September 2008

Dear Friends:

On September 21, the Museum presents the first in-depth exploration of Vincent van Gogh's extraordinary night and twilight scenes, including such masterpieces as The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and The Night Café. Organized in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the exhibition brings together some forty paintings, drawings, letters, and letter sketches that give new insight into the artist's masterful use of
color and light.

A number of new exhibitions this month continue MoMA's dedication to examining recent developments in contemporary art. On the third floor, New Photography 2008 showcases the work of two highly original artists: Mikhael Subotzky, whose powerful photographs document the social issues facing his native South Africa after apartheid, and German-born Josephine Meckseper, who is represented by two recent series that consider the media's blurring of politics and consumerism. On the second floor, Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art presents a selection from MoMA's holdings that includes several new acquisitions on view for the first time, and Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie takes her turn with the Projects series, transforming a gallery into a nineteenth-century salon-style setting for her paintings and prints.

We look forward to seeing you in the galleries.

Glenn D. Lowry
Director

Pictured above:
MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. Photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders