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New at the MoMA Stores
Recently reissued, Frank Gehry’s sculptural, corrugated cardboard Wiggle Stool (1972) was part of his groundbreaking Easy Edges series of sturdy cardboard furniture. Shop more than 250 new items for fall at MoMAstore.org.
 
 
 
 
Collection Highlight  
 



Beatriz Milhazes. Succulent Eggplants. 1996.

On view in What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection on the sixth floor.
 
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Sign up for MoMA Courses. Study modern and contemporary art in the midst of "the greatest collection of modern art in the world" (New York Times). For information and to register, e-mail courses@moma.org, call (212) 408-8441, or visit MoMA.org.

MoMA offers special hotel packages. The Modern Art Package at NYC's Sheraton Hotel includes VIP tickets to the Museum.
 
 
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Ford Family Programs at MoMA introduce children and adults to the richly varied world of modern art through guided walks, art workshops, artist talks, film screenings, special events, activity guides, and Web sites. Programs include Tours for Fours, A Closer Look for Kids, Family Films, and more.


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Art Radio WPS1
Art Radio WPS1.org is the Internet station of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, a MoMA affiliate, featuring an MP3 stream of music, talk, and historical recordings and a free on-demand archive of over 1,200 programs at WPS1.org.

 
 
New Exhibitions  

Focus: Alexander Calder
September 14, 2007–February 18, 2008

Works from MoMA’s collection demonstrate the humor, visual sophistication, and inventiveness of Calder’s approach to making art, which quietly revolutionized ideas about what modern sculpture could be.

 
New Photography 2007:
Tanyth Berkeley, Scott McFarland, Berni Searle
September 30, 2007–January 1, 2008

This annual fall showcase of significant recent work in contemporary photography features three artists from the United States, Canada, and South Africa, respectively.

 
Continuing Exhibitions  

Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years
FINAL DAYS! Through September 10
View the online exhibition

Don’t miss this summer’s most talked-about exhibition. Recent monumental works remain on view through September 24.


What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
Through September 17
View works from the exhibition

Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture, 1922–32
Photographs by Richard Pare
Through October 29

Present Tense: Photographs by JoAnn Verburg
Through November 5

Complete schedule of exhibitions
 
 

Sessue Hayakawa: East and West, When the Twain Met
September 5–16

From O Mimi San (1914) to The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), the Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa forged a career unparalleled in American cinema.

A Sense of Where You Are:
Films from the Collection
September 9–30

Geography is a powerful narrative catalyst in films including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Mean Streets (1973), and Unforgiven (1992).

Pere Portabella
September 26–October 6

The veteran Spanish filmmaker Pere Portabella flexes the notion of genre, particularly for horror films, fantasy films, and thrillers.

 


Complete schedule of film programs
Program Highlights

Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
Mondays & Thursdays, September 17–ongoing, 12:30–1:15 p.m.

Bring your lunch to these informal lectures on modern and contemporary art, this month focusing on Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years and Present Tense: Photographs by JoAnn Verburg.

 

Conversations with Contemporary Artists
Fridays, September 14 & 28, 6:30 p.m.

Artists Kerry James Marshall (September 14) and Jenny Holzer (September 28) discuss their work, the creative process, and issues in contemporary art.

Kerry James Marshall | Buy tickets
Jenny Holzer | Buy tickets
 

Interpreting MoMA:
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
Thursday, September 6, 5:30–7:00 p.m.

This free monthly program for Deaf adults features a wine and cheese reception followed by a sign language–interpreted private gallery talk.

Space is limited and preregistration is required. For information or to register, please call (212) 408-6347 or (212) 247-1230 (TTY), or e-mail accessprograms@moma.org.

Complete schedule of programs and events

 
Now at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

International and National Projects
Through September 24

These solo exhibitions showcase new and recent works by an intergenerational group of artists: Victor Alimpiev, Jim Denevan & Ari Marcopoulos, Gandalf Gavan, Jonathan Hartshorn, Molly Larkey, Prema Murthy, and Adam Putnam.

Young Architects Program:
Liquid Sky
Through September

The winning architectural talent in MoMA and P.S.1's annual competition designs a temporary pavilion for P.S.1's outdoor courtyard. This year's installation is Liquid Sky by Ball-Nogues (Los Angeles).


Visit www.ps1.org for more information about these and other exhibitions.
 

Images from top to bottom:
Alexander Calder. Josephine Baker (III). c. 1927. Steel wire. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of the artist. © 2007 Estate of Alexander Calder/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Berni Searle. On Either Side (detail). 2005. Pigmented inkjet print. The Museum of Modern Art. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2007 Berni Searle. Installation view of Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years. Shown: Sequence. 2006. Weatherproof steel. Collection the artist. Torqued Torus Inversion. 2006. Weatherproof steel. Collection the artist. Band. 2006. Weatherproof steel. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gift of Eli and Edythe Broad. © 2007 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Lorenz Kienzle. The Bridge on the River Kwai. 1957. Great Britain. Directed by David Lean. Unforgiven. 1992. USA. Directed by Clint Eastwood. General Report on Some Interesting Facts for a Public Showing. 1976. Spain. Directed by Pere Portabella. Richard Serra. Intersection II (detail). 1992–93. Weatherproof steel. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. © 2007 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: James Kuo. Jim Denevan/Ari Marcopoulos. Untitled III (detail). 2007. Digital C print. Courtesy the artists. Ball-Nogues. Liquid Sky at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. 2007. Photo: Rachel Webber

Sidebar images from top to bottom:
Frank Gehry. Wiggle Stool. 1972. Beatriz Milhazes. Succulent Eggplants. 1996. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Agnes Gund and Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest Fund. © 2007 Beatriz Milhazes. A Closer Look for Kids at The Museum of Modern Art. Shown: Barnett Newman. Broken Obelisk. 1963–69. Cor-Ten steel. The Museum of Modern Art. Given anonymously. © 2007 Barnett Newman Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Robin Holland
 
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