching politics. On Sunday, May 25 at 11 am, Valdez will be in conversation with poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, who shares with Valdez a love of music, basketball, and telling untold stories.