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Week of 10/25/2020–10/31/2020

The New Museum will feature Claudia Rankine in conversation with Judith Butler for the 2020 Visionaries program. The Stuart Regen Visionaries Series is an annual program honoring individuals who have made… Conversations Visionaries Series: Claudia Rankine in Conversation with Judith… Thursday 10/29/2020 7PM

Week of 10/18/2020–10/24/2020

In this hands-on workshop for teachers, artist Maia Ruth Lee will discuss how migration and translation inform two bodies of work in her creative practice. After a discussion of the pictorial code that… Workshops Signs and Symbols for Healing: A Workshop for Teachers with Maia… Wednesday 10/21/2020 4:30PM-6PM
In this hands-on, online workshop “Containers for Hardship,” artist Golnar Adili will guide participants in an exploration of how boxes can serve as visual narrations, containing objects, memories,… Workshops Golnar Adili: Containers for Hardship Tuesday 10/20/2020 4PM-6PM

Week of 10/11/2020–10/17/2020

In this hands-on, online workshop “Containers for Hardship,” artist Golnar Adili will guide participants in an exploration of how boxes can serve as visual narrations, containing objects, memories,… Workshops Golnar Adili: Containers for Hardship Tuesday 10/13/2020 4PM-6PM

Week of 10/04/2020–10/10/2020

To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Sunday 10/11/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Saturday 10/10/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Friday 10/09/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Thursday 10/08/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Wednesday 10/07/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Tuesday 10/06/2020 2PM
To RSVP to join 7×7 Stavanger events — and receive daily reminders for October 5-11, 2020 — sign up here. Rhizome and Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway present 7×7 Stavanger, a newly-imagined, socially-distanced… Conversations Seven on Seven Stavanger Monday 10/05/2020 2PM

Week of 09/27/2020–10/03/2020

Featuring artists Judith Bernstein and Kim Jones, this conversation—moderated by Kraus Family Curator Gary Carrion-Murayari— will build from Peter Saul’s use of shock and irreverence to consider… Conversations Artists Judith Bernstein and Kim Jones: Humor and Politics in… Wednesday 09/30/2020 8PM

Week of 08/30/2020–09/05/2020

Please register for this online program here. Join us for a discussion with artist Carmen Argote and curator Margot Norton. New Museum and Clockshop are pleased to host this live conversation via Zoom.… Conversations Conversation with Carmen Argote and Margot Norton on Last… Thursday 09/03/2020 7PM
View Cucú and Her Fishes now through December 30, 2020 here. View a discussion and Q&A with Christy Gast, Camila Marambio, Hema’ny Molina, and Bárbara Saavedra of Ensayos here. New Museum artists… Screenings Cucú and Her Fishes Tuesday 09/01/2020 8PM
View Cucú and Her Fishes now through December 30, 2020 here. View a discussion and Q&A with Christy Gast, Camila Marambio, Hema’ny Molina, and Bárbara Saavedra of Ensayos here. New Museum artists… Screenings Cucú and Her Fishes Tuesday 09/01/2020 2PM
View Cucú and Her Fishes now through December 30, 2020 here. View a discussion and Q&A with Christy Gast, Camila Marambio, Hema’ny Molina, and Bárbara Saavedra of Ensayos here. New Museum artists… Screenings Cucú and Her Fishes Tuesday 09/01/2020 6AM

Week of 08/23/2020–08/29/2020

Click to view related resources. Click to view a video of the workshop. The New Museum’s third Convening for Contemporary Art, Education, and Social Justice invites educators to join a free, online… Toward Healing Justice in Education: A Workshop for Teachers… Saturday 08/29/2020 4PM-5:30PM

Week of 08/16/2020–08/22/2020

A recording of this conversation is available here. Fortunes of the Forest: Divination, Dance, and Story is a livestreamed, participatory performance that incorporates ritual, plant knowledge, movement,… Performances Fortunes of the Forest: Divination, Dance, and Story Tuesday 08/18/2020 8PM

Week of 08/02/2020–08/08/2020

A recording of this conversation is available here. Join us for a special conversation between artist Lynn Hershman Leeson and New Museum Curator Margot Norton in advance of Hershman Leeson’s forthcoming… Conversations Lynn Hershman Leeson in Conversation with Margot Norton Thursday 08/06/2020 7PM
Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations Listening Series Listen to the podcast here. Your browser does not support the audio element. As part of their digital residency at the New Museum, Ensayos… Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations: The Americas Monday 08/03/2020 10AM

Week of 07/26/2020–08/01/2020

Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations Listening Series Listen to the podcast here. Your browser does not support the audio element. As part of their digital residency at the New Museum, Ensayos… Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations: Norway Monday 07/27/2020 10AM

Week of 07/19/2020–07/25/2020

This event is organized by the New Museum’s digital art affiliate Rhizome to mark the launch of a restoration of The Thing BBS, which will be presented as part of First Look: New Art Online. It follows… Phantom Threads: Restoring The Thing BBS Thursday 07/23/2020 2PM
This event is organized by the New Museum’s digital art affiliate Rhizome to preview a new restoration of The Thing BBS, which will be presented as part of First Look: New Art Online. A related event… Consensual Hallucinations: Early Online Writing from The… Tuesday 07/21/2020 2PM
Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations Listening Series Listen to the podcast here As part of their digital residency at the New Museum, Ensayos practitioners will launch three podcasts. Drawing from… Ensayos: Hydrofeminist METitations: Eastern Australia Monday 07/20/2020 10AM

Week of 07/12/2020–07/18/2020

A recording of this conversation is available here. Join us for a screening and discussion with Wong Ping and curator Gary Carrion-Murayari. This program is held in conjunction with Wong Ping’s forthcoming… Conversations Wong Ping Screening and Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari Thursday 07/16/2020 8PM

Week of 06/21/2020–06/27/2020

This conversation takes the second season of the Ensayos web series “DISTANCIA” as a starting point to discuss the ethical dimensions of storytelling. Specifically, DISTANCIA collaborators will explore… Conversations Ecofiction at the End of the World Tuesday 06/23/2020 2PM

Week of 06/07/2020–06/13/2020

This conversation has been cancelled. New Museum and A Blade of Grass have decided to cancel this conversation series. To conclude the collaboration, Prerana Reddy, Director of Programs at A Blade of… Conversations CANCELED: Frontline Solidarity: AgitArte, Papel Machete, SONG… Thursday 06/11/2020 2PM

Week of 05/31/2020–06/06/2020

THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families… Workshops POSTPONED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 06/06/2020 10AM-12PM
New Museum and A Blade of Grass have decided to cancel this conversation series. To conclude the collaboration, Prerana Reddy, Director of Programs at A Blade of Grass, and Andrew An Westover, Keith Haring… Conversations Give/Take: Languages of Debt and Care Thursday 06/04/2020 2PM

Week of 05/24/2020–05/30/2020

THIS PUBLIC PROGRAM IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. In her video with it which it as it if it is to be, Part II (2019), artist Eve Fowler documents twenty late-career… Screenings POSTPONED: Screening: with it which it as it if it is to… Thursday 05/28/2020 7PM
This is an online program. Please RSVP here to receive a link to the online conversation. In this conversation artist Jonas Staal, whose magazine contribution offers a rationale for artists’… Conversations Deep Future: Building Lateral Institutions Thursday 05/28/2020 2PM

Week of 05/03/2020–05/09/2020

THIS PROGRAM IS POSTPONED. As part of the Department of Education and Public Engagement’s ongoing programs engaging art and social justice, the New Museum hosts its fourth Youth Summit, a day of workshops… Workshops POSTPONED: Youth Summit Saturday 05/09/2020 1PM-5:30PM
VIP Hour: “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment,” “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach,” and “Daiga Grantina: What Eats Around Itself” Enjoy early access to our exhibitions before the Museum opens… Deluxe Members & Above Membership POSTPONED: VIP Hour Friday 05/08/2020 10AM-11AM

Week of 04/26/2020–05/02/2020

New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families with children three to twelve years old and includes free New Museum admission for up to… Workshops CANCELLED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 05/02/2020 10AM-12PM
On the occasion of New Museum’s “Screen Series Online: Kate Cooper,” Rhizome has invited the artist and presentation curator, Jeanette Bisschops, New Museum Curatorial Fellow, to discuss… Conversations A Conversation with Kate Cooper Friday 05/01/2020 1PM
While the Museum remains closed, we’ll celebrate the 2020 spring season of our Experimental Study Program (ESP) virtually through our Instagram Stories. Head over to our Instagram page (@newmuseum)… Workshops Experimental Study Program Celebration Wednesday 04/29/2020 4:30PM-6PM
A recording of this conversation is available here. Artist Amy Sherald and Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director of the New Museum, will explore what it means for contemporary artists engaged… Conversations To Be a Witness: Amy Sherald in Conversation with Massimiliano… Tuesday 04/28/2020 7PM
Join Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, for a digital visit with painter Jordan Casteel on the occasion of her New Museum exhibition “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach.” Capacity for… Premium Members & Above Membership Artist Visit: Jordan Casteel Monday 04/27/2020 6PM

Week of 04/19/2020–04/25/2020

THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. Choreographer, artist and educator Ilya Vidrin and the New Museum’s Department of Education and Public Engagement… Performances POSTPONED: Ilya Vidrin: Attunement: That Which Cannot Be Measured Thursday 04/23/2020 3:30PM

Week of 04/05/2020–04/11/2020

THIS CONVERSATION IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. Artist Elizabeth Peyton and Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director of the New Museum, will explore… Conversations POSTPONED: To Be a Witness: Elizabeth Peyton in Conversation… Thursday 04/09/2020 7PM

Week of 03/29/2020–04/04/2020

New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families with children three to twelve years old and includes free New Museum admission for up to… Workshops CANCELED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 04/04/2020 10AM-12PM
Join us for a long weekend in Arkansas with special visits to the newly opened contemporary art and performance space The Momentary and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, featuring curatorial tours,… Producers Council Members & Above Membership POSTPONED: Art Study Tour: Bentonville Friday 04/03/2020 12PM
This workshop will be hosted online. Advance RSVP is required. Please register here by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 27, 2020. For this professional development workshop, educators will explore personal… Workshops Professional Development Workshop for Educators with Artist Jordan… Thursday 04/02/2020 4PM-5PM
Join us for this annual gathering of our Producers Council Members with Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, at an iconic midtown restaurant… Producers Council Members & Above Membership POSTPONED: Producers Council Annual Luncheon Thursday 04/02/2020 12:30PM
THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. Poet and critic John Yau will discuss the exhibition “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment” in this gallery-based… Gallery Talk POSTPONED: Outside the Box: John Yau on “Peter Saul: Crime… Tuesday 03/31/2020 3PM

Week of 03/15/2020–03/21/2020

Published fifty years ago, Gene Youngblood’s Expanded Cinema was a landmark account of early media arts in the US, written by a self-described “twenty-six-year-old former crime reporter with only a… Screenings Expanded Cinema Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition Book Launch Thursday 03/19/2020 7PM
Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator, for an after-hours tour of exhibitions “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment” and “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach.” Attend to learn more about these… Premium Members & Above Membership CANCELED: Private Curatorial Tour Tuesday 03/17/2020 6:30PM

Week of 03/08/2020–03/14/2020

Join us online for an afternoon of talks by artists, community organizers, and scholars on the occasion of an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. By expanding articles for feminist figures across the gender… Workshops Art + Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Sunday 03/15/2020 1PM-5:30PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that will consider color and the representation of Black people in the paintings of Jordan Casteel and Peter Saul. We will focus on how the artists have chosen to portray… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Black in Blue Wednesday 03/11/2020 3PM
Join Deputy Director Karen Wong for an exclusive tour of SAGA with cofounders James Kent and Jeff Katz ahead of its public opening. Following the tour, Wong will chat with Kent, a veteran of three-MICHELIN-starred… Deluxe Members & Above Membership InsideDesign: SAGA Tuesday 03/10/2020 6:30PM

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