Membership Calendar
Members enjoy discounts on tickets to New Museum screenings, performances, and panels.
If you have questions concerning these or other upcoming programs, please contact the Membership Department at 212.219.1222 x234 or membership@newmuseum.org.
Many events are announced by e-mail only. If you are not receiving invitations to events via e-mail, please contact membership@newmuseum.org with your e-mail address.
Event details are subject to change. Unless otherwise noted, all Member events take place at the New Museum, 235 Bowery at Prince Street.
All Members, with the exception of Individual Standard Members, may bring a guest to Members-only events. RSVPs are typically required.
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January 2010
Monday, January 25-Sunday, January 31
New Museum Art Study Tour: San Francisco and Los Angeles, California
Laura Hoptman, Kraus Family Senior Curator, leads the New Museum's Art Study Tour to California. Trip highlights include a day trip to Napa Valley and Stonescape, access to many of the West Coast's best private collections, studio visits, and curator-led tours of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (and Broad Contemporary Art Museum), among others.
PRODUCERS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Thursday, January 28, 7- 8:30 p.m.
InsideArt: Studio Visit with Dan Colen and Nate Lowman
Join Jarrett Gregory, Curatorial Associate, at the studio of Dan Colen and Nate Lowman. Enjoy exclusive access to the studio, works in progress, and a conversation with the artists. Members will receive directions upon RSVP.
Space is very limited. RSVP to jsitterly@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x234.
DELUXE MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
February 2010
Thursday, February 4, 7-8:30 p.m.
Premium Event: Barbara and Howard Morse Collection Visit
Join Benjamin Godsill, Curatorial Associate, for an annual visit to the new rotation of the collection of Barbara and Howard Morse. Artworks by Tom Burr, Matias Faldbakken, Gareth James, Michael Krebber, and Kelley Walker are presently on view. The Morses started collecting over twenty years ago with a focus on emerging artists. Members will receive directions upon RSVP.
Space is limited. RSVP to jsitterly@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x234.
PREMIUM MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Tuesday, February 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
Contemporary Council Event: Studio Visit with Rashid Johnson
Join Benjamin Godsill, Curatorial Associate, for a visit to the Brooklyn studio of artist Rashid Johnson. The recent subject of one-person exhibitions at Sculpture Center (New York) and Kunstmuseum Magdeburg (Germany), Johnson's work merges collective and personal memories with a distinct taste for the magical and uncanny, creating totems of histories that might never have existed. This special visit will feature the embryonic stages of a new body of work the artist is embarking on in preparation for a gallery presentation later in the spring. Members will receive directions upon RSVP.
Space is limited. RSVP to rcoker@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x260.
CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
March 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 8-10 p.m.
Opening Reception for "Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection" curated by Jeff Koons
Join the artists, lenders, and Trustees for the opening reception of "The Imaginary Museum: Dakis Joannou Collection," curated by Jeff Koons. Premium Members (and above) will receive an invitation to the VIP Preview preceding the opening reception. Ticket required for admission.
6-7 p.m. CURATOR-LED WALKTHROUGH: PRODUCERS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
7-8 p.m. VIP PREVIEW: PREMIUM MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
8-10 p.m. OPENING RECEPTION: DELUXE MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Sunday, March 7, 12:30-4 p.m.
Armory Arts Week: Sunday Gallery Walk in the Lower East Side/Downtown
Stay tuned for details.
STANDARD MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Saturday, March 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Members Cocktail Party and Private Viewing of "Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection" curated by Jeff Koons
Join New Museum Members to fête this exhibition. Enjoy cocktails at the Museum and a private viewing of the exhibition. Qualifying Members will receive an invitation via mail.
STANDARD MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Thursday, March 18, 6:30-8 p.m.
Derek Lam Store Visit
10-12 Crosby Street near Howard Street
Experience inside access to fashion designer Derek Lam's Crosby Street store, designed by SANAA, the Tokyo-based architects of the New Museum. Derek Lam will join us for a portion of the evening to speak about his inspirations, process, and the intersection between the architecture of his store and his own designs. Also, enjoy an exclusive viewing of pieces from his latest collection hand-picked by Lam.
Space is limited. RSVP to jsitterly@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x234
DELUXE MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
Saturday, March 20, 12 p.m.
Contemporary Council Event: Walking Tour of SoHo Galleries
Join Benjamin Godsill, Curatorial Associate, for a lively walking tour of galleries that have sprung up over the past decade on the far western frontier of SoHo. Council Members will have unique access to the artists on display, as well as the back rooms, not usually available for public view. Galleries will include newcomers such as Renwick Gallery as well as more established galleries such as Harris Lieberman.
RSVP to rcoker@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x260.
CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ABOVE.
