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April 26, 2013

Henry Taylor, Pawel Althamer, and Cathy Wilkes Walk into a Bar…

Posted by Laura Hoptman

When I was in graduate school studying art history, we used to joke about the “this looks like this” problem that we perceived as running rampant in the field. Stated simply, the problem is that [...]

April 25, 2013

MoMA Celebrates 1913: Giorgio de Chirico’s The Anxious Journey

Posted by "1913 Centennial" Curatorial Team

MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the ninth in a series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.

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April 24, 2013

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map

Posted by Samantha Friedman

April 23, 2013

California Dreaming: The American Avant-Garde, 1942–58

Posted by Charles Silver

These notes accompany the California Dreaming: The American Avant-Garde, 1942–58 screening program on April 24, 25, and 26. Although nothing quite comparable to the French Surrealist films of the 1920s came out of America, the [...]

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April 22, 2013

Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925: Contemporary Artists Discuss Selected Works

Posted by Masha Chlenova

Throughout the run of Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925 (December 23, 2012–April 15, 2013) we invited contemporary artists to pick a work and say briefly what they find most compelling about it.

April 19, 2013

Art/Work: MoMA’s Creative Minds: David Moreno

Posted by Claire Corey

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I thought I knew about David Moreno’s work when I met with him in his “office,” tucked inside the storage facilities of the Department of Drawings.

Chris Burden Captures Coyotes… on Paper, at Least

Posted by Hanna Exel

It might surprise you to hear that one of the facets of contemporary printmaking that I find most exciting is projects by artists who work predominately in other mediums. These artists often approach traditional printmaking [...]

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April 17, 2013

Reconsidering Bill Brandt

Posted by Hannah Kim, Tauni Malmgren

MoMA’s new book Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light by Sarah Hermanson Meister, curator in the Department of Photography at MoMA, is a fresh look at the work of an iconic British photographer. The exhibition currently [...]

April 17, 2013

MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Insight into the Artist’s Process

Posted by James Coddington, Jennifer Hickey

In the May 1951 issue of ARTnews a selection of photographs by Hans Namuth appeared as illustrations for Robert Goodnough’s article, “Pollock Paints a Picture.” The images depict a focused Pollock energetically applying paint to [...]

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April 16, 2013

Mathieu Copeland This Week at MoMA

Posted by Kenneth Goldsmith

This week, MoMA hosts the European-based curator Mathieu Copeland, who will stage interventions in the Museum and give a lecture on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

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1913 Centennial Celebration

MoMA celebrates the landmark year 1913 with a series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.

May 6, 2013
MoMA Celebrates 1913: Pablo Picasso's Glass, Guitar, and Bottle
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MoMA Celebrates 1913: Giorgio de Chirico's The Anxious Journey

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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath - Tips for Artists

In this series of posts conservators offer tips for artists for dealing with wet artworks in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. All posts are prepared by members of AIC-CERT (American Institute for Conservation – Conservation Emergency Response Team). AIC-CERT responds to the needs of cultural institutions during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors and the public.