2025-26

"For more than a decade, Pebworth has been inspired by a 19th Century neurological disorder called Americanitis. With vague and capacious symptoms ranging from abnormal fatigue to premature baldness, a diagnosis of Americanitis essentially pathologized the anxiety and ennui that plagued many Americans in the wake of industrialization and urbanization. Pebworth’s installation asks us to consider the root causes of the cultural ills that contribute to our anxiety today, and to work together towards tools for healing. The Cultural Apothecary at MASS MoCA offers an experimental space for embodied, in-person connection, curiosity, and exploration as an antidote to division, loneliness, and isolation. “

Alexandra Foradas, Curator MASS MoCA

2025