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Week of 11/26/2017–12/02/2017

Tickets are $5 for each conversation and are available for purchase through the links below. Conversations will be live-streamed at newmuseum.live. Borrowing its title from a work of the same name by… Conversations Who’s Afraid of the New Now?: 40 Artists in Dialogue Sunday 12/03/2017 10AM-8PM
Tickets are $5 for each conversation and are available for purchase through the links below. Conversations will be live-streamed at newmuseum.live. Borrowing its title from a work of the same name by… Conversations Who’s Afraid of the New Now?: 40 Artists in Dialogue Saturday 12/02/2017 10AM-8PM
Once a month, behind the glass of the Museum’s Lobby window, a red carpet will frame a scene: a still life that, if watched closely, betrays slight movements. As a part of “Trigger: Gender as a Tool… Performances Justin Vivian Bond: My Model | My Self: I’ll Stand By You Friday 12/01/2017 2PM
Gnomen, a hybrid bear-bison that can change sex and gender, is the “fursona” of artist Nayland Blake. A fursona is an avatar in the furry community, where personal expression is bound up with nonhuman… Performances Nayland Blake: Crossing Object (inside Gnomen) Friday 12/01/2017 1PM-5PM
The New Museum is proud to partner with Visual AIDS on World AIDS Day for the premiere of ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, Visual AIDS’ 28th annual Day With(out) Art project. Curated by Erin… Screenings ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS: Day With(out)… Friday 12/01/2017 11AM-6PM
Explorer, writer, and art collector Erling Kagge will be featured as this year’s Visionary speaker. The Stuart Regen Visionaries Series at the New Museum honors forward-thinking individuals in art, architecture,… Conversations Visionaries Series: Erling Kagge Tuesday 11/28/2017 7PM

Week of 11/19/2017–11/25/2017

Many of the featured artists in “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” engage with concepts of toxicity, transmission, and psychical or psychological health. In this tour, we will look at the work… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 11/24/2017 12:30PM
Members receive one complimentary guest pass per Membership to see our fall exhibitions. Additionally, Members enjoy a special 20 percent discount at the New Museum Store. A distinctive downtown shopping… Standard Members & Above Membership Members’ Day Friday 11/24/2017 11AM-6PM

Week of 11/12/2017–11/18/2017

As part of the Department of Education and Public Engagement’s ongoing programs engaging arts and social justice, the New Museum hosts the second annual youth summit and celebration organized by a luminary… Scamming the Patriarchy: A Youth Summit Sunday 11/19/2017 2PM-6PM
Morgan Bassichis adapts the underground classic The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (1977)—an out-of-print book by Larry Mitchell, with lush illustrations by Ned Asta, that recounts a fable… Performances Morgan Bassichis: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions… Saturday 11/18/2017 7:30PM
Many of the featured artists in “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” engage with concepts of toxicity, transmission, and psychical or psychological health. In this tour, we will look at the work… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 11/17/2017 12:30PM
Taking place from Thursday, November 16 to Sunday November 19, the trip will center around the opening of Prospect.4 (P.4), this year’s edition of New Orleans’s triennial of contemporary art, led by… Producers Council Members & Above Membership 2017 Art Study Tour to New Orleans Thursday 11/16/2017 12PM
Join Deputy Director Karen Wong for a visit to NEW INC, an 8,000-square-foot incubator space next door to the New Museum. NEW INC is the first museum-led cultural incubator dedicated to supporting innovation,… Deluxe Members & Above Membership InsideDesign: NEW INC Tuesday 11/14/2017 6:30PM-7:45PM

Week of 11/05/2017–11/11/2017

Join us for a special evening of music, drinks, and the premiere of Wu Tsang’s film ALL IT TOOK (2017), starring the genre-melding, critically lauded singer Kelela. The film spans five years, following… Screenings Kelela and Wu Tsang Present the North American Premiere of ALL… Sunday 11/12/2017 6PM-8PM
The underground hit Room for Cream is back! Reuniting with new special guests, The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf stages Season 4 of Room for Cream, a live performance serial that ran for three seasons… Performances The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf: Room For Cream Saturday 11/11/2017 8PM
The underground hit Room for Cream is back! Reuniting with new special guests, The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf stages Season 4 of Room for Cream, a live performance serial that ran for three seasons… Performances The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf: Room For Cream Saturday 11/11/2017 6:30PM
Gnomen, a hybrid bear-bison that can change sex and gender, is the “fursona” of artist Nayland Blake. A fursona is an avatar in the furry community, where personal expression is bound up with nonhuman… Performances Nayland Blake: Crossing Object (inside Gnomen) Saturday 11/11/2017 1PM-5PM
Many of the featured artists in “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” engage with concepts of toxicity, transmission, and psychical or psychological health. In this tour, we will look at the work… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 11/10/2017 12:30PM
The exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” challenges us to think of gender outside of the binary and to understand the multidimensional, intersecting compositions of identity. The exhibition’s… Professional Development Seminar for Educators Tuesday 11/07/2017 9:30PM-3PM

Week of 10/29/2017–11/04/2017

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” on view at the New Museum from September 27, 2017, to January 21, 2018. Families will get… First Saturdays for Families: Costume Remix Saturday 11/04/2017 10AM-12PM
This event takes place to mark the conclusion of Chapter Two of Net Art Anthology, an online exhibition that retells the history of net art through one hundred artworks, released one per week over the… Conversations Net Art Anthology: Distribution and Disappearance After 9/11 Friday 11/03/2017 7PM
Many of the featured artists in “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” engage with concepts of toxicity, transmission, and psychical or psychological health. In this tour, we will look at the work… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 11/03/2017 12:30PM
Once a month, behind the glass of the Museum’s Lobby window, a red carpet will frame a scene: a still life that, if watched closely, betrays slight movements. As a part of “Trigger: Gender as a Tool… Performances Justin Vivian Bond: My Model | My Self: I’ll Stand By You Tuesday 10/31/2017 5PM

Week of 10/22/2017–10/28/2017

The underground hit Room for Cream is back! Reuniting with new special guests, The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf stages Season 4 of Room for Cream, a live performance serial that ran for three seasons… Performances The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf: Room For Cream Saturday 10/28/2017 8PM
The underground hit Room for Cream is back! Reuniting with new special guests, The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf stages Season 4 of Room for Cream, a live performance serial that ran for three seasons… Performances The Dyke Division of the Two-Headed Calf: Room For Cream Saturday 10/28/2017 6:30PM
Leather, beads, hair, and paint. Air, light, scent, and white noise. The artists in “Trigger: Gender and a Tool and a Weapon” engage with a staggering range of media, from the tactile to the ephemeral… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 10/27/2017 12:30PM
Members receive one complimentary guest pass per Membership to see our fall exhibitions. Additionally, Members enjoy a special 20 percent discount at the New Museum Store. A distinctive downtown shopping… Standard Members & Above Membership Members’ Day Thursday 10/26/2017 11AM-6PM
This event marks the launch of “New Black Portraitures,” an online exhibition curated by Aria Dean, Assistant Curator of Net Art and Digital Culture at Rhizome. Part of First Look: New Art Online,… Performances N-Prolenta: Banana Island: Hublots Wednesday 10/25/2017 7PM
Assistant curator Sara O’Keeffe will lead a private after-hours tour of “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon.” RSVP by October 13 to membership@newmuseum.org or 212.219.1222 ×234. Premium Members & Above Membership Private Curatorial Tour Wednesday 10/25/2017 6:30PM-8PM

Week of 10/15/2017–10/21/2017

Leather, beads, hair, and paint. Air, light, scent, and white noise. The artists in “Trigger: Gender and a Tool and a Weapon” engage with a staggering range of media, from the tactile to the ephemeral… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 10/20/2017 12:30PM
Morgan Bassichis adapts the underground classic The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (1977)—an out-of-print book by Larry Mitchell, with lush illustrations by Ned Asta, that recounts a fable… Performances Morgan Bassichis: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions… Thursday 10/19/2017 7:30PM

Week of 10/08/2017–10/14/2017

Leather, beads, hair, and paint. Air, light, scent, and white noise. The artists in “Trigger: Gender and a Tool and a Weapon” engage with a staggering range of media, from the tactile to the ephemeral… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 10/13/2017 12:30PM
Geo Wyeth’s performance Juice CrosxxxSing (2017), presented as a part of the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” features two of Wyeth’s figures making their US debut: the Lost… Performances Geo Wyeth: Juice CrosxxxSing Thursday 10/12/2017 7PM

Week of 10/01/2017–10/07/2017

Gnomen, a hybrid bear-bison that can change sex and gender, is the “fursona” of artist Nayland Blake. A fursona is an avatar in the furry community, where personal expression is bound up with nonhuman… Performances Nayland Blake: Crossing Object (inside Gnomen) Saturday 10/07/2017 1PM-5PM
Join us for a special Family Day in conjunction with the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” on view at the New Museum from September 27, 2017, to January 21, 2018. Families will get… First Saturdays for Families: Secret Place Saturday 10/07/2017 10AM-12PM
This panel discussion takes place in conjunction with the online exhibition “Sam Lavigne and Tega Brain: The Good Life,” copresented by the New Museum and Rhizome as part of the series First Look:… Conversations The Making of Natural Language Friday 10/06/2017 7PM
Leather, beads, hair, and paint. Air, light, scent, and white noise. The artists in “Trigger: Gender and a Tool and a Weapon” engage with a staggering range of media, from the tactile to the ephemeral… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 10/06/2017 12:30PM

Week of 09/24/2017–09/30/2017

Gnomen, a hybrid bear-bison that can change sex and gender, is the “fursona” of artist Nayland Blake. A fursona is an avatar in the furry community, where personal expression is bound up with nonhuman… Performances Nayland Blake: Crossing Object (inside Gnomen) Friday 09/29/2017 1PM-5PM
This event is currently at capacity, but a standby list will begin at 6 p.m. the day of the event. Sign-up for the standby list will be in person only, and we will admit as many people as capacity allows. Legendary… Performances Vaginal Davis: Blick und Begehren (Gaze and Desire) Thursday 09/28/2017 7PM

Week of 09/10/2017–09/16/2017

IdeasCity New York will take place Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Chrystie Street, one block from the New Museum. This free and public event, themed around “100 Actions for… Conversations IdeasCity New York Saturday 09/16/2017 10AM-7PM
Join Richard Flood, Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large, for a visit to the Bushwick studio of artist Brad Kahlhamer. His work has been described by New York Times critic Holland Cotter as… Premium Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Brad Kahlhamer Thursday 09/14/2017 7PM

Week of 09/03/2017–09/09/2017

For this two-part program, Paul Ramírez Jonas is joined by youth facilitators of the participatory works in his New Museum exhibition and residency “Paul Ramírez Jonas: Half-Truths,” as well as artist… Conversations Between Illegality and Personhood Thursday 09/07/2017 7PM

Week of 08/27/2017–09/02/2017

Join us for a special Family Day in conjunction with “Paul Ramírez Jonas: Half-Truths,” on view at the New Museum through September 17, 2017. Relying on the open-endedness of a one-on-one exchange,… First Saturdays for Families: Santa Claus is Real Saturday 09/02/2017 10AM-12PM
Livestream for this event will be available at 7 PM —> Join us for a special conversation between artist Kaari Upson and writer and critic Leslie Dick, introduced by Curator Margot Norton, on the… Conversations Kaari Upson in Conversation with Leslie Dick Thursday 08/31/2017 7PM

Week of 08/20/2017–08/26/2017

Join us for a tour focusing on Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s recent portraiture and Carol Rama’s earliest figurative paintings. Together we will discuss how these two artists, whose works are on view in… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 08/25/2017 12:30PM

Week of 08/13/2017–08/19/2017

Join us for a tour focusing on Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s recent portraiture and Carol Rama’s earliest figurative paintings. Together we will discuss how these two artists, whose works are on view in… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 08/18/2017 12:30PM
Livestream for this event will be available at 7 PM —> Bringing together presenters from fields including art, journalism, and sociology, this panel will investigate how algorithms shape our lives… Conversations Manufacturing Truth: Machine Learning and Bias Thursday 08/17/2017 7PM

Week of 08/06/2017–08/12/2017

Join us for a tour focusing on Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s recent portraiture and Carol Rama’s earliest figurative paintings. Together we will discuss how these two artists, whose works are on view in… Tours New Perspectives Tour Friday 08/11/2017 12:30PM

Week of 07/30/2017–08/05/2017

Join us at Summer Streets for an offsite art-making workshop inspired by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Under-Song For A Cipher, on view at the New Museum through September 3, 2017. Often immersed in indistinct,… First Saturdays for Families: Summer Streets Saturday 08/05/2017 8AM-1PM
Join us for an evening of readings written or selected by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, on the occasion of her exhibition “Under-Song For A Cipher.” A cast of New York–based performers will read texts… Performances Under-Song for A Cipher: An Evening of Readings Selected by Lynette… Thursday 08/03/2017 6PM

Upcoming Events

Event Downtown Artists: Neighborhood Tour 11/16 11AM
Event Downtown Artists: Neighborhood Tour 11/23 11AM
Event Open Studios | NEW INC Workshares 11/21 7PM
Event Live Virtual Workshop: Reflections on Aging, Waiting, and Embodiment 11/19 3PM
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