December 3, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Seeing a Pollock like Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock famously made One: Number 31 (1950) by placing the canvas on the floor, even though he intended that the work be displayed on the wall. In this session, …
December 3, 2014, 12:30 p.m. — Jean Dubuffet: Soul of the Underground
Join us at the Museum on the first and third Wednesday of each month for free, one-hour lectures designed for select members. These lectures are free and open to all …
December 3, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Read Your Futurist Manifesto
Futurist artists often performed in public using their paintings and sculptures as theatrical backdrops. During this session, select a passage from numerous Futurist manifestos, then read it aloud in front …
December 1, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Toying with Texture: The Prints and Process of Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet was a renowned innovator who used a wide range of materials over his career, and the exhibition Jean Dubuffet: Soul of the Underground highlights his irreverent use of …
December 2, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Otar Iosseliani: Early Shorts, 1958–64
Otar Iosseliani's first four films, recently restored by Cinémathèque Francaise, are presented together in this program. “Akvareli is about a poor family whose wearisome everyday existence is unexpectedly changed by …
December 1, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Talking Robert Gober
Sometimes articulating the "meanings" of an artwork proves elusive to language. In this session we explore the poetic works of Robert Gober despite our limitations as conversationalists. In conjunction with …
December 2, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Great Green Valley (1967)
Great Green Valley 1967. USSR. Directed by Merab Kokochashvili. With Dodo Abashidze, Lia Kapanadze, Mzia Maglakelidze. Sosana, a shepherd, lives contentedly in the pastures while his unhappy wife suffers in …
December 1, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Talking Robert Gober
Sometimes articulating the "meanings" of an artwork proves elusive to language. In this session we explore the poetic works of Robert Gober despite our limitations as conversationalists. In conjunction with …
December 2, 2014, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. — Sketching From Life
Sketching From Life Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 2:00–3:30 p.m. Bauhaus staircase, second floor<!-- | Museum Plan -->
December 1, 2014, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. — Member Shopping Days
Treat yourself to something new at the MoMA Stores! On Member Shopping Days, members receive 20% off retail prices of merchandise, including furniture and sale items. Stop by our three …
December 2, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Talking Robert Gober
Sometimes articulating the "meanings" of an artwork proves elusive to language. In this session we explore the poetic works of Robert Gober despite our limitations as conversationalists. In conjunction with …
November 30, 2014, 6:30 p.m. — Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer 2013. South Korea/Czech Republic/USA/France. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. "Bong Joon-ho’s epic adventure describes an impending ice age caused by human hand, whose last survivors are left circling the earth …
December 2, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Contemporary Art: Witnesses for the Defense/Witnesses for the Prosecution
Sometimes museum educators feel like lawyers for artworks, specifically “difficult” artworks that cause visitors to question why the work is art. To alleviate the museum educator’s pressure to “defend” an …
November 30, 2014, 5:00 p.m. — Little Red Devils aka Red Imps (1923)
Little Red Devils aka Red Imps 1923. USSR. Directed and cowritten by Ivan Perestiani. With Pyotr Yesikovsky, Sofia Zozeffi, V. Sutyrin. Jay Leyda called Little Red Devils “the first Soviet …
December 1, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Modern Mondays: An Evening with Ken Okiishi
Ken Okiishi, whose work is represented in the MoMA exhibition Cut to Swipe, screens a selection of his videos and joins Stuart Comer, Chief Curator, Media and Performance Art, for …
: Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye
Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye November 15, 2014–November 15, 2015 The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor <!-- | Museum Plan --> In celebration of …
Do You Know Your MoMA? 11/14/14
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the …
November 30, 2014, 2:00 p.m. — Work at Oil Derricks and Oil Extraction (1907), Journey of Akaki Tsereteli to Racha and Lechkhumi (1912), Twenty-Six Commissars (1932)
Twenty-Six Commissars 1932. USSR. Directed by Nikoloz Shengelaia. With K. Gasanov, Baba-Zade, Heiri Emirzade. Set against a backdrop of oil derricks and sand dunes, this impressive silent-era feature about the …
December 1, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
The Legend of Suram Fortress 1985. USSR. Directed by Dodo Abashidze, Sergei Parajanov. With Levan Uchaneishvili, Zurab Kipshidze, Lela Alibegashvili, Dodo Abashidze, Veriko Andjaparidze, Sofiko Chiaureli. The incomparable Sergei Parajanov’s …
November 30, 2014, 2:00 p.m. — Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood 2014. USA. Directed by Richard Linklater. "In 2002, Richard Linklater started constructing a fictional story centered on a six-year-old boy named Ellar Coltrane. For 12 years, Linklater, Coltrane, actors …
November 30, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Robert Gober: From the Carceral to the Sacral (and Back Again)
What would a prison look like if it were also a refuge? How would we behave in a chapel that was also a bathhouse? What does it feel like to …
November 30, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Conceptual Art: Language and Materials
Can an artwork made out of language still be a sculpture? Can an invisible work be as sensual and material as a painting? Join us in exploring the works of …
November 29, 2014, 8:00 p.m. — Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash 2014. USA. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Damien Chazelle’s thrillingly propulsive drama, about an aspiring jazz drummer at (a thinly disguised) Juilliard, was a sensation at the Cannes, Sundance, and …
November 29, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Blind Dates (2013)
Blind Dates 2013. Georgia. Directed by Levan Koguashvili. With Andro Sakhvarelidze, Ia Sukhitashvili, Archil Kikodze. A prime example of contemporary Georgian cinema, this entertaining romantic tragicomedy tells the story of …
November 29, 2014, 6:30 p.m. — Evening Tours of Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs
Join us for an exploration of Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs and experience the tranquility of the Museum after hours. Along with a small group of fellow enthusiasts, you’ll embark on …
November 28, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Vasily Kandinsky and the Listening Eye
Explore how music served as a model for Kandinsky’s Panels for Erwin Campbell series. Listen to musical compositions that may have informed the artist’s paintings, and discover how color, form, …
November 29, 2014, 5:30 p.m. — Evening Tours of Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs
Join us for an exploration of Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs and experience the tranquility of the Museum after hours. Along with a small group of fellow enthusiasts, you’ll embark on …
November 26, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Manakamana (2013)
Manakamana 2013. Nepal/USA. Directed by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez. Manakamana is a Hindu temple of the Goddess Durga in central Nepal, where pilgrims from all walks of life travel …
November 29, 2014, 3:30 p.m. — Three Lives: Parts 1 & 2 (1924)
Three Lives: Parts 1 2 1924. USSR. Directed by Ivan Perestiani. With Mikheil Gelovani, Dimitri Kipiani, Nato Vachnadze. Very different in tone from his Little Red Devils but similar in …
November 26, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Our Courtyard aka Our Yard (1956)
Our Courtyard aka Our Yard 1956. USSR. Directed by Rezo Chkheidze. With Sofiko Chiaureli, Giorgi Shengelaia, Leila Abachidze. The picaresque village comedy is updated for Georgia’s postwar urban realities in …
November 29, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Our Courtyard aka Our Yard (1956)
Our Courtyard aka Our Yard 1956. USSR. Directed by Rezo Chkheidze. With Sofiko Chiaureli, Giorgi Shengelaia, Leila Abachidze. The picaresque village comedy is updated for Georgia’s postwar urban realities in …
November 26, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Street Days (2010)
Street Days 2010. Georgia. Directed by Levan Koguasvhili. With Guga Kotetishvili, Irakli Ramishvili, Giorgi Kipshidze. Filmed against the backdrop of Tbilisi’s old stone walls, lanes, and apartment blocks, this award-winning …
November 29, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — A Room of his Own: Looking at Pablo Picasso’s Work From the 1930s and ’40s
Join a discussion about Pablo Picasso's works by considering his extended artistic practice and looking at a grouping of his works from the 1930s and ‘40s. Throughout the session, visitors …
November 26, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Conceptual Art: Language and Materials
Can an artwork made out of language still be a sculpture? Can an invisible work be as sensual and material as a painting? Join us in exploring the works of …
November 29, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — A Graphic Reality: The Fine Line of Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured the vitality and spectacle of fin-de-siècle Paris and created a new type of portrait by harnessing the revealing gestures and identifiable traits of the city’s most …
