“The Race Speech” is a talk about Gaines’s ongoing research into race and gender as sites of representation, performativity, and action. Drawing from his own scholarly writing and past performance projects, including works by My Barbarian, Gaines… Read more
Arleen Schloss (b. 1943) has worked interchangeably in a variety of mediums since the 1970s, including performance art, sound poetry, new music, paintings, film, and video. Presented in spaces as varied as the Kitchen, the Museum of Modern Art, the ARS… Read more
Author and art historian Terry Smith will be in conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Artistic Director of Documenta 13, about his latest publication, Thinking Contemporary Curating. Published by Independent Curators International (ICI) this fall,… Read more
Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. Proposal: Collective as creative community. Collective as institution. Collective as gathered histories. Collective as aesthetic… Read more
The New Aesthetic is an ongoing research project by James Bridle, investigating the intersections of culture and technology, history and memory, and the physical and the digital. For this event, Bridle will be joined by Aaron Straup Cope and Joanne McNeil… Read more
How do we remember the past? What stands out the most in our memories? What do we forget? Discover “Come Closer: Art Around the Bowery, 1969–1989” and learn how twenty artists documented, recorded, and reflected on the changing neighborhood they… Read more
New York nurtured many alternative art spaces in the 1970s and 1980s, crucial venues for fostering community and supporting young artists. Reflecting both local concerns and international movements, these spaces provided artists and curators with the… Read more
In 1984, Paul Tschinkel’s ART/new york issued the documentary video Graffiti/Post Graffiti. The film captures a unique moment in the intertwined narratives of graffiti and art history, as aggressive anti-vandalism legislation and the lure of the marketplace… Read more
Contemporary Council Members & Above
Join Margot Norton, Curatorial Associate, for a studio visit with Cai Guo-Qiang. Working across a diverse spectrum of mediums including painting, sculpture, installation, and fireworks, Cai’s work explores traditional Chinese culture and the everyday… Read more
Premium Members & Above
Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, for a visit to the studio of Rachel Feinstein. See the work to be included in her upcoming show at Gagosian Gallery in Rome before it is shipped. Space is very limited. RSVP to 212.219.1222 ×234 or membership@newmuseum.org.
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