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April 2, 2012 | Artists, Printin'

Drawing Back the Curtain: David Hammons in Printin’

Posted by Lotte Johnson, The Louise Bourgeois 12-Month Intern, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books

David Hammons. Untitled (Kool-Aid). 2003. Kool-Aid on paper with terry cloth frame. Collection Alice Kosmin

“I think that art now is putting people to sleep…people aren’t really looking at art, they’re looking at each other and each other’s haircuts.” So proclaimed David Hammons in a 1986 interview. Read more

Cindy Sherman on the Films in Carte Blanche: Cindy Sherman

Posted by Lucy Gallun, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Photography

In conjunction with MoMA’s current Cindy Sherman retrospective (on view through June 11), the artist selected films that have informed her artistic practice for a special Carte Blanche: Cindy Sherman film series (which runs April 2–10 in MoMA’s theaters). Below are Cindy Sherman’s comments on the films, as told to Lucy Gallun. Read more

March 26, 2012 | Artists, Eugène Atget: “Documents pour artistes”, Publications

A Word with Eugène Atget

Posted by Makiko Wholey, Assistant to the Publisher, Department of Publications

Cover of the publication Atget. John Szarkowski. 2000. The Museum of Modern Art, New York

In concert with the current photography exhibition Eugène Atget: “Documents pour artistes”, MoMA has republished Atget, a richly illustrated title first published by the Museum in 2000. Read more

Print Studio’s last days: Keep on Printin’!

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Lab Programs, Janelle Grace, Adult & Academic Programs 12-month Intern

Print Studio Editions, featuring prints and artist book projects

Last week Print Studio came to a close after six great weeks of productivity and experimentation with the medium of print. Read more

A Tour of New York City with Diego Rivera

Posted by Jodi Roberts, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture

Diego Rivera. Pneumatic Drill (cartoon for Pneumatic Drilling). 1931. Charcoal on paper, 97 1/4 x 76 7/8″ (247 x 195.2 cm). Museo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, México, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Diego Rivera was enthralled with New York City from the moment he arrived here in November 1931, six weeks before the opening of his retrospective exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. Read more

Ten-Minute Talk: David Senior in Conversation with Artist Emily Roysdon

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Lab Programs, Janelle Grace, Adult & Academic Programs 12-month Intern

This week’s Ten-Minute Talk features David Senior, bibliographer at the MoMA Library and curator of Millennium Magazines in conversation with featured artist Emily Roysdon. Read more

March 5, 2012 | Cindy Sherman, Videos

My Favorite Cindy Sherman

Posted by Lucy Gallun, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Photography

Some of Cindy Sherman’s characters bring an immediate context to mind. You gaze at the picture, and there’s the flood of a specific time and place. A scene forms and the figure becomes the protagonist of a narrative. Others are, at first take, more obscure or bizarre. Read more

Ten-Minute Talk: MoMA Conservator Scott Gerson on Ellen Gallagher’s Deluxe

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Lab Programs, Janelle Grace, Adult & Academic Programs 12-month Intern

This week’s Ten-Minute Talk features Scott Gerson, Associate Conservator in MoMA’s Department of Conservation who discusses the materials and processes explored in Ellen Gallagher’s featured work Deluxe on display in the Printin’ exhibition. Read more