museum exhibitions and programs

Museum Exhibitions and ProgramsSource: MoMA, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Feb., 2002), pp. 36-41Published by: The Museum of Modern ArtStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4420680 .

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Museum Exhibitions and Programs

New Exhibitions

Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting February 14-May 21 Second and third floors

This exhibition is the first full-scale survey of the paintings of the influential German artist to be mounted in New York, as well as the most compre- hensive overview of the artist's work to be seen in North America. Some i8o works created by Gerhard Richter since the early ig6os are on view. The

diverse body of work includes subtle photo-based works, thought-provoking monochromatic abstrac- tions, and heavily painted, brightly colored gestural canvases. The works question widely held attitudes about the inherent importance of stylistic consis- tency, the evolution of the individual artistic sensibility, the spontaneous nature of creativity, and the relationship of technological means and mass media imagery to traditional studio methods and formats. While many postmodernists have circumvented or dismissed painting as a means of

Gerhard Richter. Meadowland (Wiesental). 1985. Oil on canvas, 355/8 x 371/2" (90.5 x 94.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Blanchette Rockefeller, Betsy Babcock, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson Funds. ? Gerhard Richter

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exploring these issues, Richter's rich and complex body of work has both challenged painting to meet new demands and affirmed the critical and expres- sive capacities of the medium.

Organized by Robert Storr, Senior Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture.

This exhibition is made possible by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Additional support is provided by Leila and Melville Straus.

Life of the City February 28-late May Third floor

This is an experimental exhibition composed of three distinct but interrelated parts. The first pre- sents more than 150 pictures from the Museum's collection that explore the richness, diversity, and power of the tradition of photography in New York, and which together evoke the vitality, grit, and beauty of the city. The second element is a changing display of photographs (one per person) con- tributed by New Yorkers and visitors that express their relationships to the city. Lastly, computer kiosks enable visitors to view and order prints from the ever-growing archive of photographs on the Web site of Here Is New York, the widely acclaimed photographic project originated in response to the devastating events of September II, 2001.

Organized by the curatorial staff of the Department of Photography, with the generous cooperation of the organizers of Here Is New York.

Continuing Exhibitions

Collection Highlights Through April 2002 Second floor

This exhibition presents some of the most iconic and well-loved works in the Museum's collection. The installation features paintings by Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh along with works by contemporary artists.

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Olafur Eliasson. Seeing yourself sensing. Installation view. Photo ? 2001 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Projects 73 Olafur Eliasson- Seeing yourself sensing Through May 21 Garden Hall

Olafur Eliasson's installation, conceived for the windows in MoMA's Garden Hall, investigates sensorial perception in relationship to architecture, more specifically the dialogue between inside and outside. It also addresses the shifting nature of the Museum, which is currently undergoing major renovation and expansion. Fifty sheets of striped transparent and mirrored glass extend over the first and second floors, creating a mesmerizing visual experience. The pattern of mirror and glass constantly changes the viewer's field of vision as her gaze is caught between the view of the sculpture garden under construction and the mirrored reflec- tion of the interior space. Seeing yourselfsensing probes the notion of seeing as a phenomenological process and an action realized in time. Organized by Roxana Marcoci, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, and Claudia Schmuckli, Curatorial

Assistant, Department of the Chief Curator at Large. The Projects series is sponsored by Peter Norton.

Projects 74: Ricci Albenda Through May 21 Lower level

This New York artist transforms an area of the Museum's lower level into a series of environments that play with our spatial perceptions in subtly

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different ways. Designed using three-dimensional computer-imaging technology, Albenda's creations reflect the artist's interests in architecture, graphic design, and physics.

Organized by Laura Hoptman, Assistant Curator, Department of Drawings. The Projects series is sponsored by Peter Norton.

Queens Artlink

The Queens Artlink is a courtesy weekend shuttle service to cultural attractions in Queens. Operating from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., one bus shuttles between MoMA and P.S.i, and another stops in Queens at P.S.i, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, and American Museum of the Moving Image. For more informa- tion, visit www.queensartlink.org, call (2I2) 708- 9750, or ask at the Lobby Information Desk. The Queens Artlink is sponsored by the City of New York and Walter McCaffrey, Council Member, 26th Council District (Woodside); the Arts & Business Council, Inc.; and the New York State Council on the Arts. Marketing support is provided by NYC & Company.

Artists of Brucke: Themes in German Expressionist Prints Second-floor kiosks and online at www. moma. org/brucke

This site presents the Museum's first exhibition on the Web, a medium well suited to the brusque graphic style and saturated colors of the Expressionist prints of the Bruicle movement. The site fosters an interactive study of the movement, with over 125

works illustrated in more than 50 comparative groupings, each with an interpretive entry. Among the artists represented are Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Emil Nolde, and Max Pechstein. The site is organized in eight thematic categories, among them City, Exotic Influences, Christian Motifs, and Literary Connections. Biographical information includes narrated passages from the artists' writings; an interactive map and a chronology provide further details of the artists' printmaking careers. The site may be viewed online or at kiosks on the Museum's second floor, where a selection of German Expressionist prints have been hung as well.

Organized by Wendy Weitman, Associate Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books. The site is made possible through the generosity of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro with additional contributions from Linda and Bill Goldstein, Leslie and Johanna Garfield, David S. Orentreich, M.D., Albert and Irene Sax, and the Associates and Young Print Collectors of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.

MoMA Builds Through February 20 Second floor

Come see what the new Museum and MoMA QNS will be like. MoMA Builds includes a model of the new MoMA, a virtual tour of the new building (nar- rated by Steve Martin), floor plans, concept designs, and building material samples. The exhibition also presents a model, floor plans, and schematic draw- ings for MoMA QNS, the Museum's new art center in Long Island City, Queens. (A somewhat different version of the exhibition will reopen in late March.)

Organized by Matilda McQuaid, Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design.

Public Programs

Brown Bag Lunch Lectures

Drop by for informal slide lectures on modern art on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to I:15 p.m. There is no advance registration. Admission is $5 at the door. Lectures are held at the Arts Consortium Auditorium, i East 53 Street. You are welcome to bring your lunch or to use a discount voucher (receivable upon admission to the lecture) to dine at Sette MoMA.

February 5, 7: "Art for Society's Sake': The Parisian Avant-Garde, 1888-1900." Sarah Ganz Blythe

February 12, 14: "Utopian Visions: Constructivism, Bauhaus, and de Stijl." Dara Kiester

February 19, 21: "But Is It Art?: From Marcel Duchamp to Robert Gober." Tricia Paik

February 26, 28: "Conservation of the New: Caring for Contemporary Collections." Chris McGlinchey

Gallery Talks

Museum lecturers guide participants in lively dis- cussion about the Museum's collection or special exhibitions. Free with Museum admission, Gallery Talks are held every Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at I:00 and 3:00 p.m., and Friday at 3:oo and 7:00 p.m. Please ask for a com- plete monthly schedule and meeting location at the Lobby Information Desk.

This program is made possible by a special appropriation from New York State Senator Roy M. Goodman, with additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, the Edward John Noble Foundation, Andrew and Denise Saul, and the Leo and Julia Forchheimer Foundation.

For more information about Public Programs, please call the Department of Education at (212) 708-9781.

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The Snowy Day 1964. Directed by Mal Wittman, based on the story and illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats. Photo courtesy Weston Woods

Family Programs

Gallery Talks

Guided walks through the Museum's galleries before they open to the public introduce families to the richly varied world of modern art.

Gallery Talks: One-at-a-Time

For children ages five to ten and their adult companions

Each week a new theme is introduced to help chil- dren and adults sharpen their looking skills. Come to one or drop in for the entire series. Sessions are held Saturdays from 9:30 to I0:30 a.m., one hour before the Museum opens to the public. Admission is $5 per family, members $3. No preregistration is required, but space is limited. Enter the Museum through the main entrance at ii West 53 Street; sign- in begins at 9:oo a.m. February programs are: "Up, Down, All Around: Movement in Art" (February 2),

"Head over Heels: Picturing People in Modern Art" (February 9), and "Weird and Wonderful: Unusual Objects" (February 23).

Gallery Talks: Tours for Tots

For children age four and their adult companions

Gallery activities designed for four-year-olds intro- duce children and their adult companions to paint- ing, sculpture, and works on paper. This month's program takes place on February I6 from 9:30 to 10:I5 a.m., before the Museum opens to the public. Admission is $5 per family, members $3. Preregistration by mail is required.

Family Films

For children ages four to ten and their adult companions

Come to our off-site location, just a hop, skip, and jump from the Museum. Enjoy classic live-action and animated short films, engaging discussions led by a Museum educator, and suggestions for follow-up activities in the Museum's galleries. The February program "By Myself" takes place Saturday, February 23, from I2:00 tO I:00 p.m. at the Arts Consortium Auditorium, i East 53 Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues. Admission is free. Limited seat- ing. Preregistration is suggested. Family Programs are made possible by generous grants from rhe Oak Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Nathan, Edward John Noble Foundation, The Louis Calder Foundation, and J. E. and Z. B. Butler Foundation. Additional support is provided by Christina R. Davis, Bloomingdale's, Jephson Educational Trust #2, and The Trustee Committee on Education.

For further information about Family Programs, to make reserva- tions for Family Films, or to be placed on the Family Programs mailing list, please call (212) 708-9805.

Mondays at MoMA Enjoy guided tours of MoMA exhibitions after public hours, followed by wine tasting and live piano music in Sette MoMA. It's a great way to meet other art lovers and friends while gaining insights about current shows. Tickets are $39 per person; members and corporate courtesy cardholders $27. For more information and to make a reservation, please call (212) 708-9403.

February 18 6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting 7:00-8:00 p.m.: German wines

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The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945-1994 February 10-May 5

Bringing together the many faces of African modernism, this exhibition focuses on the short postcolonial period from I945 through the abolition of apartheid in I994. The Short Century includes film, photography, poster art, print media and textiles, colonial and anticolonial propaganda, and examples of architecture and town planning that capture a new, collective self-confidence manifest in the young African states.

Contemporary Artists Respond February 23, 3:00 p.m.

Visual artists, musicians, and writers discuss the relevance of the exhibition The Short Century to their work and to contemporary New York City in this series of dialogues, presentations, and perfor- mances. Further presentations take place March i6, April 6, and April 27. For details, please call (7i8) 784-2084 or visit www.psi.org.

Organized by Okwui Enwezor for the Museum Villa Stuck, Munich. Special thanks to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, New York University, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. This exhibition is made possible by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, and The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art.

RS.1 Contemporary Art Center, a MoMA affiliate, is located in Long Island City across the Queensboro Bridge from midtown Manhattan, just two stops from MoMA on the E or V trains. It is easily accessible by bus and subway. By subway: E or V to 23rd Street/Ely Avenue (please note that the V does not run on week- ends), 7 to 45th Road/Courthouse Square, or G to Court Square or 21st Street/Van Alst. By bus: Q67 to Jackson and 46 Avenues, or the B61 to Jackson and 46 Avenues. RS.1 is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 6:00 p.m. Admission is a suggested dona- tion of $5; $2 for students and seniors; members free. For more information, please call (718) 784-2084 or visit www.psl.org.

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Publications

Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting

Robert Storr. Gerhard Richter is one of the most influential painters working today. Beginning in the early I96os, his work in many mediums has gar- nered serious attention and international accolades. His paintings-subtly modulated photo-based works, thought-provoking monochrome abstrac- tions, and heavily painted, highly colored gestural canvases-are the subject of this lavishly illustrated monograph, published to accompany the exhibition opening this month at MoMA and subsequently traveling to Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. This important book accompa- nies the first comprehensive exhibition of the paint- ings of the seventy-year-old German artist to appear in New York and includes beautiful color plates of nearly two hundred works in a broad representation of his forty years of painting. The texts, by Robert Storr, curator of the exhibition, include a well- illustrated, insightful essay and a recent interview with the artist. Storr is also the author of the acclaimed volume Gerhard Richter: October 18, 1977, published by The Museum of Modern Art in 2000.

10 x 11 3/8s; 336 pages with foldout; 138 col. ills., 87 duotones 357. Hardcover. $69, members $62.10 358. Paper. $39, members $35.10

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