December 17, 2014, 12:30 p.m. — Intangible Architectures: Video Games, Virtual Reality, and Social Media
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 17, 2014, 4:30 p.m. — Tbilisi, Tbilisi (2005)
Tbilisi, Tbilisi 2005. Georgia. Directed by Levan Zakareishvili. With Giorgi Maskharashvili, Eka Nijaradze, Rusiko Kobiashvili. The multi-award-winning Tbilisi, Tbilisi—which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight after six years …
December 17, 2014, 11:30 a.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 17, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — A Prairie Home Companion (2006), A Honeymoon for Harriet (1950)
A Prairie Home Companion 2006. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Garrison Keillor. With Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline. In the last of Altman’s …
December 16, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Mr. Turner (2014)
Mr. Turner 2014. Great Britain. Mike Leigh. 150 min. Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1<!-- | Museum Plan -->
December 17, 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 16, 2014, 7:00 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 16, 2014, 4:30 p.m. — Brides (2014), Invisible Spaces (2014)
Brides 2014. Georgia. Directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. With Mari Kitia, Giorgi Maskharashvili, Darejan Khachidze. Anchored by Kitia’s strong central performance as Nutza, a seamstress trying to keep life together for …
December 16, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — California Split (1974)
California Split 1974. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Joseph Walsh. With George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles. Set against the gambling subculture of racetracks and casinos, …
December 16, 2014, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. — Sketching From Life
Sketching From Life Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 2:00–3:30 p.m. Bauhaus staircase, second floor<!-- | Museum Plan -->
December 16, 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 16, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — The Action of Minimal Sculpture, or Making the Object an Action
How can an object express an action? What makes a sculpture "successful?" In the mid-1960s, Richard Serra was experimenting with found industrial materials and exploring the physical properties of sculpture. …
December 15, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Materials and Process in Postwar American Art
Explore how non-traditional materials and processes shaped postwar American Art, from Pollock to Warhol. Gallery Sessions, impromptu interactions facilitated by Museum educators that explore the creative process, art history, and …
December 15, 2014, 11:30 a.m. — Picasso and the Critics
Discover the many different reactions to Picasso’s iconic painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” by critics, artists, and scholars over its 100-year history, and weave your own perspective into the mix. Gallery …
December 15, 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 14, 2014, 6:30 p.m. — California Split (1974)
California Split 1974. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Joseph Walsh. With George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles. Set against the gambling subculture of racetracks and casinos, …
December 14, 2014, 3:30 p.m. — The Long Goodbye (1973), The Party (1966)
The Long Goodbye 1973. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Leigh Brackett, based on novel by Raymond Chandler. With Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry …
December 14, 2014, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. — Drawing with Scissors, 11–14
A special two-hour workshop for families. Kids and adults explore works in the collection and special exhibitions, then use their experience in the galleries as inspiration in art-making workshops. Visit …
December 14, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Bodyguard (1948)
Bodyguard 1948. USA. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Screenplay by Fred Niblo, Jr., Harry Essex, from a story by Altman, George W. George. With Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed, Steve …
December 2, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Blue Mountains aka An Unbelievable Story (1984)
Blue Mountains aka An Unbelievable Story 1984. USSR. Directed and cowritten by Eldar Shengelaia. With Ramaz Giorgobiani, Vasil Kakhnishvili, Teimuraz Chirgadze, Ivan Sakvarelidze. An inspired satire by one of Georgia’s …
November 28, 2014, 7:00 p.m. — Beth Custer Ensemble Accompanies Kote Mikaberidze’s My Grandmother
My Grandmother 1929. USSR. Directed and cowritten by Kote Mikaberidze. With Aleksandre Takaishvili, Bella Chernova, E. Ovanov. Mikaberidze’s satire of Soviet bureaucracy is a genuine piece of grotesquerie, a Georgian …
: Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities
In 2030, the world’s population will be a staggering eight billion people. Of these, two-thirds will live in cities. Most will be poor. With limited resources, this uneven growth will …
: Nicholas Nixon: Forty Years of The Brown Sisters
In August 1974, Nick Nixon made a photograph of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters. He wasn’t pleased with the result and discarded the negative. In July 1975 he …
November 23, 2014, 2:00 p.m. — Sundays in Soho: Meet Julie Merberg, Author of My First Book of Girl Power
Sundays in Soho: Meet Julie Merberg, Author of My First Book of Girl Power Sunday, November 23, 2014, 2:00 p.m. MoMA Design Store Soho, 81 Spring Street<!-- | Museum Plan …
December 14, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Sculpture off the Pedestal: Carl Andre, Richard Serra, Lynda Benglis
Why is a loose stack of 120 firebricks a sculpture, and not just a pile of old bricks? Take a closer look at Carl Andre’s Equivalent V (1966-69) and think …
December 14, 2014, 11:30 a.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 14, 2014, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Drawing with Scissors, 11–14
A special two-hour workshop for families. Kids and adults explore works in the collection and special exhibitions, then use their experience in the galleries as inspiration in art-making workshops. Visit …
December 14, 2014, 10:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — Let’s Go! Places
Let’s Go! Places Sunday, December 14, 2014, 10:20–11:30 a.m. The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building<!-- | Museum Plan -->
December 14, 2014, 10:20 a.m.-11:15 a.m. — Up, Down, All Around: Movement
For kids age four and their adult companions Look, listen, and share ideas while you explore modern and contemporary art. Movement, drawing, and other gallery activities give everyone the chance …
December 14, 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 …
“Dear Mr. Szarkowski”: Postcards from Nicholas Nixon
Celebrating the publication and exhibition on the 40th anniversary of Nicholas Nixon’s The Brown Sisters, the Department of Photography wanted to share from its collection a selection of “postcards” by Nixon …
December 13, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Thieves like Us (1974)
Thieves like Us 1974. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Altman, Joan Tewkesbury, Calder Willingham. With Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher. Depression-era Mississippi becomes …
December 13, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Images (1972), Damages (2001)
Images 1972. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Altman. With Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Hugh Millais, Cathryn Harrison, Susannah York. In a countryside cottage, a children’s book author finds …
December 13, 2014, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. — Drawing with Scissors, 11–14
A special two-hour workshop for families. Kids and adults explore works in the collection and special exhibitions, then use their experience in the galleries as inspiration in art-making workshops. Visit …
December 13, 2014, 1:30 p.m. — Christmas Eve (1947)
Christmas Eve 1947. USA. Directed by Edward L. Marin. Screenplay by Laurence Stallings, from a story by Stallings, Richard H. Landau, Altman. With George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan …
