Events :: New Museum

Consider the year 2087. What will life look like then? Build your vision of the future inspired by Wafa Hourani’s Qalandia 2087 (2009) part of “Here and Elsewhere,” a major exhibition of contemporary… First Saturdays for Families: Future Cities Saturday 10/04/2014 10AM

Click here to watch this event on the New Museum’s Livestream. This event is sold out. You may add your name to the standby list in person only, beginning at 6 p.m. on the day of the event. Please… Conversations Visionaries Series: Darren Aronofsky Tuesday 09/30/2014 7PM

Join us for cocktails and conversation with your fellow Council members. Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director, and New Museum curators will present current and upcoming exhibitions and programming at… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Annual Council Cocktail at NEW INC Monday 09/29/2014 7PM-8:30PM

Week of 09/21/2014–09/27/2014

Click here to watch the event on the New Museum’s Livestream. Contemporary and modern art from the Arab world has increasingly engaged new audiences worldwide—through major museum exhibitions, through… Conversations Curating the Region: Reflections from Here and Elsewhere Saturday 09/27/2014 1PM-6PM

For the release of his new book, Mature Themes (Nightboat Books, 2014), writer Andrew Durbin has curated an evening of readings and performance with artists Harry Burke, Juliana Huxtable, and Jacolby Satterwhite.… Conversations Mature Themes: A Book Launch and Reading Organized by… Friday 09/26/2014 7PM

Week of 09/14/2014–09/20/2014

Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director, will lead a tour of Chicago, one of the world’s premier destinations for art and architecture. Highlights of the program… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Art Study Tour to Chicago—SOLD OUT Thursday 09/18/2014 9AM

Join Natalie Bell, Curatorial Associate, while the Museum is closed to the public for a private tour of “Here and Elsewhere,” an exhibition that highlights works that often have conceptual or aesthetic… Premium Members & Above Membership Curator-led Tour: “Here and Elsewhere” Wednesday 09/17/2014 6:30PM

Week of 09/07/2014–09/13/2014

During “AUNTSforcamera” open-studio hours, Museum visitors are invited to move freely through the Theater, observe the artists at work, participate as appropriate, and in some cases even become part… “AUNTSforcamera” Production Week: Open Studios Sunday 09/14/2014 11AM-6PM

During “AUNTSforcamera” open-studio hours, Museum visitors are invited to move freely through the Theater, observe the artists at work, participate as appropriate, and in some cases even become part… “AUNTSforcamera” Production Week: Open Studios Saturday 09/13/2014 11AM-6PM

During “AUNTSforcamera” open-studio hours, Museum visitors are invited to move freely through the Theater, observe the artists at work, participate as appropriate, and in some cases even become part… “AUNTSforcamera” Production Week: Open Studios Friday 09/12/2014 11AM-6PM

During “AUNTSforcamera” open-studio hours, Museum visitors are invited to move freely through the Theater, observe the artists at work, participate as appropriate, and in some cases even become part… “AUNTSforcamera” Production Week: Open Studios Thursday 09/11/2014 11AM-9PM

During “AUNTSforcamera” open-studio hours, Museum visitors are invited to move freely through the Theater, observe the artists at work, participate as appropriate, and in some cases even become part… “AUNTSforcamera” Production Week: Open Studios Wednesday 09/10/2014 11AM-6PM

Week of 08/31/2014–09/06/2014

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Here and Elsewhere,” a major exhibition of contemporary art from and about the Arab world. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., get inspired… First Saturdays for Families: Making Collections Saturday 09/06/2014 10AM-12PM

Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator, for a private visit to the studio of David Altmejd, a Canadian sculptor who lives and works in New York. Altmejd creates highly detailed sculptures that… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: David Altmejd Wednesday 09/03/2014 7PM

Week of 07/13/2014–07/19/2014

Join the New Museum for our annual Block Party in Sara D. Roosevelt Park! Enjoy a day of interactive projects and performances inspired by current exhibitions and New Museum programs. Afterwards, head… New Museum Block Party Saturday 07/19/2014 12PM-5PM

Copresented by Artis Nir Evron (b. 1974, Tel Aviv) is known for his provocative meditations on the construction of political and social histories. He works across photography, video, and film, and examines… Screenings An Evening with Artist Nir Evron Friday 07/18/2014 7PM

Artist Maha Maamoun screens her recent video works, which consider the capacity of images to function critically in a variety of political, social, and cultural contexts. Maamoun will be in conversation… Conversations Maha Maamoun Screening and Conversation with Ala Younis Thursday 07/17/2014 7PM-9PM

Touching on the shared but distinct modes and agendas of the witness, the documentarian, the journalist, and the archivist, Khaled Jarrar, Lamia Joreige, and Charif Kiwan of Abounaddara—in dialogue with… Conversations Artist Talks: Khaled Jarrar, Lamia Joreige, and Charif Kiwan… Wednesday 07/16/2014 7PM-9PM

Week of 07/06/2014–07/12/2014

Beginning in the late 1960s, artists and technologists began to custom-create hardware and software for real-time manipulation of video signals through original designs or as hacks to devices common to… Conversations The Emergence of Video Processing Tools: Book Launch… Sunday 07/13/2014 3PM

Week of 06/22/2014–06/28/2014

The not-to-be-missed summer fête where Members and their guests, dressed in white from head to toe, enjoy cocktails in the Sky Room and the terrace as well as a private viewing of the exhibitions. This… Standard Members & Above Membership Annual White Party Wednesday 06/25/2014 8PM-10PM

Week of 06/15/2014–06/21/2014

Titled “Gnomons,” Horvitz’s presentation includes the work Let us keep our own noon (2013), consisting of forty-seven handbells created through the remelting of a French church bell dating back to… Performances Let us keep our own noon Saturday 06/21/2014 12:57PM

This event is free with RSVP and will be livestreamed on rhizome.org. “Internet Subjects” is a new series of flash panel conversations. Each takes a topic chosen just a week in advance in order to… Conversations Internet Subjects: #Uberwar and the “Sharing” Economy Thursday 06/19/2014 7PM

Week of 06/08/2014–06/14/2014

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Presented as part of “Jeanine Oleson: Hear, Here.” The New Museum premieres an opera by Jeanine Oleson in conjunction with her exhibition “Hear, Here” (April… Performances Jeanine Oleson: Opera Premiere Saturday 06/14/2014 3PM

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Presented as part of “Jeanine Oleson: Hear, Here.” The New Museum premieres an opera by Jeanine Oleson in conjunction with her exhibition “Hear, Here” (April… Performances Jeanine Oleson: Opera Premiere Friday 06/13/2014 7PM

Join fellow Producers Council Members on June 9 at the home of New Museum Board President James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach for a conversation led by Johanna Burton, Keith Haring Director and Curator… Membership State of the Art Discussion Monday 06/09/2014 6:30PM-8PM

Week of 06/01/2014–06/07/2014

On Friday June 6, the inaugural group of participants of New Museum Seminars: (Temporary) Collections of Ideas will host an evening of discussions, interactive exercises, performances, and lectures coming… Conversations New Museum Seminars: (Temporary) Collections of VOICES Friday 06/06/2014 6PM-8:45PM

Presented in conjunction with “Hear, Here” and the spring R&D Season: VOICE. “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions is a series of public events that take place within the exhibition “Hear, Here”… “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions: Kelly Pratt: Live Aurihorn… Thursday 06/05/2014 7PM

Join artist Jeanine Oleson and New Museum staff on Thursday June 5, for a professional development seminar for high school teachers related to Oleson’s exhibition “Hear, Here” at the New Museum,… Professional Development for Teachers Thursday 06/05/2014 9:30AM

Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, at the studio of Richard Phillips, known for his strikingly distinctive paintings. Drawn from found imagery, his work deals with the marketability of man, his wishes,… Premium Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Richard Phillips Wednesday 06/04/2014 7PM

Week of 05/25/2014–05/31/2014

Presented in conjunction with “Hear, Here” and the spring R&D Season: VOICE. “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions is a series of public events that take place within the exhibition “Hear, Here”… Performances “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions: Jaleh Mansoor: “Negative… Sunday 06/01/2014 3PM

Titled “Gnomons,” Horvitz’s presentation includes the work Let us keep our own noon (2013), consisting of forty-seven handbells created through the remelting of a French church bell dating back to… Performances Let us keep our own noon Sunday 06/01/2014 12:54PM

Presented in conjunction with “Hear, Here” and the spring R&D Season: VOICE. “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions is a series of public events that take place within the exhibition “Hear, Here”… Performances “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions: Cara Baldwin: “Human Microphone” Saturday 05/31/2014 3PM

Part of the spring 2014 R&D Season: VOICE In conjunction with Jeanine Oleson’s exhibition “Hear, Here” (April 23–July 6), guest music curator Cori Ellison (Dramaturg at Glyndebourne Festival… Performances The Voice of Toby Newman: Joined by the M6 Vocal Ensemble Friday 05/30/2014 7PM

This event brings Peter Plagens and Carlos Basualdo together in conversation to celebrate the release of Bruce Nauman: The True Artist by renowned writer, critic, and artist Peter Plagens, published by… Conversations Bruce Nauman: The True Artist Book Launch and Conversation… Thursday 05/29/2014 7PM

Due to an unfortunate schedule conflict, Mac DeMarco is unable able to play, BUT we are excited to have PHOSPHORESCENT joining us! Members enjoy an intimate performance by Phosphorescent presented by… Standard Members & Above Membership Inside Music: Phosphorescent Wednesday 05/28/2014 7PM-9PM

Week of 05/18/2014–05/24/2014

Presented in conjunction with “Hear, Here” and the spring R&D Season: VOICE. “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions is a series of public events that take place within the exhibition “Hear, Here”… Performances “Hear, Here” Gallery Sessions: Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: “An… Saturday 05/24/2014 4:30PM

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