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Week of 01/08/2017–01/14/2017

Join us for a tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” in which we will consider the relationship of the body to architecture in Rist’s engagements with domestic space. Rist has referred to many of… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” Friday 01/13/2017 12:30PM
New Museum and Rhizome present a conversation in conjunction with “First Look: Artists’ VR,” an exhibition of newly commissioned works for mobile virtual reality. At this special event, a selection… Conversations First Look: Artists’ VR Thursday 01/12/2017 7PM
Join art writer and curator Laura McLean-Ferris for a special Outside the Box gallery talk on “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” Outside the Box offers a roster of gallery-based talks given by a variety… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Laura McLean-Ferris on “Pipilotti… Thursday 01/12/2017 3:30PM

Week of 01/01/2017–01/07/2017

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. The tour is complimentary with paid Museum admission. Due to… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 01/08/2017 3PM
Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest,” on view at the New Museum through January 15, 2017. Over the past thirty years, Rist has achieved… First Saturdays for Families: Crafting Eternity Saturday 01/07/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/18/2016–12/24/2016

This month’s New Perspectives tour will examine how Pipilotti Rist’s work explores and rejects assumptions of a separation between the body and its environment. In particular, we will discuss how Rist’s… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest”… Friday 12/23/2016 12:30PM

Week of 12/11/2016–12/17/2016

What happens when consensus fails? When the collective makes the wrong choice? In an age of mediated celebritocracy, Is democracy doomed? While answers are hard to come by, some coping mechanisms, as… Performances My Barbarian: PoLAAT Outro: Pre-Apocalypse Friday 12/16/2016 7PM
This month’s New Perspectives tour will examine how Pipilotti Rist’s work explores and rejects assumptions of a separation between the body and its environment. In particular, we will discuss how Rist’s… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest”… Friday 12/16/2016 12:30PM
What happens when consensus fails? When the collective makes the wrong choice? In an age of mediated celebritocracy, Is democracy doomed? While answers are hard to come by, some coping mechanisms, as… Performances My Barbarian: PoLAAT Outro: Pre-Apocalypse Thursday 12/15/2016 7PM

Week of 12/04/2016–12/10/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. The tour is complimentary with paid Museum admission. Due to… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 12/11/2016 3PM
Watch the livestream for this event —> The New Museum and Rhizome jointly present the second edition of Open Score, an annual symposium that explores the state of art and technology today. Convening… Conversations Open Score Saturday 12/10/2016 1:30PM-6PM
Members will enjoy a special discount of 20 percent at the New Museum Store on September 21, October 13, November 25, and December 10. Certain exclusions apply. A distinctive downtown shopping destination,… Standard Members & Above Membership Members Shopping Day Saturday 12/10/2016 11AM-6PM
This month’s New Perspectives tour will examine how Pipilotti Rist’s work explores and rejects assumptions of a separation between the body and its environment. In particular, we will discuss how Rist’s… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest”… Friday 12/09/2016 12:30PM
Join Johanna Burton, Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Engagement, for a private visit to the SoHo studio of artist Michele Oka Doner. Oka Doner is perhaps best known for her… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Michele Oka Doner Thursday 12/08/2016 6:30PM
Join artist Rachel Rose for a special Outside the Box gallery talk on “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” Outside the Box offers a roster of gallery-based talks given by a variety of guest speakers… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Rachel Rose on “Pipilotti Rist:… Thursday 12/08/2016 3:30PM

Week of 11/27/2016–12/03/2016

Join us for our second annual family “Science Fair,” an interactive showcase of projects from NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for practices at the intersection of science, art, and technology.… First Saturday for Families: Science Fair Saturday 12/03/2016 10AM-12PM
This month’s New Perspectives tour will examine how Pipilotti Rist’s work explores and rejects assumptions of a separation between the body and its environment. In particular, we will discuss how Rist’s… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest”… Friday 12/02/2016 12:30PM
New Museum invites you to join Visual AIDS on World AIDS Day for the premiere of “COMPULSIVE PRACTICE,” the organization’s twenty-seventh annual Day With(out) Art project. “COMPULSIVE PRACTICE”… Screenings COMPULSIVE PRACTICE: Day With(out) Art 2016 Premiere Thursday 12/01/2016 7PM
Join dance artist, actor, singer, and educator K.J. Holmes for a special Outside the Box gallery talk on “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” This talk will be a journey into Rist’s newest work, 4th Floor… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: K.J. Holmes on “Pipilotti Rist:… Thursday 12/01/2016 3:30PM

Week of 11/20/2016–11/26/2016

Members will enjoy a special discount of 20 percent at the New Museum Store on September 21, October 13, November 25, and December 10. Certain exclusions apply. A distinctive downtown shopping destination,… Standard Members & Above Membership Members Shopping Day Friday 11/25/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 11/13/2016–11/19/2016

Architecture tours are led by New Museum docents and focus on the Museum’s building, which was designed by the architectural firm SANAA. Architecture tours are complimentary with paid Museum admission.… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 11/20/2016 3PM
Join Ariane Lourie Harrison and Seth Harrison of Brooklyn-based design firm Harrison Atelier for a special Outside the Box gallery talk on “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” Harrison Atelier’s work… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Harrison Atelier on “Pipilotti… Thursday 11/17/2016 3PM
Co-presented with PEN America as part of New Museum’s Fall 2016 R&D Season: DEMOCRACY “Violations” is a response to Google’s recent deletion of author Dennis Cooper’s blog (for “violations… Conversations Violations: An Evening of Interpretive Readings of Dennis Cooper’s… Wednesday 11/16/2016 7PM

Week of 11/06/2016–11/12/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. The tour is complimentary with paid Museum admission. Due to… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 11/13/2016 3PM
Please note: Capacity for this event is limited. Advanced RSVPs are no longer being accepted for this event, though others will be admitted as capacity allows. Check-in begins at 12:30pm at 231 Bowery… Scamming the Patriarchy: A Youth Summit Sunday 11/13/2016 2PM-6PM
Join Natalie Bell, Assistant Curator, and Shaun Leonardo, Manager of School, Youth, and Community Programs, for a visit to the Sunset Park studio of artist Adam Pendleton. Pendleton is a conceptual artist… Premium Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Adam Pendleton Thursday 11/10/2016 7PM
This election day, join a professional development seminar for high school teachers, part of the New Museum’s Fall 2016 R&D Season: DEMOCRACY. This Season reflects on the potential redemption of a government… Professional Development Seminars for Educators Tuesday 11/08/2016 9:30AM-3PM

Week of 10/30/2016–11/05/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “My Barbarian: The Audience is Always Right”, on view at the New Museum through January 8, 2017. Working at the intersection… First Saturday for Families: Heap of Costumes Saturday 11/05/2016 10AM-12PM
This event is currently at capacity. A standby list will begin at 6 p.m. the day of the event with sign up in-person only. Is eight years a history? My Barbarian’s Post-Living Ante-Action Theater (PoLAAT)… Performances My Barbarian: Post-Party Dream State Caucus Thursday 11/03/2016 6:30PM
Envelop yourself in Pipilotti Rist’s vibrant projections on a private curatorial tour of ““Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest””“:https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/pipilotti-rist-pixel-forest… Premium Members & Above Membership Private Curatorial Tour: “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” Wednesday 11/02/2016 6:30PM

Week of 10/23/2016–10/29/2016

Livestream for this event will be available here -> On October 27, Rhizome will launch a major new initiative, Net Art Anthology, with a presentation and panel discussion bringing together a group of… Conversations The Art Happens Here: Net Art Anthology Launch Thursday 10/27/2016 7PM
Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator, for a unique opportunity to explore the highlights of Colombia’s vibrant contemporary art scene. Taking place from Wednesday, October 26, through Tuesday,… Producers Council Members & Above Membership New Museum Art Study Tour: Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia Wednesday 10/26/2016 9AM
Join the New Museum and its curatorial team in celebrating the opening of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” Rist has achieved international renown as a pioneer of video art and multimedia installations,… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Opening Reception for “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” Tuesday 10/25/2016 8PM-10PM
Join the New Museum and its curatorial team in celebrating of the opening of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.” Rist has achieved international renown as a pioneer of video art and multimedia installations,… Premium Members & Above Membership VIP Preview for “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest” Tuesday 10/25/2016 7PM-8PM

Week of 10/16/2016–10/22/2016

PoLAAT Intro: Post-Paradise is the first of two culminating performances of the Post-Living Ante-Action Theater (PoLAAT), a project initiated by My Barbarian at the New Museum in 2008. The “Post-Paradise”… Performances My Barbarian: PoLAAT Intro: Post-Paradise Friday 10/21/2016 7PM
PoLAAT Intro: Post-Paradise is the first of two culminating performances of the Post-Living Ante-Action Theater (PoLAAT), a project initiated by My Barbarian at the New Museum in 2008. The “Post-Paradise”… Performances My Barbarian: PoLAAT Intro: Post-Paradise Thursday 10/20/2016 7PM
Join Richard Flood, Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large, for a private visit to the Brooklyn studio of artist Amie Siegel. Siegel works variously between film, video, photography, performance,… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Amie Siegel Wednesday 10/19/2016 7PM

Week of 10/09/2016–10/15/2016

Architecture tours are led by New Museum docents and focus on the Museum’s building, which was designed by the architectural firm SANAA. Architecture tours are complimentary with paid Museum admission.… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 10/16/2016 3PM
Join Richard Flood, Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large, and Sara O’Keeffe, Assistant Curator, for a day trip to the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. We will enjoy a special tour of… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Producers Council Day: Day Trip to Philadelphia and Surroundings Saturday 10/15/2016 11AM
Members will enjoy a special discount of 20 percent at the New Museum Store on September 21, October 13, November 25, and December 10. Certain exclusions apply. A distinctive downtown shopping destination,… Standard Members & Above Membership Members Shopping Day Thursday 10/13/2016 11AM-9PM

Week of 10/02/2016–10/08/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. The tour is complimentary with Museum admission. Due to limited… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 10/09/2016 3PM
In 2010, the New Museum hosted a residency with choreographer Ishmael Houston-Jones to support the reconstruction of THEM, a seminal work of experimental performance examining intimacies and violence between… Conversations Readings from Lost & Found: A Preview of Danspace Project’s… Thursday 10/06/2016 7PM

Week of 09/25/2016–10/01/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “The Keeper,” on view at the New Museum through September 25, 2016. With over 4,000 works on view, “The Keeper” tells the… First Saturday for Families: Pocket-size Planets Saturday 10/01/2016 10AM-12PM
For this month’s New Perspectives tour of “The Keeper,” we will investigate how the act of collecting and preserving objects or images could be considered an act of transformation, rather than an… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “The Keeper”: Keeping to Change Friday 09/30/2016 12:30PM
A livestream of this event will be available here ⟶ Join us for a conversation between preeminent writer and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, on the… Conversations Orhan Pamuk in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni Thursday 09/29/2016 7PM
Raconteur, essayist, and critic Fran Lebowitz will be featured as this year’s Visionary speaker. The Stuart Regen Visionaries Series at the New Museum honors forward-thinking front-runners in the fields… Conversations Visionaries Series: Fran Lebowitz Tuesday 09/27/2016 7PM

Week of 09/18/2016–09/24/2016

This event is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP. IdeasCity Athens’s Public Conference will take place September 24, 2016 and will feature acclaimed speakers from the fields of art, architecture,… IdeasCity Athens: Public Conference Saturday 09/24/2016 11AM-7PM
Spend your Friday evening at the New Museum for a special last-chance private viewing of “The Keeper,” which closes on Sunday, September 25. The exhibition brings together a variety of imaginary museums,… Standard Members & Above Membership Members Evening Hours Friday 09/23/2016 6PM-8PM
For this month’s New Perspectives tour of “The Keeper,” we will investigate how the act of collecting and preserving objects or images could be considered an act of transformation, rather than an… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “The Keeper”: Keeping to Change Friday 09/23/2016 12:30PM
Members will enjoy a special discount of 20 percent at the New Museum Store on September 21, October 13, November 25, and December 10. Certain exclusions apply. A distinctive downtown shopping destination,… Standard Members & Above Membership Members Shopping Day Wednesday 09/21/2016 11AM-6PM

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