EVENTS

De Kooning Now is a daylong series of talks and discussions in which artists, critics, and scholars explore Willem de Kooning’s work, examining its processes, themes, and influences; its place in Abstract Expressionism; and its significance for the art of our time. Participants include artists Cecily Brown, Tom Ferrara, William Tucker, Josh Smith, and Terry Winters; art historians William Agee, Lynne Cooke, John Elderfield, Pepe Karmel, David Rosand, Richard Shiff, Katy Siegel, and Ann Temkin; artist, writer, and independent curator Phong Bui; art critic Peter Schjeldahl; and MoMA Chief Conservator Jim Coddington.

Program Schedule
10:00–10:15
Introduction, John Elderfield

10:15–12:00
de Kooning & the New York School
William Agee: “de Kooning in the 1930s: Local Sources”
Pepe Karmel: "Abstraction as Abstraction: Willem de Kooning, 1948–1951"
Richard Shiff: “de Kooning without Interpretation”
Katy Siegel: “Something and Nothing”
Ann Temkin, moderator

12:00–1:00
Lunch

1:00-3:00
de Kooning & the Process of Painting
David Rosand: “Flesh and the Invention of Oil Painting”
Jim Coddington: "Processing Process"
Lynne Cooke: “Afterword: Re-thinking De Kooning’s Late Work”
Tom Ferrara: “Works in Progress”
Peter Schjeldahl, moderator

3:00–3:30
Break

3:30–5:30
Artists’ Panel
Cecily Brown
Terry Winters
William Tucker
Josh Smith
Phong Bui, moderator

In conjunction with the exhibition de Kooning: A Retrospective

Tickets are available online, at the information desk in the main lobby, and at the film desk after 4:00 p.m. Tickets may be picked up at the film desk on the day of the program.