PROGRAMS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION MODERNSTARTS: PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS
The Museum of Modern Art has planned several public and family programs in conjunction with ModernStarts: People, Places, and Things, on view at the Museum from October 7, 1999, through March 14, 2000.
Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. The Edward John Noble Education Center
October 5, 7 Paul Cézanne and the Transformation of Modern Painting with Steven Zucker October 12, 14 The Monumental Figure with Leslie Jones October 19, 21 The Language of the Body with Starr Figura October 26, 28 Rise of the Modern World with David Little November 2, 4 Bathers: From Cézanne to the Present with Maura Reilly November 9, 11 Face Forward: Posing for the Camera with Darsie Alexander November 16, 18 The Art Nouveau Interior with Luisa Lorch November 30, December 2 Printed Art at the End of the Nineteenth Century:
James Ensor and José Guadelupe Posada with Judith B. HeckerDecember 7, 9 The Modern Still Life with Deborah Goldberg
Admission to each lecture: $5 at the door. There is no advance registration for Brown Bag Lunch Lectures. You are welcome to bring your lunch or to use a discount voucher to dine in the Garden Café or at Sette MoMA.
Conversations with Contemporary Artists
Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. The Edward John Noble Education Center This program offers a unique opportunity to talk informally with contemporary artists. Each session concludes with a reception for the artists and participants.
October 15 Lisa Yuskavage October 22 Teresita Fernandez October 29 Barry McGee November 5 Doug Aitken November 12 Rachel Harrison November 19 Karim Rashid
Admission for each session: $5, free for students with current ID, available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Lobby Information Desk. Seating is limited.
People and Places in the Photographic Image: The Body and the City, 1870s - 1920s
Mondays, November 8, 15, and 29, 6:15-8:15 p.m. The Edward John Noble Education Center
This course explores depictions of the human figure and the city in the modern mediums of photography and cinema. Lecturers: James Latham and Richard Turnbull, Public Programs Lecturers, Department of Education.
Admission: $50, members $40.
Gallery Talks
The Museum offers Gallery Talks for Museum visitors. All talks originate outside the entrance to The Edward John Noble Education Center and are publicized in monthly fliers. Gallery Talks offered for families include:
“One-at-a-Time”
Saturdays, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
For children ages five to ten and their adult companions. Guided walks through the Museum’s galleries introduce participants to the diverse world of modern art. Admission is $5 per family, members $3. No preregistration. Sign-in begins at 9:45 a.m. at the Museum’s Edward John Noble Education Center.
October 9 Strike a Pose! The Figure in Sculpture October 16 Silly and Serious! Faces in Art October 23 Tell Me a Story: People in Art October 30 Braving the Elements: Van Gogh and Landscape Painters November 6 Fantastic Places: Rousseau and Others November 13 The Unreal City: De Chirico and Others November 20 This, That, and the Other Thing! Everyday Objects in Art December 4 From Trash to Treasures: Recycle for Art December 11 If Chairs Could Talk: Architecture and Design
Sponsor This exhibition is part of MoMA2000, which is made possible by The Starr Foundation. Generous support is provided by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro in memory of Louise Reinhardt Smith. The Museum gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Contemporary Exhibition Fund of The Museum of Modern Art, established with gifts from Lily Auchincloss, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, and Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and by The Contemporary Arts Council and The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art. Education programs accompanying MoMA2000 are made possible by Paribas. The publication ModernStarts: People, Places, Things is made possible by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
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