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Week of 03/01/2020–03/07/2020

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Following the tour, participants are invited to join us for light refreshments. The tour… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted Tour Sunday 03/08/2020 3PM
Kenneth Tam’s videos and sculptures locate vulnerabilities within normative conceptions of masculinity. The screening will present several videos in which Tam reimagines the spaces and rituals that give… Screenings Screening with Artist Kenneth Tam Sunday 03/08/2020 3PM
Jordan Casteel often depicts her friends and community members in informal and domestic settings. Taking inspiration from the portraits in the exhibition “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach,” participants… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Familiar Portraits Saturday 03/07/2020 10AM-12PM
VIP Hour: “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment,” “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach,” and “Daiga Grantina: What Eats Itself” Enjoy early access to our exhibitions before the Museum opens to the public,… Deluxe Members & Above Membership VIP Hour Friday 03/06/2020 10AM-11AM
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 03/04/2020 3PM

Week of 02/23/2020–02/29/2020

A livestream of the conversation will be available here. This program is sold out, a standby list will begin at 2:00 p.m. the day of the event. Sign-up for the standby list will be in person only, and… Conversations Jordan Casteel in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni Saturday 02/29/2020 3PM
A livestream of the conversation will be available here. This program is sold out, a standby list will begin at 6:00 p.m. the day of the event. Sign-up for the standby list will be in person only, and… Conversations Peter Saul in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni Thursday 02/27/2020 7PM
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 02/26/2020 3PM

Week of 02/16/2020–02/22/2020

To mark the conclusion of Info-Wars, a research season dedicated to the topic of political radicalization and the internet, the New Museum’s digital art affiliate Rhizome will release Weak Signals, a… Conversations Book Launch for Weak Signals Thursday 02/20/2020 7PM

Week of 01/26/2020–02/01/2020

Over the course of two weekends, January 24 to 26 and February 1 to 2, NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space… NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne Present: “Forever First” Mixed… Sunday 02/02/2020 12PM-6PM
Over the course of two weekends, January 24 to 26 and February 1 to 2, NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space… NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne Present: “Forever First” Mixed… Saturday 02/01/2020 12PM-6PM
“Daiga Grantina: What Eats Around Itself” features a mixed-medium installation that mimics the growth of lichen. Grantina uses synthetic materials with vibrant colors and textures in her large sculptures,… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Synthetic Nature Saturday 02/01/2020 9AM-10:30AM

Week of 01/19/2020–01/25/2020

Join us for a screening and discussion with Luiz Roque and curator Margot Norton. This program is held in conjunction with Roque’s Screens Series exhibition, on view on the New Museum’s Lower Level… Conversations Luiz Roque Screening and Conversation with Margot Norton Sunday 01/26/2020 3PM
Over the course of two weekends, January 24 to 26 and February 1 to 2, NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space… NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne Present: “Forever First” Mixed… Sunday 01/26/2020 12PM-6PM
Over the course of two weekends, January 24 to 26 and February 1 to 2, NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space… NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne Present: “Forever First” Mixed… Saturday 01/25/2020 12PM-6PM
Over the course of two weekends, January 24 to 26 and February 1 to 2, NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space… NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne Present: “Forever First” Mixed… Friday 01/24/2020 12PM-6PM
Join us for a special in-gallery conversation between artist Daiga Grantina and curator Helga Christoffersen on the occasion of “Daiga Grantina: What Eats Around Itself.” Grantina and Christoffersen… Gallery Talk Daiga Grantina in Conversation with Helga Christoffersen Thursday 01/23/2020 3PM
Join New Museum Archivist Amye McCarther for a lecture and screening of newly digitized materials related to Hans Haacke from the New Museum Archives. This lecture and screening illustrates and expands… Screenings Material Conditions: Hans Haacke in the New Museum Archives,… Wednesday 01/22/2020 4:30PM-6PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that explores site-specific works by Hans Haacke. Famously recognized for his work exploring institutional critique, Haacke examines the discrepancies and imbalances… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Site Specific Wednesday 01/22/2020 3PM

Week of 01/12/2020–01/18/2020

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 preregistration… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 01/19/2020 3PM
A livestream of the conversation will be available here. Taking cues from Hans Haacke’s sculpture Gift Horse (2014), the panel The Plinth and Monumentality will bring together artist Paul Ramírez… Conversations The Plinth and Monumentality Thursday 01/16/2020 7PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that explores site-specific works by Hans Haacke. Famously recognized for his work exploring institutional critique, Haacke examines the discrepancies and imbalances… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Site Specific Wednesday 01/15/2020 3PM

Week of 01/05/2020–01/11/2020

Join us for a New Perspectives tour that explores site-specific works by Hans Haacke. Famously recognized for his work exploring institutional critique, Haacke examines the discrepancies and imbalances… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Site Specific Wednesday 01/08/2020 3PM

Week of 12/29/2019–01/04/2020

Drawing inspiration from the way Hans Haacke uses familiar symbols to critique institutions, families will consider how Haacke alters the American flag in his artwork “State of the Union” (2005) to… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Raise a Flag Saturday 01/04/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/15/2019–12/21/2019

Teens in the fall 2019 season of the Experimental Study Program (ESP) will celebrate and share what they have gained through nine weekly sessions with artists, museum staff, and peers exploring themes… Experimental Study Program Celebration Thursday 12/19/2019 4:30PM-6PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that brings the work of Carmen Argote and Hans Haacke into dialogue. Argote’s paintings explore the physical labor required to mark, index, and define space. We will… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Spaces/Places, Markings/Bodies Wednesday 12/18/2019 3PM

Week of 12/08/2019–12/14/2019

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 preregistration… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 12/15/2019 3PM
Please join Rhizome, the New Museum’s born-digital affiliate, for a screening of artist Ed Fornieles’s Cel (2019) and clips from Cel-Debrief (2019), followed by a conversation with the artist moderated… Screenings Cel: A Screening and Conversation with Artist Ed Fornieles Thursday 12/12/2019 7PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that brings the work of Carmen Argote and Hans Haacke into dialogue. Argote’s paintings explore the physical labor required to mark, index, and define space. We will… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Spaces/Places, Markings/Bodies Wednesday 12/11/2019 3PM

Week of 12/01/2019–12/07/2019

Join us to create a collaborative kinetic installation inspired by “Hans Haacke: All Connected.” Families will use materials such as balloons, fabric, and trim to create and install a sculptural element… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Wind-Powered Sculptures Saturday 12/07/2019 10AM-12PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that brings the work of Carmen Argote and Hans Haacke into dialogue. Argote’s paintings explore the physical labor required to mark, index, and define space. We will… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Spaces/Places, Markings/Bodies Wednesday 12/04/2019 3PM

Week of 11/24/2019–11/30/2019

Join us on Sunday, December 1, the thirtieth annual Day With(out) Art, for a screening of STILL BEGINNING, commissioned by Visual AIDS. New Museum is proud to partner with Visual AIDS on World AIDS… Screenings STILL BEGINNING: The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art Sunday 12/01/2019 1PM-4PM
Visit us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for steep discounts on select exhibition catalogues, books, and other items from the store! Warehouse Sale discounts cannot be combined with… New Museum Store Warehouse Sale Sunday 12/01/2019 12PM-5PM
Visit us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for steep discounts on select exhibition catalogues, books, and other items from the store! Warehouse Sale discounts cannot be combined with… New Museum Store Warehouse Sale Saturday 11/30/2019 12PM-5PM
Visit us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for steep discounts on select exhibition catalogues, books, and other items from the store! Warehouse Sale discounts cannot be combined with… New Museum Store Warehouse Sale Friday 11/29/2019 12PM-5PM
Join us for a New Perspectives tour that brings the work of Carmen Argote and Hans Haacke into dialogue. Argote’s paintings explore the physical labor required to mark, index, and define space. We will… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Spaces/Places, Markings/Bodies Wednesday 11/27/2019 3PM

Week of 11/17/2019–11/23/2019

Join us for a private after-hours tour of “Hans Haacke: All Connected,” led by Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator. This major retrospective brings together more than thirty works from across… Premium Members & Above Membership Curatorial Tour: Hans Haacke Wednesday 11/20/2019 6:30PM
This New Perspectives tour will focus on works by artist Hans Haacke that consider what it means to be suspended or in suspension. Using unusually simple arrangements of distilled water, clear acrylic,… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Systematic Suspension Wednesday 11/20/2019 3PM

Week of 11/10/2019–11/16/2019

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 preregistration… Tours Architecture Tour Sunday 11/17/2019 3PM
A livestream of the performance will be available here. This event is sold out, a standby list will begin at 5:30 p.m. the day of the event. Sign-up for the standby list will be in person only, and we… Performances Raymond Pettibon, Whoever Shows: Strike Uyp th’ Band! Thursday 11/14/2019 6:30PM-8:30PM
Join Deputy Director Karen Wong for an augmented reality demonstration and workshop led by artist, educator, and NEW INC Member Sarah Rothberg at Apple’s newly renovated Fifth Avenue flagship store.… Deluxe Members & Above Membership InsideDesign: [AR]T with Today at Apple Thursday 11/14/2019 6:30PM
This New Perspectives tour will focus on works by artist Hans Haacke that consider what it means to be suspended or in suspension. Using unusually simple arrangements of distilled water, clear acrylic,… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Systematic Suspension Wednesday 11/13/2019 3PM

Week of 11/03/2019–11/09/2019

A livestream of the conversations will be available here. This daylong symposium will bring together artists, scholars, and cultural leaders—including Alexander Alberro, Andrea Fraser, Deana Haggag,… Convening All Systems Go: A Symposium on Art, Social Systems, and Cultural… Saturday 11/09/2019 10AM-5PM
This New Perspectives tour will focus on works by artist Hans Haacke that consider what it means to be suspended or in suspension. Using unusually simple arrangements of distilled water, clear acrylic,… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Systematic Suspension Wednesday 11/06/2019 3PM
Educators will consider relationships between ecological, economic, and social systems through gallery tours and pedagogical experiments linked to “Hans Haacke: All Connected.” How might teachers and… Convening Professional Development Workshop for Educators Tuesday 11/05/2019 9:30AM-3PM

Week of 10/27/2019–11/02/2019

Visit us on Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for steep discounts on select exhibition catalogues, books, and other items from the store! New Museum Store Warehouse Sale Saturday 11/02/2019 12PM-5PM
Join us for a workshop inspired by Carmen Argote’s avocado paintings from “As Above, So Below.” Drawing from Carmen Argote’s work, which often features natural materials, families will explore… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Edible Paint Play Saturday 11/02/2019 10AM-12PM
Visit us on Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for steep discounts on select exhibition catalogues, books, and other items from the store! New Museum Store Warehouse Sale Friday 11/01/2019 12PM-5PM
This New Perspectives tour will focus on works by artist Hans Haacke that consider what it means to be suspended or in suspension. Using unusually simple arrangements of distilled water, clear acrylic,… Tours New Perspectives Tour: Systematic Suspension Wednesday 10/30/2019 3PM

Week of 10/20/2019–10/26/2019

Join us in the Sky Room for an afternoon of workshops, readings, and talks by artists and scholars as part of this Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Art + Feminism seeks to address structural imbalances… Workshops Art + Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Sunday 10/27/2019 1PM-5:30PM

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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