MoMA Talks: Conversations

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Ron Gilad October 12, 2007 6:30 p.m. Ron Gilad co-founded Designfenzider in 2001. Selected by Forbes as one of 2007's ten tastemakers in industrial design, Gilad creates hybrid objects that straddle the line between abstraction and function. His work—from candlesticks made with wine glasses to chandeliers constructed from task lamps—is simultaneously elegant and witty. Gilad attended the Industrial Design Department at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Ron Gilad October 12, 2007 6:30 p.m. Ron Gilad co-founded Designfenzider in 2001. Selected by Forbes as one of 2007's ten tastemakers in industrial design, Gilad creates hybrid objects that straddle the line between abstraction and function. His work—from candlesticks made with wine glasses to chandeliers constructed from task lamps—is simultaneously elegant and witty. Gilad attended the Industrial Design Department at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.

Works of Art as Objects January 24, 2008 6:30 p.m. To complement the installation New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions, scholars explore the ways in which selected seminal works and artists revolutionized the visual arts in their countries in a given period. Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, curator of Latin American Art, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, examines Gyula Kosice's Mobile Articulated Sculpture (1948); Juan Carlos Ledezma, independent curator, focuses on Alejandro Otero's Ortogonales (1951–52); Amy Rosenblum Martín, independent curator, examines Mira Schendel's Droguinha (1967); and Anna Indych-López, Assistant Professor of Art, The City College of New York, The City University of New York, discusses Victor Grippo's Life, Death, Resurrection (1980). Luis Pérez-Oramas, The Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art at MoMA and organizer of the exhibition, moderates a discussion. The symposium is made possible by Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.

Artists Speak: Conversations on Contemporary Art with Glenn D. Lowry Art/Nature October 2, 2007 6:30 p.m. Inspired by the most recent pressing ecological concerns, this program aims to provide diverse perspectives on the changing relationships between modern and contemporary art and the environment. Artists Mary Miss and Roxy Paine discuss subjects such as the nature of their materials and how they engage with their physical surroundings.

Artists Speak: Conversations on Contemporary Art with Glenn D. Lowry Art/Nature October 2, 2007 6:30 p.m. Inspired by the most recent pressing ecological concerns, this program aims to provide diverse perspectives on the changing relationships between modern and contemporary art and the environment. Artists Mary Miss and Roxy Paine discuss subjects such as the nature of their materials and how they engage with their physical surroundings.

Martin Puryear January 8, 2008 6:30 p.m. Through a series of presentations and a moderated discussion, David Levi Strauss, scholar, critic, and chair of the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department, School of Visual Arts; Judith Russi Kirshner, professor of Art History and dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago; and artists Josiah McElheny and Terry Winters offer their perspectives on the work of Martin Puryear. John Elderfield, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, and organizer of the exhibition, moderates the discussion.

Martin Puryear January 8, 2008 6:30 p.m. Through a series of presentations and a moderated discussion, David Levi Strauss, scholar, critic, and chair of the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department, School of Visual Arts; Judith Russi Kirshner, professor of Art History and dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago; and artists Josiah McElheny and Terry Winters offer their perspectives on the work of Martin Puryear. John Elderfield, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, and organizer of the exhibition, moderates the discussion.

July 12, 2007 6:00 p.m. Through a series of individual presentations and a moderated discussion, artists and scholars explore the various ways in which New York has been a source of adventure, inspiration, and creativity. Participants include Douglas Crimp, art critic and professor of art history and visual and cultural studies, University of Rochester; Peter Eisenman, founder and principal, Eisenman Architects, New York; Meredith Monk, artist; and others. Moderated by David Joselit, professor and chair, history of art department, Yale University. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

July 12, 2007 6:00 p.m. Through a series of individual presentations and a moderated discussion, artists and scholars explore the various ways in which New York has been a source of adventure, inspiration, and creativity. Participants include Douglas Crimp, art critic and professor of art history and visual and cultural studies, University of Rochester; Peter Eisenman, founder and principal, Eisenman Architects, New York; Meredith Monk, artist; and others. Moderated by David Joselit, professor and chair, history of art department, Yale University. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

September 14, 2007 6:30 p.m. Kerry James Marshall's mixed media works address the perspectives of African Americans through references to popular culture, history, and the civil rights movement. His work draws inspiration from art-historical sources from the Renaissance to black folk art. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Marshall has a BFA and an honorary Doctorate from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles. He has exhibited in the United States, and at international exhibitions such as Documenta X. In 1997 Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant. The program is moderated by Romi Crawford, Curator and Director of Education and Public Programs, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and introduced by Wendy Woon, The Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director for Education, The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

August 8, 2007 6:30 p.m. Chuck Close and Carroll Dunham, artists featured in the exhibition What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection, discuss their work. The conversation is moderated by Anne Umland, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, and organizer of the exhibition. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection.

September 14, 2007 6:30 p.m. Kerry James Marshall's mixed media works address the perspectives of African Americans through references to popular culture, history, and the civil rights movement. His work draws inspiration from art-historical sources from the Renaissance to black folk art. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Marshall has a BFA and an honorary Doctorate from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles. He has exhibited in the United States, and at international exhibitions such as Documenta X. In 1997 Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant. The program is moderated by Romi Crawford, Curator and Director of Education and Public Programs, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and introduced by Wendy Woon, The Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director for Education, The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

August 8, 2007 6:30 p.m. Chuck Close and Carroll Dunham, artists featured in the exhibition What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection, discuss their work. The conversation is moderated by Anne Umland, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, and organizer of the exhibition. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection.

Artists Speak: Conversations on Contemporary Art with Glenn D. Lowry Spotlight: Artists Set the Stage April 17, 2007 6:30 p.m. Artists break boundaries, working in a variety of mediums and blurring the lines between them. Since the early twentieth century, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers have gone beyond traditional visual art forms and taken their artistic process to the stage, collaborating as theater and opera directors and set designers. Through presentations and a conversation moderated by MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry, performance artist Laurie Anderson and William Kentridge—director and scene designer for BAM's spring production of Mozart's The Magic Flute—discuss how they bring their creative process to performance. Note: Laurie Anderson's comments are not included in the recording. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

Artists Speak: Conversations on Contemporary Art with Glenn D. Lowry Spotlight: Artists Set the Stage April 17, 2007 6:30 p.m. Artists break boundaries, working in a variety of mediums and blurring the lines between them. Since the early twentieth century, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers have gone beyond traditional visual art forms and taken their artistic process to the stage, collaborating as theater and opera directors and set designers. Through presentations and a conversation moderated by MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry, performance artist Laurie Anderson and William Kentridge—director and scene designer for BAM's spring production of Mozart's The Magic Flute—discuss how they bring their creative process to performance. Note: Laurie Anderson's comments are not included in the recording. Photo courtesy of Paula Court