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Week of 03/10/2013–03/16/2013

Chimurenga is a cultural platform for writing, art, and politics founded by Ntone Edjabe in 2002. From its Cape Town offices, Chimurenga pursues a pan-African perspective through a range of endeavors,… Conversations PUBLISHING RESIDENCY: Chimurenga Saturday 03/16/2013 3PM
The New Museum invites its Corporate Members and their employees to view “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” while the Museum is closed to the public. Featuring over seventy-five artists… Private Viewing of “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and… Friday 03/15/2013 6:30PM-8:30PM
Join Richard Flood, Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large, for a tour of the luxurious midtown studio of jewelry designer James de Givenchy. De Givenchy launched his fine jewelry line, Taffin,… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Inside Design: The Studio of James de Givenchy / Taffin Tuesday 03/12/2013 7PM

Week of 03/03/2013–03/09/2013

One of the great challenges for anyone engaged with contemporary art is how to make sense of its immediate prehistory and implications. The recently published anthology Contemporary Art: 1989 to the Present… Conversations Contemporary Art: 1989 to the Present: A Roundtable… Sunday 03/10/2013 3PM
In conjunction with a presentation of his new film Remember Carthage (co-created by Rosa Aiello) through the New Museum’s First Look, artist Jon Rafman will give an overview of his work in moving image… Conversations Virtual Explorer: A talk with Jon Rafman Saturday 03/09/2013 3PM
’93 is marked as a significant year in the web with the launch of the image-based Mosaic browser. Yet in 1993, pre-www technologies still reigned supreme. Bulletin Board System (BBS), email, and usenet… Conversations The Internet Before the Web: Preserving Early Networked Cultures Friday 03/08/2013 7PM

Week of 02/24/2013–03/02/2013

Oftentimes we think of a portrait as a picture of ourselves or our family or friends. But a portrait can also be a sculpture, the mark our body leaves behind, words on a paper, or even a simple drawing.… First Saturdays for Families: What’s in a Portrait? Saturday 03/02/2013 10AM-12PM
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition “NYC 1993,” this program presents two bands that take inspiration from the bands and discussions of the 1990s, while demonstrating the continued importance… Performances NYC 1993: Potty Mouth + Aye Nako Friday 03/01/2013 7PM
Join fellow Members and VIPs for a private ’90s party and viewing of 1993. Be sure to wear your best plaid shirt and scrunchie! RSVP to 212.219.1222 ×234 or membership@newmuseum.org. Standard Members & Above Membership Members ’90s Party Wednesday 02/27/2013 7PM-10PM

Week of 02/17/2013–02/23/2013

This event is sold out. In 1993, Hans Ulrich Obrist started “do it,” an exhibition in progress that is now twenty years old. This conversation will explore the project’s beginnings, its iterations,… Conversations “do it”: Hans Ulrich Obrist and Massimiliano Gioni in conversation,… Saturday 02/23/2013 3PM
This event is sold out. Widely regarded as the best hip hop radio program of all time, the Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show broadcast from Columbia University every Thursday night from 1990–1998.… Performances NYC 1993: An Evening with Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia Friday 02/22/2013 7PM
Join Margot Norton, Assistant Curator, for a private tour of the exhibition while the Museum is closed to the public. Space is limited. RSVP to 212.219.1222 ×234 or membership@newmuseum.org. Premium Members & Above Membership Curator-led Tour: “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and… Wednesday 02/20/2013 6:30PM-7:30PM

Week of 02/10/2013–02/16/2013

Ajay Kurian will present a Proposition that suggests “the garden” as a new metaphor for time and space. Kurian is an artist and curator who has run the itinerant project “Gresham’s Ghost”… Conversations A Proposition by Ajay Kurian: The Persistence of Gardens—Nuclear,… Saturday 02/16/2013 2PM-3:30PM
Join the artists and curators of the exhibition before it opens to the public at a private reception and viewing. Not a Member? Join now to attend! Deluxe Members & Above Membership Opening Reception for “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash… Wednesday 02/13/2013 8PM
Join the artists and curators of the exhibition before it opens to the public at a private reception and viewing. Not a Member? Join now to attend! Premium Members & Above Membership VIP Preview of “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No… Wednesday 02/13/2013 7PM
Join the artists and curators of the exhibition before it opens to the public at a private reception and viewing. Not a Member? Join now to attend! Producers Council Members & Above Membership Curatorial Walk-through of “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet… Wednesday 02/13/2013 6PM

Week of 01/27/2013–02/02/2013

Some people send postcards when they travel, some take pictures of landmarks, and others write letters home. Discover how four emerging artists document their epic journeys, such as crossing a continent… First Saturdays for Families: When you travel… Saturday 02/02/2013 10AM-12PM
The Fortunetellers is an autobiographical narrative lecture based on the five months that artist Ellie Ga spent aboard Tara, a research sailboat frozen into the ice near the North Pole. Tara had been inserted… Conversations The Fortunetellers, a performance by Ellie Ga Friday 02/01/2013 7PM
Join New Museum staff and Curators Lauren Cornell and Gary Carrion-Murayari on Monday January 28, for a professional development seminar for high school teachers related to the exhibition “Museum as… G:Class Professional Development Seminar for Teachers Monday 01/28/2013 9:30AM-3PM

Week of 01/20/2013–01/26/2013

Free with Museum admission. Koyo Kouoh speaks at the Curator’s Perspective, an itinerant public discussion series that features international curators who distill current happenings in contemporary… Conversations ICI presents Curator’s Perspective: Koyo Kouoh Saturday 01/26/2013 3PM

Week of 01/13/2013–01/19/2013

Presented in conjunction with Chekhov (Thinking of you): Half Straddle in Residence. Mac Wellman’s Proposition is a workshop of his new monologue Horrocks (And Toutatis Too), performed by Erin Mallon,… Conversations A Proposition by Mac Wellman: The Dramaturgy of Asteroids Saturday 01/19/2013 2PM
On the occasion of her first solo museum exhibition, Judith Bernstein will be joined by artist Paul McCarthy to discuss the themes of violence and sexuality apparent in both of their work. Margot Norton,… Conversations Judith Bernstein and Paul McCarthy in Conversation Friday 01/18/2013 7PM
Tracing its inspiration back to a 2001 New Museum exhibition, this special Get Weird program pairs Alexis Gideon, an emerging animator and songwriter, with William Kentridge, one of the most compelling… Performances Alexis Gideon – Floating Oceans + Three Films by William… Thursday 01/17/2013 7PM
Join Lauren Cornell, Curator, for a visit to the Williamsburg studio of Uri Aran. Aran (b. Israel, 1977) is an imaginative storyteller who evokes inchoate fictions through sculpture, video, and large-scale… Contemporary Council Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Uri Aran Tuesday 01/15/2013 6:30PM

Week of 01/06/2013–01/12/2013

Spiders, parrots, songbirds, chickens, lobsters, king crabs, dogs, chimps, pigs, seals, orangutans—these are only a few inhabitants of the menagerie that appears in Rosemarie Trockel’s work. For this… Conversations An Afternoon of Fauna: From Ants to Whales Saturday 01/12/2013 2PM-6PM
This is event is sold out. Celebrate the kick-off of the 2015 Generational Triennial with the next wave of cultural creatives. Proceeds will benefit the New Museum 2015 Generational Triennial, curated… Next Generation Party Friday 01/11/2013 9PM-12AM
Investigate “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos,” an exhibition which presents an imaginary universe in which Trockel’s own artwork from the past thirty years is juxtaposed with objects and artifacts from… Tours Free Tour for Educators Thursday 01/10/2013 5PM

Week of 12/30/2012–01/05/2013

Museums are wondrous places where exhibited objects can create new connections to the world. Explore “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos,” and discover a universe shaped by her ideas and interests. In her… First Saturdays for Families: The Imaginary Museum Saturday 01/05/2013 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/16/2012–12/22/2012

Presented in conjunction with Chekhov (Thinking of you): Half Straddle in Residence. Half Straddle is a contemporary performance group currently in residence at the New Museum. They make plays and performances… Performances The Half Straddle Songbook: Music from Plays and Performances Thursday 12/20/2012 7PM
Join Jenny Moore, Associate Curator, for a studio visit with holographer and laser light artist Matthew Schreiber. Schreiber’s large-scale light installations have been presented at the Museo Carlo Bilotti… Deluxe Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Matthew Schreiber Tuesday 12/18/2012 7PM

Week of 12/09/2012–12/15/2012

Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. On September 16, Movement Research (MR) solicited questions from the greater… Performances Final Presentations for Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance… Sunday 12/16/2012 3PM
Hertling convenes a panel with Heather Corcoran of Rhizome, Peter Russo of Triple Canopy, and Dena Yago of Are.na to respond to her question about present-day manifestations of the salon. Panelists will… Conversations A Proposition by Pati Hertling: Part Two Saturday 12/15/2012 4PM
Pati Hertling explores how the twentieth-century notion of the artist salon carries over into international art practice today. Charting different expressions of the salon in Europe and the US, Hertling… Conversations A Proposition by Pati Hertling: Part One Saturday 12/15/2012 2PM
“I came down into the Bowery because I saw all this stuff happening with all the artists moving and buying lofts there. I started this place called Hilly’s on the Bowery which was to lead to all… Conversations Parallel Lines: Visual Art, CBGB, and Downtown Nightlife Thursday 12/13/2012 7PM
Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. Proposal: How does dance, with its mutable input and unfixed traces, inform,… Conversations Movement Research in Residence with Walter Dundervill and Maggie… Thursday 12/13/2012 1PM
Join Jenny Moore, Associate Curator, for a private tour of “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos” while the Museum is closed to the public. Not a Member? Join now to attend! Deluxe Members & Above Membership Curator-led Tour: “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos” Wednesday 12/12/2012 6:30PM-8PM
Educators are invited to explore “Come Closer: Art Around the Bowery 1969–1989,” an exhibition curated by Education Associate Ethan Swan that takes the Bowery as subject, site, and center… Tours Free Tour for Educators Wednesday 12/12/2012 5PM
New and existing Members are welcome to enjoy croissants and coffee in the Sky Room for an orientation of Member benefits, a tour of the Museum, and a Q&A with a New Museum staff member. Not a Member?… Standard Members & Above Membership Member Orientation Wednesday 12/12/2012 10:30AM-11:30AM

Week of 12/02/2012–12/08/2012

This retrospective program will present two films by No Wave pioneer Amos Poe. Both films were made within a fifteen block radius of Houston and Bowery, conjuring a kind of cinematic portrait of his turf.… Screenings Amos Poe’s New York: Frogs For Snakes (1998) Saturday 12/08/2012 3PM
This retrospective program will present two films by No Wave pioneer Amos Poe. Both films were made within a fifteen block radius of Houston and Bowery, conjuring a kind of cinematic portrait of his turf.… Screenings Amos Poe’s New York: Alphabet City (1984) Friday 12/07/2012 7PM

Week of 11/25/2012–12/01/2012

Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. Critical Correspondence is an online publication by Movement Research.… Conversations “Talking about my generation”: Jill Johnston and the… Sunday 12/02/2012 5PM
Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. Proposal: Where have we taken the neutral/pedestrian body, the ordinary… Conversations Movement Research in Residence with luciana achugar and Ximena… Sunday 12/02/2012 3PM-4PM
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP Documentary, 93 min Director: Jim Hubbard; Producers: Jim Hubbard, Sarah Schulman Editor: Ali Cotterill; Director of Photography: James Wentzy United in Anger: A… Conversations Day With(out) Art: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP Saturday 12/01/2012 3PM
Join the New Museum and Megan Byrne—one of the featured artists taking part in Movement Research in Residence: AUNTS—for an interactive workshop. Explore movement, character, sound, and costume through… Improvisational Performance Saturday 12/01/2012 10AM-12PM
Arto Lindsay (b. 1953) has stood at the intersection of music and art for more than four decades. As a member of DNA, he contributed to the foundation of No Wave. As a member of the Lounge Lizards, he… Performances Arto Lindsay Friday 11/30/2012 7PM
The New Museum invites its Corporate Members and their employees to view “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos” while the Museum is closed to the public. “A Cosmos” is the most comprehensive survey of the… Private Viewing of “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos” Friday 11/30/2012 6:30PM-8PM

Week of 11/11/2012–11/17/2012

Presented in conjunction with Chekhov (Thinking of you): Half Straddle in Residence. New York City is alive with radical theatrical interpretations of the writings of Anton Chekhov. The nineteenth-century… Conversations My Chekhov, Not Yours: Annie Baker, Kristen Kosmas, Annie-B Parson… Sunday 11/18/2012 3PM
Artist and curator Casey Jane Ellison will present twenty short-form animations from Aboveground Animation, the online archive and roving exhibition platform she founded in 2008. The screening is staged… First Look: Aboveground Animation Saturday 11/17/2012 3PM
Aïda Ruilova and Alissa Bennett join Richard Flood, New Museum Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large, for a conversation and special premiere screening of a new video work starring Abel Ferrara… Screenings Aïda Ruilova: Premiere of New Work with Abel Ferrara and Conversation… Thursday 11/15/2012 7PM
Presented in conjunction with Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later: Movement Research in Residence. Proposal: What does it mean to work collectively (across disciplines or… Conversations Movement Research in Residence with Moriah Evans and The Bureau… Thursday 11/15/2012 11AM

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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