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March 30, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Film

Cindy Sherman on the Films in Carte Blanche: Cindy Sherman

Posted by Lucy Gallun, Assistant Curator, Department of Photography

In conjunction with MoMA’s current Cindy Sherman retrospective (on view through June 11), the artist selected films that have informed her artistic practice for a special </i>Carte Blanche: Cindy Sherman</a> film series (which runs April 2–10 in MoMA’s theaters). Below are Cindy Sherman’s comments on the films, as told to Lucy Gallun.</small>

March 26, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Publications

A Word with Eugène Atget

Posted by Makiko Wholey, Department Coordinator, Department of Publications

Cover of the publication Atget. John Szarkowski. 2000. The Museum of Modern Art, New York

In concert with the current photography exhibition Eugène Atget: “Documents pour artistes”, MoMA has republished Atget, a richly illustrated title first published by the Museum in 2000.

March 22, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions

Lester Beall and the Rural Electrification Administration

Posted by Pamela Popeson, Department Preparator, Department of Architecture and Design

Lester Beall. Rural Electrification Administration. 1937. Lithograph, 40 x 30″ (101.6 x 76.2 cm). Gift of the designer

I won’t be naming any names, but recently someone admitted to me that they just don’t “get” posters. I don’t get what’s not to get.

March 19, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions

Beyond Berlin, Beyond Belgrade, Beyond Bukhara

Posted by Slavs and Tatars,

Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhailovich. Fight of Scythians and Slavs. 1881. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Slavs and Tatars is a collective founded in 2006. Through their printed work, installations, and performance lectures, they investigate the spheres of cultural influence at work in the vastly complex regions east of the former Berlin Wall and west of the Great Wall of China.

March 16, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Events & Programs, Print Studio, Viewpoints

Print Studio’s last days: Keep on Printin’!

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Public and Studio Programs Janelle Grace, Publicity Coordinator, Department of Communciations

Print Studio Editions, featuring prints and artist book projects

Last week Print Studio came to a close after six great weeks of productivity and experimentation with the medium of print.

March 13, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions

A Tour of New York City with Diego Rivera

Posted by Jodi Roberts, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture

Diego Rivera. Pneumatic Drill (cartoon for Pneumatic Drilling). 1931. Charcoal on paper, 97 1/4 x 76 7/8″ (247 x 195.2 cm). Museo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, México, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Diego Rivera was enthralled with New York City from the moment he arrived here in November 1931, six weeks before the opening of his retrospective exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art.

March 12, 2012 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Print Studio

Ten-Minute Talk: David Senior in Conversation with Artist Emily Roysdon

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Public and Studio Programs Janelle Grace, Publicity Coordinator, Department of Communciations

This week’s Ten-Minute Talk features David Senior, bibliographer at the MoMA Library and curator of Millennium Magazines in conversation with featured artist Emily Roysdon.

March 5, 2012 | Behind the Scenes, Collection & Exhibitions, Conservation, Events & Programs, Print Studio, Videos

Ten-Minute Talk: MoMA Conservator Scott Gerson on Ellen Gallagher’s Deluxe

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Public and Studio Programs Janelle Grace, Publicity Coordinator, Department of Communciations

This week’s Ten-Minute Talk features Scott Gerson, Associate Conservator in MoMA’s Department of Conservation who discusses the materials and processes explored in Ellen Gallagher’s featured work Deluxe on display in the Printin’ exhibition.