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Membership Calendar

JOIN AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW MUSEUM TO ATTEND THESE MEMBER EVENTS!

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.

WINTER MEMBERS EVENTS CALENDAR

January 2012

Wednesday January 11, 6:30–8:30 PM
Council Member Private Hours for “Carsten Höller: Experience”

Experience the exhibition while the museum is closed to the public. RSVP to losborne@newmuseum.org.

CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL AND ABOVE

Friday January 13, 6:30–8:30 PM
Member Private Hours for “Carsten Höller: Experience”

Experience the exhibition while the museum is closed to the public. RSVP to membership@newmuseum.org.

STANDARD AND ABOVE

Tuesday January 17
Opening Reception for “Enrico David: Head Gas” at ‘Studio 231’
231 Bowery, New York (adjacent to 235 Bowery)

6–6:30 PM Curator-led Tour
PRODUCERS COUNCIL AND ABOVE
6:30–8 PM Opening Reception
DELUXE AND ABOVE

See it first! “Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. Over the past twenty years, David has produced a body of work encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage that draws upon a rich variety of sources and expresses a range of complex emotional states. Curated by Gary Carrion-Murayari, “Head Gas” is the second exhibition featured in the New Museum’s recently inaugurated ‘Studio 231’ series. For his ‘Studio 231’ exhibition, David has created an entirely new body of work..

Saturday January 21–Saturday February 4
New Museum Art Study Tour to India

Join Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Massimiliano Gioni, Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions, for an extraordinary, multi-day tour of India’s richly vibrant art scene. The itinerary includes visits to Dehli, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Mumbai. For more information about the New Museum’s Art Study Tours, contact Leigh Ann Osborne at losborne@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 x234.

PRODUCERS COUNCIL AND ABOVE

February 2012

Thursday February 2, 7–8 PM
Studio Visit with Virginia Overton

Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, for a visit to the Brooklyn studio of artist Virginia Overton (b. 1971), best known for her sculptural installations constructed out of raw materials and everyday objects including sheetrock, mud, and wooden beams. Location details will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP to membership@newmuseum.org.

DELUXE AND ABOVE

Tuesday February 14
Opening Reception of “The Ungovernables”
Second New Museum Triennial

6–7 PM Curator-led tour
PRODUCERS COUNCIL AND ABOVE
7–8 PM VIP Preview
PREMIUM AND ABOVE
8–10 PM Opening Reception
DELUXE AND ABOVE

Join the curators and artists for the opening of “The Ungovernables,” the New Museum’s second Triennial. The Triennial is a signature initiative and the only recurring international exhibition in New York City devoted to emerging artists from around the world, providing an important platform for a new generation of artists who are shaping the current discourse of contemporary art and the future of culture. Curated by Eungie Joo, Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Programs, “The Ungovernables” features thirty-four artists, artist groups, and temporary collectives—totaling over fifty participants—born between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, many of whom have never before exhibited in the US.

Saturday February 25, 8:30 AM–2 PM
Visit to the Brant Foundation with Artist David Altmejd

Join Jenny Moore, Assistant Curator, for a day trip to the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, where we will be met by artist David Altmejd for a private viewing of his current solo exhibition. Round-trip transportation will be provided between the New Museum in NY and the Brant Foundation in CT. Due to extremely limited capacity, this is a Member-only event and we are unable to admit non-Member guests. RSVP to Leigh Ann Osborne by February 10 at losborne@newmuseum.org.

CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL AND ABOVE

Wednesday February 29, 7:30–9:30 PM
Members-Only Leap Year Cocktail Party Celebrating “The Ungovernables”
Second New Museum Triennial

Exclusive for Members! Ring in the Leap Year with cocktails and an exclusive, private viewing of “The Ungovernables.” Please note: One guest per Member; Member must accompany guest.

STANDARD AND ABOVE

March 2012

Tuesday March 13, 6:30–8 PM
State of the Art Discussion with Lauren Cornell and Carter Cleveland

Join Lauren Cornell, Executive Director of Rhizome and Adjunct Curator of the New Museum, and Carter Cleveland, Co-Founder of Art.sy, for a discussion about The Art Genome Project, an ongoing study of the characteristics that distinguish and connect works of original art, and the implications for contemporary art on the web. Location details will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP to Leigh Ann Osborne by March 5 at losborne@newmuseum.org.

PRODUCERS COUNCIL AND ABOVE

Wednesday March 14, 6:30 PM
Film Screening in the Sky Room: Girl with the Black Balloons
(Running time 59 minutes)

From first-time director Corinne Van Der Borch, this film follows Bettina, said to be the most beautiful woman to have ever lived in the Chelsea Hotel, according to residents, but who has hidden herself away in her studio for over forty years. Girl with the Black Balloons was named “Best of the Fest” at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2010 and received the Metropolis Jury Award for the 2011 DOC NYC Festival. RSVP to membership@newmuseum.org.

STANDARD AND ABOVE

Thursday March 15, 6:30–8 PM
Private Tour of 2012 Whitney Biennial
945 Madison Avenue, New York

Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, for a private, curator-led tour of the 2012 Whitney Biennial, the Whitney Museum’s signature survey of contemporary American art. RSVP to membership@newmuseum.org.

PREMIUM AND ABOVE

Monday March 19, 7–8:30 PM
Collection Visit with Dominique Levy and Dorothy Berwin

Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, for a special tour of the spectacular and inspired collection and home of Dominique Levy and Dorothy Berwin. Location details will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP to Leigh Ann Osborne by March 9 at losborne@newmuseum.org.

CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL AND ABOVE

Wednesday March 28, 6:30–8 PM
Inside Design: Visit to the Atelier of Madeline Weinrib

Visit textile designer Madeline Weinrib’s stunning studio to see her environment, inspirations, process, and projects. Known for their lush color and opulent pattern, her designs draw on a wealth of sources gleaned from her travels and reflect her interest in reinterpreting and reframing traditional forms. Location details will be provided upon RSVP. RSVP to membership@newmuseum.org.

DELUXE AND ABOVE

Member events are subject to change. Please view the Membership calendar at newmuseum.org/join for the most recent list of events. For an entire list of public programs or to purchase tickets visit newmuseum.org/events. For questions about the events, or to join as a Member, contact the Membership Office at 212.219.1222 x234 or membership@newmuseum.org.