What does it mean to be avant-garde? Can avant-garde art be independently radical or must it serve social and political revolution? And is there truth to current claims surrounding the “death of the avant-garde?” This conversation examines works by the Russian Constructivists and the Abstract Expressionists in order to probe the competing meanings and possible futures of avant-garde art, and its relationship to what Clement Greenberg called "kitsch," or the rear-guard.
Join us for lively conversations and engaging activities, facilitated by Museum educators, that offer insightful and unusual ways to engage with MoMA’s collection and special exhibitions.
Gallery Sessions are free for members and Museum admission ticket holders. No registration is required. Groups meet in the Marron Atrium, Floor 2.
FM headsets for sound amplification are available for all talks.