Exhibition Examines Artistic Practice and Current Events

NEW YORK, NY.- Contemporary Art from the Collection, a complete reinstallation of The Museum of Modern Art’s 14,740-square-foot galleries for contemporary art, offers a focused examination of artistic practice since the late 1960s and how current events from the last 40 years have shaped artists’ work. On view from June 30, 2010, to September 12, 2011, the installation presents approximately 130 works by over 60 artists, including Lynda Benglis, Daniel Buren, Paul Chan, General Idea, the Guerrilla Girls, David Hammons, [...]

Deborah Wye to Retire as Chief Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books at MoMA

NEW YORK, NY.- Deborah Wye, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Chief Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books at The Museum of Modern Art, will retire from that position effective September 1, 2010, it was announced today by MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. She will continue her relationship with the Museum in a consultative role, initially undertaking the final volume of a catalogue raisonné on the prints of Louise Bourgeois, which form an archive in MoMA’s collection. One of the foremost experts [...]

Live Music Returns to MoMA’s Sculpture Garden in July and August

NEW YORK, NY.- Musical performances return to The Museum of Modern Art‘s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden this summer, offering a diverse selection of live music in July and August. The Museum’s free Summergarden series returns to the Sculpture Garden for four Sunday evenings beginning July 11, 2010. Summergarden, a tradition that began in 1971, is part of MoMA’s long history of presenting jazz and new music concerts in an outdoor setting. MoMA once again welcomes the participation of The [...]

Picasso’s Themes and Variations Offers Unique View into Artist’s Creative Process

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents Picasso: Themes and Variations, an exhibition exploring Pablo Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking, from March 28 to August 30, 2010. It features approximately 100 works from the Museum’s superlative collection of the artist’s prints. The exhibition is organized by Deborah Wye, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Chief Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art. Pablo Picasso’s insatiable curiosity and tireless urge to create art often [...]

MoMA’s 2010 Party in the Garden to Honor Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art‘s Party in the Garden, a benefit event to be held on May 25, will honor Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder, in recognition of their philanthropic endeavors and contributions to the cultural community. Co-chairs for this year’s event include Debra and Leon Black, Paula and James Crown, Agnes Gund, Mimi Haas, Jill and Peter Kraus, Jane Lauder, Ninah and Michael Lynne, and Aerin and Eric Zinterhofer. Honorary Co-Chairs are Marie-Josée Kravis and Jerry [...]

MoMA Opens “The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times”

NEW YORK, NY.- Throughout history, humankind has sought to make sense of their world through myths. These stories, often taking visual forms, have been both preserved and transformed over the years as they have been repictured and retold. Artists have long considered mythology part of their aesthetic language, a tradition continued by modern and contemporary artists who address and reinterpret mythologies in their works. “The Modern Myth” features works on paper from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art [...]