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Ellsworth Kelly. Colors for a Large Wall. 1951. Oil on canvas, sixty-four panels. 7' 10 1/2" x 7' 10 1/2" (240 x 240 cm). Gift of the artist. © 2018 Ellsworth Kelly

406A: In and Out of Paris

Ongoing

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Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt). Untitled. 1963. Ink on paper, 30 × 22" (76.2 × 55.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Drawings Funds. © 2021 Fundación Gego

Artist’s Choice: Yto Barrada—A Raft

May 8, 2021–Jan 9, 2022

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Jackson Pollock. Untitled. 1953–54. Ink and colored ink on paper. 15 3/4 × 20 1/2″ (40.0 × 52.1 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haupt. © 2020 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury

Nov 1, 2020–Jun 5, 2021

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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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Image of The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at The Museum of Modern Art. Pictured: Alexander Calder. Sandy’s Butterfly. 1964. Painted sheet steel and iron rods. Gift of the artist. © 2016 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photos: Gus Powell

Sculpture from the Collection 1960–1969

Jun 25, 2016–Jul 14, 2017

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Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, born 1929). Accumulation No. 1. 1962. Sewn stuffed fabric, paint, and chair fringe, 37 x 39 x 43″ (94 x 99.1 x 109.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase

From the Collection: 1960–1969

Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017

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Juan Downey. Map of America. 1975. Colored pencil, pencil, and synthetic polymer paint on map on board. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased with funds provided by the Latin American and Caribbean Fund and Donald B. Marron. © 2015 Juan Downey / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Transmissions: Art in Eastern Europe and Latin America, 1960–1980

Sep 5, 2015–Jan 3, 2016

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Installation view of the exhibition, Painting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation. November 20, 2004–December 31, 2005. IN1931.4. Photograph by Thomas Griesel

Painting & Sculpture II

Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013

Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013

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Ellsworth Kelly. Chatham VI: Red Blue. 1971. Oil on canvas, two panels, 9′ 6 1/2″ × 8′ 6 1/4″ (290.8 × 259.7 cm). Gift of Douglas S. Cramer Foundation. © 2016 Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly: Chatham Series

May 23–Sep 8, 2013

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Ellsworth Kelly. Sculpture for a Large Wall (detail). 1957. Anodized aluminum, 104 panels. 11' 5" x 65' 5" x 28" (348 x 1994 x 71.1 cm). Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. © 2012 Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture for a Large Wall

Apr 30–Jun 4, 2012

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Mary Lucier. Dawn Burn (detail). 1975. Seven monitors of increasing sizes from 15 to 25 inches diagonal; slide projector mounted on wall; seven-channel video converted from ½-inch, open-reel tape to DigiBeta and DVD (black and white, silent); one color slide (34:00 min., continuous). Structure: 7’3”–8’ 2” x 20’ (approx.) x 20”–27”. Collection San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Accessions Committee Fund: gift of Doris and Donald Fisher, Marion E. Greene, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr., and Leanne B. Roberts, 1991. © 2011 Mary Lucier

September 11

Sep 11, 2011–Jan 9, 2012

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Anna Maria Maiolino. Desde A até M (From A to M), from the series Mapas Mentais (Mental Maps). 1972–99. Thread, synthetic polymer paint, ink, transfer type, and pencil on paper, 19 5/8 × 19 1/2″ (49.8 × 49.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, purchase

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century

Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011

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Installation view of Sculpture in Color. Shown: Franz West. Lotus. 2006. Polyester, 65 3/8 × 6′ 10 5/8″ × 9′ 6 1/8″ (166 × 210 × 290 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Scott Burton Fund. © 2016 Estate of Franz West. Photo: Thomas Griesel

Sculpture in Color

May 18, 2009–Jan 11, 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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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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László Moholy-Nagy. Untitled, from Constructions. 1923. Lithograph, sheet: 23 9/16 × 17 5/16″ (59.8 × 44 cm). Publisher: Eckart von Sydow and Verlag des Buchhändlers Ludwig Eye, Hannover, Germany. Printer: Leunis & Chapman, Hannover, Germany. Edition: 50. The Museum of Modern Art. Acquired through the publisher. © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Geo/Metric: Prints and Drawings from the Collection

Jun 11–Aug 18, 2008

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Ellsworth Kelly. Colors for a Large Wall. (1951). Oil on canvas. Sixty-four wood panels, overall: 7′ 10 1/2″ × 7′ 10 1/2″ (240 × 240 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist © 2008 Ellsworth Kelly

Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today

Mar 2–May 12, 2008

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Ellsworth Kelly. Three Panels: Orange, Dark Gray, Green. 1986. Oil on canvas, three panels; overall 9′ 8″ × 34′ 4 1/2″ (294.6 × 1047.7 cm). Gift of Douglas S. Cramer Foundation. © 2016 Ellsworth Kelly. Photo: John Wronn

Focus: Ellsworth Kelly

Sep 19, 2007–Mar 3, 2008

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Jo Baer. Sex Symbol. 1961. Gouache and pencil on paper, 6 × 3 1/4″ (15.3 × 8.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. The Judith Rothschild Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (Purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection). © 2007 Jo Baer

Lines, Grids, Stains, Words

Jun 13–Oct 22, 2007

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Joan Miró. Drawing-Collage. 1936. Crayon and decals on paper, 25 1/4 × 17 1/8″ (64 × 43.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller. © 2006 Successió Miró/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part Two

May 10–Oct 2, 2006

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Odilon Redon. The Giant (Man with a Club). c. 1890. Oil on prepared paper, 25 1/2 × 20 1/4″ (64.8 × 51.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of The Ian Woodner Family Collection

Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part One

Jan 26–Apr 24, 2006

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Dec 31, 2005

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawing from the Modern, 1945 - 1975

Mar 30–Aug 29, 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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Ellsworth Kelly. Wild Grape. 1960. Pencil on two sheets of paper, overall: 28 1/2 × 25″ (72.4 × 114.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Kathy and Richard Fuld, Jr. in honor of Ellsworth Kelly’s 80th birthday. © 2003 Ellsworth Kelly

Pencil: Drawings from the Collection

Sep 18, 2003–Mar 8, 2004

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Jacob Lawrence. Street Shadows. 1959. Tempera on gesso on board, 24 × 29 7/8″ (61 × 75.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Ellen Kern in memory of her parents, Lewis and Jewel Garlick. © Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, courtesy the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation

New to the Modern: Recent Acquisitions from the Department of Drawings

Oct 25, 2001–Jan 8, 2002

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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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Jean (Hans) Arp. Two Heads. 1929. Painted wood relief, 47 1/4 × 39 1/4″ (120 × 99.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2000 ARS, N.Y./VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Making Choices

Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000

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Postwar to Pop: Masterworks from MoMA's Collection

Apr 22–Oct 5, 1999

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Ellsworth Kelly. Sculpture for a Large Wall. 1956–57. Anodized aluminum, 104 panels, 11′ 5″ × 65′ 5″ × 28″ (348 × 1994 × 71.1 cm). Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. © 2016 Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture for a Large Wall and Other Recent Acquisitions

Mar 19–Jul 6, 1999

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Franz Kline. Untitled II. c. 1952. Ink and oil on cut-and-pasted telephone book pages on paper on board, 11 × 9ʺ (28.1 × 23 cm). Purchase. © 2016 The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: John Wronn

The New York School

Sep 17, 1998–Jan 12, 1999

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Jim Dine. A Tree that Shatters the Dancing. 1980. Synthetic polymer paint, synthetic polymer spray paint, charcoal and pastel on cut-and-pasted paper. 56 1/8 × 5 1/8ʺ (143.4 × 127.5 cm) (irreg). Gift of Nancy and Jim Dine in memory of Myron Orlofsky. © 2016 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

Elements of the Natural: 1950–1992

May 7–Sep 8, 1998

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Ellsworth Kelly. Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance II. 1951. Cut-and-pasted color-coated paper and pencil on four sheets of paper, 38 1/4 × 38 1/4″ (97.2 × 97.2 cm). Purchased with funds provided by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. © 2016 Ellsworth Kelly. Photo: Paige Knight

Ellsworth Kelly: 15 Works on Paper, 1949–1958

Sep 18, 1997–Jan 20, 1998

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Master Prints from the Collection

May 18–Oct 1, 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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Adding It Up: Print Acquisitions 1970–1995

May 27–Sep 5, 1995

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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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Paul Gauguin. Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) from Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent). 1894, printed 1921. One from a series of eight woodcuts, composition: 14 × 8 1/16″ (35.5 × 20.5 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 × 10 9/16″ (42.3 × 26.8 cm). Publisher: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Printer: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Edition: 100. Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Photo: Thomas Griesel

A Century of Artists Books

Oct 23, 1994–Jan 24, 1995

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Elizabeth Murray. Beam. November 1982. Oil on canvas, four panels, 9ʹ 2ʺ × 6ʹ 3 7/8ʺ × 3 7/8ʺ (279.4 × 193 × 10 cm). Gift of Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro in honor of Richard E. Oldenburg. © 2016 Estate of Elizabeth Murray / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Painting and Sculpture: Recent Acquisitions

Jun 16–Sep 11, 1994

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Master Prints from the Collection

May 27–Aug 2, 1994

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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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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Slow Art: Painting in New York Now

Apr 26–Jun 21, 1992

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Robert Rauschenberg. Booster from Booster and 7 Studies. 1967. Lithograph and screenprint, composition: 71 1/2 × 35 1/8″ (181.7 × 89.3 cm); sheet: 72 3/16 × 35 9/16″ (183.4 × 90.4 cm). Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Printer: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Edition: 38. John B. Turner Fund

For Twenty-Five Years: Gemini G.E.L.

Nov 26, 1991–Mar 24, 1992

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Gifts of the Associates: 1975–1990

Nov 27, 1990–Mar 19, 1991

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