July 9 – September 7

New York, NY

The Geometry of Kandinsky and Malevich
Russian artists Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935), considered two of the pioneers of abstraction, separately explored a geometric vocabulary during the course of their careers.

June 30 – September 12

New York, NY

Contemporary Art from the Collection at The MoMA
The works selected for this installation highlight the debates around economics, politics, gender, and ethnicity that have permeated artistic practices since the late 1960s. Including approximately 130 works drawn from all of the Museum’s curatorial departments, the installation features a variety of approaches to art-making and follows a chronological path.

June 23 – September 19

New York, NY

Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other
This is the first mid-career survey of works by Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander (b.1967, Belo Horizonte, Brazil), and will spotlight Neuenschwander’s unique contribution to the narrative of Brazilian Conceptualism, as well as the expanded field of her highly individualized practice.

July 1 – September 19

New York, NY

Off the Wall: Part 1
Thirty Performative Actions at The Whitney

July 7 – October 3

New York, NY

“Brion Gysin: Dream Machine” will be the first US survey of the work of Brion Gysin (b. 1916, Taplow, UK; d. 1986, Paris), an irrepressible innovator, serial collaborator, and subversive spirit who continues to inspire artists today. The exhibition will include over 250 drawings, books, paintings, photo-collages, films, slide projections, and sound works, as well as the Dreamachine—a kinetic light sculpture that utilizes the flicker effect to induce visions.

September 30 – October 3

New York, NY

Off the Wall: Part 2
Seven Works by Trisha Brown at The Whitney

July 18 – October 11

New York, NY

Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917
In the time between Henri Matisse’s (1869-1954) return from Morocco in 1913 and his departure for Nice in 1917, the artist produced some of the most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic works of his career. The exhibition includes approximately 120 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints, primarily from the years of 1913-17.

June 8 – October 17

New York, NY

Metropolitan Museum
Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein’s New York Photographs, 1950-1980

Now – October 18

New York, NY

Greater New York, the third iteration of the quinquennial exhibition organized by MoMA PS1 and The Museum of Modern Art, showcasing some 68 artists and collectives living and working in the metropolitan New York area, will open at MoMA PS1 on May 23 and run through October 18, 2010.

August 29 – October 31

New York, NY

Fish Forms: Lamps by Frank Gehry
Internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry created a series of lamps based on the form of a fish which had become something of a personal icon for him. A selection of Gehry’s colorful and luminous lamps will be on view in this exhibition that will also explore the significance of fish imagery in the architect’s work.

August 1 – November 1

New York, NY

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today
This exhibit presents a critical examination of the intersections between photography and sculpture, exploring how the one medium has become implicated in the understanding of the other.

August 4 – November 1

New York, NY

Experimental Women in Flux
In the spirit of MoMA’s publication of Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art in June 2010, the Museum Library features experimental works by women that form part of the newly acquired Silverman Fluxus Collection Reference Library.

November 2

New York, NY

The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art presents Jazz Interlude
The Friends of Education, founded in 1993, is an affiliate group of The Museum of Modern whose mission is to foster a greater appreciation of art created by African American artists.

Now – November 3

Nationwide

Historical humorist, Sarah Vowell reads from her book, “The Wordy Shipmates”

July 24 – November 7

New York, NY

Talk to Me
Talk to Me explores the communication between people and things focusing on objects that involve a direct interaction, such as interfaces, information systems, visualization design, and communication devices, and on projects that establish an emotional, sensual, or intellectual connection with their users.

Now – December 10

Nationwide

Michael Pollan, author of “In Defense of Food” and “Botany of Desire,” speaking tour

September 24 – January 2, 2011

New York, NY

Roy Lichtenstein: The Black-and-White Drawings, 1961-1968
This exhibition will include over forty-five spectacular drawings borrowed from museums and private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

September 17 – January 3, 2011

New York, NY

Mark Twain: At Home and Abroad
In a joint exhibition with the New York Public Library, Mark Twain: At Home and Abroad explores the life and work of the novelist, short story writer, fabulist, critic, lecturer, and travel-writer, and his impact and enduring influence upon American literature and humor.

October 1 – January 9, 2011

New York, NY

Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, and Germany 1918-1936
Following the chaos of World War I, a move emerged towards figuration, clean lines, and modeled form, and away from the two-dimensional abstracted spaces, fragmented compositions, and splintered bodies of the avant-gardes—particularly Cubism, Futurism, and Expressionism—that dominated the opening years of the 20th century.

October 5 – January 9, 2011

New York, NY

The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya
The greatest Spanish draftsmen from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century—Ribera, Murillo, and Goya, among them—created works of dazzling idiosyncrasy.

September 29 – January 10, 2011

New York, NY

New Photography 2010 presents four artists—Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Alex Prager, and Amanda Ross-Ho—whose photographs, taken in the real world and made in the studio, mine the inexhaustible reservoir of images found in print media, television, and cinema.

Now – January 16, 2011

San Francisco, CA

SFMOMA presents “The Anniversary Show,” marking 75 years

September 24 – January 23, 2011

New York, NY

Degas: Drawings and Sketchbooks
This selection of more than twenty drawings by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) from the Morgan’s collections captures his dynamic and varied use of drawing and includes some of the most quintessential subjects depicted by the artist.

October 26 – January 23, 2011

New York, NY

The King at War: Vel´zquez’s Portrait of Philip IV
Painted at the height of Vel´zquez’s career, the Frick’s King Philip IV of Spain (1644) is one of the artist’s consummate achievements.

June 30 – January 24, 2011

New York, NY

Projects 93: Dinh Q. Lê
Dinh Q. Lê (Vietnamese American, b. 1968) weaves together—both literally and figuratively—personal recollections with larger histories and mythologies often related to the Vietnam War.

September 12 – January 30, 2011

New York, NY

Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism
This exhibition explores the origins and impact of feminism on contemporary painting from the 1960s to now. Eva Hesse, Joan Snyder, Deborah Kass, and many other artists forged new avenues for painting by expanding its subjects and inventing new techniques in abstraction, collage, and realism.

November 21 – February 7, 2011

New York, NY

On Line explores the radical transformation of the medium of drawing throughout the twentieth century. Including works by Aleksandr Rodchenko, Alexander Calder, Karel Malich, Eva Hesse, Anna Maria Maiolino, Richard Tuttle, Mona Hatoum, and Monika Grzymala.

October 29 – March 27, 2011

New York, NY

Houdini: Art and Magic
Escape artist and showman extraordinaire, Harry Houdini captivated the world with his astonishing feats. Stunning period posters, unusual theater ephemera, and dramatic historic photographs of Houdini’s performances are complemented by contemporary art works by artists inspired by Houdini such as Matthew Barney.

Late October 29 – April, 2011

New York, NY

Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time

November 16 – May 16, 2011

New York, NY

The Global Africa Project
Featuring the work over 60 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean, The Global Africa Project surveys the rich pool of new talent emerging from the African continent and its influence on artists around the world.

February 15, 2011 – May 22, 2011

New York, NY

Rembrandt and His School: Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings from the Frick and Lugt Collections
In 2011 the Frick will present a selection of Rembrandt’s works as seen through the eyes of these two renowned collectors, devoting three exhibition spaces to the work of this artist and his school.

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