Thurs, Nov 19, 2020, 12 pm Online, via Zoom As Mexico emerged from its revolution in 1920, artists looked for ways to respond to new formations of public life. Seeking to connect native culture and art with a modernist sensibility, new, sometimes romanticized, depictions of peasant life took center stage.Continue Reading
Tues, Nov 17, 2020, 6 pm Online, via Zoom This session will explore work by Asian American artists, including Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Ching Ho Cheng, Martin Wong, and An-My Lê, alongside artworks that engage with aspects of “Asian-ness” by artists from other backgrounds, such as Roy Lichtenstein and Ed Ruscha. Looking at these works together, we will considerContinue Reading
Rediscover Countryside, The Future, an exhibition by AMO and Rem Koolhaas, exploring radical changes transforming the surface of the world beyond cities. Jason Farago of the New York Times says, “in the last eight months, events have proved the celebrated architect’s premise prescient.” The rotunda installation presents original research that addresses urgent environmental,Continue Reading
Thursday, November 19, 6:30–8 pm Online, via Zoom Join artists Judith Baca, Derek Fordjour, Aliza Nisenbaum, and Juan Sánchez to reflect on Mexican Muralism and the U.S. artists who were inspired by it. Touching on works from the exhibition Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945, they will share aboutContinue Reading
Online, via Zoom In this talk, teaching fellow Xin Wang will provide context for the upcoming exhibitionSalman Toor: How Will I Know. In Toor’s intimately scaled oil paintings, dreamlike color and references to historical styles such as the Rococo and Baroque introduce fantasy and heightened emotion to narratives drawn fromContinue Reading
Monday, November 16, 6–7 pm Online, via Zoom On the occasion of his new exhibition at the Whitney, Salman Toor will join fellow artist Chitra Ganesh for a conversation about how they each use speculative storytelling and the mining of archival sources to center queer, Brown, and immigrant experiences. They’ll also discussContinue Reading
Virtual Program to Benefit both MoMA and Artist Relief The Museum of Modern Art’s 2020 Film Benefit, presented by CHANEL, will honor humanitarian and Academy Award–winning actor, producer, director, and screenwriter George Clooney on December 7. This year’s virtual Film Benefit will feature a program that recognizes Clooney’s acclaimed work withContinue Reading
Take a virtual tour of Making The Met, 1870–2020 with Steve Martin as your guide. The exhibition features a variety of stories from the museum’s 150 year history told through outstanding works of art from the collection and the voices of the people who have made a lasting impact on the institution.Continue Reading
Tues, Nov 10, 2020, 6 pm Online, via Zoom This session looks at the ways contemporary Black artists draw on collective memory to play with, challenge, and transform notions of identity. We will consider works by Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, and Kerry James Marshall to explore how these artists subvert the canon of AmericanContinue Reading
November 9-17, 2020, 6–7:30 pm A national historic landmark and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Guggenheim Museum is one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century. This four-session online course delves into the history of the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building and some of theContinue Reading