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Margaret Bourke-White. Wind Tunnel Construction, Fort Peck Dam, Montana. 1936. Gelatin silver print, 13 × 10" (33.0 × 25.4 cm). Gift of the artist. © 2022 Estate of Margaret Bourke-White / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

510: Modern Times

Ongoing

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Unidentified photographer. Walter Miller shooting from Woolworth Building. 1912–13. Gelatin silver print, 7 5/8 × 9 9/16" (19.3 × 24.3 cm). Purchase

501: The City as Spectacle

Ongoing

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Dalton Paula. Liberata. 2020. Oil, pencil, and gold leaf on two joined canvases, 24 × 17 11/16" (61 × 45 cm). Gift of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of Peter Reed. © Dalton Paula

214: Critical Fabulations

Fall 2021 - Winter 2023

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Brassaï (Gyula Halász). Fireworks on the Night of Longchamp. 1936. Gelatin silver print, 19 5/8 × 15 15/16" (49.9 × 40.5 cm). David H. McAlpin Fund. © Estate Brassaï-RMN

501: Motion and Illumination

Fall 2021 - Fall 2022

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Gordon Parks. Fulton Fish Market Hooker, New York. 1943. Gelatin silver print, 17 x 19 13/16" (43.2 x 50.3 cm). Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art and Committee on Photography Fund. © 2017 Gordon Parks Foundation. Photo: John Wronn

520: Picturing America

Fall 2019–Spring 2022

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Gordon Parks. Untitled, Chicago, Illinois. 1957. Pigmented inkjet print, 18 × 12 1/8" (45.7 × 30.8 cm). The Gordon Parks Foundation. © 2020 Gordon Parks Foundation

409: Gordon Parks and “The Atmosphere of Crime”

Spring 2020–Spring 2022

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Tina Modotti. Hands of Marionette Player. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm). Anonymous gift

510: A Modern Media World

Nov 14, 2020–Mar 25, 2022

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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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Clementina, Lady Hawarden. Grace Maude and Clementina Maude. c. 1863. Albumen silver print, 9 1/8 x 8 15/16" (23.2 x 22.8 cm). Photo: John Wronn

502: Early Photography and Film

Fall 2019–Fall 2021

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Paul Cézanne. Forest Landscape (Intérieur de forêt). 1904–06. Pencil and watercolor on paper, 18 5/8 × 23 5/8" (47.3 × 60 cm). Private collection

Cézanne Drawing

Jun 6–Sep 25, 2021

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Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. 1890. Oil on canvas. 29 x 36 1/2″ (73.5 x 92.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, 1991. Photo by Jonathan Muzikar. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond

Aug 27, 2020–Jan 2, 2021

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Horacio Coppola. 4800 Avenida Díaz Vélez. 1936. Gelatin silver print, printed 1952, 16 3/4 x 23 1/2" (42.5 x 59.7 cm). Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund. © 2017 Galería Jorge Mara-La Ruche/ The Estate of Horacio Coppola

510: Machines, Mannequins, and Monsters

Fall 2019–Fall 2020

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Francis Picabia. Aello. 1930. Oil on canvas, 66 9/16 × 66 9/16″ (169 × 169 cm). Private collection

Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction

Nov 21, 2016–Mar 19, 2017

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Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956). Pioneer with a Bugle. 1930. Gelatin silver print. 9 1/4 × 7 1/16″ (23.5 × 18 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Rodchenko Family

A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde

Dec 3, 2016–Mar 12, 2017

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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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Brasilia under construction, 1957. Geofoto. Arquivo Publico do Distrito Federal

Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955–1980

Mar 29–Jul 19, 2015

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Willi Ruge (German, 1882–1961). Seconds before Landing, from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/16 × 5 9/16″ (20.4 × 14.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther

Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949

Dec 13, 2014–Apr 19, 2015

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Jane Avril. 1899. Lithograph, sheet: 22 1/16 × 15″ (56 × 38.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1946

The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters

Jul 26, 2014–Mar 22, 2015

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Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954). Memory of Oceania. Nice-Cimiez, Hôtel Régina, summer 1952–early 1953. Gouache on paper, cut and pasted, and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 9′ 4″ x 9′ 4 7/8″ (284.4 x 286.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2014 Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs

Oct 12, 2014–Feb 10, 2015

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Man Ray. Laboratory of the Future. 1935. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/16 × 7″ (23.1 × 17.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Johnson Sweeney © 2013 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio

Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014

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Luba Lukova. There Is No Death for the Songs. 1987. Silkscreen, 25 1/2 × 38″ (64.8 × 96.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the designer, 1998

Designing Modern Women 1890–1990

Oct 5, 2013–Oct 19, 2014

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Kerry Tribe. H.M. 2009. Double projection of a single 16mm film (color, sound). 18:30 min. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2013 Kerry Tribe. Installation view, 1301 PE, Los Angeles. Photo: Fredrik Nilson

Images of an Infinite Film

Sep 7, 2013–Mar 2, 2014

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Eliot Porter. Blue-throated Hummingbird, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, May 1959 [Lampornis clemenciae]. 1959. Dye transfer print, 9 5/16 × 7 3/4″ (23.7 × 19.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David H. McAlpin. © 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Artist’s Choice: Trisha Donnelly

Nov 9, 2012–Jul 28, 2013

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Henri Labrouste. Bibliothèque nationale, Paris. 1854–75. View of the reading room. © Georges Fessy

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light

Mar 10–Jun 24, 2013

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El Lissitzky. Self-Portrait. 1924. Gelatin silver print, 3 × 3 3/8″ (7.6 × 8.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Purchase. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook

Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photography Rotation 8

May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012

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Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (Austrian, 1897–2000). Frankfurt Kitchen from the Ginnheim- Höhenblick Housing Estate, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 1926–27. Installation view of Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 15, 2010–May 2, 2011. 8′9″ × 12′10″ × 6′10″ (266.7 × 391.2 × 208.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Joan R. Brewster in memory of her husband George W. W. Brewster, by exchange and the Architecture & Design Purchase Fund, 2009. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen

Sep 15, 2010–May 2, 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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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photography Collection: Rotation 6

Aug 7, 2009–Mar 22, 2010

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Installation view of The Printed Picture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

The Printed Picture

Oct 17, 2008–Jul 13, 2009

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Cindy Sherman. Untitled Film Still #43. 1979. Gelatin silver print. 7 9/16 × 9 7/16″ (19.2 × 24 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Sid R. Bass. © 2008 Cindy Sherman

Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West

Mar 29–Jun 8, 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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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Edward Steichen Photography Collection Galleries: Rotation 5

Aug 8, 2007–Mar 3, 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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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photography Collection: Rotation 3

Mar 15–Nov 27, 2006

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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

Photography: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Jun 6, 2005

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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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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

MoMA2000, ModernStarts, Places: The Rise of the Modern World

Oct 28, 1999–Mar 14, 2000

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

MoMA2000, ModernStarts, Places: French Landscape, The Modernist Vision, 1880-1920

Oct 28, 1999–Mar 14, 2000

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People, Composing with the Figure

Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

MoMA2000, ModernStarts, People: Posed to Unposed: Encounters with the Camera

Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000

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Times Wide World Photos. “Selection of Jury Delays Snyder Trial.” April 1927. Gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 × 10″ (19.7 × 25.4 cm). The New York Times Collection. © 2016 Times Wide World Photos

Pictures of the Times: A Century of Photography from The New York Times

Jun 27–Oct 8, 1996

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Art of the Twenties

Nov 14, 1979–Jan 22, 1980

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