I Confess. 1952. USA. Directed by Alfred HitchcockThese notes accompany the screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s I Confess on May 30 and 31 and June 1 in Theater 3. Alfred Hitchcock (1899–198...
In the video interview above, American photographer Taryn Simon talks about her powerful four-year project A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII (2008–11), currently on view at The Mu...
Market Buzz: Digesting Euro Turmoil……….M onsters laughed during gang rape……….Regi me bulldozers pave space for Euro vision……….I feel everything wil...
The Cross Museum Collective hanging out in their natural environment—the galleries at MoMA PS1 This spring, MoMA and MoMA PS1 joined forces to create a cross-museum educational program for teen alumn...
I Vitelloni (The Young and the Passionate). 1953. Italy. Directed by Federico FelliniThese notes accompany the screenings of Federico Fellini’s I Vitelloni (The Young and the Passionate) on May 23, 2...
“The world is one, a seamless whole, for those who can see it; for those who can learn to observe, to regard, to understand.”—Donald Richie The hallway leading into Kurenboh, a "meditation galle...
Poster for Casablanca. 1943. USA. Directed by Michael CurtizThere is no more beloved American film than Casablanca (1943). In 1989 Casablanca was selected for inclusion on the National Film Registry,...
A view of the MoMA.org home pageI just came back from Museums and the Web 2012, an annual conference about the intersection of museums and technology. Museum staff from around the world presented cas...
High Noon. 1952. USA. Directed by Fred ZinnemannThese notes accompany the screenings of Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon on May 16, 17, and 18 in Theater 3. Fred Zinnemann (1907–1997) fits comfortabl...
Cover of the publication Cindy Sherman by Eva Respini. 2012. The Museum of Modern Art, New York As an admirer of both Cindy Sherman and John Waters, I was happy to see a conversation between the arti...
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 Painting and Sculpture, Architecture and Design, and Contemporar...
Ellsworth Kelly. Installation view of Sculpture for a Large Wall (1956) and Colors for a Large Wall (1951). Both works The Museum of Modern Art; gift of the artist. © 2012 Ellsworth Kelly If you’ve v...
The Born out of Necessity title wall in the Architecture and Design Galleries. Photo: Stephanie Huang When we first started meeting with curators Paola Antonelli and Kate Carmody about creating graph...
The Life of Oharu. 1952. Japan. Directed by Kenji MizoguchiThese notes accompany the screenings of Kenji Mizoguchi’s The Life of Oharu on May 9, 10, and 11 in Theater 3. In the last five years of his...
Nam June Paik. Video Flag Z. 1986. Multimedia video installation. LACMA. Gift of the Art Museum Council © Nam June Paik Installation view of California Design showing Ruth Asawas wire sculpture, Paul...
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. Tomorrow is Cin...
Front Cover of Print/Out: 20 Years in Print (MoMA, 2012)Reading Print/Out: 20 Years in Print is a bit like browsing the Internet while strolling through a crowded urban intersection, overhearing many...
Diana Eng introduces the concept of illuminated fashion This season, as part of our third CLICK@MoMA digital technology course for teens, we teamed up with the amazing crew over at Eyebeam Art + Tech...
EXTRA! EXTRA! Hot off the presses! EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! Publications available at MoMA! Detail from the Triple Canopy publication Volume Number 2: Miscellaneous Uncatalogued Material, des...
The Steel Helmet. 1951. USA. Directed by Samuel FullerThese notes accompany the screenings of Samuel Fuller’s The Steel Helmet on May 2, 3, and 4 in Theater 2. After many years of ambivalence, I have...
A View of St. Pauls Cathedral in LondonOutfitted with my heavily detailed itinerary, an exhaustive list of current exhibitions, and at least one pair of “sensible walking shoes,” I boarded my plane t...
Diego Rivera. Agrarian Leader Zapata. 1931. Fresco on reinforced cement in galvanized-steel framework. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Mexican army’s ...
In a previous post I wrote about our Create Ability program for children and adults with learning or developmental disabilities, and the annual exhibition of work produced by these participants that ...
Rivera’s partnership with the Rockefeller family continues to be one of the most intriguing artist/patron relationships of the 20th century. The research we completed for the exhibition Diego Rivera:...
Creating personas in this seasons My Fake ID course for teens Inspired by our current Cindy Sherman retrospective, the My Fake ID course for teens has centered around the development of constructed p...
Limelight. 1951. USA. Directed by Charles ChaplinThese notes accompany the screenings of Charles Chaplin’s Limelight on April 25, 26, and 27 in Theater 3. If Charles Chaplin‘s Modern Times is a...
Each of the MoMA Design Store’s Destination: Design projects has a unique visual identity inspired by the character of the region’s product collection. In the past, graphics have been des...
Ricardo Salas. Cocktail Glasses. 2010. Ana Elena Mallet is an independent curator based in Mexico City. She specializes in contemporary design and provided curatorial direction for Destination: Mexic...
A modern day Silk Road of sorts, the MoMA Design Store’s Destination: Design series will celebrate its 10th exploration this year with a product collection highlighting the best in contemporary...
General Idea. Magi© Bullet. 1992. Installation of custom-shaped Mylar balloons, dimensions variable with installation. Edition: three. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mark Krayenhoff. © 2...
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