Join us for a special celebration of Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa—Less Is Morbid. Artist Party is a celebration of artists and their ideas through pop-up performances, art making, storytelling, and live music. For this Artist Party, MoMA transfigures Arthur Jafa’s expansive way of seeing into a vivid night that collapses typically opposed ideas and approaches: minimalist and maximalist, individual and collective.
Activations throughout the Museum will feature DJ Crystallmess, choreographic duo Baye & Asa, mixed-media artist Mattaniah Aytenfsu, and singer-director Fatima Jamal. Across the lobby, visit a custom photo booth designed by artist Christopher Udemezue and a large-scale creative activity by Lady Pink. Pop-up bars will be open throughout the lobby.
Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa—Less Is Morbid will be accessible from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The exhibitions The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination, and Wifredo Lam: When I Don't Sleep, I Dream will also be open during this time.
Advance tickets are required. A limited number of free tickets will be reserved for MoMA members.
Accessibility
An accessibility information table in the main lobby will be staffed throughout the event. Fidgets and noise-dampening earbuds will be available at this table while supplies last.
The Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin Lounge on the first floor can be used as a respite from crowds, and may be somewhat quieter than other areas. Food and drink can be brought into this space.
For questions about accessibility, please email [email protected].
The main Museum entrance at 11 W 53rd Street is wheelchair accessible and has a power-assist door. A variety of seating is available in the lobby, the Creativity Lab, and the galleries. Gallery stools, wheelchairs, and rollators are available by request at all Museum entrances on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible and all-gender restrooms are located on the first and second floors.
Guide dogs and other trained service animals are always welcome. Service animals may find relief outside of the museum through the main entrance, and free re-entry is available during the event.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available for public programs upon request with two weeks’ advance notice. MoMA will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made with less than two weeks’ notice. Please contact [email protected] to make a request for these services.
The Artist’s Choice exhibition series is made possible through The Agnes Gund Artist’s Choice Fund endowed by Iara Lee and George Gund III, Lulie and Gordon Gund, Ann and Graham Gund, and Sarah and Geoffrey Gund.
Generous support for the exhibition is provided by The Black Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Additional funding is provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund.