I’ve recently discovered a sassy feature that has been in the MoMA collection for more than 40 years. Don’t Bet on Women, a drawing-room comedy produced by the Fox Film Corp. in 1931, encompasses all of the risqué behaviors, modes of dress, suggestive situations, and freewheeling alcohol consumption that the Motion Picture Production Code hoped to curtail.
Posts tagged ‘MoMA collection’
February 20, 2015
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Artists,
Collection & Exhibitions
Trains and Cars: A Gallery Tour with The Forever Now artist Joe Bradley
In conjunction with the exhibition The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World, we invited several artists from the show to walk us through MoMA’s permanent collection galleries and discuss a few artworks. Revisiting key pieces in the Museum’s collection with these artists has truly given me a fresh perspective on the works themselves and their significance today.
February 13, 2015
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Do You Know Your MoMA?
Do You Know Your MoMA? 2/13/15
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the Museum—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers next month (on Friday, March 13).
January 16, 2015
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Do You Know Your MoMA?
Do You Know Your MoMA? 1/16/15
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the Museum—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers next month (on Friday, February 13).
December 19, 2014
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Five for Friday
Five For Friday: Hot Pot of Coffee!
Five for Friday, written by a variety of MoMA staff members, is our attempt to spotlight some of the compelling, charming, and downright curious works in the Museum’s rich collection.
A few years ago a series of studies suggested that, despite all evidence to the contrary, coffee might inhibit creativity. Upon learning of this, my initial reaction was something along the lines of, “Why don’t you take your science and cram it, Einstein.”
December 12, 2014
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Do You Know Your MoMA?
Do You Know Your MoMA? 12/12/14
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the Museum—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers next month (on Friday, January 16).
November 14, 2014
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Do You Know Your MoMA?
Do You Know Your MoMA? 11/14/14
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the Museum—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers next month (on Friday, December 12).
November 11, 2014
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Collection & Exhibitions
MoMA Celebrates Veterans Day
U.S. Coast Guard. It Was a Record Day for Allied Soldiers as 34,355 Arrived Here. July 11, 1945
The Museum of Modern Art salutes the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. Thank you for your service, dedication, and courage.
October 15, 2014
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Film
Bill Morrison: Compositions
Light Is Calling. 2004. USA. Directed by Bill Morrison. Courtesy of Bill Morrison
A key component of curatorial work is the discovery of a new artist, the study of their continued output, and the development of a long-term, supportive relationship. Following an artist’s work over many years and investigating their growth or, in certain cases, their failure to evolve, is an essential endeavor for a curator.
October 10, 2014
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Do You Know Your MoMA?
Do You Know Your MoMA? 10/10/14
How well do you know your MoMA? If you think you can identify the artist and title of each of these works from MoMA’s collection—all currently on view throughout the Museum—please submit your answers by leaving a comment on this post. We’ll provide the answers next month (on Friday, November 14).
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