December 21, 2014, 5:00 p.m. — American Sniper (2014)
American Sniper 2014. USA. Clint Eastwood. 134 min. Sunday, December 21, 2014, 5:00 p.m. Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2<!-- | Museum Plan -->
December 21, 2014, 2:30 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 21, 2014, 2:00 p.m. — A Wedding (1978), “Dinah Goes to a Wedding” [excerpt] (from Dinah!) (1978)
A Wedding 1978. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Altman, John Considine, Allan Nicholls, Patricia Resnick, based on a story by Altman, Considine. With Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Amy …
December 21, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — One or Many? Reproduction and Original in the Work of Andy Warhol
Explore Andy Warhol’s critical engagement of originality, reproductive media, and media culture in his contemporary world and beyond. Gallery Sessions, impromptu interactions facilitated by Museum educators that explore the creative …
December 21, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — European Avant-Gardes in America: Dada and Surrealism
The early 1940s in New York was the site of important interactions between European art and artists and the origins of what would later be termed “American-type” painting and sculpture. …
December 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m. — The Great Invisible (2014)
The Great Invisible 2014. USA. Margaret Brown. 92 min. Saturday, December 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta …
December 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — A Perfect Couple (1979), The Kathryn Reed Story (1965)
The Kathryn Reed Story 1965. Robert Altman. 15 min. A Perfect Couple 1979. USA. Robert Altman. 110 min. Saturday, December 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta …
December 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — The Nylon Christmas Tree (1986)
The Nylon Christmas Tree 1986. USSR. Rezo Esadze. 78 min. Saturday, December 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Theater 3 (The Celeste Bartos Theater), mezzanine, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education …
December 20, 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 …
December 20, 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 …
December 20, 2014, 4:30 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 …
December 20, 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 …
December 20, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — 3 Women (1977), Girl Talk (1966)
3 Women 1977. USA. Written and directed by Robert Altman. With Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier, Ruth Nelson. Wide-eyed Pinky, newly employed at a geriatric center, latches …
December 19, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Nashville (1975)
Nashville 1975. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Joan Tewkesbury. With Ronee Blakley, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Barbara Harris. From the music capital of the nation, Altman delivers …
December 20, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — The Way Home (1981)
The Way Home 1981. USSR. Directed and cowritten by Aleksandr Rekhviashvili. The way home for Aleksandr Rekhviashvili is not charted in the conventional sense. It takes the viewer along some …
December 19, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Falling Leaves aka When the Leaves Fall (1967)
Falling Leaves aka When the Leaves Fall 1967. USSR. Otar Iosseliani. 80 min. Friday, December 19, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2<!-- | …
December 20, 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 …
December 19, 2014, 4:30 p.m. — Quintet (1979)
Quintet 1979. USA. Robert Altman. 118 min. Friday, December 19, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1<!-- | Museum Plan -->
November 25, 2014, 4:00 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 …
This Week at MoMA: November 24–30
This Week at MoMA: November 24–30 Posted by Carolyn Kelly, Coordinating Editor, Marketing and Communications If you’re looking for something to do—other than eat turkey!—here are some of the programming …
December 8, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Nicholas Nixon Signs The Brown Sisters: Forty Years
In August 1974 the photographer Nicholas Nixon made a group portrait of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, Heather, Mimi, and Laurie. He did not keep the image, but …
December 19, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — There Once Was a Singing Blackbird aka A Song Thrush There Was (1971)
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird aka A Song Thrush There Was 1971. USSR. Otar Iosseliani. 85 min. Friday, December 19, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta …
December 19, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Doctors’ Wives (1931)
Doctors’ Wives 1931. USA. Directed by Frank Borzage. With Warner Baxter, Victor Varconi, Minna Gombell. All the ladies swoon for society doctor Warner Baxter, leaving his neglected young wife (Bennett) …
December 19, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Who Were the Modern Women Artists?
Throughout the history of Western art, prominent women artists have been singled out as exceptions, their “uniqueness” undermining their artistic achievements. In this session we will explore works by Modern …
December 19, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Contributions of Latin American Artists to the Mainstream Language of American Art
In this session we will look at the diversity of Latin American artists in the MoMA's collection at MoMA to and explore the many ways in which artists such as …
December 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Susa (2010)
Susa 2010. Georgia. Directed by Rusudan Pirveli. With Avtandil Tetradze, Ekaterine Kobakhidze, Levan Lordkipanidze. With a lovely, unselfconscious performance by the young Tetradze in the titular role as Susa, the …
December 18, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — A Wedding (1978), “Dinah Goes to a Wedding” [excerpt] (from Dinah!) (1978)
A Wedding 1978. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Altman, John Considine, Allan Nicholls, Patricia Resnick, based on a story by Altman, Considine. With Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Amy …
December 18, 2014, 4:30 p.m. — Tell My Friends that I’m Dead (2003), Granny (2013)
Tell My Friends that I’m Dead 2003. France. Directed by Nino Kirtadze. Kirtadze, a gifted documentarian and chronicler of Georgian culture and customs, introduces perhaps her most astounding film, an …
December 18, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson 1976. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Alan Rudolph, Altman, suggested by the play Indians, by Arthur Kopit. With …
December 18, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Doctors’ Wives (1931)
Doctors’ Wives 1931. USA. Directed by Frank Borzage. With Warner Baxter, Victor Varconi, Minna Gombell. All the ladies swoon for society doctor Warner Baxter, leaving his neglected young wife (Bennett) …
December 18, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Five Women, Two Artists: A Close Look at Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Matisse’s Dance1
Five Women, Two Artists: A Close Look at Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Matisse’s Dance1 Thursday, December 18, 2014, 1:30 p.m. The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Painting and Sculpture Gallery, Gallery …
December 18, 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, …
December 17, 2014, 7:15 p.m. — 3 Women (1977), Girl Talk (1966)
3 Women 1977. USA. Written and directed by Robert Altman. With Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier, Ruth Nelson. Wide-eyed Pinky, newly employed at a geriatric center, latches …
December 17, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Who Wants to Be a Critic?
Many of the works in MoMA’s collection were criticized as ugly or deformed when they were first exhibited. Indeed, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Boccioni deliberately altered the shapes and …
December 17, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — The Nylon Christmas Tree (1986)
The Nylon Christmas Tree 1986. USSR. Directed and cowritten by Rezo Esadze. With Ruslan Mikaberidze, Guram Petriasjvili, Zurab Kipshidze. This particularly strong ensemble film follows the stories and dreams of …
