Tag Archive "new-museum-of-contemporary-art"

Rivane Neuenschwander in Dublin, Lygia Pape in London, and a book on Art under Conditions of Political Repression

Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other opened at the New Museum, New York in June, 2010 and I caught up with it at its final stop, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA, on through January 29, 2012). Organized by the two museums, the exhibition was also seen in in St. Louis, Scottsdale and Miami. Neuenschwander is from the first generation of Brazilian artists to come to international attention early in their careers, but she inevitably stands on the shoulders of the Frente and Neo-Concret artists of the late 1950s-1960s (Helio Oticica, Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape and others). Some ... More » »

Lynda Benglis and Philippe Parreno at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Lynda Benglis produced a series of work, beginning in 1968, that upset contemporary notions of what was acceptable as high art: forms that appeared soft and oozing when art was supposed to be rigid and geometric; polychrome and even fluorescent when the prevailing color was gray; sparkle-y when such effects were associated with ballroom dancing and parade costumes.

Younger than Jesus — the Book and who’s who in Philadelphia

So we just got the “Artist Directory” for the New Museum’s youthie triennial Younger than Jesus. There are 50 artists from 25 countries in the show drawn from the 500 artists in this directory — a compendium of everyone they considered. Natch we had to search for our Philly posse. We already knew about Jesse Greenberg being in the catalog because he emailed us. But we knew there would be other Philly connections — and by Ben Franklin, there are!!

They are young, and the New Museum wants you to see them

Younger Than Jesus, the youthie triennial organized by the New Museum is about to open.  Here’s the website with details. The show includes 50 artists from 25 countries and has one artists from Philadelphia–Ryan Trecartin and we’re claiming him–yes, he is ours!

Ashes to ashes, mud to mud — After Nature at the New Museum

Last Thursday we saw two excellent exhibits. It may be summer in New York but the art is still fine. Here’s our review of After Nature at the New Museum. Look for a post on MoMA’s Home Delivery exhibit soon. Werner Herzog (b. 1942) And A Smoke Arose—Lessons of Darkness 1992 16mm film transferred to DVD, sound, color, 5 min Courtesy Werner Herzog Film GmbH, Munich With this exhibit the New Museum has shown that they’re going to march to their own drumbeat and we’re ready to listen here on artblog. It’s a particularly European show with lots of male frontal ... More » »

New Museum organizes Youthie triennial in 2009

Via Art Fag City and artinfo, the youth art boom gets its own triennial!! The New Museum will attempt to define the generation born around 1980 in an international show they’re calling “Younger than Jesus.” You know who you are and you’re wanted. According to artinfo, 150 “informers” are helping the NM curators unearth the talent. …here’s the report: NEW YORK—Does the art world need yet another festival? The New Museum of Contemporary Art thinks so and announced today that it is launching a new triennial next year. The first edition of the triennial, which bears the provocative title “Younger ... More » »

Unmonumental at the New Museum (NYC)

Ugo Rondione’s Hell, Yes! graces the front of the new New Museum. Unmonumental investigates collage in contemporary art practices and it does so by turing the exhibition itself into one large collage. The outcome is just as confusing as it sounds like it should be. I supoose the ideal way to have viewed Unmonumental was to visit the museum three times. First, when Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century opened on December 1st and the galleries hosted only the sculptural assemblages. Then it might have been a treat to re-visit when Collage: The Unmonumental Picture was added to the ... More » »

New Museum’s opening in the Bowery — let them eat jelly beans!

My stash of free candy from the free public opening of the New Museum of Contemporary Art yesterday. The only eye candy at the New Museum of Contemporary Art yesterday was the red and white chewables put out by opening sponsor Target. The candy did for the belly what the art could not do for the eye, soothed and provided fun, a sugar bounce and some happy ambiance during the museum’s 30-hour free opening extravaganza. Apart from that, the New Museum’s innaugural show, Unmonumental — a curatorial shot across the bow — rounded up every difficult, aesthetically-forlorn and anti-art piece ... More » »