GREAT MUSEUMS: MoMA From the Collection:1960-69

With the exhibition “From the Collection: 1960–1969”, MoMA reinstalls the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Painting and Sculpture Galleries in its fourth-floor with works from all six of its Curatorial departments, inviting 17 curators to collaborate on a wide-angle view of the period’s achievements. The galleries proceed chronologically, with work across mediums installed year by year.

By Efi Michalarou
Photo: MoMA Archive

The presentation of “From the Collection: 1960–1969”  is organized through the lens of the ‘60s, when interdisciplinary artistic experimentation flourished and traditional mediums were radically transformed. Artistic change paralleled sociopolitical upheaval around the globe, and these seismic shifts reach to the present moment. The galleries feature works across mediums, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architecture, design objects, videos, films, and archival materials juxtaposed with everything from film and architectural models to psychedelic posters and commercial products. Each gallery is dedicated to works from a single year, and the galleries proceed in chronological order. This approach provides a framework for displaying a wide-ranging selection of objects from the Museum’s collection. The installation includes a range of works from the ‘60s from 217 artists, including a selection from Bela Kolárová’s photographic body of work “Radiogram of Circle” (1962–63), Nam June Paik’s “Zen for TV” (1963), James Rosenquist’s F-111 (1964–65), Jo Baer’s “Primary Light Group: Red, Green, Blue” (1964-65), Robert Smithson’s drawing “A Heap of Language” (1966), Eva Hesse’s “Repetition Nineteen” (1968) and Nalini Malani’s film “Dream Houses” (1969), among many others.

Info: The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, Duration: 26/3/16-12/3/17, Days & Hours: Mon-Thu & Sat-Sun 10:30-17:30, Fri 10:30-20:00, www.moma.org