Our spring season kicks off this week with big names and (literally) big works of art, and we can’t wait. Here’s what’s in store:
Paris, Texas. 1984. USA. Directed by Wim Wenders. Courtesy of Wim Wenders Stiftung 2015
• Beginning today, the Department of Film presents a major retrospective of the influential German filmmaker Wim Wenders. The director introduces the entire first week of screenings, beginning with Paris, Texas, and on Thursday he joins collaborator and writer Peter Handke in conversation after a screening of the newly restored The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1971).• Artist Mary Weatherford and professor and curator Katy Siegel take part in a Close Conversation tonight, one of a series of intimate talks exploring the work of artists featured in The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World. Seating is limited, so get your ticket today.
• Drop by the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition on Tuesday, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., for Sketching from Life—a free, informal drawing session in the galleries or with a live model.
• Members get early access to tickets for the annual New Directors/New Films series, co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, beginning Tuesday at noon. General ticketing begins March 10. Visit newdirectors.org for details.
The Armory Part 2014. Photo: Scott Rudd
• Celebrate the start of Armory Arts Week with VIP access to The Armory Show and The Armory Party at MoMA on Wednesday night, featuring a live performance by Kelela and DJ sets by Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend), and other special guests.
• On Saturday, join MoMA in an effort to address the gender gap on Wikipedia with an Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon, an all-day event for the communal updating of entries on subjects related to art and feminism.
Björk, Still from “All Is Full of Love” directed by Chris Cunningham, 1999.
Credit: Courtesy Wellhart Ltd & One Little Indian• An exhibition double-header starts on Sunday: Scenes for a New Heritage: Contemporary Art from the Collection features new acquisitions from some 40 international artists, including Cai Guo-Qiang’s monumental Borrowing Your Enemy’s Arrows, a fishing boat pierced by several thousand arrows. Also opening is the immersive retrospective Björk, featuring the debut of a MoMA-commissioned installation for “Black Lake,” from her new album Vulnicura (2015). Access to the Songlines portion of this exhibition requires a timed ticket. For details visit MoMA.org/bjork.
