We’ve highlighted a few photography exhibitions that have some connection to menswear – overt or otherwise.

Mass MOCA’s current exhibition of Mike Disfarmer has an indirect work wear theme. The artist took intimate portraits of the people of Heber Springs, Arkansas, over a six year period beginning in 1939. What makes them exception is the process. Long after the technique became obsolete, Disfarmer continued to utilize glass plate photography. The result is honest portraiture, the sitter choosing exactly how to present themselves during the often laborious process.

In the 1970s, thousands of glass plate negatives were discovered, revealing the wealth of Disfarmer’s output. Disfarmer Photographs celebrates Disfarmer’s artistry and his dedication to documenting the American heartland.

On view through December 31, 2010.

Five years in the making, the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing Retrospective opens at Mass Moca this coming Sunday, November 16. The project is a collaborative effort between Yale University Art Gallery and the Williams College Museum of Art. Since April, over 60 artists have touched almost a mile of walls to create the new galleries. LeWitt, the “master of conceptualism,” designed the walls prior to his passing last year. The opening marks the largest assembledge of LeWitt wall drawings, and a 25% expansion of Mass Moca’s gallery space.

If interested, Mass Moca’s website features a working in progress site for the project.

This Miss Rockaway Armada is a group of artists, musicians and explorers who spent the summers of 2006 and 2007 travelling the Mississippi river on junk rafts. Inspired by traveling theater groups and the stories of Mark Twain, the group is united by a desire to create. This desire has been manifested in a multimedia interactive exhibition, Being Here is Better Than Wishing We’d Stayed, at Mass MoCA. Mass Moca is the largest contemporary art space in the United States, and this is the first collaborative project for the Miss Rockaway fleet. 

Mass MoCA is located in North Adams, MA.

Eastern Standards: Western Artists in China explores the rapid industrialization of China and the issues facing the nation and region as globalization takes hold. Artists from Europe and North America engage with the subject in a variety of media and from different points of entry. Of note is Catherine Yass’ massive video installation of the Three Gorges Dam. Along with the exhibition, an extensive documentary film series isalso scheduled. 

Open now at MASS MoCA.