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May 19, 2011 | Collection & Exhibitions, Design

The Freitag Top Cat Bag: Environmentally Responsible and Good-Looking, Too

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

Markus Freitag and Daniel Freitag. Top Cat Bag (model F13). 1993. Used truck tarpaulins, seatbelts, and innertubes). Manufactured by Freitag, Zurich, Switzerland. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Lars Müller

As the Architecture and Design Objects Preparator, it’s not unusual for me to catch people in the galleries pointing at an object I’ve installed, saying something like, “I have one of those.” I suspect you’re not likely to hear this very often in the Painting and Sculpture Galleries, but it happens all the time on the third floor.

May 13, 2011 | Do You Know Your MoMA?

Do You Know Your MoMA? 5/13/11

Posted by Jason Persse, Editorial Manager, Marketing and Communications

How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works—all currently on view in the Museum’s Painting and Sculpture and Architecture and Design galleries—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers—along with some information about each work—in one month (on Friday, June 10).

ANSWERS TO THE APRIL 15 CHALLENGE:

May 6, 2011 | Five for Friday

Five for Friday: ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo Tardío!

Posted by Jason Persse, Editorial Manager, Marketing and Communications

Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection.

Originally a local commemoration of an outnumbered Mexican army’s 1862 victory over French troops at the Battle of Puebla, Cinco de Mayo has grown to include a major American celebration of Mexican culture and Mexican American heritage. In (belated) celebration of the holiday, here is just a tiny sample of MoMA’s rich collection of work by Mexican artists—and by artists from the U.S. and abroad who have responded to Mexico’s people and natural beauty. (If this piques your interest, be sure to visit MoMA this fall for our Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art</a> exhibition.)

April 29, 2011 | Five for Friday

Five for Friday: Basketball and Art

Posted by David Hart, Media Producer, Digital Media

Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection.

Jocks and nerds don’t mix, in theory, but sports and art overlap more often than one might think. In the case of basketball, players such as Bill Russell paved the way by attending beat poetry readings and collecting art. Many current and recent players boast impressive art collections and are becoming more involved with the art world.

April 25, 2011 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Impressions from South Africa

Spotlight: Cameron Platter in Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now

Posted by Alexander Fang, The Louise Bourgeois Twelve-Month Intern, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books

Cameron Platter. Life Is Very Interesting. 2007. Digital print. Publisher: the artist, Shaka's Rock, KwaZulu-Natal. Printer: Orms ProPhoto Lab, Cape Town. Edition: 5. The Museum of Modern Art. General Print Fund

It’s not common to hear an artist being described as “the delinquent love child of Quentin Tarantino and Dr. Seuss.” So when I read that about artist Cameron Platter, my interest was immediately piqued—specifically in relation to two recently acquired works by the artist, currently on view in Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now in the Prints and Illustrated Books Galleries.

April 22, 2011 | Five for Friday

Five for Friday: Get Your Green On

Posted by Rebecca Stokes, INSIDE/OUT

Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection. In honor of Earth Day, here are some eco-friendy—and eco-scary—works to help you get your green on.

April 15, 2011 | Do You Know Your MoMA?

Do You Know Your MoMA? 4/15/11

Posted by Jason Persse, Editorial Manager, Marketing and Communications

How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works—all currently on view in the Museum’s Painting and Sculpture and Architecture and Design galleries—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers—along with some information about each work—in one month (on Friday, May 13).

ANSWERS TO THE MARCH 18 CHALLENGE:

April 1, 2011 | Five for Friday

Five for Friday: Artists with Tricks Up Their Sleeves

Posted by Amy Gordon, Coordinating Editor, External Affairs

Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection. In honor of April Fool’s Day, we present some classics of artistic pranksterism.

April Fools!

March 25, 2011 | Five for Friday

Five For Friday: April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers?

Posted by Rebecca Stokes, INSIDE/OUT

Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection.

Here are five works from MoMA’s collection representing the flowers, as well as the showers, that come with spring.

March 18, 2011 | Do You Know Your MoMA?

Do You Know Your MoMA? 03/18/11

Posted by Jason Persse, Editorial Manager, Marketing and Communications

How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works—all currently on view in the Museum’s Painting and Sculpture and Architecture and Design galleries—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers—along with some information about each work—in one month (on Friday, April 15).

ANSWERS TO THE MARCH 4 CHALLENGE:

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