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508: According to the Laws of Chance

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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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Richard Schadewell. Frankfurt (“Bauhaus”) telephone. 1929. Manufacturer: H. Fuld & Co. Telefon und Telegraphenwerke AG, Frankfurt. Bakelite, nickel-plated sheet brass and paint, 5 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 6 1/8" (13 × 11 × 15.5 cm). Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder

513: Design for Modern Life

Fall 2019–Summer 2021

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Valentina Kulagina (Russian, 1902–1907). Maquette for We Are Building (Stroim). 1929. Cut-and-pasted printed and painted paper, sandpaper, gouache, and pencil on paper, 22 5/8 × 14 1/4" (57.5 × 36.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Alice and Tom Tisch, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, David Booth, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Jack Shear, the Patricia Bonfield Endowed Acquisition Fund for the Design Collection, Daniel and Jane Och, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, The Modern Women’s Fund; and by exchange: Gift of Jean Dubuffet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, and the Richard S. Zeisler Bequest.

Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented

Dec 13, 2020–Apr 10, 2021

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Berenice Abbott. Rockefeller Center. c. 1936. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm). Anonymous gift. © 2019 Estate of Berenice Abbott

511: The Vertical City

Fall 2019–Fall 2020

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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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Francis Picabia. Tableau Rastadada. 1920. Cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper with ink, 7 1⁄2 × 6 3⁄4″ (19 × 17.1 cm). Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), 2014. © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Dadaglobe Reconstructed

Jun 12–Sep 18, 2016

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Hiroshi Ohchi. Radio. 1954. Silkscreen, 40 1/2 × 28 1/4″ (102.9 × 71.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the designer

Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye

Nov 15, 2014–Jan 18, 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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John Cage. 4′33″ (In Proportional Notation). 1952/53. Ink on paper, each page: 11 × 8 1/2″ (27.9 × 21.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Henry Kravis in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis, 2012. © 2013 John Cage Trust

There Will Never Be Silence: Scoring John Cage’s 4′33″

Oct 12, 2013–Jun 22, 2014

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Ralph Schraivogel. Archigram 1961–74 (Museum für Gestaltung). 1995. Silkscreen, 50⅜ × 35⅝″ (128 × 90.5 cm). Gift of the designer

Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City

Jul 10, 2013–Jan 5, 2014

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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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František Kupka. Localization of Graphic Motifs II. 1912–13. Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 × 76 3/8″ (200 × 194 cm), frame: 78 3/4 × 76 3/8″ (200 × 194 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Gift of Jan and Meda Mladek. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925

Dec 23, 2012–Apr 15, 2013

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Tauba Auerbach. The Whole Alphabet, From the Center Out, Digital, V. 2006. Gouache on paper on panel 30 × 22″ (76.2 × 55.9 cm). Private Collection © 2011 Tauba Auerbach. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

Ecstatic Alphabets/Heaps of Language

May 6–Aug 27, 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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Jan Tschichold. Die Frau ohne Namen. 1927. Offset lithograph, 48 3/4 × 34″ (123.8 × 86.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Peter Stone Poster Fund

The New Typography

Dec 23, 2009–Jul 25, 2010

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Pablo Picasso. Pipe, Glass, Bottle of Rum. March 1914. Cut-and-pasted colored paper, printed paper, and painted paper, pencil, and gouache on prepared board, 15 3/4 × 20 3/4″ (40 × 52.7 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Saidenberg. © 2008 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pipe, Glass, Bottle of Rum: The Art of Appropriation

Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008

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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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Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Untitled (Dada Head). 1920. Oil on turned wood, h. 11 9/16″ (29.4 cm). Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne-Centre de création industrielle, Paris. Purchase, 2003. CNAC/MNAM/Dist. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. © 2006 Sophie Taeuber-Arp/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bon

Dada

Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Nov 7, 2005

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawing from the Modern, 1880 - 1945

Nov 20, 2004–Mar 7, 2005

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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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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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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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Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913). Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool, 51 × 25 × 16 1/2ʺ (129.5 × 63.5 × 41.9 cm). The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp

ModernStarts: Things

Nov 18, 1999–Mar 14, 2000

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Kurt Schwitters. Merz Picture 32A. Cherry Picture (Merzbild 32A. Kas Kirschbild). 1921. Cut-and-pasted colored and printed papers, cloth, wood, metal, cork, oil, gouache, pencil, and ink on cardboard, 36 1/8 × 27 3/4″ (91.8 × 70.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mr. and Mrs. A. Atwater Kent, Jr. Fund

Collecting in Depth: Drawings by Grosz, Schwitters, Ernst, and Klee

May 13–Jul 20, 1999

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Master Prints from the Collection

May 18–Oct 1, 1996

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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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Henri Matisse. Portrait of Mme Manguin. 1905–06. Ink and gouache on paper, 24 1/2 × 18 1/2″ (62.2 × 47 cm). Purchase. © 2016 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Modern Drawing: A Selection from the Collection, 1884–1961

Oct 23, 1993–Feb 15, 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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Modern Drawing from 1881–1940

May 28–Jul 20, 1992

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Master Prints from the Collection (1990)

Jul 26–Nov 13, 1990

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawing in Europe, 1881–1938

Jul 19–Sep 21, 1990

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Master Prints from the Collection

Apr 6–Aug 8, 1989

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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Mar 16–Jul 4, 1989

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Abstractions

Nov 17, 1988–Mar 26, 1989

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Nov 3, 1988–Feb 28, 1989

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

European Drawing Between the Wars

Oct 24, 1987–Mar 1, 1988

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawings Acquisitions

Jan 24–Jun 14, 1987

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980

Oct 2, 1985–Jan 7, 1986

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawing in Austria and Germany

May 26–Oct 29, 1985

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Kurt Schwitters

Jun 10–Oct 1, 1985

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

May 17–Dec 18, 1984

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

May 17–Sep 1, 1984

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Oct 26, 1983–Jan 3, 1984

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881–1981

Mar 1–16, 1982

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Words and Pictures

Aug 20–Oct 6, 1981

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

Mar 19–Jun 2, 1981

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