September 6, 20076:00 p.m.Co-curator Lynne Cooke and Richard Serra discuss the artist’s work and the exhibition Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years.Photo courtesy of Paula Court

Dissonant Abstraction

Oct 21st, 2013 1h 23m

In conjunction with the MoMA exhibition Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925, Bang on a Can presents a pair of concerts that reveal how pioneering European composers of 100 years ago forever changed the music in New York. Each concert pairs two com

Conversation with Gund and Laib

Oct 21st, 2013 1h 14m

In conjunction with MoMA's presentation of Wolfgang Laib's Pollen from Hazelnut, Agnes Gund, President Emerita of The Museum of Modern Art, joins the artist in conversation about the installation and his creative process. Ann Temkin, The Marie-

Artist Talk: Scott Snibbe

Oct 16th, 2013 56m 41s

Media artist and filmmaker Scott Snibbe and his collaborator Lukas Girling discuss their work and its relationship to sound in space, with a particular focus on REWORK_(Philip Glass Remixed) [GLASS MACHINE], which is featured at MoMA Studio.

Artist Talk: Joe McKay

Oct 16th, 2013 43m 40s

Artist Joe McKay discusses his work and its relationship to sound in space, with a particular focus on Light Wave and Tweetagraph, his interactive installations in MoMA Studio.

Claes Oldenburg: Writing on the Side 1956–1969

Oct 16th, 2013 34m 45s

Claes Oldenburg reads from Writing on the Side 1956–1969 (edited by Achim Hochdörfer, Maartje Oldenburg, and Barbara Schröder), a newly published selection of diaries, notes, poems, scripts, and statements that the artist wrote in the 1960s. Th

An Exhibition Happening Everywhere, At All Times, with Everyone: A Lecture by Mathieu Copeland

Oct 16th, 2013 1h 20m

Curator Mathieu Copeland discusses the poetics of interstitial, neutral and otherwise overlooked off-spaces—and off-times—of museums and galleries. He envisages how they can be activated and seen anew through a variety of perspectives, and thus

Art in Tokyo, 1950s and 1960s: Conversations and Films

Oct 16th, 2013 4h 34m

This half-day symposium explores the art scene and artistic production in Tokyo in the 1950s and 1960s through a series of film screenings and discussions with directors, curators, critics, and artists. The films, including ANPO: Art X War (Lin

Motherwell in His Time

Oct 16th, 2013 2h 21m

On the occasion of the publication of Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941–1991, this roundtable discussion explores Robert Motherwell's role as a thinker across creative disciplines including painting, poetry, p

Modern Poets: Poetry Is Risk: A Performance with Augusto de Campos and Cid Campos

Oct 16th, 2013 1h 1m

Legendary Brazilian poet and founder of the Concrete poetry movement Augusto de Campos and his son, the musician Cid Campos, present a multimedia performance of text, music, and, image. Working within the expanded territory of poetry, Augusto d

Trisha Donnelly- Conversations with Contemporary Artists Series

Jul 3rd, 2013 19m 27s

Friday, November 10, 20066:30 p.m.Trisha Donnelly's photographs, drawings, and video, sound, and performance art challenge viewers to consider the meaning of signs, logic, and narrative. Through gestures, expressions, and the passage of time,

Pedagogy: Whole Schooling

Nov 21st, 2012 1h 5m

Paul Bartow and J. Morgan Puett in conversation.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Art and the Changing Middle East: Negar Azimi and William Wells

Dec 20th, 2011 1h 46m

Wednesday, December 7, 20116:00 p.m.Negar Azimi, Senior Editor, Bidoun Projects (a not-for-profit publishing, curatorial, and educational initiative), and William Wells, Director, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, discuss how art

Yoko Ono and Kara Walker in Conversation

Aug 30th, 2011 29m 7s

March 08, 2011 6:30 PM Artists Yoko Ono and Kara Walker, whose work is represented in the exhibition Contemporary Art from the Collection, will engage in a dialogue about their respective practices and share their perspectives on how social,

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Social Practice: Paul Ramírez Jonas

Jun 10th, 2011 1h 50m

Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:00 PM New York–based artist Paul Ramírez Jonas, whose work examines the interaction between artist and audience, discusses his artistic practice with Carol Becker, Professor of the Arts and Dean of Columbia Univers

Contemporary Art Forum: Art Speech—A Symposium on Symposia, Day 2

May 27th, 2011 3h 28m

Saturday, May 21, 2011 9:30 AM This two-day program brings together artists, art historians, scholars, critics, writers, and speech and performance studies experts to discuss possible frameworks for better understanding issues surrounding ar

Contemporary Art Forum: Art Speech—A Symposium on Symposia, Day 1

May 27th, 2011 3h 15m

Friday, May 20, 2011 1:00 PM This two-day program brings together artists, art historians, scholars, critics, writers, and speech and performance studies experts to discuss possible frameworks for better understanding issues surrounding art

Artists Present at Noon Part 5

May 13th, 2011 19m 3s

Discussion with Peter Eleey Monday, May 09, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, the second in a special two-part series of talks by contemporary artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20 images

Artists Present at Noon Part 4

May 13th, 2011 9m

Alexandre SinghMonday, May 09, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, the second in a special two-part series of talks by contemporary artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20 images, 25 seconds

Artists Present at Noon Part 3

May 13th, 2011 8m 47s

Matt Keeganr Monday, May 09, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, the second in a special two-part series of talks by contemporary artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20 images, 25 seconds pe

Artists Present at Noon Part 2

May 13th, 2011 8m 38s

Angie Keefer Monday, May 09, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, the second in a special two-part series of talks by contemporary artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20 images, 25 seconds pe

Artists Present at Noon Part 1

May 13th, 2011 10m 15s

Introduction and Alejandro Cesarco Monday, May 09, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, the second in a special two-part series of talks by contemporary artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20

Disseminating Expressionism: The Role of Prints, 1905–1924

May 13th, 2011 3h 22m

Friday, May 6, 2011 1:00–5:00 PM This half-day symposium centers on the potential of the print as a medium for the dissemination of art and ideas. We will address the print’s ability to represent formal innovations and aesthetic goals, to co

Artists Present at Noon

Apr 29th, 2011 1h 5m

April 04, 2011 12:00 PM Join us for Artists Present at Noon, a special two-part series of talks by 10 artists. In sessions consisting of short and dynamic presentations of 20 images, 25 seconds per image, loosely modeled on an informal Japane

Warhol, On Screen, Off Screen

Apr 29th, 2011 1h 13m

March 03, 2011 06:00 PM Writer John Giorno, who conceived of the Giorno Poetry Systems, will read his own poetic works inspired by the life and times of Andy Warhol, followed by artist Conrad Ventur screening his contemporary screen test film