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Week of 11/30/2014–12/06/2014

Visual AIDS presents ALTERNATE ENDINGS, a new video anthology marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of Day With(out) Art, featuring provocative work about the ongoing HIV/AIDS pandemic and other critical… Conversations Visual AIDS: ALTERNATE ENDINGS Friday 12/05/2014 7PM
As part of Gerard & Kelly’s project on the Fifth Floor, and in conversation with the Fall 2014 R&D Season thematic CHOREOGRAPHY, the public is invited to observe and participate in pole-dancing classes,… Performances Open Pole Thursday 12/04/2014 7PM-9PM

Week of 11/16/2014–11/22/2014

As part of Gerard & Kelly’s project on the Fifth Floor, and in conversation with the Fall 2014 R&D Season thematic CHOREOGRAPHY, the public is invited to observe and participate in pole-dancing classes,… Performances Open Pole Thursday 11/20/2014 7PM-9PM

Week of 11/09/2014–11/15/2014

As part of Gerard & Kelly’s project on the Fifth Floor, and in conversation with the Fall 2014 R&D Season thematic CHOREOGRAPHY, the public is invited to observe and participate in pole-dancing classes,… Performances Open Pole Thursday 11/13/2014 7PM-9PM

Week of 11/02/2014–11/08/2014

As part of Gerard & Kelly’s project on the Fifth Floor, and in conversation with the Fall 2014 R&D Season thematic CHOREOGRAPHY, the public is invited to observe and participate in pole-dancing classes,… Performances Open Pole Thursday 11/06/2014 7PM-9PM
Presented as part of the Performances “AUNTSforcamera” Opening Event: BYOC! (Bring Your Own… Thursday 11/06/2014 3PM-9PM
Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, UHURU (ooh-HOO-roo) is a multidisciplinary studio merging avant-garde design with a commitment to environmental… Deluxe Members & Above Membership InsideDesign: UHURU Wednesday 11/05/2014 7PM-8:30PM

Week of 10/26/2014–11/01/2014

Who do artists think they are? How do they command belief in their work? What myths do they enliven and reject? In the summer of 2009, Sarah Thornton began investigating these questions, which eventually… Conversations 33 Artists in 3 Acts: Sarah Thornton with Andrea Fraser, Massimiliano… Sunday 11/02/2014 3PM
“In Bed With…” is a series of intimate two-on-one encounters between the artist duo Gerard & Kelly and others taking place on mattresses dispersed throughout the research presentation for “P.O.L.E.… Conversations In Bed With…Andrea Fraser Saturday 11/01/2014 3PM
Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Chris Ofili: Night and Day,” the first American survey of work by the acclaimed British artist. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., travel… First Saturday for Families: Recreating Nature with Color and… Saturday 11/01/2014 10AM-12PM
Join Johanna Burton, Keith Haring Director & Curator of Education and Public Engagement, and Natalie Bell, Curatorial Associate, for a vibrant day in one of New York’s most iconic neighborhoods: SoHo.… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Producers Council Day: SoHo Saturday 11/01/2014 9AM
Members and guests sip cocktails while disguised in ghoulish costumes at the most festive Halloween party downtown. Premium Membership awarded to best costume. One guest per Member. Member must accompany… Standard Members & Above Membership Annual Members Halloween Party Friday 10/31/2014 7PM-9PM
Click here to watch the event on the New Museum’s Livestream. Join us for this special public conversation with Chris Ofili and Massimiliano Gioni during the opening week of “Night and Day,”… Conversations Chris Ofili and Massimiliano Gioni in Conversation Thursday 10/30/2014 7PM
“In Bed With…” is a series of intimate two-on-one encounters between the artist duo Gerard & Kelly and others taking place on mattresses dispersed throughout the research presentation for “P.O.L.E.… Conversations In Bed With…Chris Kraus Wednesday 10/29/2014 4PM
Join the artist and curatorial team for the opening reception of “Chris Ofili: Night and Day” before it opens to the public. Deluxe Members & Above Membership Opening Reception: “Chris Ofili: Night and Day” Tuesday 10/28/2014 8:30PM-10PM
Join the artists and curators of the exhibition before it opens to the public at a private reception and viewing. Premium Members & Above Membership VIP Preview of “Chris Ofili: Night and Day” Tuesday 10/28/2014 7PM

Week of 10/19/2014–10/25/2014

Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Lauren Cornell, Curator, 2015 Triennial, Digital Projects & Museum as Hub, will lead this unique tour throughout New Orleans. The itinerary for this trip includes… Producers Council Members & Above Membership 2014 Art Study Tour to New Orleans Thursday 10/23/2014 12:45PM-12:30PM
Join Natalie Bell, Curatorial Associate, at the studio of artist Yto Barrada. Born in 1971, Barrada grew up between Paris and Tangier, Morocco. Over fifteen of her photographs are featured in “Here and… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Yto Barrada Tuesday 10/21/2014 6:30PM-8PM

Week of 10/05/2014–10/11/2014

Join prolific artist and filmmaker Miranda July for a special evening where she will describe and demo her new text-messaging service: Somebody™. The service, an iOS application available for free download… Conversations Somebody: An evening with Miranda July Thursday 10/09/2014 7PM
Join Karen Wong, Deputy Director, for a private tour of The Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center. Designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, the Oculus will be a hub of fashion,… Producers Council Members & Above Membership Private Tour of The Oculus, centerpiece of Westfield World Trade… Thursday 10/09/2014 6PM-8PM

Week of 09/28/2014–10/04/2014

As part of “Here and Elsewhere,” the New Museum presents Rana Hamadeh’s The Big Board or ‘And Before It Falls, It Is Only Reasonable to Enjoy Life a Little’ (2013), a sculptural cartography or… Performances Rana Hamadeh, The Big Board or ‘And Before It… Sunday 10/05/2014 4PM
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

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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