MoMA Flagship Design and Book Store

The Museum of Modern Art has a flagship store within the Museum building that features art reproductions, design objects, and books, as well as exclusive items for the whole family, developed and produced by MoMA. It is located at West 53rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The other MoMA design stores are located across the museum and in SoHO.

Vincent Sandoval's Film "Aparisyon" Premiere At The Museum Of Modern Art

The critically acclaimed Filipino independent film "Aparisyon" (Apparition) starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Mylene Dizon had its New York premiere last night at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Also in the cast are Fides Cuyugan-Asensio and Raquel Villavicencio. The film is directed by Vincent Sandoval (pictured above after the screening at MoMA) who introduced the film and answered questions from the audience after the screening. Set in the early '70s this brilliant, provocative, powerful and beautifully shot psychological movie was well-received by the audience. Sandoval is a New York-based Filipino-American filmmaker/actor. "Aparisyon" screens through July 15 as the July feature for MoMA’s ContemporAsian series, a monthly exhibition of critically-acclaimed contemporary Asian movies. 

Below is a synopsis of “Aparisyon” from MoMA’s programme:

The chaos leading up to Ferdinand Marcos’s 1972 declaration of martial law is palpable even within the cloistered walls of Adoration—a convent nestled in a lush forest outside of Manila. Eluding the careful watch of Mother Superior, doe-eyed newcomer Sister Lourdes begins attending political rallies in secret with Sister Remy, a young nun suffering a crisis of faith in the wake of her brother’s protest-related disappearance. Pitting prayer against political action, guilt against sin, Apparition (‘Aparisyon’) explores the repercussions of (mis)interpreting the actions of men as the will of God.

Rain, Outside and Inside - "Rain Room" Art Installation at the Museum of Modern Art

One of the most popular exhibition this spring is the Museum of Modern Art's "Rain Room." The line outside the exhibit hall has always been long since the art installation opened, and visitors wait for hours even in the rain to get in. The British design studio, Random International built  Rain Room last year. It is part of the MoMA PS1 exhibition EXPO 1: New York, and is being exhibited in the lot directly adjacent to The Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan. The installation is basically a field of falling water like rain that pauses wherever a human body is detected by three-dimensional cameras that feed information to the controls in real time. The rain room has a high ceiling, nearly 1,000 square feet, equipped with nozzles that pour down artificial rain. The interactive installation allows visitors to experience controlling the rain. Rain Room is open daily during regular Museum hours. The entrance to Rain Room is on West 54 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Same-day MoMA admission, EXPO 1admission, or a MoMA membership card is required for entry. AnEXPO 1 admission ticket may be applied toward the price of a Museum admission ticket or MoMA Membership through July 28. MoMA members and their guests enjoy priority access to Rain Room at all times, as well as an exclusive early member viewing hour, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. daily throughout the run of the installation. 

MoMA's Pastel Version of "The Scream"

"Jealousy 1"

"Melancholy" (1891)

"Self-portrait"

video of auction for "The Scream" at Sotheby's (by Associated Press)

Now on exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art is the $120 million pastel version of Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream." This is one of four versions of the famous painting. The other three versions are in Norway. Rafael Cardoso, the great-grandson of Berlin banker Hugo Simon who owned the piece in the 1920s and 1930s, told the Post that "his forbear had to sell the treasure when he was declared an enemy of the state and driven from Germany after the Nazis came to power in 1933," explaining, "He was living under direct threat to his life." A historian at the Holocaust Museum in DC confirmed that during that time, "Jews were giving up what they couldn’t hide," which is probably why Simon had consigned the piece to a Swiss gallery. In addition to "The Scream", several prints by Munch are also on display including those pictured above. The exhibit continues through April 29 next year.

Famous Mother and Daughter Outside MoMA

One of the city's most photographed mother and daughter outside the Museum of Modern Art

"Alighiero Boetti: Game Plan" at the Marron Atrium of the Museum of Modern Art

On view at the Marron Atrium of the Museum of Modern Art are artworks by Italian artist Alighiero Boetti including woven wool-and-cotton kilims. The exhibit runs through October 1.

Sculpture for a Large Wall by Ellsworth Kelly at the Museum of Modern Art Atrium

The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium at the second floor of the Museum of Modern Art recently exhibited Ellsworth Kelly's "Sculpture for a Large Wall." This piece spans more than 65 feet, and is comprised of 104 shaped anodized aluminum panels suspended between double rows of horizontal rods allowing each panel to be positioned either upright or tilted at angle. The sculpture was created in 1957.

Yuya Ushida's XXXX_Sofa

On display at the Museum of Modern Art is Yuya Ushida's XXXX_Sofa (2010) which is manufactured using injection molding. Made of polyamide, the sofa is composed of stud connections, three rings and bars of different lengths. The geometric structure is repetitive and elegant, functional and flexible. It can be compressed, easily stored and transported.

Cindy Sherman Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art

Cindy Sherman is considered one of the most influential and original photographers of our time. In her self-portraits, she masquerades as a myriad of characters and creates invented personas, drawing on visual material provided by mass media, pop culture and art history. Her body of work is now on special exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art's Special Exhibition Gallery at the 6th Floor. The exhibition is the most up-to-date overview of her career from the mid 1970s to the present. The exhibit runs through June 11, 2012.

Sanja Ivekovic's “Lady Rosa of Luxembourg" at the Museum of Modern Art Atrium

This is “Lady Rosa of Luxembourg,” a sculpture installation by Croatian artist Sanja Ivekovic that is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art's atrium. It consists of a Classical obelisk atop which balances a life-size statue of a very pregnant Greek-goddess figure, and the base of which is imprinted with a jarring combination of epithets and historic catchphrases (Whore, Kitsch, La Résistance). The sculpture was named for the Marxist philosopher and activist Rosa Luxemburg, who was murdered by Berlin police during the thwarted German Revolution of 1919. Sanja Ivekovic's art is conceptual in style, photo- and performance-based in approach, political in motivation, and feminist. The installation is part of a retrospective, covering more than 35 years, called "Sweet Violence" at the MoMA.

Silver Cellophane-Wrapped Candy Art Installation by Felix Gonzalez-Torres at MoMA

On exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art is an expanse of an "endless supply" of candies individually wrapped in silver cellophane. The shimmering installation is  called "Untitled" (Placebo). Visitors are invited to take a piece of candy from the pile which is eventually replenished. The process represents continuous depletion and regeneration. The installation was created by the artist after his partner died of AIDS-related complications in 1991.  González-Torres was considered within his time to be a process artist due to the nature of his 'removable' installations by which the process is a key feature to the installation. He is best known for understated intstallations using everyday materials such as lightbulbs, newspapers and candy. Many of his installations invite the viewer to take a piece of the work with them: a series of works allow viewers to take packaged candies from a pile in the corner of an exhibition space and, in so doing, contribute to the slow disappearance of the installation over the course of the exhibition.

Museum Of Modern Art (MoMA) Raises Admission Fee To $25

Starting today, the price of adult tickets to the Museum of Modern Art is $25. The admission fee increase is needed due to escalating costs in virtually all aspects of operating the museum. Admission for visitors 16 years old and under will continue to be free. For seniors (65 and over with ID), admission is $18. Admission is free for all visitors during Target Free Friday Nights, held every Friday evening from 4:00 to 8:30 PM. 

"Standard Deviations: Types And Families In Contemporary Design" - MoMA's Acquisition of 23 Digital Typefaces

Digital typefaces, each comprised of several dozen related sizes, styles, variations and behaviors are currently featured in an exhibit called "Standard Deviations: Types and Families in Contemporary Design" at the Museum of Modern Art. These are images from the exhibit showcasing MoMA's recent acquisition of 23 digital typefaces, on view here for the first time. Type is its own design universe and is an essential dimension of modern art and design. The exhibit represents a new branch of the museum's collection. The exhibit runs through January 30, 2012.

Figurengruppe (Group Of Figures)

German sculptor Katharina Fritsch created these lacquered bronze, copper and stainless steel figures called "Figurengruppe (Group of Figures)." These pieces were on display last May at the sculpture garden of the Museum of Modern Art.