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Week of 05/22/2016–05/28/2016

Join the New Museum and Performance Space 122 in a Long Table conversation on the role cultural institutions have in keeping our communities generative. Organized in celebration of Lower East Side History… Conversations A Generative City: What Is the Role of Cultural Institutions… Tuesday 05/24/2016 6:30PM
Presented as part of the Spring 2016 R&D Season: LEGACY Special guests: Mary Walling Blackburn, Shonni Enelow, and Tracie Morris LEGACY Seminar participants: Kerry Downey, Tara Hart, Christopher K.… LEGACY New Museum Seminars: (Temporary) Collections of Ideas… Monday 05/23/2016 7PM

Week of 05/15/2016–05/21/2016

Back due to the overwhelming response to our previous tour! Be our guest for an interactive neighborhood walking tour exploring the Bowery’s rich artistic history. This tour is inspired by the New Museum’s… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Bowery Walking Tour Saturday 05/21/2016 2PM
NON is a multinational collective of artists from Africa and the African diaspora that expressly aims to articulate and challenge visible and invisible structures of power through the primary medium of… Performances NON: Legacy Systems Friday 05/20/2016 7PM-9PM
Free with paid Museum admission Join Assistant Curator Natalie Bell for a walk-through of “Andra Ursuţa: Alps,” the first New York museum exhibition of the artist’s work. “Alps,” will present… Tours Curatorial Walk-Through of “Andra Ursuţa: Alps” with Natalie… Friday 05/20/2016 1:15PM
Through a series of lyrical and interwoven moving images, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz examines the layers of real and imagined community histories in her exhibition at the New Museum, “Song, Strategy, Sign.”… Tours New Perspectives Tour: “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Song, Strategy,… Wednesday 05/18/2016 3PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 05/18/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 05/08/2016–05/14/2016

Architecture tours are led by New Museum docent Miranda Romer Lunaand focus on the Museum’s building, which was designed by the architectural firm SANAA. Architecture tours are free with Museum admission.… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 05/15/2016 3PM
Livestream the event here ⟶ Rhizome’s Seven on Seven conference is an annual event that brings together leaders in art and technology and challenges them to build new projects through creative collaboration.… Conversations Seven on Seven 2016 Saturday 05/14/2016 12PM-6PM
Please note that the date for this event has changed. Join Karen Wong, Deputy Director, for a visit to the studio of acclaimed fashion designer Prabal Gurung. Gurung launched his eponymous collection… Deluxe Members & Above Membership InsideDesign: Prabal Gurung Friday 05/13/2016 11AM
Join us for a special conversation between artist Nicole Eisenman and Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director of the New Museum. The pair will discuss “Nicole Eisenman: Al-ugh-ories,” the first New York… Conversations Nicole Eisenman in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni Thursday 05/12/2016 7PM
Join Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director, for a visit to the Upper East Side home of renowned collector and curator Beth Rudin DeWoody. Please RSVP to… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Collection Visit: Beth Rudin DeWoody Wednesday 05/11/2016 6:30PM
Through a series of lyrical and interwoven moving images, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz examines the layers of real and imagined community histories in her exhibition at the New Museum, “Song, Strategy, Sign.”… Tours New Perspectives Tour: “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Song, Strategy,… Wednesday 05/11/2016 3PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 05/11/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 05/01/2016–05/07/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. ASL tours are free with paid Museum admission. Due to limited… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 05/08/2016 3PM
Join us for a family workshop offered by the New Museum in conjunction with NYCxDESIGN, New York’s official citywide celebration of design, and with the exhibition “Cally Spooner: On False Tears and… First Saturday for Families: Soft Space Saturday 05/07/2016 10AM-12PM
Join us for a special conversation between artist Goshka Macuga and Margot Norton, Associate Curator at the New Museum. The pair will discuss “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” the first New York museum… Conversations Goshka Macuga in Conversation with Margot Norton Thursday 05/05/2016 7PM
Through a series of lyrical and interwoven moving images, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz examines the layers of real and imagined community histories in her exhibition at the New Museum, “Song, Strategy, Sign.”… Tours New Perspectives Tour: “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Song, Strategy,… Wednesday 05/04/2016 3PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 05/04/2016 11AM-6PM
Join the New Museum and its curatorial team in celebrating the opening of the Museum’s spring shows. This May, the Museum will present solo exhibitions of work by five women artists: “Nicole Eisenman:… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Opening Reception for the Spring Exhibitions Tuesday 05/03/2016 8PM-10PM
Join the New Museum and its curatorial team for the VIP Preview of the Museum’s spring shows. This May, the Museum will present solo exhibitions of work by five women artists: “Nicole Eisenman: Al-ugh-ories,”… Premium Members & Above Membership VIP Preview for the Spring Exhibitions Tuesday 05/03/2016 7PM-8PM

Week of 04/24/2016–04/30/2016

Please note this event is being postponed due to inclement weather. To celebrate Lower East Side History Month this May, volunteers are encouraged to chalk drawings, stories, and historical accounts… Chalk Day Sunday 05/01/2016 11AM-2PM
This event is free and open to the public. Under the leadership of IDEAS CITY Director Joseph Grima, the Detroit event will kick off the 2016–17 series of programs for IDEAS CITY. IDEAS CITY Detroit… Conversations IDEAS CITY Detroit: Public Conference Saturday 04/30/2016 11AM-7PM
The New Museum is taking its signature IDEAS CITY initiative to Detroit this year, and we are planning a trip for our supporters to see the public-facing part of the conference on Saturday, April 30. Join… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Art Study Trip to Detroit Friday 04/29/2016 2:30PM
This month’s New Perspectives tour will focus on the exhibition “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Song, Strategy, Sign.” Santiago Muñoz’s films capture the aspirations and imagined futures of those who… Tours New Perspectives Tour: “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Song, Strategy,… Wednesday 04/27/2016 3PM

Week of 04/17/2016–04/23/2016

Join us for a conversation between artist Beatriz Santiago Muñoz and psychoanalyst Patricia Gherovici on feminist utopias, the possibility of developing new languages to describe ourselves, and psychoanalysis’s… Conversations Beatriz Santiago Muñoz in Conversation with Patricia Gherovici Thursday 04/21/2016 7PM
Join fellow Producers Council Members; Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director; and Margot Norton, Associate Curator; at the home of collector Dr. Dana Ardi for a conversation with artist Dana Schutz.… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Annual State of the Art Discussion at the Home of Collector Dr.… Thursday 04/21/2016 6:30PM

Week of 04/10/2016–04/16/2016

Architecture tours are led by New Museum docents and focus on the Museum’s building, which was designed by the architectural firm SANAA. Architecture tours are free with Museum admission. No pre-registration… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 04/17/2016 3PM
On Friday, April 15, explore contemporary art at the New Museum during our annual Teen Night, a special evening exclusively for teens! Grab your friends, and come to the Museum for live music and teen-led… Teen Night Friday 04/15/2016 6:30PM-8:30PM
Anri Sala’s early work questions the role that spoken language and syntax played in creating and supporting some of the most dangerous ideologies of the twentieth century and was influenced by his childhood… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Language Games Wednesday 04/13/2016 3PM
Join Natalie Bell, Assistant Curator, for a visit to artist Andra Ursuta’s Long Island City studio. “Andra Ursuta: Alps,” the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in New York, will open weeks… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Andra Ursuta Monday 04/11/2016 6:30PM

Week of 04/03/2016–04/09/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. ASL tours are free with Museum admission. Due to limited capacity,… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 04/10/2016 3PM
As the culmination of Cheryl Donegan’s four-month residency and exhibition at the New Museum, presented through the Department of Education and Public Engagement’s R&D Season: LEGACY, the artist will… Performances Cheryl Donegan: “EXTRA LAYER” Fashion Show, produced in cooperation… Thursday 04/07/2016 7PM
Outside the Box talks are free with paid gallery admission. Join Christoph Cox, philosopher, curator, and theorist of contemporary art and music, for an Outside the Box lecture on “Anri Sala: Answer… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Christoph Cox on “Anri Sala:… Thursday 04/07/2016 3:30PM
Anri Sala’s early work questions the role that spoken language and syntax played in creating and supporting some of the most dangerous ideologies of the twentieth century and was influenced by his childhood… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Language Games Wednesday 04/06/2016 3PM
Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Anri Sala’s Intervista (Finding the Words) (1998) and Nocturnes (1999) will be screened in the New Museum Theater in conjunction with “Anri Sala: Answer Me.” Intervista… Screenings “Anri Sala: Answer Me” Related Screenings Wednesday 04/06/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 03/27/2016–04/02/2016

On Sunday, April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m., the public is invited to participate in an exchange event in conjunction with Pia Camil’s exhibition for the New Museum, “A Pot for a Latch.” On this day, New… “Pia Camil: A Pot for a Latch” Exchange Day Sunday 04/03/2016 2PM
Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with “Pia Camil: A Pot for a Latch,” on view through April 17, 2016. For the exhibition, Camil has invited the public to participate in the ongoing… First Saturday for Families Saturday 04/02/2016 10AM-12PM
Anri Sala’s early work questions the role that spoken language and syntax played in creating and supporting some of the most dangerous ideologies of the twentieth century and was influenced by his childhood… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Language Games Friday 04/01/2016 3PM
For this program, artist and producer SOPHIE will present Pupture, an event exploring synthesis in art. SOPHIE will be joined by multidisciplinary artists Gerry Bibby, Travis Boyer, Hayden Dunham, FlucT,… Performances First Look: SOPHIE Presents Pupture Thursday 03/31/2016 7PM
Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Anri Sala’s Intervista (Finding the Words) (1998) and Nocturnes (1999) will be screened in the New Museum Theater in conjunction with “Anri Sala: Answer Me.” Intervista… Screenings “Anri Sala: Answer Me” Related Screenings Wednesday 03/30/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 03/20/2016–03/26/2016

“Between Dog and Wolf: On Sight and Sound in Space” will plumb questions concerning visual and aural perception, taking its cue from the synesthetic facets prevalent in the work of Anri Sala. By bringing… Conversations “Anri Sala: Answer Me” Panel: Between Dog and Wolf: On Sight… Thursday 03/24/2016 7PM
Cheryl Donegan has described her 2000 video Whoa Whoa Studio (for Courbet) as a “capstone” work that examines questions of the indexical mark, the body, figuration, and the legacy of the readymade—themes… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Studio Legacy Wednesday 03/23/2016 3PM
Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Anri Sala’s Intervista (Finding the Words) (1998) and Nocturnes (1999) will be screened in the New Museum Theater in conjunction with “Anri Sala: Answer Me.” Intervista… Screenings “Anri Sala: Answer Me” Related Screenings Wednesday 03/23/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 03/13/2016–03/19/2016

Architecture tours are led by New Museum docents and focus on the Museum’s building, which was designed by the architectural firm SANAA. Architecture tours are free with Museum admission. No pre-registration… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 03/20/2016 3PM
On Sunday, March 20 from 2 to 4 p.m., the public is invited to participate in an exchange event in conjunction with Pia Camil’s exhibition for the New Museum, “A Pot for a Latch.” On this day,… “Pia Camil: A Pot for a Latch” Exchange Day Sunday 03/20/2016 2PM
Click here for a livestream of tonight’s event ⟶ “My name is Mouchette. I live in Amsterdam. I am nearly 13 years old.” This event will feature presentations of three works of digital art… Conversations First Look: Hypertext Characters Thursday 03/17/2016 7PM
Outside the Box talks are free with paid gallery admission. Join artist Valerie Tevere for an Outside the Box lecture on “Anri Sala: Answer Me.” Tevere will focus on acoustics and architecture… Tours Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Valerie Tevere on “Anri Sala:… Thursday 03/17/2016 3:30PM
Join Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, for a visit to the Brooklyn studio of painter Nicole Eisenman. Eisenman will present a solo exhibition at the New Museum, which will open on May 4, 2016. She… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Nicole Eisenman Wednesday 03/16/2016 6:30PM
Cheryl Donegan has described her 2000 video Whoa Whoa Studio (for Courbet) as a “capstone” work that examines questions of the indexical mark, the body, figuration, and the legacy of the readymade—themes… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Studio Legacy Wednesday 03/16/2016 3PM

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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