In 2008 The Museum of Modern Art invited artist Nicolas Guagnini to examine the institution’s inner workings, share his comments, and design a project based on his critique. Guagnini observed that MoMA could create more opportunities for artists by installing artworks in the Museum’s interstitial... Read more
In 2008 The Museum of Modern Art invited artist Nicolas Guagnini to examine the institution’s inner workings, share his comments, and design a project based on his critique. Guagnini observed that MoMA could create more opportunities for artists by installing artworks in the Museum’s interstitial spaces (outside the galleries) and become more topical and current in its programming by compressing the amount of time (usually several years) required to plan and realize an exhibition. Guagnini identified the nine information screens in the Museum’s lobby as an ideal site for an exhibition redressing his concerns, and he invited a group of New York artists to join him in making work for it. The videos on display—several of which employ imagery from within the Museum—subtly or explicitly respond to their location at MoMA. Replacing institutional information at a bustling site of exchange, they ensure that every visitor’s first experience at the Museum is an encounter with a work of art.
Screening Schedule:
May 19–June 7: Alejandro Cesarco, Turning Some Pages
June 9–28: Union Gaucha Productions, As Long as It Lasts
June 30–July 19: Bernadette Corporation, Take Your Time
July 21–August 9: John Pilson, Frolic and Detour
August 11–30: Fia Backström, Misty Harbor—at your leisure
Exhibition will be at the museum lobby.
