From Cauleen Smith’s trilogy on volcanos to Philippe Parreno’s intimate exploration of Goya, here’s what to watch.
Museum of Modern Art
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The Art-World Pastiche of Marlon Mullen
The first artist with developmental disabilities to show at MoMA transmutes signifiers of art magazines and books into paintings that pulse with his singular vision.
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MoMA Trustee Leon Black Accused of Raping Teenager
A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court accuses Black of sexually assaulting and raping a 16-year-old girl in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York townhouse.
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Protesters Crash MoMA Gala Over Board Chair’s Fossil Fuel Ties
Climate activists are asking the museum to remove board chair Marie-Josée Kravis, whose husband’s private equity firm has invested billions in oil and gas projects.
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MoMA Apologizes for Kicking Out Black Artist From Installation
Museum security asked Heather Agyepong to leave the installation Black Power Naps, meant as a safe space for Black people, after a White visitor called her “aggressive.”
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New Directors/New Films Festival Takes an Experimental Turn
A host of documentaries exemplify ND/NF’s unconventional programming philosophy.
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What Just Above Midtown Meant for Black Artists
The long-gone art gallery afforded Black artists a space to create without having to consider the pressures of the commercial art market or the fickle nature of nonprofit art institutions.
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MoMA Trustee Leon Black Accused of Rape, Again
Plaintiff Cheri Pierson accuses the disgraced financier of a “brutal” sexual attack at the Manhattan mansion of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Pierre Clémenti, Rebel With a Cause
The French director made his films with his own earnings as an actor, not for monetary gain or widespread recognition but as a form of self-realization.
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MoMA’s Cruel Offer to Unionized Workers During the Pandemic
The museum offered some workers the option to forgo pay raises in exchange for keeping their jobs, union members told Hyperallergic.
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Art Trove Worth $70M Will Be Sold to Support MoMA’s “Digital Initiatives”
But so far, the museum has remained vague on the subject of what, exactly, these “initiatives” will be.
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Looking Anew at a Strange Matisse Masterpiece
In 1911 Matisse created “The Red Studio,” a self-enclosed world in his studio, by showing 11 earlier works of art, without the presence of the artist.