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Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. 1940. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 × 11" (40 × 27.9 cm). Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. © 2019 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

517: Surrealist Objects

Ongoing

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Elizabeth Murray. Dis Pair. 1990. Oil and plastic cap on canvas and wood, two parts, 10' 2 1/2" x 10' 9 1/4" x 13" (331.3 x 328.3 x 33 cm). © 2018 Estate of Elizabeth Murray / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: John Wronn

202: To Live and Die in New York

Ongoing

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Catherine Opie. Dyke. 1993. Chromogenic color print, 40 × 30" (101.6 × 76.2 cm). Committee on Photography Fund and gift of Agnes Gund. © 2019 Catherine Opie

208: True Stories

Fall 2019–Fall 2020

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Collection gallery

Gerhard Richter. October 18, 1977. 1988. Fifteen paintings, oil on canvas, installation variable, from 13 3/4 x 15 1/2" (35 cm) to 6' 6 3/4" x 10' 6" (200 x 320 cm); shown: Youth Portrait, 28 1/2 x 24 1/2" (72.4 x 62 cm). The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection, gift of Philip Johnson, and acquired through the Lilie P. Bliss Bequest (all by exchange); Enid A. Haupt Fund; Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest Fund; and gift of Emily Rauh Pulitzer. © 2019 Gerhard Richter

The Long Run

Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019

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Nick Cave. Soundsuit. 2011. Found objects, knit head and bodysuit, and mannequin, 10' 1" x 42" x 33" (307.3 x 106.7 x 83.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Dr. Stuart W. Lewis. © 2018 Nick Cave. Photo: Imaging and Visual Resources Department, MoMA

Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund

Apr 29–Jul 22, 2018

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Robert Gober (American, born 1954). Untitled Leg. 1989–90. Beeswax, cotton, wood, leather, human hair, 11 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 20″ (28.9 x 19.7 x 50.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Dannheiser Foundation. © 2014 Robert Gober

Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor

Oct 4, 2014–Jan 18, 2015

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Stranger than Fiction: Art of Our Time

Feb 1–May 5, 2014

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Contemporary Collection

Nov 16, 2011–Feb 9, 2014

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Steve Gianakos. She Could Hardly Wait. 1996. Oil and ink on cut-and-pasted printed paper, 27 x 27 1/2" (68.6 x 69.9 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2012 Steve Gianakos

Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration

Mar 14–Jul 9, 2012

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Kerry James Marshall. Study for Blue Water, Silver Moon. 1991. Conté crayon and watercolor on paper, 49 3/4 x 38 1/8" (126.4 x 96.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Purchased with General Acquisitions Funds and funds provided by The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art. © 2010 Kerry James Marshall

Contemporary Art from the Collection

Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011

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Bruce Nauman. *Waxing Hot, from the portfolio Eleven Color Photographs. 1966–67/1970/2007. Inkjet print (originally chromogenic color print), 19 15/16 × 19 15/16″ (50.6 × 50.6 cm). Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Gerald S. Elliott Collection. © 2010 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today

Aug 1–Nov 1, 2010

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Amelie von Wulffen. German, born 1966. Untitled. 2003. Cut-and-pasted chromogenic color print, synthetic polymer paint, and ink on paper, 47 × 68 1/2″ (119.4 × 174 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2009 Amelie von Wulffen

Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection

Apr 22, 2009–Jan 4, 2010

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Mircea Cantor. Deeparture. 2005. 16mm film transferred to video (color, silent). 2:43 min. loop. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2008 Mircea Cantor. Image courtesy of the artist and Yvon Lambert Paris/New York

Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art

Sep 10, 2008–Mar 23, 2009

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Ellsworth Kelly. Yellow from the series Line Form Color. 1951. Colored Paper. 7 1/2 × 8″ (19 × 20.3 cm). Gift of the artist and purchased with funds provided by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hedges, IV, Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr. and Committee on Drawings Funds. © 2008 Ellsworth Kelly

Artist’s Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus

Dec 11, 2008–Feb 23, 2009

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Rodolfo Abularach. Enigmatic Eye I (Ojo Enigmatico I). 1969. Lithograph, composition 22 5/8 × 29 3/8″ (57.4 × 74.6 cm); sheet 22 5/8 × 29 3/8″ (57.4 × 74.6 cm). Publisher: the artist, New York. Printer: Atelier Mourlot, Ltd., New York. Edition: 100. Inter-American Fund. © 2016 Rodolfo Abularach

Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities

Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008

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Carroll Dunham. Age of Rectangles. 1983–85. Casein, dry pigment, vinyl paint, casein emulsion, color pencil, charcoal, carbon pencil, and ink on rosewood, birch, ash, and mahogany. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Emily Fisher Landau. © 2007 Carroll Dunham

Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now

Nov 21, 2007–Jul 21, 2008

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photography Collection: Rotation 4

Dec 15, 2006–Jul 16, 2007

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Andy Warhol. Empire. 1964. 16mm film, black and white, silent, approx. 8 hours, 5 minutes. The Museum of Modern Art. Original film elements the gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, restored by the Department of Film and Media, The Museum of Modern Art. © 2006 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh

Out of Time: A Contemporary View

Aug 30, 2006–Apr 9, 2007

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Installation view of Artist’s Choice: Herzog & de Meuron, Perception Restrained at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

Artist’s Choice: Herzog & de Meuron, Perception Restrained

Jun 21–Sep 25, 2006

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Into Me/Out of Me

Jun 25–Sep 25, 2006

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William Kentridge. Drawing from Stereoscope, “Untitled.” 1998–99. Charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil on paper, 47 1/4 × 63″ (120 × 160 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, with special contributions from Anonymous, Scott J. Lorinsky, Yasufumi Nakamura, and The Wider Foundation

Drawing from the Modern, 1975–2005

Sep 14, 2005–Jan 9, 2006

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Vasily Kandinsky. Orange. 1923. Lithograph. Sheet: 19 × 17 7/16″ (48.2 × 44.3 cm). Publisher and printer: Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar. Edition: 50. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1949. © 2005 Artists RightsSociety (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Artists & Prints: Part 3

Jul 20–Sep 26, 2005

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Contemporary: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Jul 11, 2005

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Piet Mondrian. Broadway Boogie Woogie. 1942–43. Oil on canvas, 50 × 50″ (127 × 127 cm). Given anonymously

To Be Looked At: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection

Jul 3, 2002–Sep 6, 2004

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Jacques de la Villeglé. 122 rue du Temple. 1968. Torn and collaged painted and printed paper on linen, 62 5/8″ × 6' 10 3/4″ (159.2 × 210.3 cm). Gift of Joachim Aberbach (by exchange). © 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to Now

Apr 28–Aug 1, 2004

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Robert Gober. Untitled. 1991. Wax, fabric, leather, human hair, and wood, 13 1/4 × 16 1/2 × 46 1/8″ (33.6 × 41.9 × 117.2 cm). Gift of Werner and Elaine Dannheisser. © 2003 Robert Gober

Artist’s Choice: Mona Hatoum, Here Is Elsewhere

Nov 7, 2003–Feb 2, 2004

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William Kentridge. Drawing from STEREOSCOPE. 1998–99. Charcoal and pastel on paper, 47 1/4 × 63″ (120 × 160 cm). Gift of The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, with special contributions from Anonymous, Scott J. Lorinsky, Yasufumi Nakamura, and The Wider Foundation. © 2003 William Kentridge. Photo: Tom Griesel, The Museum of Modern Art

Stranger in the Village: Contemporary Drawings and Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art at Guild Hall

Aug 9–Oct 27, 2003

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Sylvie Fleury. His Mistress’ Toy (for Parkett no. 58). 2000. Multiple of polyurethane shoe with integrated noisemaker, Overall: 4 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 7 11/16″ (11.2 × 9.5 × 19.5 cm). Roxanne H. Frank Fund

Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now

Apr 5–Jun 5, 2001

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Lorna Simpson. Wigs (Portfolio). 1994. Portfolio of 21 lithographs on felt, with 17 lithographed felt text panels, overall: 6′ × 13′ 6″ (182.9 × 411.5 cm). Purchased with funds given by Agnes Gund, Howard B. Johnson, and Emily Fisher Landau. © 2017 Lorna Simpson. Photo: John Wronn

Open Ends

Sep 28, 2000–Mar 4, 2001

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Around 1984: A Look at Art in the Eighties

May 21–Sep 30, 2000

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Marlene Dumas. Chlorosis (Love sick). 1994. Ink, gouache, and synthetic polymer paint on paper, each sheet: 26 × 19 1/2″ (66.2 × 49.5 cm). The Herbert and Nannette Rothschild Memorial Fund in memory of Judith Rothschild. © 2016 Marlene Dumas

A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Drawing

Sep 8, 1997–Jan 20, 1998

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Sigmar Polke. Untitled. 1971. Watercolor, gouache, and synthetic polymer paint on paper mounted on canvas, 93 1/4 × 69 3/4″ (236.9 × 177.2 cm). Gift of the Dannheisser Foundation. © 2016 Estate of Sigmar Polke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany

On the Edge: Contemporary Art from the Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Collection

Sep 30, 1997–Jan 20, 1998

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Installation view of From the Collection: A Century of American Drawing at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Erik Landsberg

From the Collection: A Century of American Drawing

May 23–Sep 17, 1996

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Untitled (billboard). 1996. Gift of Werner and Elaine Dannheisser. Photo: David Allison

Thinking Print: Books to Billboards, 1980–1995

Jun 20–Sep 10, 1996

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Magdalena Abakanowicz. Body 81F. 1981. Charcoal on paper, 39 3/8 × 29 5/8″ (100 × 75.3 cm). Gift of Edward R. Broida and Richard E. Salomon. © 2016 Magdalena Abakanowicz. Photo: Thomas Griesel

Drawings in Black and White: A Selection of Contemporary Works from the Collection

Sep 22, 1994–Feb 7, 1995

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Barbara Kruger. Untitled (Printed Matter Matters). (1989). Photolithograph, offset printed and engraved typography, plate 23 5/16 × 21 1/4″ (59.2 × 54 cm), sheet 25 × 23″ (63 × 58.5 cm). Riva Castleman Fund. © 2017 Barbara Kruger

Reading Prints

Mar 4–Jul 6, 1993

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Bruce Nauman. Model for Animal Pyramid II. 1989. Cut-and-taped gelatin silver prints, (irreg) 90 1/2 × 60 1/8″ (229.9 × 152.8 cm). Gift of Agnes Gund and Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. © 2016 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Allegories of Modernism: Contemporary Drawing

Feb 16–May 5, 1992

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